Lionardo and Kim were busy getting ready for bed while I was playing the hunter/gatherer, that ventured out into the wild night that is Singapores Orchard st. Seriously it was very warm and very safe.
I walked down to the usual food pusher for some Hong Kong fried noodles, crispy fried squid salad and fried Kai Lan with oyster sauce. All sooooo delicious. I was supposed to be focused and get the drinks while the food was being prepared but...watching the cooks I stood amazed; these men (one thin and one stout) were so good even acrobatic with woks, knives and ladles, swinging and twirling. The cap of a bottle of dark vinegar was neatly shaved off in a move so smooth you would have thought it was a bottle of champagne. Dark shirt clad security types having supper at one table. A modest looking woman with a stack of fifty dollar notes needing change. What?! oh yes reality check this is a normal nocturnal activity for this part of Orchard rd.
Got my food and went up to the 7-eleven passing girls hard at work. Apparently mandays are not slow. Many sweaty steps later and in the cold of the room Kim and I enjoy our cool tiger beer and great take-away.
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