新年快樂~ (Happy Chinese New Year!)
My being fond of eating situation didn't get better but worse during Chinese New Year~ I was very excited, like I have euphoria for few days and my eating pattern had became a joke amount my cousins and nieces by the end of 圍爐 (Chinese new year eve dinner).
I was walking with my Mum as she wanted some 圓仔冰 (shaved ice). I didn't had any, coz I had already had some of my favourite 雪花冰 (snow flake ice). I really like Chinese New Year in Taiwan, because the atmosphere was so happy and busy everywhere. My stomach suddenly was craving for 哪種拜拜用的糕仔 (special powdery coin-size cakes for worshiping ancestors) so I started looking for them. After a couple of stalls, I finally found one who was selling it.
"How much do you want?" The young owner asked me kindly.
"Er..err...Can I just have....3?" I felt so embarrassed to even ask.
"...Huh? Oh...Okay..." I am sure he was surprised that someone would buy so little. "In that case, don't worry about the money. How much do you want? Is it enough?" He put a handful of those powdery cakes into a plastic bag.
"Err...that's more than enough! Are you sure you aren't gonna take my money?" I was so embarrassed that I wanted to dig a hole on the ground and hided!
"Here you go. Happy New Year!!" He gently passed the bag to me with a big smile and refused to take any money from me.
"Thank you so much!! Happy New Year to you too, Sir!" I said with my face red!
Then, I started enjoying the powdery cakes that I always enjoy during new year, except this year it had a rather embarrassing story behind it. Before I finished them all, I saw the jerk stall with those sweet dry meat and my stomach again was crying out "I want it!!". I was trying to grab my Mum to come with me, but she used the excuse of the busy traffic, so I had to cross the street alone. My guess would be she had found the previous conversation rather embarrassing and she knew that I was going to do it again! And...she was right~
"How much do you want?" The young owner asked me kindly.
"Er..err...Can I just have....3?" I felt so embarrassed to even ask.
"...Huh? Oh...Okay..." I am sure he was surprised that someone would buy so little. "In that case, don't worry about the money. How much do you want? Is it enough?" He put a handful of those powdery cakes into a plastic bag.
"Err...that's more than enough! Are you sure you aren't gonna take my money?" I was so embarrassed that I wanted to dig a hole on the ground and hided!
"Here you go. Happy New Year!!" He gently passed the bag to me with a big smile and refused to take any money from me.
"Thank you so much!! Happy New Year to you too, Sir!" I said with my face red!
Then, I started enjoying the powdery cakes that I always enjoy during new year, except this year it had a rather embarrassing story behind it. Before I finished them all, I saw the jerk stall with those sweet dry meat and my stomach again was crying out "I want it!!". I was trying to grab my Mum to come with me, but she used the excuse of the busy traffic, so I had to cross the street alone. My guess would be she had found the previous conversation rather embarrassing and she knew that I was going to do it again! And...she was right~
"Hey...can I just buy very little?" Here I was, asking my 101 shameful question again.
"Hum...well, you can just taste it for free here, but if you want to take it away, you have to buy it." I picked two different favours with an area of 25cm2 each into the bag and went to pay for it. The owner couldn't help but laughing at my selection and said,
" They are two different prices. But anyway, I'll just weight them together and use the cheaper unit price for you. Here you go. Happy New year!!" I am sure he had never meet this kind of nitpick costumer! 根本就是來找碴的嘛！
Before we walked into Grandpa's place, I smelled something so buttery! I was nimbly looking around like a cute(?) little squirrel. Right~~ Fresh waffle~~ mmmmmmm.....Waffle~~NO! Bad Anita! B..ut...but..NO! NO!! I quickly came to my sense and pull myself into the house (with my Mum hurrying to grab me out of the 犯罪現場 (scene of crime) and me looking back my 無緣的鬆餅 (unfortunate waffle)). By the time, I entered the house, I have finished my last powdery cake and started feeling a little bit of thirsty (Oh, No!). So, of course, it's time to get some 珍珠奶茶 (bubble tea) and of course if there were 鹹酥雞 (spicy crispy chicken) available, that would be just perfect!! After I had done my field study on where to get the best bubble tea (no spicy crispy chicken on that day. I was so disappointed!), I had a plan so cunning you can put a tail on it and call it a weasel! I tried to be a lovely aunt by offering my nieces to take them out for some bubble tea. But they said no (How could they?!). I kept asking, persuading and in the end, I was begging them...to let me take them out so it wouldn't look so bad. But....they only kept giggling at my immature intention without coming with me. So I had to go with my Plan B - Go by myself! However, the most accursed thing was 30 mins after they had seen me drinking my shameful bubble tea alone, they decided to go and got them themselves!! Kids!!
The following night and the next day gathering was also very busy and exciting with a lot of relatives (14 and 39 respectively) and food (again!). Mum noticed my euphoria and had to remind/warm me it's time to stop eating...
Sign~ I just can't control my excitement during Chinese New Year. However, after all, I haven't had a real Chinese New Year for 4 years! Of course, I had to make up for it!
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