Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Have you eaten the 5th month dumpling?
未食五月粽, 寒衣不可送
"Do not send away your winter wear until you've eaten the dumpling of Lunar 5th month" is a common Cantonese saying in Hong Kong.
A couple of weeks ago on a Sunny Sunday, I was happily sending my well worn (& smelly!) wool coats for dry cleaning, exchanging my down blanket for the lighter silk ones. The weather was beautiful then - a nice cool 20 with bright sun during the day. I thought winter is over! But, alas! Hong Kong Weather - what a temperamental lady! The cold weather of 10 degree is back!
3 winters in Hong Kong and I still find myself adapting. There were times when I turned up in coluorful summer skirt when it was 15 degrees and big woollen blouse when it was 20!
This Sunny Girl has a lot to learn!
"Do not send away your winter wear until you've eaten the dumpling of Lunar 5th month" is a common Cantonese saying in Hong Kong.
A couple of weeks ago on a Sunny Sunday, I was happily sending my well worn (& smelly!) wool coats for dry cleaning, exchanging my down blanket for the lighter silk ones. The weather was beautiful then - a nice cool 20 with bright sun during the day. I thought winter is over! But, alas! Hong Kong Weather - what a temperamental lady! The cold weather of 10 degree is back!
3 winters in Hong Kong and I still find myself adapting. There were times when I turned up in coluorful summer skirt when it was 15 degrees and big woollen blouse when it was 20!
This Sunny Girl has a lot to learn!
# posted by Mae @ 6:51 PM 
