Well its December and the Christmas music has been playing like crazy in our flat. Christina was scouring the internet to find as much Christmas music as she could, and find it did she ever... I must say that I even caught myself toe tapping to some of the songs the other day as we worked with the music playing in the background. With Christmas fast approaching we have seen reminders of this as we've been out and about. The local mall set up a 'Santa's workshop-esque' type display, with another large office building stringing lights in a large Santa pattern that would make Chevy Chase drool with envy!! We have yet to see anyone dressed up in a Santa suit, but I promise if we see it, no matter what the cost, we'll have to get our picture taken with Asian Santa!!
Lately we have been keeping busy with; school, bike rides, purchasing items for Christina's home economics class, marking and EATING!! Last night we treated ourselves to some BBQ'd lamb kabobs with some green beans and cabbage, all smothered in the most delicious hot bbq sauce (a XinJiang speciality) to go along with our fried noodles. It was MAGNIFIQUE!! Earlier this weekend, Saturday, we headed off to a Korean Style BBQ and enjoyed a night of feasting on some of the most tender beef with delicious sauces, BBQ'd vegetables and of course the staple KIM-CHEE (spicy fermented cabbage!!) Tonight we have plans to head to our favorite Sichuan restaurant (the one we've spoken so highly about before) to really expand the palate and sample different three different food types for the past three days!
In the coming days we'll attempt to find some sort of Tree that we can decorate and have standing proud in the flat so that when the song comes on we will have something to 'Rock' around apart from our bamboo (it doesn't hold ornaments at all!!)
On a more disappointing note, I have not been able to find any of those chocolate advent calendars here in China. Now I know the chocolate is stale and tastes terrible, but there is something to be said about the joys of opening up the little doors each of the 24 days before christmas, with the anticipation building each and everyday... For those of you that have them... ENJOY
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