STUFF TO DO!!

I know, I'm really, really late. Sorry, but I had STUFF TO DO + a bunch of other things too. It was a good day though - a good to have STUFF TO DO. And then, the whole day disappeared. Poof! Just like that.

We had a pretty busy weekend too. The house warming on Saturday was nice, and there was so much food. A row of caterers in fact. So we decided to try something new. Soto Madura. Soto we knew = soup. Surprise .......... with big chunks of liver in it too. Beef Liver Soup - (at least we think it was beef) I'm sorry folks, but eeewh. Note to self: you do not like Soto Madura. Not good. Not good. Not good. But hey, I ate at least half though - I tried, honest, I really did.

And then the house. Wow - what a house. What a huge, huge house. 829 sq. meters - that's 8,923 sq feet. I think I need a bedroom with an infinity pool too. You lucky girl.

Yesterday was the Chinese New Years Day. The first day of the Year of the Ox. Yuyu invited some of us over to his house for the big day. And so, my friend and I went. (The other Me ended up at work - STUFF TO DO - missed out on the liver soup the day before too - other STUFF TO DO) My first - Chinese New Years Day I've been invited to some one's house event - never been to one of these before.

And a day packed with customs and superstitions and all kinds of rights and wrongs one should and shouldn't do. Like don't clean your house on New Years Day - didn't do that. DO NOT wear black - we wore red and white. DO NOT say the number 4 - and we didn't. Number 8 is good though. Bring mandarin oranges to exchange with your hosts - did that. Eat lots of sweets - and we did. Plus, plus, plus a whole bunch of other things too. I might also add, we were the only Expats - and it looked like the only ones that were served beer too. Hmmmm - what's with that? And, no we didn't drink it - graciously declined and had pink Fanta instead.

A very cultural weekend it was - Sunday was dinner at our house with a bunch of our friends. Ribs and potato salad and other yummy stuff too - Western Food.

TODAY: And that's how today ended up with STUFF TO DO.

TOMORROW: I'll let you know how maintenance is making out with the plugged kitchen sink. Late this afternoon they started digging up the garden on the side of the house.

Good to Go!