we decided to try the breakfast at
wild honey, a newly opened breakfast and brunch place at scott’s square in
orchard road. zz and jd had previously tried the food in another outlet and were
recommending to us. wild honey was known for its different styles of breakfast from different countries. since that saturday was christmas eve (24 december 2011),
we thought it would be a nice to celebrate christmas together at a nice
breakfast place. they were most accommodating to agree to meet at 8am
(instead of our usual 9am) as i needed to start work at 11am.
scott’s square was a new building in
orchard and luckily with the help of google map, i managed to locate the
building. when i got in, most of the shops were either not opened or still under
renovation. i went up to the 3rd level and finally saw the restaurant at one corner, with the door closed. at about
8am, the restaurant manager opened the door and was a little surprised to see
me standing outside. she must be wondering why would anyone come so early for
breakfast.
she showed me into the restaurant, to
a table for 5 people. the whole place was decorated like a home, with
tables of different number of seats and antique china pieces on the wall, diffusing
a cozy and homey feeling. one might imagine as if you were dining at your own
home. the 3 of them came shortly after. zz could not come as she suddenly had
stomach cramp before she left her house.
we started looking through the menu and the
restaurant had an ipad to display the photos of the various breakfast. a picture said a thousand words. all of them looked very appetizing,
making it so difficult to choose! we each ordered a different breakfast and
settled down at our table. i ordered a cup of hazelnut latte, as a reward for
myself after working hard at k bookstore for the past week. i missed making a
cup of nice coffee every morning using the espresso machine at my ex company. what
a great way to start a working day then.
we were busily updating one another
about our past week while enjoying the delicious breakfast. the restaurant got more
and more crowded with people streaming in. this was definitely a popular brunch place,
especially on weekends. zz managed to join us subsequently when she felt
better.
towards the end of the session, we
had christmas gift exchange! em suggested this some weeks ago and each of us prepared a gift for exchange. scallop wrote our names on pieces of paper and
tossed them onto the table. each of us picked a piece. i picked zz and she gave
me a book titled white tiger. yeah! another book to read! i liked to receive books
as gifts. in fact, i bought a book as gift as well. zz also bought separate gifts
for us when she went on holiday in thailand recently. she gave me a journal
book with a bodhi tree as the cover and wrote me a postcard. my tears almost
poured out! i seldom received handwritten cards from someone nowadays. the last
card i received was from coly and her words always touched me and made me cry. jd
was nice enough to give us tickets to the dreams and reality exhibition
which showcased the masterpieces of painting, drawing and photography from the famous
museé d’ orsay museum in paris. one of the paintings i wanted to see was the ‘starry
night’ by vincent van gogh. i could not wait to go to the exhibition with them!
the waitress kept coming to our
table to clear our plates or requesting us to make payment. we probably sat
longer than we should when there was queue outside.
i had an enjoyable session with
them, the breakfast and gift exchange, embracing a little christmas mood. although,
the prices of the food at wild honey were slightly on the higher side, still worthwhile to pamper ourselves once in a while, especially it was christmas. =
)
wild honey, no place like home
a large dining table at a corner, enough for a big family
my hazelnut latte!
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