This was on July the 9th.

Great joy derived from the motivation to eat.

Some people who thought themselves great scientist of the psychological world asked:

"Do we eat to live or do we live to eat" -- what a dumb question. really. they cant be chemist because chemist will draw a foreward and a backward arrow and tell them that both are occurring, just which is more dominant than the other.

But in any case, im an advocate for the latter, since I really love to eat. My friends know it. They stared at me grinning at my lovely 'har gao' when we first visited a proper chinese place in california. Then on, they knew that I love food. I adore them=)

While doing a quick search through the Internet, I found this food journal:

http://aromacookery.com/2009/06/25/crab-buffet-dinner-ellenborough-market-cafe-swissotel-merchant-court/

which quickly led to a reservation there as part of Miao's 22nd birthday celebration. Mind you, it took us ages to decide because
1. time constraint-- i am working and miao was too fully booked for the weekends.
2. no options before that sounds interesting and exciting enough

Do take time to look at the link above. I swear that you will salivate even in your dreams. okie. so I present to you the ULTIMATE CRAB BUFFET that only holds for 2 weeks a year, stood at 48++/pax at the Swiss'Otel Merchant Court.

haha.. can you imagine the excitement overflowing? CRABS CRABS CRABS CRABS.

the thing is, i dont even like crabs that much. Think that they are a chore to eat. But, just the thought of the pictures made me overlook that im totally unskilled at crabbinology. I was lucky to find abalone, superbly braised duck, fish cooked with what i believe is my favourite black bean sauce, along with durian-themed dessert that can satisfy any durian loving Singaporean. They somehow killed off the smelly after taste that durians sometimes leaves in the mouth.

Food aside, and I know that this is long overdue, Happy Birthday to Miao. Every year, her birthday tends to be the most well celebrated -- because we are overjoy to have her in our lives? stop kidding-- because it tends to fall on holidays. Mine's the worst since its really either right smack during exams or it will be during reading week which spoils any mood to have fun.

It is really funny how close friends like the three of us have not, after so many years, influenced one another over our choice of presents. haha. Miao loves "exotic stuff" and to be caught by surprise. She has the highest tendency to buy you a balloon with a Happy Birthday/buy flowers or something like that. Wen, likes to collect in a box of unrelated tiny things that are sillily(my favorite NEW word) cute. She might get you a unique styled dress with erm. jigshaw puzzle? For me, I always buy stuff that they can use (thats why im an engineer) plus some thing surprising (to cater to their taste). I think they prefer the random "side-dishes" that I buy more than the "main course"=p

But in any case, this entry is seriously long overdue and so I'm going to end it off with this "hey, lets stop reporting 'numbers' when we celebrate bdays. we arent young anymore"=)