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It was a pity that PZ could not complete our reunion last night; LM, JJ and I had an enjoyable night out at Orchard. Even though we meet only at most every 6 months, each time we meet, it's like we've never been separated.

First, we had dinner at Robert Timms. Plans for dining at Sun with Moon had to be reworked because of the long reservation list. It was a minimum wait of 35-45 minutes if we wanted to eat there. We weren't that desperate, so sought an alternative place, and eventually settled on Timms.

I was torned between having a garlic prawn & cilantro spaghetti and the vegetarian tofu pattie with mushrooms. For the sake of being unconventional, I decided on the latter. This was both a hit and a miss. The tofu patty was AWSM. Albeit breaded and deep-fried (alarm bells!), there wasn't a hint of oil at all. The patty was stuffed with cubed tofu, spinach and other unidentifiable ingredients, harmoniously bound together by some slightly sweet cheesy sauce. It kind of reminded me of Mildred's in London. The mushrooms and zucchini served on the side were executed very well too, especially those juicy, popping earthy shrooms. What went amiss was the mashed potato; it was dry and unappetizing. But once again, the tofu patty was really good and that satisfied me tummy ;) It was a rather unhealthy meal considering the deep-fried, cheese and mashed potato factor, but it's CNY and it's once in a bluemoon occasion.

After shopping around Ion orchard, it was down to Cineleisure to catch The Viral Factor, starring Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse. The plot contained multiple stories all unfolding simultaneously, not unlike Inception. First, there's the smallpox virus, then Jon (Chou) having to deal with his malignant diagnosis of having two weeks before he becomes paralyzed due to a bullet lodged in his brain, then having to locate his long-lost brother and father, then all three plots intersect as his baddy brother was also implicated in the smallpox virus plot too. What I found interesting about the movie was the multiple languages used - Chou and the Taiwanese would converse in Mandarian, the Hongkies/Malaysians in Cantonese and the Caucasians in English. I think it highlights the tension and the irresolvable discreteness between the different camps in the film. This is especially stark between Jon and his brother, for they have trodden different paths since they were separated.

It's time back to work!