Friday Five 27-January-2023

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These questions were written by princesskatsumi .

1. Mysteries. Do you sleuth alongside Nancy Drew or Miss Marple? Fan of Nero Wolfe?
I know of Nancy Drew and I had always meant to read Nancy Drew at school, but as at the time I had started the Three Investigators Mysteries, I wanted to finish that first before I started Nancy Drew... so... I never actually read Nancy Drew LOL. And I do have good sleuthing instincts LOL. This morning we saw a spot of dog puke, and I said, "That's Frankie's". Dad was like "nooooo impossible, he was with me all along!" and I said "look, it's half dried, and it's got pieces of that snack you gave him last night. Besides, you must have stepped on it because it's a bit smudged." He was all "impossible! But then when he looked at his house slippers... he was triumphant when he saw a clean left slipper, but then went "oh, you are right, it was me," because his right slipper was full of dried puke. *rolls eyes*.

2. Plan on making a batch of chili? Have a top secret recipe to share?
I don't eat spicy stuff and I've noticed this "making chili" seems to be a very.... western thing....?

3. Does your car or did a family car have a name?
"The dog car" (my car) and "the Ferrari" (Mom's car, but it's not a Ferrari. It's a red corolla that she calls it a Ferrari because it's red)

4. Did you walk to school with your friends? Take a school bus?
My parents used to take turns to drive me to school but I'd always be late. And then one time the headmistress did give me a good verbal bashing and I said "I was ready very early! My parents just don't want to leave home early!" but the headmistress did not believe me. Since that day onwards, I refused for my parents to drive me. I walked. An hour before school started. School is really just 15 or 20 minutes away on foot, but because the headmistress scolded me that one time, I made sure I was waaaaaaayyyyy early and walk past HER office and say I walked to school today.

Going home though, I walked with friends. There were a few that lived in the same area. They just refused to walk with me so early LOL.

5. Ever have someone carry your books home from school?
Nah. I never really understood it. It's your bag, you carry it.

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1. When did you hear (and heed) the Call to Adventure this week?
I went on an ad hoc trip to Hong Kong on Wednesday which I will eventually write about... soon.....ish.....

2. What challenges did you encounter on your Road of Trials from last weekend to this weekend?
Keep calm.... keep calm.... or at least.... keep a calm poker face............. LOL

3. What kinds of temptations did you face this week?
Nothing much?

4. What was your Ultimate Boon (that is, your greatest reward) this week?
That I got to go to Hong Kong? LOL

5. If you canceled all your obligations this weekend (and the coming week) and had the Freedom to Live it any way you wanted, how would you spend the time?
I don't know.... slouch around most likely LOL. Sorry, I'm not ambitious, not at all LOL.

GAMD: 25-January-2023; A day in Hong Kong

oooh.... TRAVEL! Although it's just to next-door Hong Kong, I did go through immigration, an-hour-long transport, needed foreign money, and so, this is my SECOND travel since the pandemic. (First was a quick 2-day to Shunde, China, which, after that, everything went to hell and we had a draconian closed-border policy).

Usual morning view.

( And the rest of the day! )

Hope you enjoyed my traveling day! :-)