wandernut

“Heng niu. Ni hao.”
Noodle Bull. Hello.
“Ni hao. Xian zai ke yi wai mai ma?”
Hi. May I order delivery now? (The last time I called during lunch hour, they were too busy).
“Ke yi. Ni yao dian shen me cai?”
Yes. What would you like to order?
“Wo yao yi fen suan la mian, jia yi fen qing [...]

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Had visitors over the weekend. It was good fun, but it also meant I stuffed myself silly like a tourist as well.
T & S were in town from Germany and Macau respectively.
First stop, Pin Chuan, the trusty place for delicious Szechuan cuisine. We had the famous mandarin fish in oil, salted egg prawn, crab meat [...]

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It was a very long week leading up to round 2 of a regional pitch.
The presentation was held at the Ruijin Hotel on Maoming Lu, a very nice place consisting of several old mansions converted into a hotel, a meeting place, a restaurant and a pub. There are vast pretty gardens all around, surrounded by [...]

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Yes, me.
Wasting food.
Had an 8pm meeting a few days ago, so I thought I’d just call for wai mai (food delivery) from the basement food court in my building. For as long as I’ve worked here, I’ve never ordered wai mai simply because I’m a food snob. Looking at my colleague’s often oily-looking food boxes, [...]

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In the postbox:
Postcard from D and gang from Australia.

Bak Kut Teh spices from Malaysia via Hong Kong, thanks to YL.
Made some BKT for dinner last night. Perfect for cold rainy weather.
Had leftovers for lunch today too.

In the bedroom:
Finally using my Muji bedsheet, duvet cover and pillowcases. Lovely soft t-shirt material type cotton. So comfortable I [...]

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