Reunion Dinner at Aunty Doreen's Place

Today seems to be such a long day.
Started off with 2 tuitions, one in the morning and one in early afternoon.
Went to cut hair and home to nap before it rained very heavily, but had to crawl out of the bed to prepare to go to Aunty Doreen's house for dinner.

Have not seen her for quite some time, and this year, just like the last, she invited me to her place to have reunion dinner with her family.
(: That is super sweet.
Ah Jia is supposed to go too but she has already gone back to Malaysia for CNY.

Everything was just like last year.
I see the same faces in her family. Everyone is so nice and friendly.
Even talked to Aunty Doreen's niece about random stuff.

It is a BBQ style dinner. You will grill your stuff and eat.
Which is better, means dont have to sit face to face with one whole group of unfamiliar people haha.
I am SHY -.-

Drank 2 cups of sparkling juice, 1 cup of red wine and FOUR cups of soup.
I have not drank soup for more than a year and I MISS SOUP.
Really miss this kind of food, though not exactly home-cooked, but it is a good change from eating hawker center food every day.
PLUS THE SOUP!!!

I am still damn full now hehe
I can imagine me eating like this every day when I go back next month.
Mum told me yesterday "I will cook soup for you every day."

Soup is like a unique culture in Guangzhou.
Cantonese people CANNOT live without soup.
Cooking different kinds of soup is 一门学问.
Cos there is different kind of soup for different purposes.
I am so grateful that my Mum can cook so well.


I was telling Aunty Doreen how much I miss drinking soup and she told me to go over to her house more often for dinner.
How I wish. But I shy haha.


Met the lady who took over my job last year.
First time seeing her though I had already heard a lot about her from Aunty Doreen and Ah Jia.
She is from Myanmar, but is a Chinese, so there wasnt any problem communicating with one another.

After dinner, we three sat in the kitchen and started to bitch about the company and the boss LOL.

So those problems I faced at my time have not been solved up till today.
I am glad that I quitted that job.

But talking about a full time job in office, I kind of miss those times when we were in the office and do all-day-bitching about the boss.
I miss those times when we were so united -.-
And having a stable job, getting to know and getting close to the customers, and making friends with them etc.

It feels good to work together with others rather than working alone.
Like what I am doing now.

But I like the freedom my current job gives me.
And I dont have to see other people's 脸色.



Somehow, seeing how 热闹 it was during the dinner made me miss my family more.



Today borrowed a book titled 《广州旧事》, happened to see it in the library.
Always fascinated by the culture and history of Guangzhou. And the food culture.
I always love Guangzhou.
Imma finish it before I go back.