L is in town for two weeks. Figured that he'd love to see the other parts of Singapore that isn't too snazzy and air-conditioned and sanitary. L asked Choya to come along to dinner too. To Toto Seafood for dinner it was. We gotta support pet-friendly restaurants.
I didn't dare to over-order. Curry fishhead, sambal potato leaves, prawn paste chicken, and an easy claypot tofu and vegetables formed dinner. Carbs were supplied by fried mantou and small bowls of jasmine rice. The stars at the table were the pair of black pepper crabs. I intended to prudently order only one crab. But it was a pair for S$88 and the boys insisted that they would happily eat them all. Okaaaaay. The man was stunned that L demolished one rather easily, and skilfully. Those practiced digging. They cleaned out the crabs. Good job, boys. Muahahahha.
We were right. L loved this place and the food. He didn't feel like perusing any Michelin-starred menus or dining in hotel restaurants. When he gets personal time on these trips, L enjoys visiting our hawker centers and checking out the stalls. In his words, somehow, Singapore doesn't have the buzz and grit of Tokyo and pre-pandemic Shanghai. Well, now that I haven't been traveling for two years, I feel it rather keenly. It's a tad... So it's up to us to find activities and corners to rejuvenate us and lend meaning to our daily routines.
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