blog of matt siu

I had a craving for fries when I saw a picture of roast beef, salmon and fries. It looks so good. With my cholesterol, I was advised to not eat too much carbohydrates. So I thought, let's try making the world's healthiest fries. That means homemade and oven baked. The next day, I asked my wife, WY, to pick up some russet potatoes (the type with the dark brown skin that feels a little like sandpaper). The following week, I decided to give it a go. I am now watching my school age son enjoying them with some ketchup while watching his favorite cartoon on a Sunday afternoon. Now he is licking up the ketchup... This imagery is not too different from the McCain's super fries commercial that aired in the 90s. It featured a cute kid with thick glasses eating fries while quietly focused on what seems like a really good  book. "For the strong silent type"... the voice over guy would say in a deep voice.  Let's rewind two hours. I found myself cutting up pota...

Last August was supposed to be my boy's last day at daycare. Because of Covid, my wife, WY and I decided to keep him there a little while longer. A little while turned into 7 months. With the raising numbers of this third wave (approx 4800 today), we want to keep him home, period. So today is his last day. This daycare center has done nothing short of an exceptional job raising my boy (shout out to director A. and her crew!). We met wonderful educators, parents and kids that taught us so much about ourselves. So many emotions right now. It feels like my 4 year old is graduating from university. First and foremost, I am proud of my boy. He has developed into a mature young boy for his age. He know alot about being kind, generous and empathetic. Like the time when he hands a tissue paper to A. who misses her mom. He still says sorry way too much but that's our fault for being too Canadian. A few parents come to us asking if we are E's parents. They tell us their kid talk abou...