it’s always fresh and exciting when you are arrived a new place. last year, i was “lucky” to go to paris with my mrs. boss for a business trip. i did feel excited when the first breakfast  was served. i was happy about a great conversation with my mrs. boss when we slept together at the first night in a three stars hotel. everything seems pretty well. but after a conversation with a waiter, i changed my impression about paris. i remember the conversation as below

waiter: blah blah blah…(in french)

me: sorry, i don’t speak french. could you speck english.

waiter: blah…i will be back. (still in french, but with a bit of english)

after a few minutes, the waiter said, “what do you want?”

me: could you recommend any dishes for me?

the waiter pointed out some dishes on the menu and said this, this and that. but when i wanted to ask, what is this, this and that, he walked away. this all happend during the business trip i took with my boss. i felt terribly awkward about this ridiculous situation in paris. i blame myself for not learning a few basic french sentences instead of being upset about the waiter’s attitude. i was confident that i could use english there like i did in seattle, but i guess i was wrong. really wrong!

this special day makes me miss seattle a lot. my dear friends from the whole world wish u all….

Merry Christmas      聖誕快樂       Joyeux Noël     メリークリスマス      圣诞快乐     

Frohe weinachten      즐거운 성탄        Chung Mung Giang Sinh!!!