Fish & Chips 炸魚和薯條的歡喜

Fish & Chips is UK's national dish since unknown age. I was refused to have it as it is junk food when I lived in the UK 8 years ago. Now, as the shortage of lovely Chinese food in this country, and also it is my husband's favourite. Every Saturdays, we travel around Norfolk to hunt for the best fish & Chips in Norfolk. So far, we have enjoyed English traditional with English ownerships as below in Norfolk,

1)the best warmly and home feeling fish & chips restaurant is in Wroxham called Ken's
2)The best fish & Chip take away shop is in Wells-next-Sea (over 60 miles from my home)
3)The best value for money Fish & Chips shop in Walcott sea front where just 10 minutes way from my home.

Those three are the most we go for the lovely food. However, except those three, the rest of fish & chips shops are not owned by English. They almost run by my foreign immigration from China, Turkey, India, Polish and so on. even it is cheaper than those English fish & chips, the feeling is different when we walk into those English and foreigner cooked fish & chips shop.

Surprisingly, now I have been converted by my English husband and enjoyed fish & chips every Saturdays although it is poisoned junk food which I never had in HK. Never mind, just be happy and enjoy the limited

New Year's Resolution 2009 新年夢

2008 was gone badly which it gave me the worse memory about UK and English behaviour. Whatever in the past, I must keep my mind positively and cheerfully face the future also give myself revolutionary change in 2009. the meaning of change may against my Buddhist philosophy, such as zero tolerance to be bullied at workplace; have to learn drinking for the purpose of integrating with British society; part-time vegetarian when meet with friends. Hopefully, my Buddha can forgive me what I will head to in 2009.

The following is my New Year's Resolution.

1. Family:
1.1 To sincerely talk to my husband at least half hour in every evenings (Start on 7 Jan2009)
1.2 To love my husband everyday more than yesterday but not than tomorrow (Started already)
1.3 To talk to my dearest relatives twice a month
1.4 To visit my dearest family once a year with my husband

2. Health
2.1 Get up before 7am everyday excluding Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays (Started 6 Jan 2009)
2.2 Exercise with running/gym everyday at least 30 minutes (Start on 18 Jan 2009)

3. To control Bad habits
3.1 Not watch TV during 8am to 5pm on weekdays including Lunch time (Start on 8 Jan 2009)
3.2 Not watch News via either Internet or TV during 8am to 5pm during weekdays (Start on 8 Jan 2009)
3.3 Not to reply personal emails during 8am to 5pm during weekdays (Start on 8 Jan 2009)

4. Communication & integration
4.1 To know and make at least one new UK friend each month (Start in Jan 2009)
4.2 To see at least one of my UK friends each month

5. To reinforce my lifestyle
5.1 To do meditation on Saturdays at 8 to 8:15pm
5.2 To learn enjoy life and be happy always
5.3 To live in Lean philosophy

6. New tasks (Try best)
6.1 To Pass driving licence with manual gear
6.2 To find my career way to survive in the UK