There were
four people in our party so we shared a table with four people we didn't
know. I provided everybody with a lot of
laughs because even though I love Asian Cuisine, I don't know how to use
chopsticks. I had a fork, but I was
determined to use my chopsticks like everybody else. I put forth a good effort but finally gave in
and used my fork. My food was looking
and smelling entirely too good to be fooling around with the chopsticks for too
long.
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Motowndiva
While
enjoying my meal, I hear a voice that sounds somewhat familiar. I turn around and it is my cousins Rodney and
Dennis. We hugged each other in the
middle of the aisle like we hadn't seen each other in years instead of a couple
of months. They were stopping by to say
farewell to Brandon, another cousin, who was seated at the table behind
me! I was too busy trying to master my
chopsticks, so I didn't pay any attention to the people around us.
I am always
running into my cousins. We are a pretty
close family and most of us like spending time with each other. Rodney is such a sweetie pie. When I introduced him to my friends, he
invited them to his party next month. I
told my friends they should come because Rodney throws the best parties and it
will definitely be a blast!
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My Niecy Pooh Pooh (she hates when I call her that and I try not to call her that in public but it's hard because I've been calling her Niecy Pooh Pooh for years) and her friends were featured performers at a local bar on Tuesday. I've been listening to Niecy sing since before she could talk. I've also seen her and her friends in a few stage productions. I wasn't sure which of her friends she would be singing with that night because almost all of her friends are talented singers, musicians, and performers. |
Niecy and her
friends (my honorary nieces) stepped on stage around 11:00 pm. Six of my cousins were there with me to support
her. The girls sang for about 45
minutes. This was my first time seeing
these three girls sing as a trio. They
really showed out. Everybody enjoyed the show.
I am so proud of her. I'm also
glad my family was in the place. We had a great time.
Thank
you for allowing me to share a part of my world with you.
Please leave a comment and share with your friends.
April
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Love the film. I was worried for a second it wouldn't contain the chop stick sequence.
ReplyDeleteSounds (and looks) like a great meal. The difficult part for me would be all the family! I like my family, but I don't know about seeing them everywhere.
Back to the chop sticks:
When my brother and I were 9 & 8, respectively, my dad had a townhouse. The normal fare was liver & Lima beans. He cooked, my brother & I set the table & did the dishes.
One evening after a good days play we got home to wash up and set the table - but it was already set, with what I would learn was chicken teriaki. And everything was there but the flatware.
My brother & I exchanged foreboding glances. In place of the knives & forks etc., were chop sticks. The only reason I knew what they were was because of a certain, very famous hamburger franchise that had introduced these twigs to its menu.
My dad looked at us & said, "You don't leave the table till your plates are clean, & you must use the chop sticks." (Did I mention the rice wasn't sticky rice?) So we sat down & had a very good, & very long meal.
And that is how I learned to eat with sticks. A.d to this day, Asian food doesn't taste right without them.
What a great story. I am a little disturbed about the "normal fare" being liver and Lima beans. That sounds like cruel and unusual punishment or child abuse! I think if I were 9 or 10 years old the chop sticks would have been easier to master. Now I'm older and don't pick up those skills as quickly. My son is 9, I think it's time for him to learn. Thanks for sharing.
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