Week 2

My niece, Anna was passing through on Thursday, after having a holiday with Elizabeth in Hong Kong so, as it was a working day for some of us, Maria cooked up a delicious vegan lunch.
After work the whiskey drinkers gathered at Rio Vista for a tasting to check that the duty free Hibiki Michael had purchased was up to standard...I think it passed.

Friday got off to a slow start but Michael was very happy to find a very helpful Starhub employee, who actually saved us some money without any hassles at all! We followed this happy event with lunch at Marche which is always on Michael's "must do List'while in Singapore.
As Syd Pink had celebrated a birthday this week a large group of us convened at Wine Connections at Robinson Quay on Sunday evening to help him celebrate. Peter, in his usual fashion, had penned new lyrics for 'Lily the Pink' and they were much appreciated by all...although the surrounding locals chose to ignore the rowdy group of Angmos!
Over the weekend while I was working hard, Michael did some experimenting with his new lens, capturing some local sights.

After a pleasant walk from Labrador to Vivo city on Monday Michael was very disappointed to discover at lunch that despite his Thunder Tea rice still being advertised it was "cannot lah".

Eric had been promising us a Spanish Night so tonight was the night. He cooked up an amazing amount of paella which we washed down with sangria, finishing off with Maria's Spanish creme caramel. Libby also showed off some of her recently acquired skills showing us all how to look like berber women while Michael turned into a 'Roger' with his camera!

Michael and I decided we had better do something cultural while he was here so we spent Tuesday afternoon at the Treasures of the World from the British Museum exhibition at the National Gallery.  The exhibition included the “unlucky mummy” falsely rumoured to have sunk the Titanic, gold jewellery from ancient Mesopotamian graves and a magical transformation mask from the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America.

There were relics from ancient civilisations and treasures spanning Africa, Oceania and the Middle East, as well as Europe, Asia and the Americas.  Closer to home, the exhibition also included items from the personal collection of Sir Stamford Raffles, such as a Javanese mask and a kris and scabbard dating back to the early 19th century. 

After such a cultural afternoon we met Robert and Maria at Telok Ayer and enjoy another meal at the Kasbah.

 Peter was feeling sorry that Michael had missed out on his Thunder Tea Rice so they met up at Lau Pasat for dinner while I was at work and he was able to satisfy that craving. By the time I arrived home they were fiishing off the last of Michael's Hibiki.
After lunch in Kovan, followed by afternoon tea in Hougang I farewelled Michael to go to work while he went home to do his final packing.