July 28, 2006
Nanny's Goose Egg
I can still deteriorate into fits of laughter thinking about dad almost vomiting when recounting nanny frying a ?duck? egg in Corsica, and finding one in the refrigerator with bit of feather stuck to the duck shit on the outside of the egg.
Thus I read with great amusement this tail of frying an emu egg.
July 22, 2006
Coin Purse
I've heard of coin purses made from sow's ears, but today I saw a new one. Ling, Luke, and I were eating at a neighborhood coffee shop in Ang Mo Kio. I looked around and sold an old uncle drinking his afternoon coffee.
What caught my attention was that the uncle had at least three coins crammed into his ear. At first I wondered if it was some strange thing to do with a hearing aid. No. Then I asked Ling, furtively, was it some weird Feng Shui thing ("hear money; make money"). No.
"Then why the hell does he have coins in his ear?" I asked.
"Because it's a convenient way to carry coins," she responded.
This is a new one to me, but she insists lots of old people do it.
Mom, Dad, Mary, and Karl, this may be a great way to avoid losing your chips at AARP bingo night.