Tuesday, May 22, 2007
::holiday::
I really really want to go to Japan and/or Europe (especially since I started reading Nodame vol 10 because I was deeply attracted by the abundance of art, culture and music over there). On one of the days when I was out with Bixia we started discussing the possibilities of going to Japan this Summer. VERY exciting because it sounded as though we were bound to go. Suddenly I had this urge to find a job to finance the trip. BX said if she were to pay, her mom would let her go. But when I asked my mom, her response was a strong no. I never felt as sad!
Anyway BX and I went to several restaurants the day we went out. And some restaurants really have very poor customer service. And that Sun and Moon (whatever the name, I can't remember but I know it's at Wheelock Place) and Sakae Sushi (also at Wheelock) had the worst hosts. Or rather, at Sun and Moon, we waited for a host to come serve us for like 5min? And those waiters/waitress/manager that saw us waiting outside did not even take the initiative to come and serve us!! And when one person finally came, she didn't bother to talk to us properly. Just because we look kiddish and poor and unable to afford the food there? Talk about bad service!! But the food there isn't bad, I have eaten there a couple of times. And then at Sakae Sushi, we were standing right in front of the 2 hosts (who seem to be of a rather high rank) who were talking before we got there. We waiting for them to serve us but they didn't. They saw us standing there (because as I said, we were right IN FRONT of them and I saw them look at us from the corner of their eyes) but they just continued talking, making us wait! Now what kind of lousy attitude and service was that?!
And by the way, where the hell is Kuriya at Shaw Centre located? We walked up and down the entire building and even called the place but still can't find it!
Now for the good part. We finally went to Crystal Jade Palace Restaurant for black sesame paste. The host seemed friendly and there was this lady who served our food that was very kind to us. She took her initiative to help us with the noodles a second time when she saw BX having difficulty scooping it up with the serving spoon thingy (you know, the one that are commonly used in Chinese restaurants, comprised of 2 spoons with the concave part of the spoons held facing each other) with a SMILE! At most places, they would just help you with the 1st serving and leave you after that. And she even taught us how to use the serving spoon thingy after she cleared our cutlery for the dessert. And refilled our water when everyone else didn't and also called for our dessert immediately after clearing the cutlery. Both BX and I were eyeing her name tag. Tan Sok Kim if I didn't remember wrongly. She's nice! Can't more of this people exist?
Just watched Letters from Iwo Jima today. I liked it very much. Still thinking about it now. Hoping to watch Flags of Our Fathers soon.
