熬夜病Allnighter

    熬夜，尤其是通宵熬夜就我个人而言是一种不良的个人习惯和心理问题。不知道别的通宵熬夜者是不是也有这种心理疾病。我有时候也在晚上熬一会，再熬一会，有时候是看电视，有时候是上网，有时候是学习。我知道熬夜对身体有各种伤害，可是总是希望再过一会儿睡觉，好像潜意识觉得晚上的时间非常宝贵，不用就是浪费，也可能是拖沓的性格表现，也可能是对事物产生依赖而不愿意睡觉。

    先生比我能熬夜，且有各种“不可辨驳”的理由为自己的熬夜做支持。无论如何我也没法相信一夜不睡不会对身体带来不良影响。昨夜先生基本也是通宵，说不过他也不想大半夜红脸白脸的弄的俩人都不舒服，自己先睡了。因为身体微恙，晚上起夜比平常多，五点半起来见他仍然盯着电脑屏幕。我就纳闷，这么熬夜到底是什么心理呢，有什么客观必要性呢？回来躺下好一会睡不着，浑身疲乏，辗转反侧。后来困了，昏昏沉沉之间几次有坠入深渊的感觉，好像灵魂出窍，不由自主。换了好几个姿势，总算睡着了。

    希望新年里，我从自己做起，摆脱熬夜的困扰，养成良好的作息习惯。

Is Pasta tasty?

Pasta often comes to my mind as a tasty food, So I sometimes want to buy and cook some. When we were in Shanghai, I bought pasta for some times, but every time I was disappointed since it tasted hard and flavorless. The hardness of pasta made my stomach uncomfortable. So, I told myself that pasta was not my dish and I should not buy it anymore. But, some time later, I would want to try again when it appears as a delicious food in my mind again although I am sure that I don't like it if I cook it myself. Today, I think about pasta and want to try some again.

I am so curious about pasta. Is it tasty or not?

来多伦多最冷的一天The coldest day in Toronto

昨晚天气预报要降温，今天果然非常冷，达到了零下十九度。早晨看外面阳光灿烂，中午出门想去超市买菜。穿上了厚毛衣和厚棉靴，出门膝盖冷，因为没带毛裤过来，牛仔裤里只穿了衬裤。走了一段路觉得不冷了，但是左脚外脚踝下面磨的疼，每一步都疼，感觉可能是磨破了。我们原路返回家里。我心里还想着去买菜，就换上了运动鞋要出门。先生说运动鞋太薄了，肯定冷。我说不冷已经适应了，就再次出门。谁知道越走越冷，小腿没有靴子的保护倒不觉得太冷，但是膝盖就不行了，那种冷让人感觉马上要得关节炎了。我们马上又返回家里。进屋以后全身暖和的都很快，只有膝盖好像飕飕往外冒凉风，希望不要真的冻到关节炎。这是到多伦多后最冷的一天。真正的冬天来了。哪里有卖厚毛裤的呢？

Jan 9, 2012 overcast
前天把不合脚的靴子退掉，新买了一双轻便不磨脚的。还买了一套snow suit雪衣，所谓雪衣就是棉袄和棉裤，外面一层料子比较厚实，是能防风的，里料是人造短绒，中间有蓬松的填充物，隔冷空气。这回再下雪降温我也不怕出门了。

It's hard to find a suitable wok

People prefer stir-frying in China, and the iron wok is the first choice for this way of cooking. I used to cook with iron wok over the gas stove for years since I began cooking. There are many advantages. First, the heat from gas stove can be transfered to the wok very fast, so the vegetables or meat can be sauted in a very short time so that the dish tastes very fresh when done. Second, the wok is traditional iron wok with a oval bottom, which allows the  cook to stir the food quickly and thoroughly without difficulty, so as to evenly heat the food. Third, when we stew something, the heat level can be easily adjusted according to recipe needs.

   Compared with gas stove, I feel electric stove here is really hard to use. I need wait longer time to let the pan raise to a higher or fall to a lower temperature. Besides, I cannot find a handy iron wok. In almost all the stores, we can find only the pans with large flat bottoms.

   I bought a iron wok in T&T supermarket. But it rusted as soon as I used it. No matter how well it has been used and protected, it still rust even though when it is coated with vegetable oil after use. I really feel disappointed and upset about this iron wok. But where is the handy one for me??