要买发票吗？

the title should be pumpkin soup but i thot the current one is more interesting than pumpkin soup *wink*

people along the streets will also mumble mumble but i never did pay any attention the mumbling... today i heard one lady asking if i wanna buy fa piao (fa piao = chinese government official receipts)... something which i need to submit in order to be reimbursed for my living and housing expenses... anyways just surprised that i can get that off the streets... anything is possible in china as long as u have money...

was at the supermarket looking for round pumpkin (like those back home) and this is what i found.






















checked my english-chinese dictionary and confirmed that it's indeed the pumpkin i'm looking for... so got it, went home, cooked and had 2 bowls of it. YUMS! the remaining will be consumed at tomorrow's dinner :-p

boiling the onions, carrots & pumpkin





















the end product ;p

getting homesick

the feeling of missing home is kicking in...

to perk myself up, i bought flowers from a street hawker, very nice uncle and i'm gonna be a regular patron of his :-)

what i bought - lilies + forget-me-nots (vase not included)

missing in action

been quiet becos i went to hk for the golden week holidays!












to meet friends and also to stock up on clothes in the event the china customs continue to refuse to release my 4 boxes of personal effects ;p

just before i left GZ, i was reading my feng shui book and for Sept 8 - Oct 7, it reads: "A poor month for travelling as you're prone to all sorts of setbacks so postpone long distance journeys whenever possible".

never thot much about it and went ahead to hk.... and it came true! my dear fren's daughter discovered the thrill of throwing things out of the window and there goes my hamilton watch... from the 9th floor to the ground floor...

now i have a super VALID reason to buy a new watch... partly sponsored by my dear fren and thanks to her daughter :-)
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