Johann Low

木曜日, 1月 27, 2005

[Delicious dim-sum and enjoying the sun]

One of my colleague will be transferred to Thailand for a period of 9 months. Thus my boss gave a farewell lunch for him on Tues at Furama Palace (if i rem correctly). Its a Chinese restaurant serving mainly dim sum. I think I have not ate any dim sum as exquisite as what I had on Tues. The dimsum served there were absolutely a treat for the eyes and as well as ur tastebuds. We had

1)There is this ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS chee cheong fun with scallops as big as a $1 or $0.50coin. The sauce which the soft thin, translucent skin was soaking in simply make it more mouth watering and unforgettable. Mind u, its not those $0.20 which u buy from the hawker center.

2)Har Kow, what most restaurants will sell is they mashed the shrimps with the minced pork. Some of cos more pork to cut cost. The ones i had are bursting with FRESH BIG shrimps.

3)Xiao Long Bao, the one I had had its gravy bursted from the thin underbelly skin. Not quite to my taste.

4)Siew Mai. No, they r not some wanton skin wrapped minced pork with a dot of red color. The siewmai is mainly shrimp meat (whole shrimp not meshed) top with a scallop of a $1 coin size,and on top there is this small reddish Chinese herb called Gou Qi Zi which then again is decorated with shark-fin. Its a piece of art.

5) Steamed pork ribs. Only one miserable dish but the meat was very tender.

6)Fried carrot cake. yes it is fried!! With pieces of eggs and topped with shrimps. A tad bit oily but nevertheless GOOD.

7) This dish I have no idea wat it is called but its some fried skin made from flour and insides were wholesome pieces of scallops.

Lastly we had some seafood egg noodles soup which comes with scallops, huge shrimps,sotong and vegetables. The soup is rich and sweet. All these haoliao was abt $100.00 for 5 persons.

After eating so much, work the next day was tiring. I was out for more than half the day. Due to the lunch the day b4, I cancelled my 1st restaurant inspection. Thus it was postphoned to Wed. It is a rest. which serves mainly Mexican cuisine and is situated at Boat Quay. It has 2 more rests. along side, one is a Thai and the other a North Indian. The place is pretty nice and in the evening, u can actually go to the river side to have ur meals. Of cos not many will do it in the daytime since its so blardy hot these few days.

Later I went down to Funan cos my manager asked me to buy a internet switch and ink catridge. After getting them, I went down to Apple Center /MI to take a look at the k/b cover which i wanted to buy. There was some confusing there haha cos a gal told me the wrong price for the cover as there were 2 differnent brands at diff price as well.

I managed to touch the ipod shuffle!!!! Its such a delight, absolutely simple. The sound is astonishing good as well. It just looks too good to resist. Then I met my ex-colleagues there as one of them was getting her shuffle today. We had lunch together before they went up to collect the Shuffle. I went to visit my ex-ex working place in hope of meeting some of my ex-ex colleagues there. I went there at the wrong time since most of them (who remained) were notin. Managed to meet one but I went off quickly to settle my last duty - to send some ferry tickets to a Jpn client!!! ARGGH~! at some ulu place which i nv heard of. Anyway, its some ulu 19th storey high condo situated in Tiong Bahru.

Went back to office. It was a killer afternoon, with the merciless sun beating down. I think i have not perpired so much since NS!.

I took fancy to a nice Seiko Kinetic Titanium watch. The price tag was $860+. I asked the lady (possibly) just a shop attendant she told me that the best price she can quote is $20 off the $860. The boss was there when i spotted this watch the 1st time but nv had the chance to ask him abt the price personally as he was busy changing batteries.

Today i had the chance to do so, the price quoted to me if I pay in cash/nets was $550!!! $550!!!!!! From $860 to $550!!! Its a $310 diff from that old cb who told me last week!!! It is a limited edition watch leh!!! Kinetics means its does not need any battery and can operate 4 yrs with a single full charge. And its titanium, my faved metal.

1st on my wish list - 20" Apple Cinema Display $1780 cash n carry
2nd - Seiko Watch $550
3rd - ipod shuffle $265

Someone show me the $$$ leh!!!!

elow at 10:14 午後 |

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