What brought me here

Some of you may be wondering  how I ended up in France.  I've been here for 6 years already.  I must admit, I have a love-hate relationship with France.  When I was younger, I have always dreamed of France, I was a francophile.  I even got married with a French guy.  But the more I got to know the country, the less I was enthusiastic about it.  Their administration, the way of doing business, are unproductive.  French people have the tendency to complexify everything. Everything takes a long time : opening a bank account, going to the Post Office, renting an appartment, etc.  If I had started my blog 6 years ago, I would probably have a lot to say about what I have endured.  After all theses years, I've become accustomed with the way things work here.  My husband has started a business 5 years ago, so we have to stick around here for a little while. We have dealt with demanding employees.  They are protected by the French Employment laws, so it was really hard for hiring and laying them off.  In my opinion, this is part of the reasons why France unemployment is so high. Besides the rough paths encountered, being in France brought us a lot of professional experience.  We got to work with Germans, Belgians and Dutch. 

This is a sneak peek of what we do:

Ottawa

Last December, I have finally returned to Canada, after 4 long years away.  Things haven't really changed.  I have only found that goods are more expensive than before. It seems that economic crisis hasn't really struck Canada.  People were busy working and they were into the Christmas frenzy. 

I have also rediscovered my town, Ottawa. My husband wanted to see the Rideau Canal  and the Parliament again.  But what we did most in Ottawa, is eating.

And boy we ate: poutine, Korean, Lebanese, all you can eat Sushi.  This is what I miss most about Canada, the variety of food available, at reasonable price. 

One evening, my sister's friend, invited us for drinks in the ByWard Market.  Afterwards we were headed to the Chinatown.  A Chinese gateway has been installed on Somerset St.  We then finished the evening at a Karaoke place, the Shanghai Restaurant.  It was the weirdest place ever, but really entertaining.  The host was a Chinese drag queen, China Doll.  We sang our hearts out 80's oldies.  We had a blast and this is how I have rediscovered my city.

Food in Ottawa:

Best shawarma in town

All you can eat sushi

Karaoke night in Chinatown, Shanghai Restaurant

Chinatown Ottawa

 

 I was not in this pic!

Bienvenue sur mon blog

Après avoir lu pendant quelques années et suivi des blogs assidûment comme une espionne, je me lance aussi.   Que dire de moi...? je suis née en Asie, mais je n'y suis pas retournée depuis que ma famille s'est établie au Canada il y a plus de 30 ans déjà.  Il y a quelques années, bientôt 7 ans, je suis allée vivre en France.

Mon blog c'est juste un défouloir, je ne sais pas encore de quoi je vais discuter mais comme vous avez vu les images, je parlerais de ma vie en France, de mes passions...les voyages, la cuisine, etc.  J'espère que vous serez au rendez-vous.