Moving the rock mountain

I have been needing to humming aloud for the past few days. Music is a medium which I can express myself to a greater extent than language.

If you were on the roads, in the MRT train, walking on the streets, in my office, and you were to hear someone humming loud and clear, please bear with the person. She may be me. Humming is my way to keep my sanity. The outside world can be simply overwhelming at times.



This evening, I was lucky enough to be able to invite my good friend, Mystic, out for dinner. It has been quite a challenging task to ask Mystic out of late given her commitments and tight schedules. It is as if I have managed to get a rock mountain to make some slight shifts in its position.

Mystic surprised me pleasantly when we met by presenting me with two egg tarts from a famous pastry shop near her work place. While the egg tart was cold and far from being fresh from the oven, eating it warmed my heart. It was the warm thoughts that count.

We had dinner at Shanghai Hao Chi Lai Restaurant at 13 Purvis Street. About two months ago, I had dinner at the same restaurant with Emily and XM. Many thanks to Mystic for her great company and generous treat.

We ordered the award-winning carrot puff, the sheng jian bao, xiao long bao, pine nuts with corn and fried rice cake (chao nian gao). The carrot puff and the sheng jian bao were our favourites.

As for the pine nuts with corn, Mystic did not fancy the dish as she felt the pine nuts were not that good. I would prefer the corn to be softer. The fried rice cake was average, and Mystic was pretty concern that eating too much rice cake may not be good for digestion. The xiao long bao could be warmer, and I would prefer a more generous serving of crunchy ginger. We had to ask for ginger on two different occasions. Mystic commented that the xiao long bao from the restaurant was a little too sweet for her taste.



It has been more than two months since our last meeting. Mystic also shared that she finds me less uptight. I suppose she meant it as a compliment.

In conclusion, I have moved the rock in Mystic today. Maybe like Mystic has suggested, it is time for me to move too, to move on.