Friday, January 26, 2007

::primataste in vancouver::
karen and i had a sudden craving for singaporean foodfare and we were intending to go to the much acclaimed bananaleaf malaysian restaurant. but when we got there at about 2:30pm, we were mighty disappointed to find the place already close:( its opening hours for lunch was only from 11:00am to 2:30pm. madness - the restaurant must be doing really well - such that it can afford to be so relaxed. bah.

but look what karen and i found? PRIMATASTE!! yayy. back home, i usually frequent the branch at centrepoint with my family:) much to our delight, karen and i were able to satisfy our cravings afterall!!

being the photowhores that we are, karen and i started taking photos from outside the restaurant. we later asked this guy who was standing nearby to take a photo for us. he looked at us in a very strange manner and later, we found out that he was the boss of primataste!! omg we were both very shocked and embarrassed. haha. but he was very nice about it - and he even served us personally and asked us what other singaporean food we would like to have but werent on the menu. the selection of food was quite wide so we couldnt think of anything else to add, at that point. anyway this vancouver outlet of primataste is the 1st branch in canada!

here's the picture that the boss of primataste took for us - outside his restaurant!

karen and i were famished!! look how hungry we were..

karen and her yummy hainanese chicken rice!

me and my delectable chicken laksa! i was trying to look greedy/hungry but i think i look more shocked than anything :/

here's a closer look at our lunch - looks good eh? now we know where to go when we have cravings for singaporean food:)



the ambience was great and the set up of the place looked really classy! luckily that wasnt reflected in their menu;)

us at our table! we got a nice comfy table:)

the uber modern bar area - this so doesnt look like the primataste outlet back home!

i really enjoyed the lunch and heart-to-heart talk with you babe:) hope you are feeling better soon and may God chase all your nightmares away! i will continue to keep you in my prayers:) huggs!!

karen and i on the bus - tired but satisfied:) haha. we managed to do some shopping in downtown before we headed back home! some temptations in life are just irresistable;)

::dinner at bora's::
on wednesday night, dear bora invited me over for dinner at her place:)

here's how bora cooks her rice - with black beans, which is traditional korean style:) it was really tasty btw!

much much thanks to bora who prepared a 3-course meal for me:) we had salad, miso soup, korean rice and bulgogi (korean stewed beef). i really enjoyed the dinner - especially the very delicious bulgogi:) it felt as though i just had dinner at a restaurant;) heh. oh yes, we had fruits and I brought cookies (why is this not surprising?) for dessert too!

what was best about the dinner was the very good long chat i had with bora that night:) i got to know her much better and found out how life in korea is really like - beyond all the stereotypical korean dramas. haha. it's such a blessing to have gotten to know her through ivcf in ubc:) it always seems so easy to confide in bora and we can really talk about anything under the sun:) thank God for bora!