Today we drove past this building my mum said used to be named shu cheng (Book City) as it comprises largely of bookstores. Apparently this sounded too unlucky - shu meaning lose as well as book based solely on pronunciation - so they changed the name to something I can't remember but definitely has bai (hundred) and shen (win) in it. I told her English-speaking folks have puns too but don't make hoo-ha's about them to that extent.
Just got a congratulatory message from Zhixuan that's both rou ma and TRUE, because our guitar juniors have got their SYF gold! I went to see them show their stuff / do their thing (take your pick of ghetto phrase, please) yesterday with Hannah and Yu-Hsin, and they're ol' pros now, cue maternal moment. Not that I did a lot of the mothering - that hefty job went to Shulin - but I have been part of the legacy if you can call it that. I remember Zhixuan putting it in the Long-term Goals last year, and we probably pelted him with paper, but well, we DID IT. :)
It was my misfortune to have a glib driving instructor at my last lesson who spoke at length about how RJ people may be highly intelligent but suck at driving, comparing his RJ and PJ students (PJ girl learnt loads faster, and so on). "I'm from RJ," I said, wanting to get that out of the way. I hope I proved him somewhat wrong - he said I'm a relatively fast learner but often repeat mistakes. When I was absorbing the art of 'creeping' sideways, I nearly crashed into another car (or so he said), then realized the girl I almost killed was Michelia. We waved frantically at each other through the windshields while our instructors laughed silently.
And Mel is back - anyway, I know what she's doing now. Struggling with double degrees and studying in Harry Potter rooms with cute guys (don't deny it)! :) Yes, dear, I shall get you a UVA jumper.
I'm going to see Lord of the Dance tomorrow and meet 1c folks the next day, then, as Huixin would say, jet-set off to America and beyond for a while. For the time being, if you are fond of Harry Potter and Chicago, here's a delicious parody of the Cell Block Tango.