Oriental Delight 小南國

Oriental Delight 小南國 (Closed!)
Address: 360 Highway 7 East, Unit 15-16, Richmond Hill (Hwy 7 & Chalmers Rd., 富景商場內)
Phone: (905) 707-7355



it's Halloween today & we decided to go out for dinner to "celebrate" it.. hee hee..
passed by this restaurant a few times.. dunno if this 小南國 has any relationship with the one in Hong Kong.. but we decided to give it a try..
there were not much people when we arrived.. maybe coz it's still pretty new in this area; or maybe everybody went out for "Trick or Treat"?!

there were many food we wanna try.. & we chose the followings for tonite's dinner..

Wonton w/ Spicy Peanut Sauce (紅油抄手)
the sauce should be the same as the one in the Dan Dan Noodle.. & they put 馬蹄粒 in Wonton.. which i love it!



Steamed Crab Pork Dumplings (蟹粉小籠包)
this was very good.. 皮很薄, 很多汁, 而且真是有「蟹粉」的!!

Dan Dan Spicy Noodle (四川擔擔麵)
this one was not very spicy.. but it tasted good too..

we also had a small Hot & Sour Soup (四川酸辣湯) & the Soy Bean Soup (鹹豆漿).. the Hot & Sour Soup was really a bit Hot+Sour.. not very strong.. & it's just right..

LG usually doesn't eat much of the Hot & Sour Soup or the Dan Dan Noodle, as he's not very keen on the flavor.. however, he said both were good this time..

i think the overall was good.. & i believe i'll go again to try some of their Chef Recommended Dishes..

Lemongrass 檸檬草

Lemongrass 檸檬草
Address: 633 Silverstar Blvd., Unit 110, Scarborough
Phone: (416) 321-3326
Opening Hours: 11am-11pm

it's our 2nd time being here.. the decor is quite modern.. & i just found out that there are some private rooms (right on the above picture)..

since we were still full when we arrived, we decided to order one main course & an appetizer..

Malay Roti w/ Curry Dip (咖哩拼馬來薄餅)
it was good!!




Malaysian Balachan Fried Rice (馬拉盞炒飯)
i've been trying the Malay Rice in many different restaurants, & finally found something good.. the flavor was just right.. but sadly that the rice seems overcooked.. i think the one we had last time, i.e. Royal Malaysian noodles (馬拉盞炒粿條), was better than the rice..



& since i had headache for the whole day, i ordered a Vietnamese Coffee (越南咖啡) to help relieve it a bit..






今晚還有一件插曲..

當我們入座不久, LG 已經向我打眼色, 暗示鄰座的兩位「中年女仕」說話時聲音比較「響亮」.. 彷彿想將她們的談話內容和餐廳內的人分享.. 起初我也不以為意, 但當侍應送上我們的咖哩薄餅時, 其中一位「女仕」就說..
(由於她們是望著我們抬上的食物說的, 基本上我們是可以十分清楚聽到她們的對話..)
「女仕 」A: 「嘩, 點解會有薄餅送嘅?」
「女仕 」B: 「好似係頭盤嚟傢」
A: 「吖, 係呀! 我記得佢們係叫咖哩薄餅傢」
A: 「睇吓, 無肉喺裡面傢! 淨係得 D 咖哩傢咋! 佢哋 D 咖哩好 "傑" 嘅, 唔好食傢!」
(當我叫 LG 食薯仔時..)
A: 「唉哎, 求其放舊薯仔喺裡面傢咋! 我哋嗰個好 D 呀!」

到我想飲我杯越南咖啡時, 那位「女仕」又說..
A: 「嘩, 飲完呢本嘢今晚肯定唔駛瞓呀!」
B: 「不過有 D 人無問題嘅」
...
之後那位「女仕」仍然不停地對我的咖啡「評頭品足」 .. 好像看見我那杯咖啡會令她整晚不能睡般..

我和 LG 互相對望了一會.. 簡直覺得嘆為觀止呀!
原有世上真的有人會連陌生人也這麼「關心」的!!!!! 還會將她們的「關心」表露出來啊!!

我要重申一次, 我們並不認識那兩位「女仕」的..
但感覺就像我們整晚也被人監視着呀!!

Baymills Restaurant & Deli

Baymills Restaurant & Deli (Closed!)
Address: 700 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill (Elgin Mills & Bayview)
Phone: (905) 883-1858

passed by this restaurant every week but haven't tried before.. my friend said they offer good all-day breakfast.. it's actually like a fast-food restaurant, for which you order the food & pay at the counter first.. & they will bring the food to your table..

we shared a 3 Eggs w/ Bacon Breakfast combo.. it came with Home Fries, Toasts & Coffee..

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笑忘書 + 畫意

笑忘書 (試聽)
歌手：張敬軒
作曲：張敬軒／填詞：林若寧／編曲：The Invisible Men

要　背負個包袱
再　跳落大峽谷
煩惱　用個大網將你捕捉
還是你　拋不開拘束

你　昨夜發的夢
到　這夜已告終
沉下去　頭上散落雨點沒有彩虹
你　還在抱著記憶就似塊石頭很重

得到同樣快樂　彼此亦有沮喪
童話書從成長中難免要學會失望
經過同樣上落　彼此墮進灰網
沉溺　煩擾　磨折　何苦　多講
擁有同樣寄望　彼此亦有苦況
棉花糖從成長中曾送你愉快天堂
經過同樣跌盪　可會學會釋放
童話　情書　遺書　尋找　答案

我　快樂到孤獨
我　缺乏到滿足
遊戲　就算愉快不會幸福
人大了　開心都想哭
我　每日要生活
我　每日要鬥苦
捱下去　連上帝亦也許沒法攙扶
我　前路有右與左面對抉擇難兼顧

得到同樣快樂 彼此亦有沮喪
童話書從成長中難免要學會失望
經過同樣上落　彼此墮進灰網
沉溺　煩擾　磨折　何苦　多講
擁有同樣寄望　彼此亦有苦況
棉花糖從成長中曾送你愉快天堂
經過同樣跌盪　可會學會釋放
童話　情書　遺書　尋找　答案
曾經…　曾經…　回憶當天三歲波板糖

我一直都十分欣賞張敬軒.. as a 唱作人 (尤其因他是 Christian).. 由 "My Way" 時已經留意到張敬軒.. 他的聲線很好.. 很有才華, 作詞作曲也很好..
而這首歌更令我想到 "BIG NOSE" (森美小儀歌劇團今年的劇目).. 當我搜尋這歌詞時, 我發現原來在 "BIG NOSE" 中, 此曲是由小儀和小春合唱的.. 真的希望有機會可以看到..

提到唱作人, 當然不可不提王菀之.. 她亦是 Christian, 是另一個十分有才華的歌手.. 起初我對「雞仔聲」的她有點抗拒, 但慢慢才發現她的聲線其實很特別, 好像只有她才可以將某些歌曲(e.g. "手望", "雷電") 演繹得淋漓盡致.. 再者, 她作的曲亦有很多不同的 style.. 例如 "我真的受傷了", "花灑", "郎來了" 等等.. 而且還能夠在台上自彈自唱, 真的很難得..

我特別偏愛一些凄慘的歌曲..
所以當聽完張敬軒的 "笑忘書", 再聽王菀之的 "畫意".. 真的覺得「他們」是 Perfect Match!
畫意 (試聽)
歌手：王菀之
作曲：王菀之／填詞：林夕／編曲：The Invisible Men

被人嫌怪被人辭退
被情人騙去絕望的感情傻到
留下耳朵給情人做裝飾的怪客
誰受過他感動 還是覺得驚嚇
苦戀之痛全被抹殺

百病貧困仍然無悔未曾賣過仍舊畫畫
只是為了呈現世間光明來叫開心可散發
無視血色蒼白 忘掉過得蕭煞
色彩鮮暖全是自發

你 聽過梵高吧
值幾多百 他那人格 難剖白
求存人人明白
看 他有權亂去畫
也許口袋 也不致一片空白

畫完無數麥田和向日葵
贏到了後代的收藏研究
無奈有生之年才售得出一個客
無奈那種鉤勒 無奈那種筆法
一幅心血才值二百

萬人做上萬年難買藝術傑作
從未獲得當時留意
難道人死商業才計得到他價格
難道妥協一劃 難道放棄風格
跟風一下然後暴發

你 聽過梵高吧
值幾多百 只有人格 難表白
求存人人明白
看 他有權亂去畫
也許口袋 也不致一片空白

賣完又買賣完又買憑誰來訂價
憑賣藝討生活
誰會淪落似這精神病院關起的過客
難活到了不惑 留下了他風格
很想清醒　無奈病發

看 一個人的命 或者悲慘
他到臨終仍肯畫 仍然貢獻世間
看 他看長夜星空 那種燦爛
顯得世間太蒼白

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Ruth's Chris Steak House
Address: 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto (Richmond & University)
Phone: (416) 955-1455

since LG loves steak, so we went here to celebrate his big day.. it's located in Downtown Hilton Hotel.. as we were outside the hotel, we had to take an elevator down the restaurant, which is located just next to Hilton, in a separate "unit"..

on the left was how it looked inside the elevator..

we were served with bread right after we were seated.. then the server came by introducing the restaurant & some of their signature dishes.. since my cousin said the portion of the food is big here, the 3 of us decided to order 2 entrées only.. with some appetizers..
LG & i tried the Lobster Bisque.. it tasted good.. the "thickness" was just right..

& we also ordered the Sizzlin’ Blue Crab Cakes.. which were Two jumbo lump crab cakes with sizzling lemon butter.. this one was fabulous.. unlike the Crab Cakes we had in other places, these were not "breaded".. it seemed like we were eating a crab.. each bite was full of crabmeat.. we were guessing that it's baked in oven instead of deep frying.. YUMMY!!!!!

in between courses, the server would come & clean the table a bit.. & the food came very fast.. since we were sharing the entrées, we were each given a heated plate, with butter on it.. it was very hot & u can still "cook" the meat on the plate..

we had a hard time deciding on what kind of beef we should try.. (in fact, i don't eat beef..) it's LG & mom that couldn't decide it.. Steak, Ribeye, Fillet, etc. etc.. & they finally went for the Ribeye.. but it turned out that it's not what they "intended" to order.. they wanted to try the one on Ruth's Chris' ad (which LG found out at last that it's actually the Fillet).. anyway, the Ribeye tasted good.. the other entrée was Lamb Chops.. there were three chops cut extra thick..
here r the side dishes that we ordered.. Mashed Potatoes & Sautéed Mushroom.. it's really for sharing.. big in portion.. we couldn't even finished the mashed potatoes.. so our conclusion is.. no need to order any side dishes if we wanna try appetizers..

LG was given a free cake as it's his big day.. & it's a Chocolate Sin Cake.. with Chocolate & Espresso.. it's like bittersweet chocolate.. tasted good! & there was a special offer if paying with mastercard, we could choose two desserts as compliments.. so we had another Chocolate Sin Cake & we tried the Key Lime Pie..

無間道 vs The Departed

剛剛看完 "The Departed"..
由於我看過港版「無間道」, 所以並不能夠"客觀"地欣賞這套戲..
更不自覺地將兩者比較..
原來將這些劇照並排放在一起看時, 會覺得很有趣的!

無間道 Infernal Affairs vs The Departed 無間道風雲















Some Info:
Title: 無間道 (Infernal Affairs) (Official Site)
Cast: 梁朝偉, 劉德華, 黃秋生, 曾志偉
Directed by: 劉偉強, 麥兆輝
Release Date: December 12, 2002
Genre: Crime/ Drama

Title: The Departed (無間道風雲) (Official Site)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Genre: Crime/ Drama