We invited Sin Cheh and Bee Lan, two of Adrian's old friends and ex-collegues in his days with HSBC, over for dinner as we had not seen them for almost two years. The last was Christmas at Bee Lan's new house in Subang, and they were had not visited us in this place of ours.
Simple dinner would do, Adrian said. Pasta would be a lot easier but I decided against it after all they were guests and I was not keen on the idea of not ensuring at least a decent meal. Rice with simple homecooked dishes and minced pork-seaweed-beancurd soup, which is not in this entry as my other half forgot to snap a shot.
Siew pak choy with oyster sauce and fried shallots in olive oil
Stir-fried shredded chinese cabbage and carrots with dried shrimps
Lontong chicken
We had a bottle of a Spanish merlot, though I thought that did not go that well with what I had prepared. The wine itself was reasonably fragrant, not overly sour as the wine was considerably young (2006). Both Adriana nd I enjoyed red wines and we are still learning a lot more about wines, varieties of wines and pairing them with food. Oh well, it takes time, and interest and of course $$.
Dessert was chocolate mint ice cream, that both the ladies declined, as we sat in our porch for more chatters. The three of them had a good time talking about their good old days and current job scopes and work challenges, whilst I was happily listening away to these technical people, and when the topic shifted to holidays and places of visits, I was able to chip in, especially when Bee Lan was on her trip to the Angkor temples in Siem Reap. That's more like it :) hehe.
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