Xie Xie, Mr. Chow Mein!!

So, yesterday was Valentine's Day. And I spent it with Will, doing WONDERFUL things! :) And after we rolled out of bed, it was a good day too! LOL. *kidding CC!* (here at CC's house, I sleep in a room beside my parents...with thin walls! :) )

Actually, yesterday, it was also Chinese New Year's. Year of the...some animal. Oh, the Tiger. Year of the Tiger. grrr.

In fact, I celebrated Chinese New Year AND Valentine's Day AND A birthday for my niece, Tiny.

Saturday night, Will and my parents and I decided to go for dinner at a Chinese Restaurant. It was super packed, as we didn't remember that it was New Year's Eve. Upon arriving outside the establishment, with the rain coming down in true Vancouver style, Will saw a piece of paper in the gutter and picked it up. That's just what Will does-- he's always picking up random stuff and somewhat 'treasure hunting' whereever he goes. If he's on a beach, he's picking up shells and coins and anything shiny! He finds cash and jewellery and coins and everything. He's super lucky that way.

So, he picks up this piece of paper, and unfolds it. The brittle paper nearly rips in his hands, as it's soaking wet, but he manages to discover a BLANK CHEQUE!!! Signed, dated, and made out for $100.00!!! Turns out, upon further investigation (aka. Google), that the Tiger is known as a 'lucky' animal... always full of luck and good fortune.

The owner of the cheque is, presumably, Chinese. (last name seems likely Korean or Chinese, but outside the restaurant, we're making an educated guess) So, maybe Mr. ... ( Chinese last name??? Um. Woo? Is Woo Chinese? Well, let's not offend anyone in case it's not, and we'll stick with something SAFE). Maybe Mr. Chow Mein left that cheque there as a 'personal red envelope' for some lucky fellow? Although, do Chinese give red Envelopes at New Years? I know the Japanese do.

Hey man, I'm full white-meat, so this whole Chinese culture thing?? Yah, not so eloquently versed by me. All appologies and olive-branches extended.

I digress.
Maybe Mr. Chow Mein doesn't even know that his forgetful son, Mushu, didn't cash the cheque a LONG time ago when he should have and accidentally dropped it and has been looking for it all day?

Maybe there's no such person as Mr. Chow Mein, and Buddah left that cheque there for good fortune for the person who finds it?

Maybe Mr. Chow Mein is soooo rich, that when Will returns the blank cheque to him, he'll say that it was just a test, and reward Will for his honesty and pay him thousands and millions of dollars and camera crews will pop out of nowhere and Oprah will be there and we'll be featured as one of the only few honest peoples left in the world and I'll totally be discovered as some ingenious writer and we'll get book deals. And we'll adopt little chinese babies and have the most adorable story ever and Branjelina will be sooo Last Year of the Ox!

And, if I go back to my "motto" for 2010, it's CHARITY. So, maybe Will and I need to give the money to some local charity and 'pay it forward'? ORRRRRRR, maybe Will and I ARE the Charity! Maybe it's a donation to our 'update our kitchen' fund?!

And maybe it won't matter anyways, because he's already put a stop-payment on the cheque.
Pfft.
Dang Mr. Chow Mein ruins EVERYONE'S fun!



*before anyone gets their Chang Pao in a tangle, don't worry-- we're not cashing the cheque.