Tatiana's Wanderings

I failed at the Excel peppermint gum lottery THREE TIMES, so I had to buy more while I was out anyway! After COFFEE TIME, I went out at 6:35 on a 407 to meet Chrystal at the Broadway London Drugs at 7:30 for Birthday Dinner #3 of 4. She was on time, and we went to Benkei Ramen, which was practically next door. We talked about St. Petersburg (Russia), Copenhagen (Denmark), having ten minutes to take photos of some churches before going on the bus for two hours to the next place, her vacation being with Vivian, my mom and Spanish and Cuba, the trash folder, my birthday dinners so far, Mike's birthday being yesterday, and life in general. It is a small place, but the broth and ramen was pretty good! Later, I went to the Marine Drive Shoppers (on a crowded train at 8:30?!) and got three Excel Polar Ice gum tubs. Luckily, they were ALL good! Finally got home at 9:30 on a 407, but somehow lost my Shoppers Optimum card!


This pie chart is from Life of an Introvert, and I sent it to Julie M. in 2016. What You Do During Small Talk: Nod and smile, or plot your escape!




Nuclear ORANGE levels of powdered spice from Safeway Compliments brand of Spicy Chicken instant noodles...




What an odd M&M candy...




Spicy Akaoni Ramen served with pan-fried minced pork, green onion, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, special roasted garlic oil, and roasted sesame. Toppings: butter, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, spinach, kimchi, boiled egg, corn, green onion, cha siu, and cheese.

Mom picked me up at 5 so we could go to Tsim Chai for dinner before the VOS (Vancouver Oratorio Society) choir concert that Dad was doing at Fraserview. BEEF TENDON NOODLES! She had discovered the pocket dial from my phone to Pothead Mike and complained that it had cost her one extra dollar, then wanted to use MY phone to call Steph. She ended up using her own phone, HA HA! I had to explain the concept of a pocket dial to her... and of course vent to Steph while Mom was in my bathroom, ha ha ha. Mom even complained that I didn't have Jon and Steph in my phone or WhatsApp contacts - I don't use WhatsApp at all, but I could for video calls at some point, I guess.

Later, Mom said that "my brother's wife's sister" (just say "Auntie Kwai") is going to be living with them for a couple of months since she lost her low-cost housing in the move from BC to Ontario, and she can't get used to life over there. She also told me redundant stuff about Maria Tam who just died from lung cancer, some missionary friend Winnie who will be staying with them (from July 12) for a week or so after they get back from Toronto on July 4, and how Harmony supposedly wants me to help with the kids when they're away from June 18 for the Oratorio Society concerts with some Hong Kong chorus. Well, I'll wait till Harmony actually says something to me about it first before I commit.

The conductor of the Oratorio Society is named Kemuel, and the associate conductor is named Neville?! One of the youth singers is named Jermyn Wong?! The overall concert was all right, I suppose. Lots of Psalms, lots of music - I saw Auntie Catherine around the washroom when I went. When I looked at the program, I saw Libby's name, so I had to tell Vania about it on Facebook. Mom suspiciously wondered why I was online, and asked if my mobile data was off - yes, of course. I did not help her get online during a lull or the intermission, ha ha ha. I got home at 10:15 or so, which is fine.


Random stuff from Mom and Dad: A white JESSICA winter jacket, Lipton chicken noodle soup which expires in March 2020, a thin orange fish-themed 2012 tote bag, a Zanyah Eco Spa Treatment "Your Reinvigoration" body cream pouch, a Zanyah Eco Spa "Your Tenderness" body cream pouch, a random Home Depot plastic bag, a random white bra, a thin black DKNY shirt, a thin dark blue-green summer scarf, a thin blue Baleno fall coat, and a random pair of greying white and blue thin socks.

A random pair of white and grey thin socks, a pink clothes hanger, a Chong Lee Market plastic bag, a Wing-on Incorporated paper bag, Nosh and Co. shortbread cookies which expire in December, a thin purple Ardene shawl with holes in it despite the price tag still being attached, a random pair of thin purple socks, a small pair of thin black panties, a thin frilly Van Heusen pale blue shirt with roses on it, one black fuzzy mitten, and one dark blue fuzzy mitten.


Nosh and Co. premium artisanal shortbread cookies!




Nosh and Co. Munch Madness cheddar and sour cream chips!




Nosh and Co. Munch Madness lightly salted chips!




From CRIME WATCH DAILY: Danish Minhas?! A Danish is a PASTRY!

I showered and did laundry today.


From Krista: A dragon overlooking his terrain!




From Not Always Working: Sascha Gallardo?! Shouldn't that be either Sasha or Sacha?!




Vesna Vulovic was a Serbian survivor of a 33,000-foot fall after a plane exploded in 1972, and died on Christmas Eve 2016! Yup, she holds the Guinness World Record! I knew a woman named Vesna about 20 years ago, and rarely think of her now.




From Not Always Working: Jørgen Jørgensen?! I know Jørgen is a legitimate name, but it just makes me think of Jergens hand soap. :P