August 6, 2005, 3:59pm

People put up signs to attract yard sales goers.

Now, I'm finally catching up my blog with my diary on my notepad. Feeling a sense of achievement. :)

I need to confess. I need to find a prist and get into the box. I had french fries at McDonald's today!

I just don't feel well in my throat. Oh, I don't want sore throat. I'm feeling guilty. I haven't touched french fries for two years already and today, I had it for lunch. No way. I need to make a promise. I am not going to have french fries in the next four years.

Just had a glass of cane and imperatae beverage (one of the herbal tea), trying to get rid of my "hot air." I begin to feel like having the guilt feeling of people with eating disorders may have. I won't have french fries! Say No, be strong!!!

This morning, Shirley, Pam (Shirley's daughter-in-law) and I went to yard sales. They helped to get me lots of stuff: a floor lamp, a set of pans, a mug, rugs, a jumper... Basic necessities in an apartment.

I will get the keys for the lovely studio apartment next Monday so I need to get the stuff I need. Yard sales is that, people put their used or unused stuff in the front yards or garages to sell. It can be very cheap, like, I bought a jumper for only $1.

This is really fun. When I was in London, people donate stuff to the charity shops and others buy second-hand stuff. And here, most people have yard sales to get rid of their stuff and to buy cheap things. There's also a Salvation Army shop but Shirley said things there are much less good.

The difference to me is, yard sales is only in the weekends by the families but charity shops in London are there everyday by different organizations. The idea is similar, recycle and get things cheap. However, the main difference is that, money made in yard sales is not going to the charities.

I need to have another glass of cane and imperatae beverage. I just don't feel right. Very "hot air." I don't want to have sore throat.