PS HALLOWEEN ROOMS

Poopy’s halloween living room

Junjunchu’s spooky bathroom

Pirate Ship

I love that pirate ship that came from one of those toy eggs. Took all my coins of 3 days to get that ship! Well, I have 2 now! I placed one in the bathroom.

And here’s what I have done with it…

absolutely addicted

可愛小瓷瓶

一直都很喜歡土製的東西,陶瓷、瓷瓶,甚至屋頂上的瓦片都覺可愛。
上大學校時在藝術學院也選讀陶瓷科，我喜歡陶瓷製作的每一個過程。
泥土摸在手心有透心涼的感覺，把一堆濕濕的泥拉成杯子時，那份喜悅都會從心底湧出，每一次如是。
把成型的作品放入窯內燒時，就像抱著小寶寶。
上釉的步驟需要很小心和有耐性，但我都很享受。
每回站在燒了兩三曰的窯前，等待開窯時，我都興奮不已！

來至法國南部小鎮的La Fermière乳酪都是用紅色的小瓦瓶盛載，洋溢著歐洲小鎮風情，非常可愛。
雖然價錢貴得很，但每次看見都愛不釋手，必定買回家。
當然，它也很美味。
不停的收集，家裡已擺放著一堆不知用來做什麼的可愛小瓷瓶。
大家有沒有好的意見呢？

沒有化骨棉掌的王府

雖是我第一次來到京城，但因為是為著陪九十九歲的外公再次訪京，他老人家行動不太方便，我們都只能走馬看花。大部份景點都只能「路過」。故宮、八達嶺長城、十三陵、天壇、和頤和園都沒有到過。那所聞名國際的清華大學還要是我在車上午睡是六姨弄醒叫我看才能看到一眼！天安門都是塞車時才能多加認識。惟一是位於西城區前海西街17號的恭王府我比交有印像。這是清朝後期恭親王的府邸及花園，是世界最大的四合院，建於1777年。….我沒有讀過中國歷史，吳三桂、鰲拜和恭親王都是從鹿鼎記那裡認識的。恭王府及花園原是清乾隆時代大臣和珅的府邸，因後來和珅貪污被抄家才給收回….( 當然，和珅的惡行也是從金傭小說那兒學回來的啦。) 也多謝金傭，告訴我引清兵入關的是吳三桂….

站在王府的內宮前，看看身邊的周圍，不禁想起海大富海公公的化骨棉掌….。印像比交深刻的只有府內的長廊和通往花園的西洋門：一座西洋建築風格的漢白玉拱形石門；門額石刻上的“靜含太古”和“秀挹恒春” 我當然不懂意思啦。

下次！下次我一定要自己再來！一定要去長城！一定要一定要一定要一定要一定要一定要！

品嘗李碧華的京城蜂蜜酸牛奶

幾年前從香港作家李碧華一篇文章認識了令她久久不忘的京城地道的~蜂蜜酸牛奶, 這是老百姓的平民食品。 她說…「….它盛在一個灰白色質朴可愛的大肚子瓷瓶中…酸奶各國各地甚普遍，到處有售。但北京酸奶與眾不同…..沒什麼雜質….感覺難忘。」

李碧華對北京相當熟悉，她到過北京無數次，這酸奶能令她久久不忘、情有獨鍾，我怎能不嘗嘗？

那篇文章沒有相片只有文字的描述，而我肯定未曾到過京城，沒有前世記憶就只能憑想像去跟它「相認」。她說它的瓶口是用白底藍字繪了乳牛的圖畫招紙蓋着….

心想國內現在這麼發達，什麼也追求新的，也許這些老北京都被新派果汁乳酪取替了。

原來也不難找，就在第一天遊胡同時就給我遇上！開心得不得了，立刻拿出相機替它拍照留念！看它那簡樸單純胖胖的瓷瓶…實在不太吸引。連蓋子都仍然只是用一張牛油紙和普通一條橡筋箍上, 衛生條件絕對不合乎國際標準。有點擔心與我同行的衛生監察官-六姨和媽媽會反對；不讓我吃。好在，我媽跟我一樣都是書蟲…. 她都都從書上讀過，也一定要試吃。我們立刻買下一瓶。帶回酒店…….已急不及代用叉子勺了一點來品嘗。嘩！它果然如李碧華文章中所描述的一樣，口感細滑, 先是淡淡的牛奶清香，然後就是中國蜂蜜的甜，吃一口便愛上了。「媽媽！我們明天一定要多買幾瓶… 那個大肚瓷瓶真可愛，你也要留一個嗎？」「要要要！」

 

這短短幾天的京城遊，我都已吃上了好幾瓶了，那種美味真是難忘。它(她) 讓我想起金傭小說的小龍女。它(她) 那幾十年如一曰的外表和無論內與外都沒變、口感細滑沒雜質…小龍女皮膚都應該是很細滑吧？加上那清甜的蜂蜜＝玉蜂漿… 它怎會不是小龍女呢？

 

李小姐當年(2006)是兩塊錢一瓶，現在已買得很貴，要四塊錢一瓶呢！中國都富強起來，現在四塊錢都不算什麼了。

住獨立屋便不能叫外賣

話說有個朋友住在xxx道1X5號。沒有幾多座、幾多樓…..
我在他家裡聽他打電話叫外賣…
很好笑…因為我當時不太肚餓….
而且…聽別人拿著電話發怒是很好笑的。
特別是一個自己覺得用中文電話叫外賣是很容易的事，只是我笨才叫得一遢糊塗！
以下是我所聽道的…. 可以想像那位電話外賣服務員在那邊說什麼…..
“xxx道1X5號！”
“冇幾多座o架，係獨立屋啊！”
“都話係獨立屋咯，邊有幾多樓呀？”
“X%YZ，都話係xxx道1X5號獨立屋呀！”
“唔係屋苑，冇特別名，完整地址就係得xxx道1X5號，冇啦。”
“而家住獨立屋係唔係唔可以叫外賣？！叫個 Pizza 你問咁多嘢？”

跟著我看見他掛了線…
死死氣來到我面前 ： “唔叫啦…餓我死了….”
”陰公咯…. 要吃 cereal 嗎？……” hahahahhahahaa…

Pizza Hut必勝客中文電話外賣篇

昨晚打電話到 Pizza Hut 叫 Pizza。你們一定沒有問題吧？
要投入香港的生活，我不要怕用中文！
來！鼓起勇氣！為我的晚飯做好準備 ！
我看著電腦螢光幕上的英文菜彈，選好了才打電話的，但一樣出事！

又肚餓、又心急，電話响了一會才有一位很有禮貌的服務員接聽： ” 係你好，歡迎使用 Pizza Hut 電話外賣服務， 請問要不要試我們現在的優惠精選套餐星期三有二人XXX大蘑菇及意大利腸Pizza跟xxx燒雞肉沙拉送1.5公升百氏或七起？”
“我什麼精選優惠套餐也不想要，請你幫我落order home delivery，我的電話號碼是 257X 2XXX，地址是… XXX, XX道 XX 號，XA樓！”
“對不起，請問是那一區？”
“是 港島的 XXX！”
”啊，是 港島的 XXX ?”
” 對啊！“ 真是嘥氣！
“那屋號是？”
什麼屋號？唔….”XX 號， XX道， XX 樓！”
“請問是那一座？”
“沒有很多座，xx 號就只有一座！”
“那請問是幾多樓？”
嘩！氣死了!!!! “ XX 樓！！！！“
”啊，是 X 樓 嗎？“
想死頂啦你！！又餓又氣的我不停叫自己不要放棄！” 是！全中！“
”那是 X 座 嗎？“
嘩！是不是聾的？都說就只得一座啦！不要放棄，不要放棄不要放棄不要放棄不要放棄， ”唉！是但啦， 是 X 座 吧！！！“
經過一輪搏鬥，他終於宣佈 : ”你現在可以落屙打啦，請問要什麼 Pizza?”
“我要一個大 stuffed crust, super supreme pizza 加 Pepsi 加 一個 garden salad。“ 夠清楚了吧？
”對不起，你可選多款不同批底，我們有芝心批、薄脆批、芝脆批、鬆厚批， 請問你要那一款？”
死….弊傢伙！究竟 Stuffed crust 是什麼批底？” 我不知道 stuffed crust 中文是怎麼叫的，你有沒有會聽英文的同事？“
”小姐，請問你可不可以講中文？“
有冇搞錯！！我除了不懂你們的批底名詞外我全都是用中文講啊！氣死我了！！再試多次吧！ ” 我要的批底是邊皮裡面有芝士的，不知中文叫什麼批底，英文就叫 STUFFED CRUST!!!!”
“對不起，我們只有芝心批、薄脆批、芝脆批和鬆厚批批底，你想要那一款？“
”AAARRRRRGHHHHHHH!!!!!! 你究竟是人定係電腦？？？“
“對不起，我們只有四款批底，芝心批、薄脆批、芝脆批和鬆厚批批底，你到底想要那一款？“
說他是電腦真是侮辱了電腦，他簡直是笨得要命的港男呀 ！！
我放棄用中文了…..” 我要用英文落彈！你而家幫我叫個認識聽英文既同事來落 ORDER !!! “
”那好，請你等一下。“
我跟他那位英文同事只用了三分鐘便完成落ORDER！

教訓：以後不要再試用中文在電話買外賣了。

Neighbouring kids

Sweet Chelsea lives on the 5th floor, and the naughty one lives above me. A little boy named Thomas lives on the ground floor. He is very good too. They are all under 10 years old.
That is about all the kids on my block.
So, one day I heard Chelsea coming home from school and I opened my door to give her a large Easter Egg. How delighted she was, but she looked to her mother for approval first. When her mother gave her the OK she gladly welcomed it with open arms. It was as big as her head!
I always have treats ready for her and the little boy, stored in my cupboard. Just because they are polite, sweet and never naughty.

I didn’t think this would have any effect on getting a peace of mind.

Well, so now, it’s the Easter school holidays, I wonder why they have it after Easter Sunday? I always had mine before… Hong Kong just have to be so different doesn’t it?

So, I heard Chelsea playing with her bike in the tiled area downstairs.
And there was another sound, a ball being bounced…. strange, I thought to myself, how can she ride and bounce a ball at the same time? That really is some multi-tasking!

Then, I heard the following conversation: (C is Chelsea (7), A is another girl (8), T is Thomas (4) )
A: “Wow, you are so lucky, did your mommy buy you the egg?” with much envy in her voice.
C: “No, the nice lady in XX gave it to me.”
A: “Nice lady? in XX? She is below me!”
C: “Did you get any treats from her?”
A: “NO.”
C: “One time she gave me a box of felt tips pens, so nice, and on my birthday she gave me a book, and then last Christmas, she gave me a jar of goodies.”
A didn’t say anything, but Thomas shouted from his window. :” Yes, she gave me chocolate eggs too, and crayons, and a car, and some water colours….”
I can hear Thomas coming out to join them.
T: “SEE?” probably showing off his treats.

A: “Do you think she will give me anything if I ask her?”
C: “I don’t know, but my mommy said children should never ask people for things.”
A: “I know, but why she never give me anything?”
C: “Maybe she knows you are naughty?”
T: “Yes, NAUGHTY!”
A: “I am a good girl. I will go ask her.”
(she is NOT a good girl, many times I heard her stomp her feet, cry and scream and yell… )

Up she came, no need to ring the door bell, my door was already opened. Behind her came the other 2. They both greeted me with a good morning! Not A though, she looked angry.
With both hands on her waists, she asked in an annoyed voice: “How come I didn’t get any chocolate Easter eggs?”
“Well, I will put you on my well behave list if you demonstrated that you are good, and you will get some treats next time. But not now.”
“How can I be good?”
“Well, first of all, no shouting with your maid. Then, I do not want to hear any jumping, stomping, thumping on the floor, I can hear everything that goes on upstairs. Run along now.”

Getting them to stop the jumping upstairs

My upstairs neighbours are not always easy to live with. They are renting, so if their landlord refused to install carpet… and when they have kids… then there could be a riot overhead.

Sunday – I always welcome a peaceful quiet day, especially on a Sunday afternoon; but no, someone upstairs wanted to jump. It sounded much heavier than a little kid. I waited for it to stop, but after 15 mins of continual THUMP THUMP THUMP …. I ventured upstairs to make a complain.

They did not open the door, so I shouted from the outside :
” Please could u be so kind to stop the jumping?”

The woman came to the other side of the door to shout back a firm NO, because you cut my sheets !

“OH, I did? How can I cut your sheets if I have never entered your house?”
That shut her up.
But she shouted again! “I am doing jump rope! It’s exercise!”
I wonder why she told me that?
“Well, good on ya, I dare u to jump some more, please do not stop! It’s really healthy! I will be listening!”

When I returned downstairs, the jumping has STOPPED…
I guess, she cannot keep jumping for more than 15 mins…. it’s rather tiring to torture your downstairs neighbour.