Bank holiday (aka Public holiday) here today. Woke up at 8am by alarm I set last night. So tired..haha..but it was really great fun helping out! Reached there ard 8.50am . It was actually pretty cooling! Went in to the kitchen straightaway cos I was the earliest besides Ch and M. During bfast time, M and I were the main people in the kitchen while T and J were outside helping to serve up orders and mingling. Perfect job for me..haha..I was kinda in charge of serving toasts and scooping up the tomatoes and baked beans. Didn't have time to snap pic..but took pic of the English bfast but missed out toast, hashbrown and mushrooms in this pic. Basically, people can choose any 6 items (excluding toast and coffee/tea) for £5. There were bacon (aka rashers), fried bread (bread cooked in LARD), sausage, tomatoes, baked beans, fried egg, hashbrown, mushrooms to choose from and toast. Only lard was used for cooking so u can imagine how fragrant everything was!
People came ard 10+am so that timing was peak and we had many orders..which was fun! Hahaha..I think we plated about 15? Prob will know on Sun when M tells me. I left ard 11am since it seemed like ppl were not coming and it was almost ending. Took the chance to see what cooking stuff I could use if I were to cook the Singaporean meal! I must say there's lots of pots and pans to use...even a big stock pot..and they're v well maintained! Hahaa! Came home and showered cos I smelled of lard..Poppy came and sniff me lor! Heng didn't lick! Hahaha! Did my laundry too and I told L I went to help out at church..told her abt bfast but it was almost ending. Think C wasn't keen to go too so they didn't go. Anyway they came back a while later and L was asking about my parents trip and said to invite them for dinner. Said she'll check her work schedule and let me know. I also became excited about my trip while telling her the travel plans!
Continued with my thesis for the rest of the day. Searched through SG army journals too to see if any studies were done on their functional assessment cos Dr Lee also replied me. She said the assessment is not made public (as expected). And though my cousin-in-law, WJ is a regular, was hesitant to ask him cos don't know if there's any standard operating procedure. Then I asked myself what info I want also. As usual, the more I read the more blur I get to know which studies I should include. Now I have 9 but wonder if they are the best ones available.
While doing my thesis, I couldn't resist the temptation and opened the paprika flavoured rice cakes I bought from Home Bargains last week. I had actually packed to bring to London to share with my friends lor..but I just craved for something savoury. V bad rite?? hahah..anyway was also checking weather in Cornwall for next week. Seems like warmer than B'ham..16-18°C max and minimum abt 11-13°C..so I guess I'll pack long sleeves and not pack my summer dress. Weather really quite unpredictable lor. Today also on and off had drizzle and seems cooler..opened my windows less than an hour and left it closed before I get too cold.
Oh ya, yday read Sunday Times and a vietnamese was interviewed and apparently he started as a dishwasher at Chung Ying restaurant in Bham! I've seen it every time I go Chinatown. He opened a Canto restaurant, Char in Singapore's Guillemard Road. Anyway, went to see the Chung Ying menu..the dim sum costs £3.50-5 per item! Gosh! Can't wait to go back SG and eat at Peach Garden!! And roast meat joints to have my sio bak png, roast duck and char siew!! Awwww! I had them in London's Chinatown when I met up with Dr Lee but it wasn't to my liking cos too salty to me.
R was telling me she's bringing bak kwa to ADL for her friend..I was surprised tt it's allowed..so she showed me some sites. Looks like the restrictions are clearer now. And she was saying SG passports now can use epassport thingy..so bypass customs officers! That'll be sooo convenient! Guess they realised how many SGreans are studying there or visiting there!
Bake the fresh lasagne tonight and made sweet potato chips too. Tastes ok but I think I cook nicer..hahaha! So maybe will make it one day. Probably tmr clean toilet before or after chatting with my niece..then maybe wed bake the sultana biscuits..then shall decide if I should go out on Thur or Fri..
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