Singapore Day 3: Lunch conversations

Things I learn:
- My grandma came to Singapore when she was 4.
- She has a younger brother who is 5 years younger. He used to sell ice cream. Now, he is retired and taking care of his grandkids.
- My grandma did not attend school, she learned to write when her brother went to school.  She never worked before marriage and took care of her children afterwards.
- My grandpa drove a taxi for 8 years before deciding to sell cloth.
- He bought cloth with a friend but they each went their separate ways to sell cloth.
- He owned one of those 'market stores', which he then returned to the government after retiring to take care of my brother.  He sold cloth for 30+ years.
- They did not make any money from returning the store to the government... unlike the store owners after them.

Singapore Day 2: Lunch conversations

Me:  你每天下午做什么?
Grandma: 看电视, 睡觉。
Me: 你不会闷? 

Grandma: 都没地方去。去那里?

Me: 什么是你最好吃的饭?
Grandma: (stopped washing dishes and looked puzzled)

Me: 什么是你最好吃的菜? 什么是你最厉害煮的菜?

Grandma: 别人喜欢吃什么, 我就煮什么 。

Me: 你最喜欢吃什么?

Grandma: 我没有最喜欢吃的东西 。(ponders) 咖喱鸡。可是天气太热, 不好吃咖喱鸡。

The conversation went on about cooking bak kut teh and pig intestines for me.  My limited Chinese typing (aka google translate) does not allow me to write more.

I also had some 杨梅 or myrica rubra that costs $12 / kg.

Singapore is very tropical

Random mushroom nails

Making Pandan Cake (from mix)