昨天傍晚出去转转。走到一家西人超市，刚进去，迎面突然出现一个青年男人。长什么样子根本没印象了，因为我没有端详陌生人面孔的习惯。他个子高高的，戴着一个长长的项链，拿着一杯咖啡，身上散发着明显的酒气，过来就熟练地对我们说，他和很多人说了，没人相信他，他要换乘公交车，然后反复地说，我在跟你们请求。我害怕他是坏人，就装聋作哑，他看没戏就奔向下一个目标了。
先生以为那人在说足球，问我那人到底是干什么的，看起来不像好人。真奇怪，有钱喝酒和咖啡的人，为什么要跟别人要钱乘公交呢。自从遇到这个怪人，我就有点不淡定了，不想再遇到他。从这家超市出来，门口竟又发现一个妇女带一个孩子，举着牌子对进出的人打招呼。平常都没有乞讨的人。难道他们和那个怪人是组团来的吗？怎么福利完善的加拿大会有要钱的人呢？他们从哪里来，晚上住哪里呢？
2012年2月16日星期四
Midnight Flood
The other day, in the midnight, we heard a sound of water running on the wall. It was so clear and real, that I immediately checked and found it was really water running from the ceiling of the small living room next to our bedroom. The sound was very loud like a wild spring in the mountain. There must be something wrong in the upstairs.
I called the landlord, but he hung up the phone immediately after picking up. He must have been in a dream but I had to call. I called again, the sleepy man answered and I told him the serious problem. After a while, I heard some people rushing to my upstairs but the water was still running from the ceiling and the sound of river was still loud. I asked my husband to see what happened and I checked our wall cabinet which was also found leaking water. I quickly moved all the things out of the cabinet. Luckily, most of them were safe from the flood.
Later, my husband came back and said that he helped with solving the problem. It turned out to be a water pipe blew out, but the landlord could not switch off the valve. My husband switched it off.
Then, I mopped the water in the wash room and cleaned our wall cabinet. While, the carpet in the living room and our cabinet was full of water, but I could do nothing with it. In order to help blow the moisture away, two electric fans kept running in the living room for quite a few days.
I called the landlord, but he hung up the phone immediately after picking up. He must have been in a dream but I had to call. I called again, the sleepy man answered and I told him the serious problem. After a while, I heard some people rushing to my upstairs but the water was still running from the ceiling and the sound of river was still loud. I asked my husband to see what happened and I checked our wall cabinet which was also found leaking water. I quickly moved all the things out of the cabinet. Luckily, most of them were safe from the flood.
Later, my husband came back and said that he helped with solving the problem. It turned out to be a water pipe blew out, but the landlord could not switch off the valve. My husband switched it off.
Then, I mopped the water in the wash room and cleaned our wall cabinet. While, the carpet in the living room and our cabinet was full of water, but I could do nothing with it. In order to help blow the moisture away, two electric fans kept running in the living room for quite a few days.
2012年2月14日星期二
饭锅掉到地上rice cooker fell off
前几天早上我起床后端电饭锅要去厨房做饭，出门的时候迷迷糊糊的电饭锅就从我的双手滑落到地毯上，叮呤当啷--电饭锅的组件立时各自分开。经过碰撞，铝制饭锅内胆在外面底部边缘被磕出两个凹陷，幸亏是在边缘，不影响与发热盘的贴合，否则就要重新买锅了。
其实这个BLACK&DECKER电饭锅除了设计的样子我还算喜欢以外，就没有什么值得满意的地方了。首先，这电饭锅煮饭过程中常常喷出好多米浆，厨房台子常常被喷的厉害，即便我只是煮两个人吃的非常少的米饭。其次，这个锅煮出来的饭有一层糊底硬的饭粒，这一点后来看说明书还真的有交代“煮好的米饭底部会有层硬的，如果你不喜欢，请将其扔掉”。再有，这个锅的电源线和外锅是一体的，不像国内的饭锅都是独立的线，并且这个线非常的短，短到还没有我的电水壶电源线长，电饭锅必须紧挨着电源才能插电煮饭。有一个塑料蒸格，有一天我想蒸几个馒头，结果被烫死两个半，因为这个电饭锅的玻璃锅盖钮下有一个三只脚的塑料挂钩，这是设计用来将锅盖挂在锅耳朵上，方便盛饭的。这三片塑料脚把蒸气凝结成水滴下来，烫死馒头。刚用了一个季度，内胆的不粘涂层就看见划痕两道和一些点点的掉漆。要知道我用的非常小心，平常淘米都用不用内胆。只是盛饭用塑料勺子总要把米饭从底层翻起来松软以后才盛饭。国内用的电饭煲，几年了内胆涂层也没怎么掉。就这个不怎么好用的饭锅打折以后还要合RMB120多。
同样是中国制造的电饭锅，差距怎么这么大呢。
其实这个BLACK&DECKER电饭锅除了设计的样子我还算喜欢以外，就没有什么值得满意的地方了。首先，这电饭锅煮饭过程中常常喷出好多米浆，厨房台子常常被喷的厉害，即便我只是煮两个人吃的非常少的米饭。其次，这个锅煮出来的饭有一层糊底硬的饭粒，这一点后来看说明书还真的有交代“煮好的米饭底部会有层硬的，如果你不喜欢，请将其扔掉”。再有，这个锅的电源线和外锅是一体的，不像国内的饭锅都是独立的线，并且这个线非常的短，短到还没有我的电水壶电源线长，电饭锅必须紧挨着电源才能插电煮饭。有一个塑料蒸格，有一天我想蒸几个馒头，结果被烫死两个半，因为这个电饭锅的玻璃锅盖钮下有一个三只脚的塑料挂钩，这是设计用来将锅盖挂在锅耳朵上，方便盛饭的。这三片塑料脚把蒸气凝结成水滴下来，烫死馒头。刚用了一个季度，内胆的不粘涂层就看见划痕两道和一些点点的掉漆。要知道我用的非常小心，平常淘米都用不用内胆。只是盛饭用塑料勺子总要把米饭从底层翻起来松软以后才盛饭。国内用的电饭煲，几年了内胆涂层也没怎么掉。就这个不怎么好用的饭锅打折以后还要合RMB120多。
同样是中国制造的电饭锅，差距怎么这么大呢。
2012年2月10日星期五
Reading more
I have finished reading eight books recently. All of them are Chinese books. I borrowed an English novel from library, a thin book, but I have not read it yet, although I wish I could improve English by reading some English gradually. It is harder to read in a second language than mother language. Now, deep in my heart, reading English is not interesting at all.
These days, we stayed at home a lot. I often plan to go out of the room and breathe some fresh air. He is sleeping most of the day and I can not go out myself and let him stay home alone. I think I should find a job asap.
These days, we stayed at home a lot. I often plan to go out of the room and breathe some fresh air. He is sleeping most of the day and I can not go out myself and let him stay home alone. I think I should find a job asap.
2012年1月19日星期四
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。
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。
2012年1月13日星期五
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?
I am so curious about pasta. Is it tasty or not?
2012年1月3日星期二
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。
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。
2012年1月1日星期日
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??
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??
2011年12月31日星期六
退电视、买靴子Return TV, buy boots
Dec 30,2011 阴转雨
中午出门发现门外白茫茫才知道多伦多下了第二场雪，比第一场来得更正式些，到晚上也没有化完。阴天，风小，体感温度不太冷。我们出去换电视，使用日票乘公交车。
到商店门口工作人员看见我们抬电视，指点我们到里面去。刚进门就有一个接待桌专门接待退货的，看来店家很有经验。的确有很多人来退货，退货的人拿着大大小小的商品。接待员简单问了下电视的毛病，检查了电视机，问我们要退还是换，我们说换。然后他在我的收银条上划拉两下让，我们去里面电视机区域要一台新的。
我们到了电视区域，找到那天推荐三星的售货员，他哇啦哇啦说了一堆，我也听不太懂，然后他要了我的收银条就走了，过一会他回来说三星电视可能没有了，又不知哪里找到一个本子上面可能有各种型号电视的纪录，他说确定没有三星同型号电视机了。我们本来就打算好，如果没有三星可换，我们就要一个夏普的，价格一样，而且我们本来就倾向于买夏普。最终我们退了有毛病的三星，新买了同价格的夏普。
恶心的是，第一次买电视被推荐了一个坏的，那好吧店员也不知道哪个有毛病。来换货竟然给我们一个拆封过的，当时他让我们等在退货台，说去帮我们拿新电视。电视买好了，等我们到了公交车站，公交来了我才注意到，这个电视是开封过的，因为能看到封装胶带下面有旧的被划开过的胶带。真是让人不痛快，已经麻烦一次了，换的又给我们一个开封过的。目前为止没发现电视本身有什么毛病，总算是欣慰一点。
换完电视赶紧去沃尔玛买厚棉鞋。乘公交到镇中心，我已经没有什么力气了，因为身体还没完全恢复，我们出门前也只吃了稀粥和咸菜。进了超市赶紧挑选棉鞋，满货架黑乎乎的颜色，样式也不讲究了，没有什么好看的，只要舒服暖和就好了。我和先生每人挑了棉靴以后出来已经快虚脱了，遇到卖女装的商店，还是进去买了一件大毛衣。出来赶紧到tim horton买了俩三明治和一杯咖啡，其间因为我反应慢听不懂他们说的话被接咖啡的服务员翻了白眼。吃了点东西才有力气回家。
到家把东西放下，赶紧出门去买菜。因为病了两天，家里蔬菜早就没有了。到华人超市，买了一堆蔬菜水果和肉以及各种中式调料，反正也乘车回来，就多买点。从超市出来天开始下雨了。没想到到家已经十一点了，真是忙活了一大天。赶紧做了米饭和一个汤就吃饭了。可能因为病了两天没怎么吃饭，晚上很饿，我就吃的很快，结果吃多了，有反胃的感觉，还好我吃的稀粥，过一会就消化了。
Dec 31, 2011
终于在年末最后一天我们感觉好了，做了肉段吃，胃肠也没有什么不良反应。Food basics买的鸡蛋和土豆我们都不敢再吃。在冷藏室的鸡蛋我打算要退回去了，剩下半盒我打算扔掉。因为不能确定鸡蛋是安全的。一袋子土豆虽然也很有嫌疑，可是已经开封了，没有办法退，再议吧。
中午出门发现门外白茫茫才知道多伦多下了第二场雪，比第一场来得更正式些，到晚上也没有化完。阴天，风小，体感温度不太冷。我们出去换电视，使用日票乘公交车。
到商店门口工作人员看见我们抬电视，指点我们到里面去。刚进门就有一个接待桌专门接待退货的，看来店家很有经验。的确有很多人来退货，退货的人拿着大大小小的商品。接待员简单问了下电视的毛病，检查了电视机，问我们要退还是换，我们说换。然后他在我的收银条上划拉两下让，我们去里面电视机区域要一台新的。
我们到了电视区域，找到那天推荐三星的售货员，他哇啦哇啦说了一堆，我也听不太懂，然后他要了我的收银条就走了，过一会他回来说三星电视可能没有了，又不知哪里找到一个本子上面可能有各种型号电视的纪录，他说确定没有三星同型号电视机了。我们本来就打算好，如果没有三星可换，我们就要一个夏普的，价格一样，而且我们本来就倾向于买夏普。最终我们退了有毛病的三星，新买了同价格的夏普。
恶心的是，第一次买电视被推荐了一个坏的，那好吧店员也不知道哪个有毛病。来换货竟然给我们一个拆封过的，当时他让我们等在退货台，说去帮我们拿新电视。电视买好了，等我们到了公交车站，公交来了我才注意到，这个电视是开封过的，因为能看到封装胶带下面有旧的被划开过的胶带。真是让人不痛快，已经麻烦一次了，换的又给我们一个开封过的。目前为止没发现电视本身有什么毛病，总算是欣慰一点。
换完电视赶紧去沃尔玛买厚棉鞋。乘公交到镇中心，我已经没有什么力气了，因为身体还没完全恢复，我们出门前也只吃了稀粥和咸菜。进了超市赶紧挑选棉鞋，满货架黑乎乎的颜色，样式也不讲究了，没有什么好看的，只要舒服暖和就好了。我和先生每人挑了棉靴以后出来已经快虚脱了，遇到卖女装的商店，还是进去买了一件大毛衣。出来赶紧到tim horton买了俩三明治和一杯咖啡，其间因为我反应慢听不懂他们说的话被接咖啡的服务员翻了白眼。吃了点东西才有力气回家。
到家把东西放下，赶紧出门去买菜。因为病了两天，家里蔬菜早就没有了。到华人超市，买了一堆蔬菜水果和肉以及各种中式调料，反正也乘车回来，就多买点。从超市出来天开始下雨了。没想到到家已经十一点了，真是忙活了一大天。赶紧做了米饭和一个汤就吃饭了。可能因为病了两天没怎么吃饭，晚上很饿，我就吃的很快，结果吃多了，有反胃的感觉，还好我吃的稀粥，过一会就消化了。
Dec 31, 2011
终于在年末最后一天我们感觉好了，做了肉段吃，胃肠也没有什么不良反应。Food basics买的鸡蛋和土豆我们都不敢再吃。在冷藏室的鸡蛋我打算要退回去了，剩下半盒我打算扔掉。因为不能确定鸡蛋是安全的。一袋子土豆虽然也很有嫌疑，可是已经开封了，没有办法退，再议吧。
2011年12月29日星期四
Serious illness
Anyone got ill after having the eggs bought from Food Basics supermarket?
On Christmas Eve we went to Food Basics nearby to buy some food. A kind of eggs is on sale for 1.88/package, so we bought two packs.
On christmas, I made a plate of scrambled egg with them. He ate more than I did. On Christmas evening, I cooked rice with scrambled eggs.
The next morning, my honey said that he had a serious bellyache, and after boxing day shopping, he got a high fever without any strength on the whole body, together with muscle ache on two legs. We thought he might have caught a cold. The evening of boxing day, I made pancakes with egg and onion, he felt nauseated on the smell of pancake. So he just had some porridge. I had some pancake though I felt a little sick of them too.
On December 27, his fever went away. I made simple pancake without onion and applied less vegetable oil, which made the flavor very light. Then he had a little pancake. I thought he was better since he could eat pancake. I had a lot of pancakes.
On December 28, I made light pancakes again. He ate a piece of that and felt bellyache again. I ate more than him. In the evening, I felt sick and didn't have any appetite, which I thought was caused by hunger. I bit some pancake before meal. Then I felt very nauseated when having meal. Immediately after I had a boiled potatoes I suffered from Vomiting and Diarrhea.
At that time, we realized that we could have got Food poisoning. Then we carefully remembered the foods we had had. Probably, the eggs are the poisoning food, which is the only food we continuously had these days.
Anybody has suffered from similar illness with food basics eggs?
The information from the egg package: Burnbrae Farms, best before Feb 04
PS: the food we had before illness
1. eggs, Burnbrae Farms, best before Feb 04, from food basics
2. potatos, yellow fleshed, 10lb in paper bag.ONTARIO potato dist.(Alliston) Inc., from food basics
3. pancakes, Selection all-purpose flour, 10lb, from food basics
4. onion, as seasoning in the eggs, potatos and pancakes, from food basics
Among these, eggs and potatos are the main suspects.
On Christmas Eve we went to Food Basics nearby to buy some food. A kind of eggs is on sale for 1.88/package, so we bought two packs.
On christmas, I made a plate of scrambled egg with them. He ate more than I did. On Christmas evening, I cooked rice with scrambled eggs.
The next morning, my honey said that he had a serious bellyache, and after boxing day shopping, he got a high fever without any strength on the whole body, together with muscle ache on two legs. We thought he might have caught a cold. The evening of boxing day, I made pancakes with egg and onion, he felt nauseated on the smell of pancake. So he just had some porridge. I had some pancake though I felt a little sick of them too.
On December 27, his fever went away. I made simple pancake without onion and applied less vegetable oil, which made the flavor very light. Then he had a little pancake. I thought he was better since he could eat pancake. I had a lot of pancakes.
On December 28, I made light pancakes again. He ate a piece of that and felt bellyache again. I ate more than him. In the evening, I felt sick and didn't have any appetite, which I thought was caused by hunger. I bit some pancake before meal. Then I felt very nauseated when having meal. Immediately after I had a boiled potatoes I suffered from Vomiting and Diarrhea.
At that time, we realized that we could have got Food poisoning. Then we carefully remembered the foods we had had. Probably, the eggs are the poisoning food, which is the only food we continuously had these days.
Anybody has suffered from similar illness with food basics eggs?
The information from the egg package: Burnbrae Farms, best before Feb 04
PS: the food we had before illness
1. eggs, Burnbrae Farms, best before Feb 04, from food basics
2. potatos, yellow fleshed, 10lb in paper bag.ONTARIO potato dist.(Alliston) Inc., from food basics
3. pancakes, Selection all-purpose flour, 10lb, from food basics
4. onion, as seasoning in the eggs, potatos and pancakes, from food basics
Among these, eggs and potatos are the main suspects.
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