Coooold Weather

It's around 10 degrees Celsius here, which is pretty much freezing considering homes don't have heating. But perhaps I shouldn't say that since I'm flying to Toronto tomorrow, where the weather is forecasted to be a balmy 0 degrees...

Anyway, spent a couple more days shopping. It's fun going to the little (fire-trap) shopping centres since they always have something fun and trendy to look at. At the place I went yesterday, there were a lot of model shops. By models, I mean those little plastic toys that you buy from vending machines or that come with a box of candy. The ones that are randomly dispensed and you have to buy 50 boxes of candy to get the whole set. Those are really fun. There were the usual action figures of anime (One Piece, Gundam, etc) but also cute ones (Dr. Slump figures in military dress, hamsters, random blobs, etc) just plain fun ones (bento boxes, japanese houses, etc) and totally awesome ones - namely Salaryman Hero! - basically Ultraman in a shirt and tie being yelled at by the boss, getting yelled at by the wife, drunk at a bar. If only it wasn't sold in a set, I would have bought one :)

Another plus found some tasty egg-waffles ("dan ji bang") from a street-side stall. Forget those pathetic $2 ones you buy from Dong Dong Egg Roll King at Market Village. Those have hollow centres, aren't cooked crispy enough, and are too sweet. The ones I bought (from a place near Time Square at Quarry Bay) were eggy without being too rich or sweet, crispy outside, moist inside, golden brown, and filled totally with batter. I don't know how they get the inside so evenly filled, but it's good, and only HK$10. I didn't dare try the waffle, which is folded over butter, condensed milk, and peanut butter. Sounds good though, eh?

Well, it's another long plane ride back. Fortunately, my brother was kind enough to stock the fridge for me. I hope he set the thermostat to be warmer also!