I’m back in Singapore! Not only that, I’m one year older today! And so I’m edging ever closer to 30. Oh well. C’est la vie.
I got back from HK yesterday at 4pm, went home, rested for awhile and then headed off to a friend’s wedding dinner at 7pm. It was another boring affair with all the kitsch trappings of Chinese wedding dinners–the “cold dish dance” (that’s what I call it) where all the waiters and waitresses enter the hall to the beat of some tacky techno music with the cold dish platter in hand, the yum seng, the slide show showing the couple’s life history (this one even better–it started with their parents!) and how they met etcetc.
Food wasn’t good. Very run-of-the-mill fare. Firstly, I don’t see the need for sharks’ fin soup. Then there were drunken prawns, roasted chicken, teochew-styled steamed pomfret, mushrooms with broccoli, glutinous steamed rice, and Or Ni for dessert.
I couldn’t stomach very much down as I have been having all these rich food for the past couple of days. In HK, the only things I spent my money on were food and transport. No shopping whatsoever. I ate and I ate and I ate. Hairy crabs, lots of seafood, pork, chicken etc…was pushing my cholesterol levels up the roof! Also pushing my waistline to the wrong end of the measuring tape. Oops. But I had a great time in HK and more stories to come when I have the time.
Anyway, another year older and it feels just like another day. A few of my colleagues gave me Kinokuniya vouchers for a present. Yipee! Can buy books! I’m not doing anything special. I’m going straight home after work to recuperate from all the eating. I told my mum I could just have plain porridge for dinner tonight. The stomach needs a rest in preparation for the big meal on Wed night!