It has been quite a pleasant couple of days. I have been working the morning shift today and yesterday, and it so far been more pleasant and slightly more relaxing than the night shift. I've been the 'runner' again for these two shifts as I cannot take orders yet and time just seems to fly when I am busy running in and out of the kitchen. There is a lull period before lunch time and after lunch time where there are only a few customers and that is the period which is truly relaxing and I can get to talk to the other waitresses and the chefs. Oh,and the recipe for the scones is a secret, damn. But the good thing is I finally got to eat the food...hahah...greedy me, I know. But hey, chef offered me scones for breakfast yesterday which I turned down because I was kind of full, but which I regretted cos I didn't have the guts to ask again when I was feeling hungry. But I got to eat Jackfruit ice-cream which sounds kind of yucky, but is actually surprisingly delicious with a very creamy texture and just a hint of jackfruit bits in the ice-cream. And today, I got to eat freshly fried calamari rings, one of my favourite food which the chef proclaimed was best in Singapore and some say JB, and it was very very yummy.

After work, I went to meet yumin at Marina Square, where we had a very good time 'feasting'. What an indulgent day! We had ice-cream at Anderson's of Denmark, where I rested my tired feet and nourished my hungry stomach. After that, we walked around the shopping centre. The place is huge but somehow nowadays I seem to have lost that desire for shoppping. We then went to a Hong Kong Cafe where they have the most amazing french toast. Here, I must rave about it a little. It comes in quite a huge slab, so I really do recommend sharing, though I ate the whole thing by myself. I think the whole thing was deep-fried as it was an even shade of golden brown. It had a crispy exterior and a soft and fluffy interior and was topped with a slice of butter and drizzled generously with honey. I also ordered the 'yuan-yang' drink which is actually a mix of kopi-c and teh-c, which sounds weird, but actually tasted very nice. The menu is quite extensive and they also have many other hong-kong specialities like almond-cream, egg-tarts, baked rice, instant noodles etc. The prices are kind of steep though, I am not sure I want to pay $3.50 for a bowl of almond cream when I can get it for $1 in chinatown, nor to pay $7 for a bowl of instant noodles disguised under another name.

So I am feeling very satisfied now after getting to eat all the junk food without feeling guilty. It is a reward for a long day, I suppose. And the fact that I did not eat lunch and dinner makes up for it....woohoo, I know that with Yumin, we will always have a good time eating...hee. She is one of the few females I know who can eat as heartily as me :) How she eats so much and stay so skinny makes me wonder at the unfairness of things...hahah