Food For Thought..

Yupz, Im going to talk about food today. I witness 1 particular incident tonight that I believe is worth mentioning here..

After one whole morning & afternoon of rushing here & there, I met up with Camillus & Samuel for dinner. We all end up at a Turkish restaurant located at Far East plaza & we had quite a filling meal(except for Camillus, who said he wanted more =p)..so Samuel suggested we all try out a nice little Russian restaurant near Bugis. Off we go. .

By the time we reach it is around 9+ but the restaurant wasn't quite crowded. We proceeded upstairs. There were quite a number of people around us, noticeably working professionals in their late 20s and early 30s who were enjoying their meals & making small talk. As we had eaten early, we decided to order something light so we could just sit down & soak in the ambient surroundings & chit-chat. The restaurant gives you a very homely feeling, and the lady Russian manager would come around to the surrounding tables to linger & engage in light-hearted conversations with the diners. We had ordered 2 kvas (according to my friend Samuel which i vaguely recall it is a kind of beverage made from fermented rye, so that's the reason it tastes slightly like beer) & 1 plate of delicious hot-fried pancakes with sour cream which we all shared.

As we are about to leave, the manager came over and asked us how's the food & whether we would like to have more orders. We politely refused as we were actually quite full at that time but then the manager gave us a surprise and said we can order any dish on the house! That offer was increased to 2 more dishes (no, those were not cold leftovers). We had piping hot beet-root soup(Samuel mentioned its the national dish of Russia), 1 plate of nice little dumplings & fried pancakes! We thanked the manager profusely after we left and she even gave my friend Samuel some tips on how to chase after Russian gals..=p

Now, how many times in your life will you get such good hospitality? Even from fellow singaporeans, I would say its none. Now, Im not trying to say that Caucasians are always better than us(that would be making a general statement) nor am I undermining fellow Singaporeans. What Im trying to say is we should learn such graciousness, such generosity from foreigners and apply it in our daily lives. Isnt this is what PM Lee & all our past PM have always try to encourage us to be better citizens & Cosmopoliteans? I leave you with that thought..

P/S: For those who are interested in visiting the restaurant, it is located opposite Golden Landmark Hotel (you have to walk a short distance from Bugis MRT stn). The restaurant is called Nadezhda Russian Restaurant, along Arab Str.

God Bless!