LETTERS FROM THE LIVING
Saturday, January 06, 2007
As the clock struck 12, I’m holed in my refugee-styled hostel to post my earlier blog entry. The countdown was held at the Underground, and it was called Peachdrop – where a model peach would descend down a tower towards the New Year. Thank God I did not follow some of them as they witness a street fight when some passer-bys were involved in a shoving and tussle match in the human crowd. Country rock band, Lonestar, was playing at the arena but the persistent rain dampened the mood a bit.
New Year’s Day morning, we went to a famous a la carte café called Flying Biscuits and it was like breakfast and lunch combined! The portion was huge, the price was affordable and the meal was simply sumptuous. I nearly finished my “High Flyer” (one of their signature dishes), a feat no other could do! Haha… After such a heavy meal, we went sightseeing at the Piedmont Park, one place that wasn’t close and is absolutely free!!
After much photo-taking and enjoying the scenary, we went to where else but the shopping malls! All-time Singaporean favourite I guess… So we headed for the Lenox mall at Buckhead. “Eat your heart out, Vivocity!!” Most malls in America would have beaten Vivocity hands down in a size duel. The malls here in America is huge, the shop space are like three times more than what would have been in Singapore. Brands like Banana Republic, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch were like Singapore’s G2000. Prices are also better than in Singapore, perhaps due to less tax. Bought my first CD here in US, it was bought after much consideration as it was half the price compared to that in S’pore!
For dinner, we ate pasta at a nearby restaurant called the old spaghetti factory. Service was top notch despite the wait for about an hour! We did not wait for tables, but for the waiter/ress instead. At this place, a waiter/ress is assigned to each customer or group for the entire dining duration. Everything will be take care of by that particular person – it is like having your personal butler/maid kinda thing.
I’ve never eaten so much restaurant food before! Gotta stop the rot of my pocket and the bulge of my tummy liao!!
Pics follow sequence of blog entry...although might not be described
Amazing US fact #1: The Youtube loads super fast here!! An MTV loads fully in 3 secs!!! In fact, the Internet is very fast overall!
Laid to Rest at 10:18 AM;
