Have you ever wondered how it is possible for chickens to lay an egg every day? I mean, how is it that these birds' bodies produce an egg of that size every single day when female humans (in general) only produce one egg a month, and it's something that's only visible if looked through a microscope?
For some bizarre reason, my friend and I were musing about this last night over dinner last night. We ate at IndoChine, the Boat Quay branch. The four of us chose to sit alfresco, which was nice 'cos a cool breeze was blowing and there were whifts of vanilla coming from the incense that were stuck in the potted plants placed between tables. Serving IndoChina cuisine, the food selection there has selected dishes from Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. It's a very small selection though, mainly spring rolls for starters and bowls of noodles for mains.
The food at IndoChine is nothing to shout about, but people go there for the ambience as it's a nice place to sit down, have dinner and chat. The subtle smell of vanilla incense lullss one into a relaxed mood while lounging in big comfortable chairs. Low warm lighting combined with candlelight creates a contemplative mood perfect for conversation.
For starters, I shared some fresh ricepaper rolls with my friends. Rather bland, and it's definitely something I could have done myself! Definitely not worth $8+++! For mains, I had a bowl of Seafood Tom Yum noodles which was pretty good, but nothing to rave about 'cos I've tasted better ones. But I did love the two very fresh tiger prawns inside. :)
Anyway, so yes, back to the chickens. They've been in the news a lot these days with the newly discovered bird flu virus in Malaysia. So now prices of eggs have gone up because of the import ban on eggs and poultry from Malaysia where the bulk of Singapore's chicken and egg supply comes from. Argh...this is depressing....'cos I like eating chicken and eggs!
Even mooncakes that are now selling in preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival are going up in price because of the yolks that are put into them! But this doesn't affect me that much 'cos I like eating mooncakes without egg yolks in them. I can't wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival to come! It's my favourite 'cos I love the lanterns that hang around during this period....makes the whole place very pretty! I'm going to get myself some lanterns this year!
Posted by DSD at August 27, 2004 10:51 AM | TrackBackmooncakes! it's Autumn Fest again!! sigh.
Posted by: tiggie at August 27, 2004 6:48 PMWhen Mid-Autumn Festival comes round, I'm reminded that I'm away from home. *sob* You guys have a great time eating mooncakes and lighting lanterns! Maybe next year, I'll hold a little gathering at my place - mooncakes and lanterns in the garden!
Posted by: V Heng at August 30, 2004 8:21 AMah yes, Vanny! That would be so lovely! I'll definitely bring lots of lanterns over and we can put SIMPLE Chinese riddles on each of them like what people used to do in the olden days. Note that i stress 'simple' since all of us are rather pathetic in it. hahaha!
Posted by: dsd at August 30, 2004 9:43 AM