dinners that almost didn't ring the bell

SL asked for my blog addy yesterday, saying that her new lappie didn't have my blog addy as fav. A moment later, she exclaimed: why is it full of chinese songs??

Ok, so here I am...back again, trying to do some writing.

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Work is crazy. As always. People mgmt is never easy. As Dad always say, it's easier to be a single contributor. I think he secretly wishes for that. Ok, maybe it's not such a secret since he says it out loud. Anyway, I will still have to give it a shot.

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I had a splitting headache yesterday. In order to avoid the crowd and have a nice and quiet dinner, we headed to Keppel Marina - Takumi.

By the time we were greeted enmasse by the bowing staff, it was 9pm. By the time we were served our Teppanyaki sets, it was 10pm. The ambience was great though, so the time that went by didn't really felt loooooong. Of course, the salty appetiser and uber-friendly japanese waitress helped quite a lil. The salmon and beef were pretty well marinated. However, the fish oil didn't really go down too well and by the time we asked for the bill, we were salmon oil-sick :-s

The bill, of course didn't come in tiny digits too. It was pretty "fine-dining whooping" for a supper :P

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Today is Daddy's day. I brought my Dad to RC @ Raffles, having read in the papers about it's renovation and specialties.

The first thought upon entering the restaurant is...am I in a Chinese restaurant? The decor is very simple - reminds me of a HUGE tiffany's box (go there and you will know what I mean). The staff (according to Empress Dowager), dresses like military personnel :-s The food...oh well, I think our fav Por Kee can do the same standards on a good day :P

What impresses us is their "salt-baked" chicken (which they named shredded chicken??!!). I'm glad we made a "mistake" and got to try authentic salt-baked chicken ;)

Price tag wise, it's pretty reasonable for fine-dining China. Palette-wise, Empress Dowager will let you know she will have Shang anytime.

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At the end of the day, it's my pocket that got burnt :( But nothing's more impt than having everyone happy and enjoying time together ;)