One example of the many beautiful flowers and colors of Mexico.
Lunes, Febrero, Veinti dos, Dos Mil Diez
9:30am, my bi-monthly trip to MEGA. What a deal for 50 cents, a bus ride through Bucerias inclusive of 10 stops. With an empty backpack, I headed South. I always try something different when I go shopping and today it was buying cheese and ham over the counter. With a firm command of the Spanish language I managed to place my order. The young worker handed me 9 pounds of queso. Oh my, medio por favor. She cut it in half. Medio, medio, medio and finely I got the size I wanted. Then she asked me something else, si si. She sliced it nice and thin. Perfecto! Next on my list was smoked pork loin. Lomo Ahumado Cerdo…that sounds about right, I’ll have ½ a kilo of that. Dulce! Next to the bakery, where you first pick up a large aluminum pizza pan and some tongs. Of course everybody knows that’s how you shop for your different types of bread in Mexico. So many to choose from, but I settled for a whole wheat loaf and two croissants. Done and 300 pesos later, I picked up my backpack, you have to check them before shopping, and I was back on the bus,6 pesos in hand, and heading to Terralta I. (note, in an earlier blog, I referred to some friends who also live in Terralta I, as Terralta trash. For those that know me, I was attempting humor, and since I live in Terralta, I was also tagging myself with that stereotype. Absolutely no offense intended!) Thanks for those that caught that and commented.
Noon…siesta time, before heading to the office.
4-5pm was filled with emails, blogging, and the stock market. (I like what I saw!) Headed to The Shamrock for a few cervezas. Natalie leaving and Gil starting. Talked to Doug and Sharon a bit and then Pi & Dave came in with two of their friends. Headed home. Stopped at a sweet shop and found some Tres Leche for 20 pesos. Dulce!! Movie night: “Invictus” starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Pretty good. After some Wall Street homework, it was…
9:30am, my bi-monthly trip to MEGA. What a deal for 50 cents, a bus ride through Bucerias inclusive of 10 stops. With an empty backpack, I headed South. I always try something different when I go shopping and today it was buying cheese and ham over the counter. With a firm command of the Spanish language I managed to place my order. The young worker handed me 9 pounds of queso. Oh my, medio por favor. She cut it in half. Medio, medio, medio and finely I got the size I wanted. Then she asked me something else, si si. She sliced it nice and thin. Perfecto! Next on my list was smoked pork loin. Lomo Ahumado Cerdo…that sounds about right, I’ll have ½ a kilo of that. Dulce! Next to the bakery, where you first pick up a large aluminum pizza pan and some tongs. Of course everybody knows that’s how you shop for your different types of bread in Mexico. So many to choose from, but I settled for a whole wheat loaf and two croissants. Done and 300 pesos later, I picked up my backpack, you have to check them before shopping, and I was back on the bus,6 pesos in hand, and heading to Terralta I. (note, in an earlier blog, I referred to some friends who also live in Terralta I, as Terralta trash. For those that know me, I was attempting humor, and since I live in Terralta, I was also tagging myself with that stereotype. Absolutely no offense intended!) Thanks for those that caught that and commented.
Noon…siesta time, before heading to the office.
4-5pm was filled with emails, blogging, and the stock market. (I like what I saw!) Headed to The Shamrock for a few cervezas. Natalie leaving and Gil starting. Talked to Doug and Sharon a bit and then Pi & Dave came in with two of their friends. Headed home. Stopped at a sweet shop and found some Tres Leche for 20 pesos. Dulce!! Movie night: “Invictus” starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Pretty good. After some Wall Street homework, it was…
Buenos Noches!
1 comment:
I missed the trash comment somewhere. But as I'm a slow reader a fell asleep through some of your blog stories. Sorry. Have you ever woke up, looked in the mirror and seen the letters "cvbnm" crushed into your forehead. Wow what a night! The constant beeping woke me up I think. Oh well, great blog Juan.
Felipe Polski
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