I had a conversation with someone recently about having children - or more specifically having more than one child. I know that these topics are usually very sensitive and personal but in this case I felt close enough to this person that we could have a light-hearted conversation about this without any hurt feelings and without getting argumentive while defending our views.
As a parent I feel very strongly that children should have siblings. Of course this view is shaped by my own families and my personal experiences. I have 2 siblings and The Big Oh has 4. Growing up my grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins lived close by. I remember having dim sum weekly and happily squishing 12-14 people around a table that was supposed to seat 10. There was also weekly mah-jong games my parents played with aunt and uncles while my cousins and I ran around the house like banshees! And it seemed we were attending a wedding, baby banquet, or birthday banquet every month! As a child I enjoyed the games and hanging out with all the kids, as a young adult I might have even been annoyed by all the family functions that interfered with my own social life. But now looking back, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
The Big Oh also had a similar childhood with even more uncles, aunts, and cousins than I. Now between my siblings and The Big Oh's our children have 13 cousins. They all live within relatively close driving distance and we make an effort to get together frequently. And of course, my girls have each other.
Our siblings help each other out with our parents health and finances. We are there to help babysit. There's always someone to help fix a toilet, move furniture, or ask advice on fixing or buying a car. We also cheer on and congratulate each other when one of us gets a raise or promotion, we celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones. We've fought, we've laughed and we've cried together. Sure, you can share all these things with best friends, but I've got the best of both worlds: amazing friends and a network of brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins - why wouldn't anyone want both if they could?
I've mentioned before that I've been sick, and without my family I really don't think I would be here today. So yes, I am biased - I think it would be terribly sad and lonely to be an only child. I know this isn't representative of all families or all brothers and sisters out there, but this is my experience, my family, and it is what I am grateful for today.
Y.C.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Device Free Week
I really wanted to set an example...I really did. But just as I said "Device Free Week" I reached for my cell phone and wanted to put it in my calendar. I admit - I can't do it. So how can I set an example to my daughters and ask them to do something that I can't.
I realize that these electronic devices has become a part of our lives just like our cars, internet, and email - for some even as indispensable as electricity and running water. So for my girls they are going device free (iPods and iPads and computers) for 5 days with an exception of 45 minutes every evening between 9:00 - 9:45 pm. Day 1 and Day 2 - successfully completed.
As for myself? Well, I already did some banking online today. I check my calendar on my phone multiple times a day to make sure I haven't forgotten an appointment. My family and friends automatically reach for the WHATSAPP or text message when we need to contact each other and now I'm on my laptop typing this post. So no, I won't be going "Device Free" anytime soon.
So what are my girls doing during the last few lazy days of summer? We've gone out to lunch with family, baked, we are working on a 3D puzzle, reading, watched some new shows together on Netflix, and playing a lot of mah-jong.
Y.C.
I realize that these electronic devices has become a part of our lives just like our cars, internet, and email - for some even as indispensable as electricity and running water. So for my girls they are going device free (iPods and iPads and computers) for 5 days with an exception of 45 minutes every evening between 9:00 - 9:45 pm. Day 1 and Day 2 - successfully completed.
As for myself? Well, I already did some banking online today. I check my calendar on my phone multiple times a day to make sure I haven't forgotten an appointment. My family and friends automatically reach for the WHATSAPP or text message when we need to contact each other and now I'm on my laptop typing this post. So no, I won't be going "Device Free" anytime soon.
So what are my girls doing during the last few lazy days of summer? We've gone out to lunch with family, baked, we are working on a 3D puzzle, reading, watched some new shows together on Netflix, and playing a lot of mah-jong.
Y.C.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Happy Birthday To My Meese
Today is M2's birthday. She is 10 years old.
Parent's are not suppose to have a favorite child - And for the record I certainly don't. I love all my girls in their own special way. They each have their own personalities, their own quirkiness, their own annoying behaviours - and I love everything about them, because that's what makes them their own special person. But IF I did have a favorite I think it would be M2...
She is so funny. She has a wicked sense of humour. She sees quirkiness and weirdness in some of the most mundane things and then her silly grin will creep on her face like she just discovered a secret that she is dying to tell. And she keeps a journal of riddles and jokes she's read or heard.
She is so sensitive. And at 10 years old she already knows compassion and empathy. Her feelings get hurt easily - sometimes with a word or an action that was never intended to be hurtful at all. But even when she is feeling sad or angry at someone she'll think about how the other person is feeling too.
She is so smart. She is my gifted child. You know, she did score in the 98th percentile in the school "gifted" test! She'll be my doctor, engineer, scientist...anything she can dream of I know she'll succeed at.
She is so strong. Have you seen her dance? Her handstands? Her push-ups and sit-ups? How she flies thru the air with her jumps? And those abs and glutes? Rock. Hard. Steele.
She is so loving. She always remembers birthdays. She always remembers to make or buy a card or present. She still comes home after school with a hug or kiss for me. She still comes and kisses me goodnight. She cares about her sisters - she loves and protects them so much.
She is so beautiful. Her smile. Her eyes. Those wicked tiger teeth of hers - just like daddy has.
Happy 10th Birthday Meese. Love, mommy.
Y.C.
Parent's are not suppose to have a favorite child - And for the record I certainly don't. I love all my girls in their own special way. They each have their own personalities, their own quirkiness, their own annoying behaviours - and I love everything about them, because that's what makes them their own special person. But IF I did have a favorite I think it would be M2...
She is so funny. She has a wicked sense of humour. She sees quirkiness and weirdness in some of the most mundane things and then her silly grin will creep on her face like she just discovered a secret that she is dying to tell. And she keeps a journal of riddles and jokes she's read or heard.
She is so sensitive. And at 10 years old she already knows compassion and empathy. Her feelings get hurt easily - sometimes with a word or an action that was never intended to be hurtful at all. But even when she is feeling sad or angry at someone she'll think about how the other person is feeling too.
She is so smart. She is my gifted child. You know, she did score in the 98th percentile in the school "gifted" test! She'll be my doctor, engineer, scientist...anything she can dream of I know she'll succeed at.
She is so strong. Have you seen her dance? Her handstands? Her push-ups and sit-ups? How she flies thru the air with her jumps? And those abs and glutes? Rock. Hard. Steele.
She is so loving. She always remembers birthdays. She always remembers to make or buy a card or present. She still comes home after school with a hug or kiss for me. She still comes and kisses me goodnight. She cares about her sisters - she loves and protects them so much.
She is so beautiful. Her smile. Her eyes. Those wicked tiger teeth of hers - just like daddy has.
Happy 10th Birthday Meese. Love, mommy.
Y.C.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Summer Institute: Week 2
As I said before I am writing another blog about our summer camp. A lot of my electives were the same as last week but we did different things. These were my electives this week:
Music Mix: This week we had to impress our counsellor. So I used an app on the I Pads that creates your own Music. At the end of the week we had to share it with the class.
Digital Art: Last week I didn't have Digital Art but it was actually really fun. Since the Olympics are going on our theme this week was the Olympics. So we went outside to take pictures of ourselves playing sports. After that our counsellor printed out our pictures and we cut both pictures into stripes. When we do that we glue them onto a sheet of paper alternating our pictures. The final step is to fold it like a zigzag and when you put it on one angle you see one picture and when you turn it the other way you see the other picture.
Visual Arts: Our activity was to draw different shapes in a page and overlap them. Then we colour them using pencil crayon and pressing hard on the outline and just coluring regularly in the middle.
Math, Games and Puzzles: This week we did the same exact thing as last week except we played on the laptops a lot more which wasn't that fun.
Tech World: This week we had to research about a Olympic athlete and do a power point about them. My group chose the badminton player Michelle Li.
Comic Book Wizard: In this elective we also had to impress our counsellor by drawing whatever we want. I decided to draw Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Since this week was Olympic week on Wednesday we had our own summer Olympics. My team was team Jamaica. We didn't have sports we just had activities. My favourite one was called Ball Balance. We had to walk, run, skip, etc. across the yard balancing a tennis ball on a spoon without dropping it.
I had a lot of fun bot weeks at Summer Institute and I hope that we will come back next year!
M2
Music Mix: This week we had to impress our counsellor. So I used an app on the I Pads that creates your own Music. At the end of the week we had to share it with the class.
Digital Art: Last week I didn't have Digital Art but it was actually really fun. Since the Olympics are going on our theme this week was the Olympics. So we went outside to take pictures of ourselves playing sports. After that our counsellor printed out our pictures and we cut both pictures into stripes. When we do that we glue them onto a sheet of paper alternating our pictures. The final step is to fold it like a zigzag and when you put it on one angle you see one picture and when you turn it the other way you see the other picture.
Visual Arts: Our activity was to draw different shapes in a page and overlap them. Then we colour them using pencil crayon and pressing hard on the outline and just coluring regularly in the middle.
Math, Games and Puzzles: This week we did the same exact thing as last week except we played on the laptops a lot more which wasn't that fun.
Tech World: This week we had to research about a Olympic athlete and do a power point about them. My group chose the badminton player Michelle Li.
Comic Book Wizard: In this elective we also had to impress our counsellor by drawing whatever we want. I decided to draw Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Since this week was Olympic week on Wednesday we had our own summer Olympics. My team was team Jamaica. We didn't have sports we just had activities. My favourite one was called Ball Balance. We had to walk, run, skip, etc. across the yard balancing a tennis ball on a spoon without dropping it.
I had a lot of fun bot weeks at Summer Institute and I hope that we will come back next year!
M2
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Challenge Embraced
Who woulda thunk it that I would one day have to print
a retraction regarding one of my blogs (from last week)?
But M1 has explained her case to me that she is supposed to be in Grade
5 ballet next year and not Grade 6. It’s
M2 who is sort of a year ahead. Most of
M1’s teammates finished Grade 3 together.
Then one of them, Sean (probably the best dancer on M1’s team), skipped
Grade 4 and went straight into Grade 5 so that she could try out for the
National Ballet School of Canada (Unfortunately, she didn’t make it). Several of M1’s teammates (or their moms)
also asked to skip Grade 4 to “keep up” with Sean. There are still dancers on M1’s team that are
in the same ballet grade as her – this year and next year. Sorry if this is confusing, but that’s how it
was explained to me.
Also, about embracing challenges, M1 assures me she
does plenty of that. And I do agree with
her. Here are a couple of examples.
M1’s strongest dance style has always been Acro, which
is like dancing with gymnastics (has lots of flips and flexibility moves). So her solos have always been Acro or Open
(combination of Acro and Jazz). This
past year her instructor wanted her to compete in Jazz – to broaden her skills
and challenge her. I remember I was
against this because I felt she should compete in her strongest category. (Maybe I’m back to thinking like I was a
teenager and wanting a trophy.) In her
age group, there were already 2 or 3 girls better than her at Jazz. (I say 2 or 3 because one girl is in a
different age group depending on the competition. There should be standard international dance
rules! But that’s a discussion for
another day.) So it would be tough for
her to win any overall awards. Most
competitions give an award for first in the category, then top 3 overall (Jazz,
Acro, Tap, Ballet, etc. combined). But
she’s not even top 3 in her own studio.
But M1 agreed to do a Jazz solo and she worked hard at
it. As I watched her rehearse, I saw
that her Jazz skills were improving and her legs were so straight. Then two of the girls who were stronger than
her did solos in other categories, so there was only one from our studio that M1
had to beat. For a few years now this
girl, Marion, was regarded as the best Jazz dancer on M1’s team. M1 was nervous to compete against her but as
I watched them rehearse I felt that M1 improved so much this year she could
actually beat Marion. I am not a
certified dance judge but I am a biased father, so take my opinion with a grain
of salt.
When it came time for competition, M1 beat Marion 5
times out of 5 (one time Marion had an injured ankle). M1 also came in first in the category once
but did not win any overall awards. I
was very proud of her performances, and would have been even if she did not
beat Marion.
A second example is when M1 was asked to be part of a
special Acro group this past year. The
group would consist of the top 2 Acro dancers aged 15, 13, and 11. So a team of six and the way dance rules
work, you take the average age and they compete in the 13 year-old
category. M1, being the youngest of the
group was very nervous about joining this team, especially because the two 15
year-olds were top dancers in the studio.
She had danced with one of the 13 year-olds before and obviously the other
11 year-old was her regular teammate (Ellen).
M1 did join and I was very excited about this
team. To me it was like an All-Star
team, selected by the instructors. I
also thought it would be a great opportunity for M1 to learn about dancing
and about teamwork from the older girls.
As I watched them rehearse throughout the season I was worried that the
older girls were not as committed. M1
and Ellen were really excited to be dancing with the big girls but I guess it
made sense that the older girls would want to focus more on dances in their own
age group rather than this one where it might seem like they were
babysitting. However, my fears were
unnecessary as when it came time for competition, the veteran savvy of the
older girls shone through. They all
danced beautifully. In fact, it was M1
who made the most mistakes. But they
were little mistakes that didn’t hurt the team.
They won first overall in 4 of 5 competitions!
Big Oh
Friday, August 5, 2016
Summer Institute:Week 1
This week I went to Summer Institute. Last year I posted a blog about Summer Institute and I said that I wanted to came back again this year so we did. I am also going next week so I am going to do another blog at the end of next week. At this summer camp the give you a list of around 15-20 different electives and you decide which ones are your top 10. Then based on what you decided on they will put you in 6 different electives. Here are the electives that I did this week:
Sportacular Fun: In this elective we play different sports and games like Chuck the Chicken, Capture the Flag, and Soccer Baseball. I thought that it was fun.
Music Mix: In Music Mix we sang a song. We sang "Love is an Open Door"from Frozen. I signed up for it because last year we got make our own song on I Pads and it fun, but this year we had to sing and I didn't really want to do singing.
Visual Arts: In Visual Arts we did Bleeding Tissue Paper Art. You cut tissue paper in different shapes and put it on your paper , Then you put a little bit of water on a paintbrush and put on the tissue paper lightly. When you are done you take off the tissue paper off and it will make a nice design.
Math Puzzles and Games: In this elective we play Math games and we do puzzles. One time we did the Monty Hall problem. We also played a game called 24 where they give you 4 numbers that you can add, subtract, multiply or divide to get 24 and you cannot use each number more than once. For example if the numbers are 8,8,1,6 then it is 8+1=9-6=3x8=24.
Tech World: In Tech World we think of an invention and create a commercial on I Movie. Our group did a Hover Bike. It's like a hover board but it has a seat and handle bars.
Comic Book Wizard: In Comic Book Wizard we made our favourite movie or video game poster. I did The Secret Life Of Pets which is the one I watched for my birthday. Everyone in that elective didn't finish because we had to do 2 drafts both coloured and our good copy was supposed to be on chart paper.
I am going back to this camp next week too. I will also do another blog as I said earlier so I am looking forward to seeing what electives I will have next week.
M2
Sportacular Fun: In this elective we play different sports and games like Chuck the Chicken, Capture the Flag, and Soccer Baseball. I thought that it was fun.
Music Mix: In Music Mix we sang a song. We sang "Love is an Open Door"from Frozen. I signed up for it because last year we got make our own song on I Pads and it fun, but this year we had to sing and I didn't really want to do singing.
Visual Arts: In Visual Arts we did Bleeding Tissue Paper Art. You cut tissue paper in different shapes and put it on your paper , Then you put a little bit of water on a paintbrush and put on the tissue paper lightly. When you are done you take off the tissue paper off and it will make a nice design.
Math Puzzles and Games: In this elective we play Math games and we do puzzles. One time we did the Monty Hall problem. We also played a game called 24 where they give you 4 numbers that you can add, subtract, multiply or divide to get 24 and you cannot use each number more than once. For example if the numbers are 8,8,1,6 then it is 8+1=9-6=3x8=24.
Tech World: In Tech World we think of an invention and create a commercial on I Movie. Our group did a Hover Bike. It's like a hover board but it has a seat and handle bars.
Comic Book Wizard: In Comic Book Wizard we made our favourite movie or video game poster. I did The Secret Life Of Pets which is the one I watched for my birthday. Everyone in that elective didn't finish because we had to do 2 drafts both coloured and our good copy was supposed to be on chart paper.
I am going back to this camp next week too. I will also do another blog as I said earlier so I am looking forward to seeing what electives I will have next week.
M2
Making Friends - Part 2
Yesterday I wrote about how M3 hasn't made any friends in summer camp. I KNOW it has only been 2 days but to a 5 year old it seems like an eternity! Anyways, I am concerned that she will have difficulty making friends in grade 1 and I remembered how M2 had a similar problem. I just hope I have the same patience I had with M2 - That I will remember to gently encourage her to take an initiative with other children, keep reminding her to be kind and friendly, and let her take her time.
Then I thought about M1 & I realized she never had this problem. Not because she is particularly outgoing or friendly. The word I use to describe all 3 of my children are "reserved". They watch, listen and tread slowly and carefully in any unfamiliar situations. But M1 was very lucky. She met a boy in Junior Kindergarten - on the first day of school. And they've been best friends since.
Yes, I know friendships come and go. I've lost few friends over the years myself. But I also have friendships that have lasted 20-30+ years which are still going strong today. It truly is a blessing to have people in your life that have shared past happiness & achievements, and even sadness & loss.
I hope my daughters will be lucky enough to have friendships that will last a lifetime.
Y.C.
Then I thought about M1 & I realized she never had this problem. Not because she is particularly outgoing or friendly. The word I use to describe all 3 of my children are "reserved". They watch, listen and tread slowly and carefully in any unfamiliar situations. But M1 was very lucky. She met a boy in Junior Kindergarten - on the first day of school. And they've been best friends since.
Yes, I know friendships come and go. I've lost few friends over the years myself. But I also have friendships that have lasted 20-30+ years which are still going strong today. It truly is a blessing to have people in your life that have shared past happiness & achievements, and even sadness & loss.
I hope my daughters will be lucky enough to have friendships that will last a lifetime.
Y.C.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Making Friends
This morning M3 didn't want to go to summer camp. It's only been two days. She said she is not having any fun. She hasn't made any friends yet.
My children are not naturally outgoing, talkative, social kids. They need time to warm up. They don't share their ideas or join in conversations easily with new people. I know this and I encourage them to take it slowly at a pace they are comfortable with.
When M2 was in grades 1 & 2 I remember M1 complaining to me that her sister would follow her around at lunch and recess. M2 would want to play and hang out with her big sister's friends - which didn't bode well with M1. Poor M2 would tell me she didn't have any friends. Or she couldn't find her friends. Or that her friends were already playing with someone else/another group. I remember those two years when I would gently persuade M2 to seek out kids in her class to play with. I went out of my way to host play dates so my child could get to know her friends better. And it didn't help that her birthday is in the middle of August so it was always difficult to get her friends together for a party. All I could do was encourage her, and remind her what a friendly, kind person she is and that one day she will have her own group of close friends. Entering grade 5 this year, I am happy to say that she has a wonderful group of friends and she is no longer the shy, quiet, girl...She speaks up, and has been praised by her teachers on her ability to be inclusive and take a leadership role in class.
I feel a sense a deja vu with M3 already....but I'm older, less patient, I have less energy. I hope I can give M3 the same reassurance and encouragement I gave M2.
Y.C.
My children are not naturally outgoing, talkative, social kids. They need time to warm up. They don't share their ideas or join in conversations easily with new people. I know this and I encourage them to take it slowly at a pace they are comfortable with.
When M2 was in grades 1 & 2 I remember M1 complaining to me that her sister would follow her around at lunch and recess. M2 would want to play and hang out with her big sister's friends - which didn't bode well with M1. Poor M2 would tell me she didn't have any friends. Or she couldn't find her friends. Or that her friends were already playing with someone else/another group. I remember those two years when I would gently persuade M2 to seek out kids in her class to play with. I went out of my way to host play dates so my child could get to know her friends better. And it didn't help that her birthday is in the middle of August so it was always difficult to get her friends together for a party. All I could do was encourage her, and remind her what a friendly, kind person she is and that one day she will have her own group of close friends. Entering grade 5 this year, I am happy to say that she has a wonderful group of friends and she is no longer the shy, quiet, girl...She speaks up, and has been praised by her teachers on her ability to be inclusive and take a leadership role in class.
I feel a sense a deja vu with M3 already....but I'm older, less patient, I have less energy. I hope I can give M3 the same reassurance and encouragement I gave M2.
Y.C.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
First Day Of Summer Institute
I started Summer Institute on Tuesday. I love Summer Institute. My favorite person there is N***. I like to play Just Dance on the WII-U with D*******'s group. I only know one person there. I like to read with N***. N*** is a very fun teacher. A lot of people like him. I am a very good student there. I am always good. I never got in a fight. I drew some pictures with D*******'s group.
On Thursdays I will be going to field trips. I like the book "Jake's Cake". There is also a person in my group named Jake. Summer Institute is fun. It has different grades.
I will tell you more tomorrow.
M3
On Thursdays I will be going to field trips. I like the book "Jake's Cake". There is also a person in my group named Jake. Summer Institute is fun. It has different grades.
I will tell you more tomorrow.
M3
Restaurant Review - Honey B Hive
My choice in restaurants and food cannot be considered "refined", "fine-dining", "high-end" - whatever name you want to put on it. I don't mind eating in dives and diners - but I do like a DECENT meal. And I'm all for a VALUE meal. Value to me equals food quality and service appropriate to the price I paid for it. This doesn't mean the prices need to be cheap - I am happy to pay more for a good meal and dining experience. But these points are all relative isn't it?
Anyways, my brother J recommended a nearby restaurant called Honey B Hive. Reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp were mixed. Some raved about the great value and others (more discerning customers I suppose) had issues with the quality of food. It's basically an all day breakfast joint that also serves a mish-mash of diner food - think sandwiches, pastas, salads, they even had souvlaki and "AAA" sirloin steaks on their menu. So our family of 7 gave it a try. But alas, other than their $4.99 Breakfast Special everything was disappointing and lacking.
We ordered Chicken Souvlaki on a Pita - pieces of frozen chicken breast with tzatziki and some lettuce is NOT souvlaki. My daughter ordered pancakes which she ate 1 of (comes with 4). She said it didn't taste good. Of course it doesn't taste good when you are use to mommy & daddy's pancakes made fresh from scratch with real eggs and milk and vanilla instead of the one which we were served which I am certain came from a BOX (not even sure if eggs or milk were added - possibly only water)! The Grilled Cheese Sandwiches were made with cheese spread and The Big Oh's French Toast was 4 HALF SLICES of wimpy looking bread.
The menu had a build your own pasta section and some sandwiches and salad. Do I need to tell you I won't be back to try it? I mentioned earlier the one redemption was the Breakfast Special for $4.99 which is served all day. Two eggs, sausages (or bacon/ham/peameal) toast and homefries (frozen) was a good value - but then again, who can screw up on eggs?
Make an effort to serve good food. I'm not even talking about gourmet - just good, wholesome food. Go ahead and charge a buck or two more. It'll be worth it - customers will come back. If you can't do it because it takes too much time or cost too much, then don't do it. Slim down your menu and serve just your best. Like I said at the beginning, we are not picky, selective, eaters. We just want to eat food that doesn't taste like cardboard!
And H.H., please hurry up and open your restaurant and put these local places to shame!
Y.C.
Anyways, my brother J recommended a nearby restaurant called Honey B Hive. Reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp were mixed. Some raved about the great value and others (more discerning customers I suppose) had issues with the quality of food. It's basically an all day breakfast joint that also serves a mish-mash of diner food - think sandwiches, pastas, salads, they even had souvlaki and "AAA" sirloin steaks on their menu. So our family of 7 gave it a try. But alas, other than their $4.99 Breakfast Special everything was disappointing and lacking.
We ordered Chicken Souvlaki on a Pita - pieces of frozen chicken breast with tzatziki and some lettuce is NOT souvlaki. My daughter ordered pancakes which she ate 1 of (comes with 4). She said it didn't taste good. Of course it doesn't taste good when you are use to mommy & daddy's pancakes made fresh from scratch with real eggs and milk and vanilla instead of the one which we were served which I am certain came from a BOX (not even sure if eggs or milk were added - possibly only water)! The Grilled Cheese Sandwiches were made with cheese spread and The Big Oh's French Toast was 4 HALF SLICES of wimpy looking bread.
The menu had a build your own pasta section and some sandwiches and salad. Do I need to tell you I won't be back to try it? I mentioned earlier the one redemption was the Breakfast Special for $4.99 which is served all day. Two eggs, sausages (or bacon/ham/peameal) toast and homefries (frozen) was a good value - but then again, who can screw up on eggs?
Make an effort to serve good food. I'm not even talking about gourmet - just good, wholesome food. Go ahead and charge a buck or two more. It'll be worth it - customers will come back. If you can't do it because it takes too much time or cost too much, then don't do it. Slim down your menu and serve just your best. Like I said at the beginning, we are not picky, selective, eaters. We just want to eat food that doesn't taste like cardboard!
And H.H., please hurry up and open your restaurant and put these local places to shame!
Y.C.
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