6.11

Last night, I fell asleep (once again). So when I woke up, I found my laptop closed (which I never do), so I suspect that my dad probably turned it off on me when he got back from his 9 PM conference call with Europe and the States. (But he also deleted something that I was working on??? WTG, man.)

Anyways, an update! Two nights ago, I failed to mention that the school that I mentioned before (the one next to the church) had a suspected case of local swine flu. This is a bit alarming because the school is actually also right next to the apartment. (Oh. Suckage.)
And then, it was announced yesterday that it was indeed a case of swine flu (the first local case), so all schools are being shut down for two weeks.

But yesterday was really rainy. Like, HEAVY RAIN and occasional lightning/thunder. So right after Mass (as usual, I keep waking at 5:30 AM. So I go to Mass), my mom and I headed to the open-air market (but we chose the indoor one this time due to rain). But the indoor one wasn't open yet, so we went to the street one. And we got Chinese pickles, fish, water chestnuts, carrots, and other stuff whose English name I don't know.
For lunch, we had Indonesian food. We ordered Gado-Gado (cabbage, sprouts, cucumbers, and other greens in a peanut sauce served with rice and fried shrimp chips) and Indonesian fried rice. For drinks, we had black sticky rice in coconut milk, and green mung bean (绿豆; "green bean") with green mung bean jelly in coconut milk. Everything was really good (though the drinks made the whole meal feel a bit heavy). I am quite a fan of this food.
Then we came home. And my mom decided to go visit my brother for a video-chat like we had done the day before. But this time, my aunt also wanted to go. So I decided to stay home (only two people are allowed at the video-chat station at a time).
Then dinner came, and we had steamed fish with pickle and vegetables (fish in one dish, the vegetables in another). And the rest of the stuff we had bought today was used to make a special drink (it includes water chestnut, carrots, and two types of stems/roots. It's sweet, and it takes a little getting used to).
It was a good day, albeit a bit slow.

Hafta go, though. I promise to do my best to stay awake tonight so that I can update!
Love

9:30 AM
June 12