I had 2 options for dinner: Pagi Sore or Chiang Mai Palace. These were the 2 places that we frequent when our offices were near to one another some years back. We had lunch almost every other day, and the regular routine was to have lunch, followed by coffee at either Ya Kun or Mr Teh Terik. We were such as a regular that the owner there knew us, and we named them XLG ;-))
Having coffee at Ya Kun is a different experience compared to have it at other places. Other than you can order coffee at a wave of your hand, you can also determine uncle's mood by the coffee. It was a pity that they closed at 6pm, if not we could have go there after dinner.
I chose Chiang Mai Palace, because I thought she just had Pagi a month back on her birthday. Chiang Mai Palace was usually packed during lunch time, but for dinner, it was quiet, and to attract crowd, they have all you can eat ala carte buffet at $18.90+++, very reasonable price. So we went ahead with the buffet.
Lilian bought another new toy- Canon S90. So instead of concentrating on the food, we had a lot of fun taking photography! One signs to show that you are too addicted into photography is how you describe your food. When the dessert mango pudding was served, she said that the colour was just right, and i said that the White Balance was correct! Haha
The toy:
Here we go for Round 1:
We started with the Green Mango Salad. I found it a bit too sour, but Lilian liked it, she said that it was a good apertiser.
Spicy tom Yum Soup. Not the clear type, comes with chicken and mushrooms.
Thai Green Curry
Pineapple Fried Rice. We were deciding between the Black Olive Rice and this, so I chose this instead as this was something that we used to eat :-)
Thai Fish Cake. One of the best dishes for tonight, crunchy and can taste the spices used in the fish cake.
Fried Kang Kong. (No Balachan Version). Lilian cancelled the balachan on the order list, and the chef was smart enough to understand.
Spicy Chicken Wings. A big portion for just the 2 of us, I was expecting 4 pieces. And we could not taste any spiciness in the wings. Maybe they should change the name to Fried Chicken Wings.
Tofu with Thai Sauce.
This was the most disappointing dish, fried long beans. The beans were very tough, tooo crunchy, felt like they were not cooked. We finished the mushrooms & carrots though.
The woman playing with toy when she should be eating. This is a bad habit!
We stressed the waitress when I asked her to take photo of us. She looked intimidated by Tom (My Canon 450D)
Trying out with different colour. Somehow because of the background, it looked grainy.
After round 1, we proceeded to Round 2!!!
Round 2 was at our usual hunt, at the eateries near Kovan MRT. We started with the Jie Bread. It was surprising crowded, and we thought that youngster hang out in pubs, not bread place! At first, we ordered only the white bread with jam, but someone ordered the french toast, and we could not resist the aroma of the french toast, so we added french toast too!
Bread with Jam..This is a comfort, magical food, can bring back all your childhood memories.
Playing with toy again. Since bread would not turn cold, we played for quite a while..heehee
Once we finished Round 2, we went for Round 3- Evil Beancurd. We can eat, can't we?
Evil beancurd is a very interesting place. Whenever we go there, we will grow "horns" and turn very evil. Other times, we are such such kind and lovable people.. ;-)
Evil beancurd is also well known for its extremely slow service, and once again, there was a long queue at the Evil Beancurd place. There were at least 8 people in front of us. Today I had the privilege of playing with the toy while she went to queue. I love birthday heehee :-)
And Round 4 is....No more round 4, ate so much, super duper full! No fine dining, no expensive wine, no nice table setting, but it was a very nice evening. There was a very nostalgic feel, brought back a lot of memory, both bitter and sweet, the good times and the bad times. Tonight will be a night that adds to the memories of our bond through these years, and definitely will be marked as a sweet one.
Thank you Lilian, for the wonderful evening.
