As another workweek wound down, that involved construction directly outside my classroom, as I was attempting to teach. By 3:30 I had a headache from the banging of metal, and the drilling into the wall When the plaster directly over my computer came down in chunks and dust covered the computer and me I knew it was time to get out of the classroom and kick back.
Also as many of you know – I like a good bargain, so I emailed Regina and said let’s go for the 2 for 1 deal at a local dining establishment. We had to be at the restaurant before five to partake in their special so we quickly closed up shop and were on our way.
As we pulled into the parking lot – it was virtually empty. I thought perhaps it was closed for some reason. Regina explained that due to Ramadan there would be very few customers until after 6:00 p.m. Also the curtains were drawn so that passing by Muslims would not see people eating. This is a restaurant people frequently dress up to visit they think that highly of their Pizza Hut.
Regina also decided to have me practice my Indonesia but when I went to order the menu is completely in English. Like a fool I asked “How do you say calzone” in Indonesian? Simultaneously Regina and her daughter responded “calzone. I ordered a mushroom calzone. What was I thinking??????? Out came this pastry puff which the three of us were going to share. They gave me the middle piece – which had a boiled egg in it. There was a cream paste and one mushroom. I don’t know why I thought it was going to be anything like a real calzone. That will teach me.
However, we did also have “cakes on parade” (also in English- so I knew how to order it!) and one of the three small pieces of cakes was an avocado cheese cake. Avocados are very popular here, and in fact there is an avocado drink called juice alpokat. It consists of chocolate milk and crushed ice, avocados and sugar. I have not tried it yet, but plan on it.
So the next time you pass a Pizza Hut, or frequent the restaurant – remember calzones are not always calzones.
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Hi Carol. Well, we survived Hurricane Hanna. It really was not as bad as predicted. But what else is new in DE. We did get a lot of rain but the winds were not bad.
School has started and it is nice to get back to a routine.
I haven't had a calzone in a long time. I love, love mushrooms. How disappointing to only get one mushroom. I guess you learned that their calzones are quite different from the ones in the US. Maybe they need to come up with another name.
It sounds pretty quiet there due to Ramadan. Do they still ring the bells at certain times of the day?
The avocado drink, alpokat,sounds interesting. I don't eat avocado's so I don't think I would like the drink. Any way, alpokat, is a good scrabble word I can spring on hubby. I always get him with words he has never heard of.(HeHe)
Miss you!!
Take care!!
I'll be in touch soon!!
Michele T.
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