Dinner last night was spent with K and his family.
The food was nice. We were at Long Beach King Seafood Restaurant. Chilli crab, fried mantou, kailan, roast duck, steamed soon hock fish, dong bo ribs, bee hoon with la-la. Some dishes could have been better but K & I agreed that the dong bo ribs was the best dish of the night. :)
There was talk too. Mainly between K, his sister and papa lim. Discussions on politics, financial matters, religion, current affairs. From light banter to more serious exchanges.
This is something new to me. Such conversations never existed in my family. Gatherings with the extended family has also never seen such discussions. Talks mainly involved the weather, soccer, kids, schools, foods, my granny, gossips about other relatives/friends and other mundane topics.
Oh sure, conversations sometimes touched on economics. The price of vegetables and houses. Is that considered? Hmm.
K's lucky in a way...to have been encouraged since young to speak up and listen and learn more and take a greater interest in such areas.
I feel like a frog in the well.
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