Mission: Surprise Devil Phase 2
A sequel to Phase 1...
Truth be told, I feel a bit nauseated at all extreme displays of affection and lurve. Flowers at Valentine's, OTT wedding proposals, couples who observe a monthly anniversary, shudder, it's more horrifying to me than The Exorcism of Emily Rose...
To me, all these external displays and gift giving are the triumph of marketing of western commercialism. A scene in Fiddler on the Roof, when Tevye asks his wife, Golde, of 25 years, "Do You Love Me?". Theirs was an arranged marriage, and the question "do you love me?" was quite unheard off. She mulls the question, and says something to the effect, for 25 years, i've milked your cows, washed your clothes, borne your kids, tended to you when you're sick, if that's not love, WHAT IS?!!!!! I soooo agree with her.
But the youth of today take expressions of love to different dimensions. One such case, ladies and gentlemen....was our dear Life for Beginners man himself. To cut a long story short, he was to be away for work on his 1st anniversary with Devil, so, to make it up to Devil, he plans this ELAAAAAAAAAAABORATE series of surprises for Devil. Various groups of friends are to meet with Devil for various meals, over a few days, armed with presents from LFB. Devil is told where to rendezvous, but apart from that, does not know who to expect, or what. Phase 1 was already brilliantly encapsulated by Qwazymonkey, in his hilarious post.
Part TWO, consisted of Unkaleong, Yin Yin and Me. The place, Nippon Tei, KLCC, lunchtime. We were to be there by 12 sharp, as Devil's lunchtime is 12-1pm.
You see, it's always a super effort for me to make it into town, as the car is tied up ferrying the kids from school. However, for Life For Beginners, I deigned to join the rakyat to get to my destination.
Yup, took the LRT, carrying a box of this:
What lies within the box?
I failed to capture a picture of his look of suprise, mainly because, he already saw us thru the glass at Nippon Tei. He was surprised, cos he wasn't expecting US. Hmph, obviously not in that closeness circle....
He's buying lunch, so please pick the most expensive item on the menu to make our trip worthwhile.
I'll have THIS thank you, with lots of raw fish.
The first present of two. Guess guess, what it is. It's in a Bally bag. Belt? shoes? Slippers?
What in tarnation is Unkaleong doing?
Yay, its a SCRABBLE set. History: Devil is a LEXULOUS addict. He sits at the screen and talks to himself, declaring himself "Yeah, I am the Lexulous King", when he trashes his opponents, so LFB thought it would be a nice gesture for him to receive a hard copy of the game, passed to him by his supposedly favourite Lexulous opponent... ME.
Oooh, there's more. You better appreciate this, it had to come with me on the LRT.
Yay, the Devil's supposedly favourite Flourless Chocolate Cakes with Molten Centre.
Thank Gawd we got that out of the way, we can now eat.
Since I didnt really get to try the other dishes, apart from my own, I shan't bother reviewing the food, as was not the main intention of this post anyway. The food pics, badly taken as they are, is to qualify this post to be on this blog.
Suffice to say, the food here in Nippon Tei is not bad, and the sets are good value for money. The bill for the four of us came up to RM184, which is quite reasonable. I enjoyed my beef terriyaki, though I had ordered beef teppenyaki... and I think Devil, no stranger to the place, knew what he wanted.
Oh dear, I think I have accidentally reduced the file sizes of these pics to very poor quality. Anyway, here we are, the Terror Trio, smugly basking in our triumphant execution of phase 2. Yin Yin reads out the text from her phone, telling Devil what to do next.
Phase 3, Meet at Delicious Dua Annexe at 7.30.
Sigh....LURVE. Contrast THIS episode to one of my recent wedding anniversaries.
Time: 3pm
Date :8th March 200X
Place: Office
I'm writing a cheque, to pay some bills. I write the date. GASP!!! It's our anniversary. I ring the wife:
ME: Ooooooi, howwww DDDAREEE you forget to wish me....
Wife: huh, forget to wish you what?
ME: Think, think
Wife : Gasp, oh, ya hor, ...heh heh, happy anniversary
ME: Heh heh, don't forget to buy eggs ya. Got baking orders.
Wife: ya la ya la. Bye.
ME: Grunts....
Wife: huh, forget to wish you what?
ME: Think, think
Wife : Gasp, oh, ya hor, ...heh heh, happy anniversary
ME: Heh heh, don't forget to buy eggs ya. Got baking orders.
Wife: ya la ya la. Bye.
ME: Grunts....
