What's up for the weekend?

[El Presidente]

 

Thursdays overnight boat trip was the best way ...and the worst way ....to finish up a the working week.  Fridays hangover made me close to useless and now I find myself playing work catchup on a Saturday morning.  Still there is no better sleep than the night after the hangover. 

Relatively quiet weekend. I need to pack for Kuwait and Cyprus as I fly out midweek. Packing takes me a half day at least so I like to give myself plenty of time. Layout everything you think you will need.....and then ruthlessly strip it by 30%.  Works for me 

Sunday we are taking mum and dad to their favourite Chinese restaurant for lunch. My brother and his beautiful family will join us as we snack down on Peking duck and steamed ginger/shallot fish. It is tradition that mum needs to see me the weekend before I fly out.....anywhere.  She will give me pearls of wisdom like "don't lick the door handles at the airport bathrooms" and "stay away from terrorists"  I will nod and acquiesce. This is literally a "rite of passage" for each trip. 

 

Throw in a couple of gym sessions, some long walks while practising a few speeches ......and it will indeed be a relatively quiet one by our standards. 

What's up for your weekend?  

[westg]

Off to Tony's (Joker) for a catch up and a little celebration with the Perth boys. Can't wait. Park up tomorrow and watch what's left of the 1st Ashes test. 20000 tourists in the city at the moment so the place as an hive of activity all hotels are booked to capacity . It really is a blast in Perth this weekend. 

[El Presidente]

2 minutes ago, westg said:

Off to Tony's (Joker) for a catch up and a little celebration with the Perth boys. Can't wait. Park up tomorrow and watch what's left of the 1st Ashes test. 20000 tourists in the city at the moment so the place as an hive of activity all hotels are booked to capacity . It really is a blast in Perth this weekend. 

Say hello to the lads from me 

[LaoFan]

Finished the week off with game night at the office. To have had half the office screaming 'Kill the Wolf!!!" in a game of werewolf, with accent thick and everything, was hilarious.

48 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

Sunday we are taking mum and dad to their favourite Chinese restaurant for lunch. My brother and his beautiful family will join us as we snack down on Peking duck and steamed ginger/shallot fish.

The simplicity of a steamed ginger/scallion fish is something to behold. Sometimes.. less is more. I think Canton is getting to me because more often than not I'm enjoying the 'blandness' of Canton-style cooking and learning to appreciate the restraint it takes to make something simple taste so good. Doesn’t need to hide behind chili, butter, or theatrics.

After getting back from a busy trip to LA my plans this weekend are to do absolutely nothing. Not sure how my body thought 6a.m would be the right wake-up time.

Got my mom in town who famously only eats the meat of animals with 2 legs or swimmers, who also is requesting my 'famous' pho. Guess we'll be doing Phở Gà for the first time. Can't imagine the chicken carcasses will give as much flavour/gelatinous/fatty goodness... but will giver a rip.