Had dinner with an ex-housemate of mine at Beauty World Centre. Think that shop changed owners, 'coz the lady manning the counter is now a different person, plus the same food didn't look the same as previous time.
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| dinner for two |
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| mussels radish soup |
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| seafood pancake, with small shrimps and abit of squid |
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| cucumber and mushroom |
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| tasted like cooked turnip |
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| tau kwa, always 3 pieces only |
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| anchovies, super salty |
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| kimchi |
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| unsalted steamed eggs |
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| nice light beer |
Unfortunately, we were suddenly asked to leave by the kid who works there. She came to our table and interrupted our conversation by saying, "Will it ok with you if you take your leave now?" Hahaha! Didn't catch her request in the beginning, so she repeated it and frankly speaking, we were stunned. I think this is the first time (and hopefully the last) we met this kind of situation. But lucky for her, we were just probably 5-10 minutes away from finishing our dinner. If only she'd phrase it like this, "I'm very sorry to interrupt, but are you almost done with dinner? I hope you can help me out. There are customers waiting outside for quite a while now. Hope you don't mind but we'll need your table for the next customers." Same meaning, but a softer approach.
Of course, after being told to leave, we also didn't want to linger. By the time we finished payment, the next couple was standing to that uncleared table already. They must be very hungry. Actually, there are tables outside, but I guess no one wants to eat outside that day.
My friend was quite affected. But it's ok I guess. Business is business. Every pair of customers would probably spend an average of $50 there. So, if one night the table could churn 4 pairs of customers, then they can earn $200 for that 3-4 hours. Hmm..looking this in perspective, that's not alot of money also.
My friend had vowed never to dine there again, while I'd be wary of bringing any friends there too. Haha.
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