L got off school a bit early today and she has been craving authentic Chinese food, so we went to the Chinese mall a little after the lunch hour. Then I'm wondering why it's so crowded... of course! It's the start of the Chinese New Year. It'll be much busier later on. I took a few pictures of this mall, I'll see if I can get some posted. But the food deals are amazing. You can order 4 main courses, including rice and a soup for $21. They get a good lunch crowd from the nearby office buildings and it's quite a mix of ethnicities, everyone knows a good deal! We got 2 orders of fried sticky rice and 2 noodle dishes to take home. We ate rice noodle shrimp rolls and congee (a savoury rice porridge) ($3.00 each) for lunch while we were there.
While I'm Chinese by race, I'm more culturally Jamaican, right down to the accent sometimes, so all the Chinese culture here never ceases to amaze me.
K's Science lab partner emailed the proper results late yesterday evening so he scrambled to adjust his data and had it ready for handing in today.
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Christine, I havent been able to post comments for the last couple of posts because comments werent switched on.
ReplyDeleteI would love to know more about your background. Did you live in Jamaica and your parents go there from China? I do love chinese food but they have made it so western havent they? What a deal though!
Oh I would hate to be studying science again I was never very good at maths or science....
Hey Christine
ReplyDeleteGong Hey Phat Choy!!!
Were you over Mall near Hwy #7 and Steeles?
I hope you have a relaxing evening and stay warm!!
Lilly, sorry about the comments, I've been careless!
ReplyDeleteIt was my grandparents' generation that were actually from China and I lived in Jamaica until I was about 16 years old. There is a Chinese Jamaican community there but a lot of people left for places like Canada due to political unrest, better opportunities. Incidentally (unfortunately), I don't speak any Chinese, unlike your prime minister!
Mom, thanks! That mall is called First Markham Place at Woodbine and 7 if you're ever in the area!
Hey Christine
ReplyDeleteThanks I absolutely love authentic foods so next time I am at my customer that is in Markham I will stop there.
Oh! I keep reading about Chinese food and now must have some soon!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I went to Jamaica for our honeymoon. We loved the food and what a pretty country :-)
Mom, maybe we can do lunch!
ReplyDeleteJapra, you've travelled so much. I know what it's like to have a craving for certain things!