THE KITES THAT FLY :( AND THE ONE THAT NEVER :)
I am so kuku! :S
It was only till yesterday then i realised i got M's name all wrong the whole time! His first name is M....., not R..... I always thought M..... is his nick in msn since he put R...... on his fb. Turns out R..... is his middle name. Feel like banging my head! No wonder Eugene gave me the "Kancheong Sotong" nick. Haha...
Anyway, this week has been a week of lows and high for me.
I just can't believe almost every single person fly my kite this week! It's either they are not feeling well, they forgot, they have extended meeting, they cant make it last min or blah blah.... And what's the most ironic thing? Me and my colleagues were having dinner together a few days ago and we were discussing about people flying our kites. One of them joked that we might as well fly a real one! And we did just that! So that night, we really drove down to Marina Barrage to fly kite after we finished our work. Very Onzzz right?????? Haha... Since it was a spontaneous decision, we had to stop by the 7-11 around that area to get the kites. To our major disappointment, there were kites but no kite spool & lines!
Even the "kite" also fly my kite! =_='''
Yaya... Stop laughing. I know it's funny and stupid.
We ended up playing basketball at the nearby basketball court till late into the night. Total madness! Wahahahaa...
To rub salt into the wound, today is actually M's bday, but he informed me a few days ago he won't be available as his parents are flying down from London today for a biz trip. Double sianzzz~~~ To think a few days ago i even cracked my head over where and how i should celebrate for him. He was nice though to suggest meeting a day earlier. So i sought Pea's help to customise a birthday card for him. After some discussion on what to draw for the card, this is what we came up with based on M's interest - Wine and Swimming.
Funny right???? Pea found an online cartoon image of a man trying to dive into a gigantic glass of red wine and we agreed to use this concept for M's card. Love it! :) Since i am talking about her customised card, i shall shun bian help her advertise again. Haha.... --> http://peanutos.wordpress.com/
And for what it's worth, M nearly fly my kite yesterday! We were discussing about the possibility of going Fort Canning for an outdoor band performance by this group, "Placebo" when he suddenly sms me to inform that his parents will be arriving 1 day earlier! So thurs night is out too! Can anyone get Suay-er than that??? I was already feeling down when one of my prospect fly my kite earlier in the noon. So my heart practically sunk right to the bottom when i heard the news from M. No doubt i am happy for him that his parents are coming down, but at the same time i just couldnt hide my disappointment. And i don't even know what to reply back...
Fortunately, there was a twist to the ending. I dunno if he sensed my disappointment or i am lucky. He left a msg subsequently to inform me that his parents flight was delayed! Hence, he suggested dinner together after i am done with my night appointment (ended up to be another kite -_-'''). We went for dinner at this chinese restaurant by the name of "China Club" on the 52nd level, the highest floor of Capital Tower. Pardon my sua ku-ness, but when i heard the name "China Club", i thought it is a bar outlet that serves chinese food and and most probably hires a lot of chinese staffs. Wahahaha... Turns out this place is surprisingly atas, cos it is open exclusively for members only. Thank god i was in my work attire yesterday, otherwise i will look totally out of place.
The view there is nothing but spectacular, overlooking the singapore skyline. I wish i brought my cam along, but on second thought, i think i wont dare to use it there anyway. Lolz... The dim lightings and soothing music provides for a nice and quiet ambience, ideal for a romantic date or even as a venue for business appointment (provided the client is worth it lah. Haha...)
Food wise, it is pretty decent, and for the month of March, they are having some kinda Australian Pear Promotion for the Ala Carte items. We ordered a few dishes, one of them being the 'Tea-smoked Duck with Australian Pear Jelly'. I kinda like it cos it has a wonderful smokey flavour to it. Each portion comes with 2 pieces only. A bit pathetic for that price. Ha... The other dish i like is the 'Baked Fillet of Sea Perch Topped with Black Truffle & Australian Pear'. Sounds very atas right? Lolz... And indeed it is. In fact, i only learn to appreciate truffle after Eugene intro me to truffle salt and truffle butter (good stuff!) Before that, I didnt know that truffles are difficult to find and hence, tend to be quite expensive. The black truffle and the sauce totally adds extra kick to the food, the aroma alone will make you wilt with pleasure. Love it!
No pics to show but i managed to find the pics of these 2 dishes on their webby:
Tea-smoked Duck with Australian Pear Jelly
Fillet of Sea Perch Topped with Black Truffle & Australian Pear
We ordered 2 more dishes - the 'Braised Homemade Hor Fun with Sliced Abalone and Bean Sprouts' and 'Fried Asparagus'. The latter was good but the Hor Fun was so-so only though.
One thing i notice is that if you are a big eater or if you are feeling hungry, the portion may be a tad too little, almost sample size (see pic above). Yes, that is the exact portion we were given per pax. So for the price conscious, i gotta warn that the price here is not exactly wallet-friendly.
M was particularly curious by this item on the dessert menu - "Hashima". I told him i THINK it is toad's sperm or saliva & he totally got this look of disbelief (!?!?) on his face. So cute! Haha... None of us dare to order it so we ordered something else. Actually i tried this Hashima dessert before in a chinese restaurant. I rem it tasting like jelly. Don't ask me why i tried it that time but i recalled my mum emphasizing that it's "good stuff"!
SO....... As usual, I did a search on google (my best friend. Hee...) and to my horror, it's actually the FALLOPIAN TUBE OF A TOAD!!! *Totally Stunned* I told M about it later on and he was equally amazed by it.
Found a pic online and it looks something like this:
Apparently, it has nutritional content and some say it is a cheaper version of bird nest.
Any takers???
The night ended pretty well though. His parents arrived in sg half way through our dinner. Though he assured me it's ok, i felt bad for taking up his time to spend with his parents. He did stopped by to visit them for a short while before rushing back to accompany me again. So sweet right? Totally made my day after a bad week of "kite-flying". And for once, in fact i should say almost everytime when i am with M, i felt glad to be in the company of someone who don't rush through every lunch/dinner or movie date. I guess for us, having a slow, casual dinner while engaging in a decent conversation is a sign of respect and appreciation for the other person. This is what i meant by quality time! :)
*Ps: M said he likes the card :D Thanks to Pea for rushing the card out for me! :)
Posted by 大路痴
@ 6:13 PM
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