Tuesday, so far so good! Back on track with math for school work, and then we get to go meet up with Dai Gu Je for dim sum again! She meets us at the subway stop one over from our local one, and we walk into what looks and feels like a nursing home. Inside this collection of buildings, there’s a “banquet hall”, which essentially means “haven of all good foods and good conversations”. It’s packed to the rafters, and Dai Gu Je picks the only available table, even though they haven’t gotten the fresh table cloth on it yet. That’s probably why it’s still empty!
We sit down and the server comes over to set our table. She doesn’t even clear the table to put the table cloth on, she puts it on half the table, and then tosses all the table items onto the tablecloth to smooth it out on the other side. Then she tosses plates, bowls, cups and spoons towards each one of us, but wait! Joe’s Aunty collects them all and proceeds to rinse them in a large bowl with hot water from the thermos on the table. All the older generation do this, and Joe and I watch on, cluelessly. We need to learn the drill if we want to go to dim sum on our own without being complete laughing stocks!
Joe and his aunt pick some of our favourite dishes, and then she adds some more. The food starts coming and it does not stop coming. My eyes grow wider with each delicious addition to our table, and I soon fear the worst. We have too much food!
Once we’re all good and stuffed from all the delicious dim sum dishes, we head back over towards the mall. We find so many stores we’d like to check out, and start with Don Don Donki. This Hong Kong version of the enormous Japanese dollarstore has mostly food items, and we browse for a bit, grateful for a second chance to grab Japanese food souvenirs.
Then Maylin says, my stomach hurts. We find a washroom, and it’s evident she’s not feeling well. She wants to go home. Joe’s Auntie finds us a bus that goes directly from the mall to our area. Maylin and I hop on the bus home, while Joe, his Auntie and Téa continue their shopping expedition towards downtown.
Joe, Auntie and Téa head down towards the markets near Mong Kok to pick up some stuff, and they send us pictures of the different vests they want to buy for the girls, so that Maylin and I can pick one for Maylin. Téa picks her own, of course, and she can’t wait to show it off next week!
Maylin and I spend the day in bed. I feel horrible and nap for the longest time. Joe and Téa decide to pick up something simple and clean for dinner. He sends me a picture of the poster, and I try in vain to find their menu options online. In the end, he and Téa end up buying two rice dishes for us all to share.
I wake up for dinner, and we have the most relaxing evening yet. We go to bed, hoping both Maylin and I feel better tomorrow.