We now have two men boarders staying with us until they find some housing/rental. Faizal, from Malayasia, is 48, married and has two daughters 19 & 21, and Anwar is from Bangladesh, 29, married with a 3 yr old and new baby due in December.
Like much of Canada, skilled labour is needed in BC. Our son-in-law manages a boat manufacturing factory and has finally got permission to import five fibreglass workers that he worked with in Malayasia in 1999/2000. Once all five get here, they will live together, but rentals are hard to find. For now, one sleeps in the downstairs spare bedroom and one in my sewing rooom (who would have thought??) so that we could keep the upstairs bedroom for company.
Faizal had his wife send a beautiful batik dress as a gift to me. It's one size fits all and quite big. When I tried it on Faizal said it was too short and that I was a big woman - making it sound like a complement. My daughter explained that in their culture being big is a sign of prosperity!! Well, not so with us. We just eat too much.
Like much of Canada, skilled labour is needed in BC. Our son-in-law manages a boat manufacturing factory and has finally got permission to import five fibreglass workers that he worked with in Malayasia in 1999/2000. Once all five get here, they will live together, but rentals are hard to find. For now, one sleeps in the downstairs spare bedroom and one in my sewing rooom (who would have thought??) so that we could keep the upstairs bedroom for company.
Faizal had his wife send a beautiful batik dress as a gift to me. It's one size fits all and quite big. When I tried it on Faizal said it was too short and that I was a big woman - making it sound like a complement. My daughter explained that in their culture being big is a sign of prosperity!! Well, not so with us. We just eat too much.
'The boyz' find it very cool in the mornings, especially at 6 am when they are getting ready to go to work. Anwar celebrated his 29 birthday on July 30. Another cultural adventure for us.
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