image of Bao zi by (Shanghai street vendors)
Upon arriving to China, “ni chifàn le ma” (have you eaten yet? ) was one of the first expressions i’ve heard from the locals. at first I actually thought that they were ‘psychic’ or something and knew that I came to
eat everything i’m not familiar with (excluding dog and other things like that).
Only later I found out that this greeting means ‘how are you?”
strange no ? ….well, not really.
basically it tracks back to the time where there was nothing to eat in the mainland
and if you had something to eat, probably everything is good on your end. Read more... (403 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)
(Image by hjl)
Leaving a place always comes with a bit of drama. It doesnt have to be the bad kind, but at least it has some sort of bitter-sweet elements in it. and I have to admit that from my personal experience, I have become some of an expert in leaving places…(and arriving to new ones)
Today, after 5 years in one of the finest cities in North America, Montreal. I wrapped 2 years into 2 2/3 suitcases, which is an impossible task by itself, and moved on toward the horizon. Well, maybe not the horizon but at least for a new start. Read more... (794 words, 2 images, estimated 3:11 mins reading time)
(Image by Justin Shearer)
it’s amazing that during most of our lifetime we are in constant move. To school, back home, to work, to and from the car, on our way to our annual vacation, moving houses, moving in bed, moving out, moving in… I have a feeling that we are some sort of crappy sharks.
Sharks have to keep in constant move or else they’ll die. I guess that we never made it to be with the cool sharks in the ocean and were considered a defect of the factory. Ever Since that time we were doomed to keep on moving in land and find the right boxes that will carry all of our junk to our next destination.
In the last 2 weeks I was in the process of moving out of Montreal, Canada after 5 years of ups, downs, snow, summer, french and poutine and decided to move out. The only dilemma was where to?. Read more... (917 words, 3 images, estimated 3:40 mins reading time)
