Mooncakes and a busy weekend

Yesterday I found a fantastic hairresser on my very first try! Woo hoo! He worked magic on my very annoying curly, frizzy hair. Too bad I can't visit him every morning!

Last night I went out to dinner with another group of teachers. It was a really nice night - organised by my teacher librarian friend. A beautiful Italian meal... osso bucco... mmmm!

Chris and Chris and I decided it had been far too long since we all had a good roast dinner, so today we went to an Irish pub in Wan Chai for Sunday roast. It was pretty nice, but nowhere near as good as mum's. We spent the rest of the day wandering around and shopping. It was pouring again today, and this photo of Chris was because at one stage we thought our whole Sunday would be spent in Japan Home Store (plastic stuff, great shop!) waiting for a break in the rain.

The photo of all the women might be a bit hard to see, but Sunday is a day off for all the home helpers, and they all gather in the city. There are thousands and thousands of women who line the walkways every Sunday. They sit and eat and drink and talk and play cards all day. Literally thousands!

The last photo is of the mooncakes I bought today. There is a festival coming up called Mid-Autumn Festival, and mooncakes are the traditional food for this holiday. I've been meaning to buy one to try. They look quite bizarre, and it was hard to tell if they were sweet or savoury, since I think they are made from lotus bean paste - whatever that is! I only wanted one but the box was so pretty I had to buy 4. I'll definitely be giving 3 away, I nibbled the corner and it was edible but not that enjoyable. And Chris C warned me not to be surprised if I get to the middle and find a whole egg yolk. Hmm...

I got them at the most amazing supermarket I've ever seen! Caroline you would LOVE it!

And to all my Canberra friends, I've been thinking of you this weekend. I missed the Harrison staff dinner AND the girls movie night. Hope you all missed me too! Feel free to email me, hint hint, it's very lonely here in Blogland!