BBQ!
Well, as the title may suggest, Barbecue was the hot topic of the last three days. Quite literally.
So, here every single person knows the word BBQ, and almost every single person loves them, though they do it a little differently here than back in the states. No grill, no barbecue sauce, but we did have steak, sort of.
So, our ward, Cheung Sha Wan, got together with the other ward, Sham Shui Po, that goes to the same church building as ours. We took a bus over to the base of Lions Rock, which is a fairly long hike, (doing it today,) that goes up to a look out point which, supposedly, overlooks the Hong Kong island. Apparently you can take some good pictures, and today the weather is beautiful, so, we'll see.
In any case, when we got there, there were already a bajillion others there. A huge outdoor area full of these barbecue pits is provided, free-of-charge, by the city. Luckily our ward mission leader had gone up previously and secured a place.
Once arrived, the "cueing????" got start. Here everyone says "is" with a High tone, which means to roast over a fire. As stated before, they sort of had steaks, which is to say, they had strips of beef. They also had hotdogs, but more like chicken dogs, so it wasn't very surprising that nobody really ate them. And, of course, marshmallows. But, that's where the similarities end.
I've never eaten so many fish-balls, previously living shrimp, (at first we thought it was just twitching because of the heat, but they were still swimming around in the bag,) and something that resembles a sausage but doesn't really taste like sausage. And everything is covered in a sour honey sauce. So, all in all, quite the cook-out and quite the party. We had a lot of people there, including investigators, so it was a great activity, and already they have another one planned for the beginning of April. (Elder Barker's very last day XD)
Speaking of that, on Sunday, when it was announced in Gospel Principles that there will be another BBQ on April first, the entire class started poking fun at Elder Barker that he wouldn't be there. Of course, it was a little awkward, but fairly funny.
Not much other than the usual has happened, but, looking forward to the next week. And the next eighteen months to boot.
It was good to hear from you all again. Time is going so fast and I can't wait to see how you've all changed.
Da Some
A-Cheung and Elder Barker
A-Cheung"s museum - super cool
Me and some other Peoples
