普城放羊記

普城放羊記 （吃貨版）

暑假結束前的一個星期，將倆小孩放到了上班路上的普城圖書館，一星期朝九晚五，某天甚至是晚七。雖省去夏令營銀兩若幹，但混掉的日子呢，卻無價可沽。我愛普城，也想借小孩的經曆享受一下自己的人生。所以有了這篇小記。

小孩的日程是上午在圖書館，看書玩遊戲隨便，中午給了二十元飯錢，自己到街上找飯吃，下午回到圖書館重複上午的活動。

那天我對老二吩咐道，希望你能寫一篇周記，記錄一下一周的經曆。到了星期五，幾經催促下，流水賬的記錄來了。 我一看，記得全是吃的，周一至周五午餐在哪裏吃了什麽。 唉，三歲看到老。這孩子將來會如何，大概也七八分明了。

話說普城這個小鎮，可算是我走遍大江南北最喜歡的地方之一。麻雀雖小，五髒俱全，還不用說有那個世界矚目的大藤。 但我最喜歡的是她的寧靜安全，所以才把小孩丟在那裏放羊。既然我得到的回饋是一篇午飯流水賬，這篇小記自然就成了“吃貨篇”。

從圖書館出來左拐一百多步即是小城緬街（main street）。街的兩邊，一邊是大學，一邊是一家家比肩而立的店鋪。 銀行，百貨，服裝，書店，咖啡零食大餐，應有盡有。街上的飯館一周吃一家，可能也得吃上一陣子呢。兩個羊孩兒吃了什麽呢？(詳見附錄吃貨日記）

趕上這一周我忙得厲害，白天都顧不上打電話給他們，有時打個電話人家也不接。晚上則會來電話問什麽時候會去接他們。當我終於可以下班，遠遠看見站在圖書館門口望眼欲穿的孩子，心裏有些高興，有些傷感，是一種混合的滋味。

常常自責自己是一個百分百的失職家長。 非但自己不努力，更不知如何培養小孩。因為自己如此庸碌，也不能指望孩子怎樣。所以就暗自鼓勵自己，聽天由命吧。

附錄：吃貨日記
On Monday, we went to a recently opened restaurant by the name of “30 Burgers.” This restaurant was extremely small and we had to squeeze through a few tables outside to get in. The inside was approximately twenty square feet. Also when you go to the cashier to order, you can see burger buns and plates everywhere. This restaurant is definitely low-budget. However, the food was made as quick as a cheetah, which was extremely pleasing. After we got our food, I went to the restroom but someone was already in there and they were still in there even after ten minutes, so I decided to return to my seat and eat my burger. We only ordered a burger for each of us. I ordered a “classic” burger with the usual: Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and cheese. This burger had mayonnaise which I usually didn’t put on my burger, but after trying it, it was delicious. My sister had gotten a Barbecue burger that tasted a lot like barbecued ribs but in burger-form. We didn’t order any drinks or French fries because we wanted to save money. The burger I had here was definitely one of the best ones I’d ever tasted, and I certainly want to come back to this restaurant again.

On Tuesday, my sister and I came across the restaurant “Cheeburger Cheeburger,” and we were not new to this place. We had been to this place many times. The reason why we decided to have burgers again was because it was relatively close to 30 Burgers, and we knew it wasn’t so pricey. When our server sat us at a table by a window with a reflecting sun, he handed us menus and we chose drinks. I chose a watermelon iced tea while my sister chose a mango iced tea. Afterwards, we ordered our foods. I got a “Semi-Serious Burger” with basically the same “toppings” I got on my burger at 30 Burgers. My sister ordered a simple “classic” burger. Before our server came to take our order, my sister had already tallied up and calculated the price for our thought-out order, so we knew that we could afford fries today. The wait was a little longer than the restaurant that we went to yesterday, but it was really worth the wait. The food wasn’t the greatest, but it was pretty good. At the end of our meal, we gave a five dollar tip, which probably wasn’t the greatest decision because the food took so long to get to us.

On Wednesday, we decided to go to Tiger Noodles, except when we walked all the way there, my sister decided she wasn’t in the mood for Chinese food, plus the dishes were sort of expensive. Fortunately, a Subway nearby caught my eye and we were already too tired from walking three blocks that we just settled on it. The Subway line was pretty long, but it wasn’t the worst. When we got there, there were only two ladies working. One was getting the bread and the meat, as well as toasting the sandwich. The other one was working the toppings of the sandwich and working the cash register. My sister and I both got foot-long sandwiches. We ate half for lunch and saved the other half for dinner.

On Thursday, we chose to visit Qdoba, a Mexican themed restaurant with quesadillas, burritos, nachos, tacos, etc. The line was decent, and we got to order right away. I chose a Grilled Chicken Quesadilla with guacamole and sour cream on the side. My sister ordered a Bean Burrito with meat. The food was unbelievably fast and pretty cheap. What was cool about the restaurant was that they had a cool electronic soda machine that was touch screen and had many different, breathtaking flavors to choose from. This was definitely one of my favorite restaurants.
We went back to Qdoba on Friday because we liked it so much.
（謝謝瀏覽。happy Friday）