「老呆遊記」之「講飲講食」

Through Rose-Coloured Glasses

俗語有云,搵食艱難。

有一次,和朋友們組織旅遊團,一行八人,自由行。

去旅行,每日早午晚三餐,都要在餐館解決,問題也就由此而生,而且,每天都會出現,「搵食」大辯論三部曲的怪現象。

首部曲:舌尖上的口味。

今天要吃什么呢?pizza?KFC炸雞?麥當奴?日本壽司,韓國燒烤?還是TACO?真是种類凡多。

大家雞咀鴨舌,大發議論,各有所好,口味各不同,結果意見多多,群儒舌戰,鬧作一團,最後,還是中國菜勝出,let’s eat Chinese。

難怪有等人兄,旅行每到一地,都要去找唐人街,搵食。

二部曲:食,往何處去?

旅遊勝地,餐館林立,到那裏祭肚?又再引起爭論。

「一看排場,裝煌,就知到這裡價錢會太昂貴。」

「這餐館不大清潔!光線不足。太 cheap」

「太多人,太嘈吵。」

「客人太少,一定有問題。」

出盡了九牛二虎之力,經過熱烈的爭論,討价還价,威迫利誘,妥協,多數壓倒少數,終於勉強通過,在那幸運的餐館坐了下來。接著,好戲也就繼續上演,

三部曲:點菜的技巧。

人齊了,開始點菜。要吃些什么呢?

「我信佛,只吃齋。」

「我不吃牛肉。」

「不吃魚、蝦,蟹。我患過敏症。」

「不吃北方菜,食在廣東嘛。」

「蔬菜,要煮得夠霖。牙齒只剩寥寥無己。」

「不,菜要煮得爽口,保持碧綠。」

「免鹽,去油,不落 MSG。」

etc, etc

唉,搵食甚是艱難。

還是趕快,另立新例,從今以後,去遠遊,一定只可參加,有「包伙食」的旅行團。

慕求耳根清淨。

Fr Deignan Update 17 ~ 22 August 2018

Fr Deignan Update 22 August 2018 (Francis Yuen ’70)

 

 

 

 

 

Fr Deignan Update 21 August 2018 (Francis Yuen ’70)
“It is pretty much routine now. He is stable and in good spirit. His mass is getting bigger and bigger. He is simply a draw.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fr Deignan Update 19 August 2018 (Francis Yuen ’70)
Mass at 11 this morning, with Fr Zee and children of Fr’s nephew attending. Both fathers were in good shape. Fr said the whole mass clear and loud, totally in charge!

Fr Deignan Update 18 Aug 2018 (Francis Yuen ’70)
“Father sings”
“Last night was with Father Deignan. He was a bit tired but alert. We talked about Irish history.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fr Deignan Update 17 August 2018 (Francis Yuen ’70)
“This morning. He was a bit tired last night.
“His routine every morning is mass, physio, lunch, sleep… a group of us gather around 7 to 8pm when he wakes up and have dinner and chatting to he sleeps around 8.