ThaiExpress-less (And happy Birthday Soon Leong)

First of all,

HaPpY bIrThDaY SoOn LeOng!!!
20th years old le orh....

ok, last nite, derrick, dom, pearlyn, jasmine, issac, soon leong and me had a quick meet up for dinner, for soon leong bday in advance. We went to the esplanade bay area cos there would be fireworks that night (hey leong, that's ur bday present.. hee) but wow... alot many other singaporeans think in the same way too.... so u can imagine the crowd there last night...

sigh, i miss my camera..!! (see previous entry)

The fireworks are simply spectacular..! There's one which are made up of red and white, which i find it nice and reminds me of our flag.. hee. And of cos, the finale, which was a continuous chain of fireworks...very captivating..

With digi-cameras and camera-phones so common, you expect everyone was busy snapping pictures throughout. Personally, i find the view -- all the small bright LCD screens in foreground, and the giant fireworks in background -- actually makes a very nice photo... again, where's my camera...haha


After the sky had cleared, we went on for dinner, at ThaiExpress (Esplanade branch). My previous experiences with this restaurant was not bad, but after this visit last night, guess it would be a real long time before i would ever step in one again.....

What happened?

Allow me to sum up in a timeline..

~8pm
Start to Queue
Waited for real long
There are empty tables inside, but queue not moving
People going from another entrance and occupy the tables

~9pm
Finally given us table.
Placed our order in a short while
Need to wait for 30-45mins for our food ah? ok lor..

~930pm,
Drinks are finally here...
(doubt they take 30mins to boil water right..)

around 1015pm
First dish finally arrive...

1030+pm
Last person's dish is served (it's only a simple chicken rice)

1100pm
Finish dining, bill please
Huh? $130+ ?? only 6 of us ok.
Made up of cancelled orders and... the bill for the previous table.
in the end? only $75+

1130pm
finally left Thai"express"

(For full details, please visit Pearlyn's Blog.)

what a long dinner...2.5hrs for waiting. even longer than a wedding banquet...


p/s: nevertheless, enjoyed the night with the guys!! If not for the long wait, i guess i wouldnt have so much time to interact with them, especially soon leong! catch up again soon..!

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