And we disperse for a one-week break

Because hanging out with you... makes me complete.

Today's class (Literature class, not Tort class) was awesome. And the two-hour break was awesome too. After finishing up to Chapter 18 of Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge" with Ms Sunbeam, we headed off to Mid Valley (again !) - but this time, we had slightly different company - there were Adoravelle, Kimberly, Talitha, Tharani and I.

Because we were pressed for time, we headed over to only one place : Yo ! Sushi on the Lower Ground floor.

Adoravelle loves sushi. So does Kimberly. Tharani seems okay with it. Talitha... well... after we told her what actually went into her stomach, she seemed kinda grossed out by it, but she said it all tasted good.

The thing about me is that I hardly eat Japanese food. The last time I had sushi was somewhere last January (as in 2008), when Christine offered Johanna, Zazie and me a sushi roll each. And the last time I had Japanese food was on mom's birthday - on the 30th of May - the day before she was admitted to hospital for the last time. That was our last outing together. And I remember I had yaki udon (for the uninitiated, they're Japanese-style fried noodles, and it should be noted that udon is traditionally served with soup) with seafood. That was one really good udon, and my palate got suited to it rather quickly.

So. Back to Yo ! Sushi. No photos were taken, sorry - so those of you who are not native to Mid Valley Megamall, try let your imagination run wild. All tables were near the conveyor belt, and each plate came in different colours to indicate the price (e.g. a meal on a purple plate would cost RM8, while a meal on an orange plate would cost RM10). Adoravelle and Kimberly got their meals first. Adoravelle was scooping up some wasabi while Talitha (who didn't know a thing about Japanese food) asked :

Talitha : What's that ?
Tharani : Ice-cream.
Talitha : Yeah right !
Kimberly : It's wasabi.
Adoravelle : She was right in saying that, wasabi is some sort of mint-flavoured ice-cream thing.
Talitha : If you ask me, I'd rather not eat it.

I ordered chicken yakisoba (it's a Japanese equivalent of our fried yee mee, with chicken chunks this time). My meal was the last to be served ! So while waiting, I groaned and asked Kimberly,

troisnyx* : Good grief, I'm hungry. Any recommendations ?
Kimberly : Take something off the conveyor belt lah...
Adoravelle : Try salmon.

I trusted Adoravelle, because she has Japanese food rather frequently - and so Kimberly picked out a plate of salmon sushi off the conveyor belt. I had it - yum ! Talitha was tempted to take something off the conveyor belt when Kimberly and Tharani had to spoil all the fun :

Tharani : It's raw fish.
Talitha : RAW FISH ???!!?!
troisnyx* : Wei, come on lah, it's not that bad. Honestly. It's nice.
Adoravelle : And it's one of the healthiest meals around.

After much persuasion, Talitha took a sushi roll from Kimberly's plate. I guess she must've enjoyed it.

After half an hour, when most of us had already finished our meals, my yakisoba arrived. I wanted to relish the food and take my time eating it - and I'd have done it, had the food arrived earlier. We were pressed for time - it was 2:10 and we had to leave for college at 2:30 - and so I finished my yakisoba as fast as I could. All of us had green tea, and we didn't realise that we could get as much green tea as we could for RM 5 !

Na, I was full already.

I paid for my meal - we paid for our separate meals - and I thanked everyone for a great outing.

My thoughts shifted to how mom used to go for outings with her best friends, even when she was in college, and she must've really enjoyed them. I enjoyed myself today. I enjoyed myself during the previous outing. Mom would've done this in my place too, I guess.

After class today, we dispersed for break. We'll be having a break for the Chinese New Year holidays and we'll resume classes on the 3rd of February. A blessed New Year to all who celebrate Chinese New Year - and my special wishes to Kimberly M, Kimberly T, Adoravelle, Xiao Xuan, Helena, Joyce and Christine.

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I told Kimberly, Adoravelle and Joanne (I didn't tell Talitha this yet) that we were in trouble. I told them that we had to at least get a demo performance ready by February. Worse came to worst and we resolved to do it a cappella. And also, since Adoravelle and Kimberly have already sworn off French songs (sorry DK, don't blame me on this one, I tried convincing them !), we all decided to do something upbeat and blues-y.

Our sights are set on three possibilities : The Supremes, The Beach Boys, or a song called The Candy Man.

I can arrange voice parts, just like I did for my school choir the last time.

Well, let's train - and at the same time, I have to tell DK the horrifying news.