 I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest... I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection... I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life... I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife... I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me... I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living... I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed. What you can expect to find here: the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
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complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
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Monday, January 31, 2005
Last night my husband returned home after 9 days (and many, many hours of travel) in Hong Kong. Apparently he now has at least one employee reporting to him from that office and because of his new responsibilities (he got a promotion to a newly-creted position) he will be visitng there more often.
As expected, he was utterly wiped out from some 24-hours of travel including a layover in Tokyo. He began unloading multiple bags of goodies - mostly cheap watches and "hello kitty" toys for our daughter. He thoughtfully brought back a pretty deep lavender pashmina shawl for me, even though I told him not to get me anything. Awww!
I marinated some skirt steaks to grill for dinner, but ne noted that his stomach wasn't feeling quite right.
"Well, what do you thing you want for dinner, Mr. World Traveler," I inquired.
"Hmm, I think some soup would hit the spot. How about getting some takeout Chinese?"
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Uh, didn't he JUST get back from CHINA?!?!?!
Apparently since it is such a cosmopolitan town, while in Hong Kong he had little to no "Chinese" food but their group made repeat visits to a Thai joint near the office, as well as a trip for sushi, a buffet at the racetrack (the "organized corporate fun" day) and even had Pizza Hut delivered to the office for a lunch meeting (which, he noted, was just as bad there as it is here.)
So off to our local high-end Chinese/Japanese restaurant I sped, to retreive some soothing Won Ton soup for my returning road warrior.
Posted at 10:31 am by brandy101
 | Posted by Chrysalis @ 02/03/2005 12:04 PM PST | | | Now German duty I can handle. A dish like Schweinelendschen mit Pfifferlingrahmsose und Spaetzle dazu -- mmmm, in my book that beats fried snake, sea slug, dog patties, squid jerky and boiled rice dough any day. | |
| Posted by Nibs @ 02/02/2005 03:16 PM PST | | | I feel his pain - I once spent several weeks in Germany and all I wanted when I got home was beer. Imagine that! | |
| Posted by Giggles @ 02/01/2005 12:46 PM PST | | Awww...so nice of you!!
Now I'm hungry for Chinese food! lol | |
| Posted by brandy101 @ 02/01/2005 11:47 AM PST | | | Hubby was in mainland China a few years ago and was served fried snake - which he ate politely. Apparently the Chinese peoplehe was meeting with were impressed with his politeness. He's good about trying new things. | |
| Posted by chrysalis @ 02/01/2005 11:07 AM PST | | | I ate everything that was served to me, no matter how disgusting. Dog was just another meal to me, for example. Yes, I ate it all. Except ... sea cucumber. The slimiest texture combined with the vilest flavor. I shudder just to remember it. I hope they were merciful and spared him the experience. | |
| Posted by scott @ 02/01/2005 04:32 AM PST | | I used to love Hong Kong Phooey (sp?)
My first watch was a HKP watch, until I stepped on it while flying a kite... | |
| Posted by rebel_heart @ 02/01/2005 12:40 AM PST | | | I'm chinese and I think it's so cute that ure husband likes chinese food! :D and yeah.. u ARE a good wife. Good on u gurl! (: | |
| Posted by mrs. diamond @ 01/31/2005 04:23 PM PST | | You're such a good wife.
My hubby spent some time in China but funny.....he did NOT want Chinese food when he got home. LOL. He tried everything there including chicken feet. He said he liked almost everything. | |
| Posted by chrysalis @ 01/31/2005 01:01 PM PST | | I did a decade of Asia duty, mostly Japan and Korea, so I feel for him. Really. His sleeping and meal times will be off for a week, most likely.
Hello Kitty? They're STILL into that??? ... ugh ... | |
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