Category: This Town

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Ang MoH Soup Vs Wanton Soup

Every day.. at the store.. PB would ask me.. "what do you want to eat" .. if i didn’t make extra food from home.. to bring to work. And everyday.. my reply would be the same.. "Arrrgghhh..!! donch even ask me.. that anymore..!!"

Sometimes.. i just end up ordering a bowl of soup. But if you asked me.. what kinda soup i want.. i’ll pick our wanton soup anytime.. at about the same prices as any "ang moh" soup you can find here. Because "ang moh" soup not filling leh..!! At least wanton soup.. got like 4 big wantons.. got meat inside..and some char siew.. and bits of cabbage. Sure it’s not great.. but if i wanna drink soup.. i’ll take the wanton soup anytime. How i wished there are some herbal soups to be bought here for 5 bucks a pop.. !! like we have back home… but no such luck.. !! Bak Kut Teh .. that i make at home.. is the closest herbal soup.. i get around here.. hahhahahahaha!!

NOT FUNNY AT ALL..!!

PS : Guess what i had for lunch..??

 

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Expensive Cookie

As usual this afternoon, after coming into the store.. chloe and i went to Tims to get our coffee.. and a bagel for me.. since i didn’t have breakfast.

Chloe wanted a cookie after i’ve ordered my coffee and bagel. And i was charged .86 cents for a cookie..! now that didn’t seems right at all. Anyhow.. i thought i heard wrongly lah.. so i took a loonie out.. and gave it to the cashier… and true enough .. i got back like .14 cents .. for my change. I took a look at the sign board for prices .. and saw that it only cost .40 cents for a cookie.

Now what makes me wonder is this. If the cashier was someone new.. then i can understand that she charged me for a doughnut instead of a cookie. But this person has been working at Tims for a long, long time..! So how could someone make this kinda mistake..?? Trust me.. it’s not the .40 cents extra.. that i’m upset about.. but this is not the first time it has happened .. and with different ppl working at Tims.. so i donch know what is wrong..?? and i know that everything is automated.. and it’s all pre-fixed in their cashing thingie. So should i highlight or not..?? if i do.. i’m afraid.. i might bring a war down .. again.. like that tuna bagel.. the last time.. hhahahaha!!

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Community Service

A month or so ago, I was approached by some Seafest organizer to participate in a ethnic food tasting for the Seafest for this year. Of course, I happily agreed thinking what a nice way to introduce Seafood Thai Pineapple Fried Rice or Fried Udon to the people here. I was all geared up to cook a store.. for at least 100 people who will be tasting my food. But knowing that when it comes to free food, one has gotta prepare more… because I’m sure there will be more people who will be attending seafest.

Little did i know.. that when i agreed to participate in this community service.. i can’t cook in my own kitchen.. and ingredients and other stuff are not provided either. Meaning.. i have to pay for the food .. from my own pocket..?? And cooking at the YMCA kitchen.. is sure inconvenient for me..!! how am i going to marinate.. and cook in a kitchen i am not familiar with..?? what about the pot and pans .. that i have to use..?? chopsticks.. and stuff..?? If i used my own.. is it against the hygiene regulations..??

I would have gladly cooked .. if they would provide the ingredients.. or if i can cook in my own kitchen… but with so much red tape.. i told the lady from the Agriculture department.. that i won’t be able to do it. I really do wanna do the community service.. but truth be told.. i doubt ppl here would appreciate. So i’m not gonna waste my time.. and a few hundred bucks to come up with 100 samples.

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Gotta Love Customer like dat..!

Customer walks in.. I laughed the loudest.. he smiles like a good sport.. PB .. he sniggers. Gives 8 bucks to PB .. without needing to say a word. PB took his money, gave back change.. and punched in a few numbers into the computer.. and customer left .. after saying thank you . .and PB said thanks too. Why leh..??

Well.. he rented the same game for the last 12 weeks… or more. Meaning.. dude already paid like at least $100 over bucks for that game.. and already we earned money outta it. Tell me you donch like customer/s like dat leh..??

Customer like dat makes it worthwhile for us to stay open in business.

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The Weather Is Driving Me Nuts

You would think that since this is summer hor.. we will get some really good weather right..?? NOPE.. YER WRONG..!!

Weather suxs so bad..!! it’s either too hot and humid.. or it rains.. or worst thunderstorm.. or the wind is so cold..!! Every year .. we wait for winter to be over.. from as early October .. winter would come.. and doesn’t end till next May, yes.. it’s that long. If you have been reading my blog for a long time, you will see that Chloe is always dressed up real warm .. because of the cold here. And then when you think you will be getting some good ones.. this is what we get… and i’m telling you .. it’s every year..!

It sure suxs..!! i cannot even bring chloe to swim in the beach.. because the wind is either too cold.. or the water is too cold for comfort. Alot of ppl here are so used to the weather. .and they think nothing of sending their kids into the beach and water.. and they wonder why their kids are always sick .. and kenna pneumonia. DUH..!! *shake head*

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Cooking Local Food

For those who is wondering.. why i can’t cook local food.. from where i am.. since Canada.. has got so many immigrants .. from all over asia.. i have to clarify .. and let you know.. that i’m in this very small town.. and we do not have anything remotely asian to buy.. except oyster sauce.. and some supplements.

This town is so small.. it only has a population of 8000 ppl. Like i donch have kway teow here.. or belachan.. or alot of things lah..! so if you hear me complaining hor.. just ignore me.. ok.. !! hahahhahaha!!

I hate to be a B.I.T.C.H about it.. but sometimes.. it’s hard .. when the craving starts.. and i’m missing home… and all the comforts of a mamak store.. within 2 mins of walking distance.

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Medical Relieve

To be honest with you .. after being in Canada for so many years.. and having so many bad health report.. from being diabetic .. to fibroids.. and then the TB scare.. you would understand.. why i am finally so relieve .. that they clear me of my health issues recently.

Nope.. i never knew i was diabetic till i came to Canada.. during one of my immigration check up..! when i did find out.. i thought my life was over..! i was devastated..!! I would pricked my fingers.. 4 times.. a day.. just to check my sugar level. And those strips ain’t cheap you know..! about 50 cents a strip.. !! so i was like spending 2 bucks a day.. just to check the sugar level. And nope.. medical insurance didn’t cover that..!!
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The Crooks Are Stupid Part II

Cont’d from Part I

Well.. we also found out that the “one” customer is living with those crooks. Now normally we wouldn’t have suspected anything.. if that “one” customer had come forward to let us know.. that he knows the crooks. But that “one” customer told PB that he sorta knows them. That was his first mistake..!! So we figured they must be in it together..?? or he actually knew the crooks were gonna try a stunt like that.. to see if they can get away with it. Renting 4 games and 1 movie .. would have cost us a lost of about $320.00 for the games.. and the movie another $30.00.

Anyhow.. we left a general message for the lady crook.. telling her to bring the games and movie back the first time. The second day.. when i didn’t see it back. I called the “one” customer and first left a message for him, telling him.. that since someone used his SIN card to rent under his name.. it is considered fraud.. so if he is not able to come down.. and identify those crooks.. i was calling the cops. Then i went ahead to leave a message for the crooks… telling them that they were caught on camera.. and using someone’s SIN card to rent.. is considered fraud.. and if i didn’t see them returning the games and movie by that day.. i was calling the cops..!! period..!! and that i was gonna paste their wonderful crook pictures on my “Wall of Shame”

To be cont’d.. Part III

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The Crooks Are Stupid

I swear the crooks are real stupid here. A few weeks ago.. we saw on our late list for movies and games.. that “one” particular customer rented 1 movie and 4 games.. on the same day.. when Keegan was working alone. So PB .. seeing it was already almost a week late.. decided to give this “one” customer a friendly reminder. And guess what..?? The person on the phone said.. he haven’t been in our store.. for a few months now.

Now that of course sent us down to the basement.. to look at the security camera files.. and true enough.. it wasn’t the “one” customer. So detective work starts for us. First PB had to find the best angle shots of those thieves and then we have them printed out on photo paper, and we started asking everyone who comes into our store.. if they know the couple .. and their baby.

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