Monday, May 09, 2005

Snacks on a different scale........

.......or scales on a different snack.

If you visit China you might be pleasantly surprised, as was I, that in many places they sell little dried fish in packets.

One of the best things about them is that if you like them and if you travel with a party form the west, as I did, you will be able to eat almost as many as you like, because in a sample survey of 12 occidental people of a variety of ages and sexes (well, 2 sexes), I was the only person to find them yummy.

Indeed, on a flight to Shanghai from somewhere else in China, we were given them by the delightful cabin staff (they are delightful by the way) and I had most other people’s from my group. On that flight I also enjoyed the kind of purple rice dish that they have for breakfast.

Film Recommendation

This weekend I thoroughly enjoyed the film, The Station Agent. Three isolated people becoming less isolated and making me laugh and feel a bit emotional along the way.