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Guan's Mee Pok

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C'était une recommandation d'une des femmes de "ma tribu de travail". Même si je ne les connais pas depuis très longtemps, je me sens comme si je les connaissais depuis toujours. Elles sont mon système de soutien, mes sœurs, et le travail ne serait pas aussi amusant sans elles. Elles vont me manquer quand j'essaye d'être "une dame qui déjeune".  ======================   Guan's was a recommendation of my work tribe when we were trying to find more economical lunch options in the City Hall vicinity, so we wouldn't be so ridiculously broke come month's end #trialsandtribulationsofthelowSES.    LP, (in support of her argument that the West is, contrary to popular belief, awash with culinary gems) plugged their "very vinegar-y bak chor mee", having found their noodles at their (now defunct) Jurong East mothership scrumptious--Santo was sold on the "very vinegar-y" pitch, and I was more than persuaded by the purported walle

Cloudstreet

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나는 마흔 살이되었어. 나는 아줌마가되었어. 하지만 나는 비슷한 나이의 다른 많은 사람들에 비해 나이가 들어가도 괜찮아.  나는 아직도 건강한데 내가 하고 싶은 것은 뭐든지 할 수있어. 남편은 역대급😍하고 절친가 있어. 내 삶은 편안해서 지금은 리즈 시절이야. 그래서 나이가 들어감은 그렇게 나쁘지 않아😊.  마흔 살이 마일표이지만 우리는 아무 계획도 없었어. 우리는 간단하게 내 생일을 지냈어. 남편과 함께 날마다가 모든 특별 하니까 생일을 특별하게 축하 할 필요도 없어. 👌 ==================== This Cloudstreet Degustation ($258) was a dinner late last year when we agreed to take over a friend's reservation because she had to pass it up due to work exigencies. Having had a fantastic meal at sister restaurant Cheek by Jowl (now re-jigged as Cheek Bistro) back in 2017 , I was enthused to dine at Cloudstreet . But as much enthusiasm as I had, it unfortunately had also been the end of a crazy work week heavy with late-night conference calls, and so I could barely keep my eyes open during the 2 hour-long dinner. Degustation-type meals are tough for old birds like moi these days: all I want, after a tedious day of toiling, is to just veg out in front of the telly while stuffing my face with