I knew today would be a good day, because it started with a triumph at breakfast. As I’ve said, you get three items for breakfast, plus soy milk and congee (if you like congee, which I very much do not). I usually get a tea-boiled egg and two buns. So, first of all, I noticed that today they had my one of my favorite buns: sesame ball with red bean paste filling, freshly deep fried and still hot in the middle. Yum num num. Second of all, they had corn on the cob, which they haven’t had in so long.
But the triumph came with the egg. “Dan”, I said, pointing at the eggs, as I always do. The woman looked at me with a yeah-what-else look, because she had already put an egg on a plate for me. Yes! The cafeteria lady remembers me and is on my side! Often they’re quite cranky and mostly enjoy chastising teachers for not swiping their cards or for taking too much/the wrong foods. This feels like a successful alliance. Or maybe she’s just tired of hearing me mispronounce “dan” (what’s the tone again?). Anyway, the sesame ball, corn, egg and soy milk were super delish.
