Yen's friend, Toh from army days paid us a visit last week. A blog about his visit is definitely warranted, after having driven 10-12 hours from Akron, Ohio to our place. I've always wanted to make a road trip like this, but with a toddler in tow, it probably isn't wise to do it now. It was nice to entertain a friend from home, to be able to use words like "shiok" and "lah" and a bit of good ole Hokkien without inhibition! We talked about the differences between life here and back home and the quality of our lifestyles here.
We took him for his first lobster meal and then to Super 88, a huge Asian supermarket in Boston. I think he was overwhelmed by it, as there's no such luxury where he lives. He bought lots of stuff to take home to stock up. We enjoyed having him here for a few days.
We're supposed to be into the Spring season now, but it really isn't Spring yet. It's still chilly cold and even more so in Gloucester, which is northeast of Boston and by the sea.
At Woodman's of Essex with our lobster meal. Since it's off season for lobsters, the market price has shot up to usd$18 per pound. It would probably be about 12/lb otherwise. But since time is of the essence, just "chiong" lah!
Exactly how I felt before I ate my first lobster!
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