23 December 2006 ~ Makan Marathon

There was to be a 'GE/HTV' gathering (organised by Leng, Cheng & Der) on 29 Dec; but since so many people cannot make it, Leng decided to have a mini makan gathering with the usual jing gang on 23 Dec. Was supposed to meet at 12pm; everyone was late (except for Leng, Cheng & Mich). Ram & I reached Heeren around 1240, & Hiao was just on his way to order food; didnt want to be bitched at, so i guess he just arrived too....

Denise came 10mins after us; El & Fa reached around 1pm. We ate at Vi'lage; used to be Marche. Food was ok; I had a double smoked salmon & hunter sausage with rosti. Ram ordered his seafood platter. Cheng brought brownies made by her friend. it was so good, i think she can sell them.

Mama came much, much later. Of course, there was the usual bitching & bantering between Hiao & El, but that was nothing unusual. Mama now smart; she learned to hold her tongue so Hiao have no cause to bitch her....El, please learn from Mama!

This is where the nightmare begun....They went with me back to RC (collect my laptop. need to work from home), then we went to Bras Basah (El running some errands). After that, we adjourned for desserts at Liang Seah Street. Mama complained hungry, so we had light snacks @ this HK cafe. Drinks are ok, but the food sucks. We ordered 'bo luo pao' (very dry), fried chicken wings (not nice), french toast with ice cream (so-so), thick kaya toast (normal lor)....

Cheng went off to meet her friends for steamboat after that. We took toilet breaks at Bugis, walked a bit & finally ended up in Rendevous Hotel for dinner. Ate at this really fantastic peranakan place. Whoa, the curries are so shiok! Our only gripe is that its SO PRICEY! 6 of us ended up paying $98 for 2 different chicken curries, sambal squid, curry vegs & 6 plates of rice...

What with the buffet in Shangri-La, makan marathon yesterday, & i'm going Genting the next couple of days (more food!), I really need to do a big time detox...