This & That with Myself

It is amazing that San Francisco has 3 Chinatown. I wonder how many chinatown we need to segregate all the chinese from the rest of American? Luckily, this is not the case here, people are pretty much living happily together. You see all kind of people, different colors, different religions, shopping and arguing prices at the same place.

I am blessed to live close to one of them.  The old chinatown is located at downtown San Francisco on Grand, the new Chinatown is on Clement and…er..I am not sure about the next one I am staying close to Clement st, about 4 blocks away. Today, I got myself a shopping cart which is a brilliant idea! No more big bagpack with water, milk, orange juice and chicken; I can put all the stuff I buy in the shopping cart and walk like an auntie! (When you reach certain age, you don’t care how you look anymore and I found that very true.)

There are lots of people today on Clement St, is Saturday, is huge! You need to stock up enough food for another week and prepare a big meal on Sunday! Here I am, walking along the street, comparing price and constantly counting my budget for the next week. Even my budget is tight, I really enjoy walking around and see those amazing stuff with unbeatable prices. You can find an apple for 70 cent in downtown and 49 cent per poud on Clement st, a greentea for 2 dollars in Walgreen and a pack of 6 greenteas for 1.99 on Clement. (ok, i am getting ‘aunty’ here again )

Most important of all, I love shopping in these local store; it reminds me of long long time ago…before Giant, before Carefore, before Makro. When you walk it to those stores, you notice that people recognize each other, the owner provide personal service to each customer, and they are not smiling! Ai, those good oldfashion days.

It is not all about the weather in California that attracted so many people to come here, it is the possibility. Just like the co-existance of the oldfashion and the morden, you don’t see this everywhere because those big monopolies are doing their very best to destroy that. 

I guess I got everything I need, is time to head back and cook. Gosh, I miss my own cook!

I am running

Down to the hallway

Because you are leaving

Travel far away

I feel my tears

But smile still on my face

Standing right here

I’m wondering if you will think of us always?

How can I forget those beautiful days

How I wish that everything remain unchange

A friend for a life time and I should

tell you this…

You are a friend whom I will think of always

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Maybe I am getting lonely here? Start missing all my friends so much. All of the sudden, this song came to my mind. I should have write it or record it somewhere, someday. Damn, I even forget the guitar chord for this song. But anyway, a special song for my special friend- May, I hope she will always remember us and our damn cool San Diego trip!