Long's Noodle House is SO FRIENDLY!
Jon picked me up shortly after 6, and told me that Ivan and Sam hadn't gotten back to him, but that it was okay since he sees them enough anyhow. He said that only a handful of people had actually confirmed that they were going: me, Steph, Nathan, Jeremy, and a "surprise contestant" in the form of Dallas! Needless to say, Jon was astonished that he'd be in for it, what with school and everything else! He asked whether Korey was coming this weekend; when I said no, he wondered whether he just changed his mind a lot / whether it got annoying! Haha, it does depend on the circumstances! He used me as his portable drum set while we listened to Pinback - CHEH!
We were actually on time, which was good. Looked at the menu for some ordering ideas, and figured that we didn't need such a big table! After Jeremy, Steph, and Nathan got there, we tried to signal to the waitress that we could dup-toy (get others to share the table with us), but the people waiting at the door didn't want to. Pity, since there was a party of nine that looked like they really wanted to sit down! ("We reserved the table!" "Are you sure?!") The waitress was still very cheerful, joking, and friendly after we took her big table! We noticed a couple of tables with a big clay pot of chicken and stuff - we wanted that, but it turned out that we'd have to deng (reserve) it in advance! Something to remember for next time! Discussed English class, reading, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, OUTSIDERS (Socs!), ANIMAL FARM, George Orwell, LORD OF THE FLIES, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE / TEN LITTLE INDIANS (death of ten guests!), class lists, and more. Yay for nerd conversation! :P
Poor Nate had the early stages of bronchitis, so we joked that he could hack his phlegm into the empty wine chicken "vase" with dragons on it, haha. When Dallas got there "just in time for the bill," he noted that we were staring at him. It wasn't HIM, but the wine chicken vase #2 with a clearer dragon on it! (we made many jokes about rice wine being the drink of choice for alcoholics who can't afford boxed wines!) We discussed Korea Town in Toronto, Gilbert's wedding ("Jon, be my groomsman - uh, when's my wedding again?!"), Melia's wedding conflicting with Jazz Festival dates (made me wonder when I myself have to go to other weddings this summer!), taking tablespoons of peanut butter / Nutella from the jar, SFU people getting stuck in the snow, UBC bomb scares (2001 and now), VCC scares, the Taco Del Mar explosion on Broadway / Ash, Brad K.'s last name (Steph has Natalie's anniversary randomly in her phone calendar), and the ROUNDHOUSE.
Talked about wrestling (Jimmy Hart as a manager / Taser finishing move / bad guys cheating to win / THE MOUNTIE / nightsticks), bacon rations when growing up (Mom doesn't make it anymore), Lawrence L. stressing about MCAT exams / his solos in Scotland on the orchestra trip ("he couldn't have fun!"), the tricky car situation on Sunday (work / bridal shower / dinner), and some cops thinking they're above the law. Dallas brought up Dave as "Tiffany's boyfriend"... then we discussed Ray trying to order turnip cake at that congee place, Chen's Noodle House and Dad almost launching Harmony across the restaurant when they both went for the bill at the same time, doctors / antibiotics, Fisherman's Friends (Jeremy didn't think Nate should have his since his bag had been in the rain a lot), St. Valentine the martyr, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, morbidity, sticking things up your butt (I gotta send Jer that list!), security, nudist airlines, Wreck Beach, and other topics.
Steph said that NOTHING said "Happy Valentine's Day" like a scalding mouth - for sure! The waitress introduced us to beef rolls - Steph later deemed them "the poor man's Peking Duck," and they were quite good. We had six steamers of SLB, hot and sour soup, two orders of wine chicken, surfboard noodles, fried green onion pancake, tan tan noodles (Moutai has them for $2!), and lots of tea. Approximately thirty seconds after we ordered the second portion of wine chicken and tan tan noodles, we noticed the waitress going out of the kitchen with just such an order! "What service!" we all breathed since we were impressed - it turned out to be another table's order! Darn!
While the guys were discussing Jeremy's beard only taking two days to grow in, my sister told Jeremy about an argument that my mom and grandma were having on the way home from church on Sunday. Apparently, my grandma thought Wu-So-Lo wasn't there, so my mom tried to tell her that he WAS! "So where's his beard? I didn't see him!" "Yes, he was there, Mother... he was talking to Jon!" "But I didn't see a beard! And was White Kid [Eric] there?" "Yes!" "Are you sure? I didn't see a yellow jacket!" "Trust me - he was there! I saw his beard!" ".... since when does White Kid have a beard?!" My sister wasn't about to butt into this argument, so decided to just keep driving, haha.
Jeremy joked that he and Eric should alternate having a beard / not having a beard! At least Jeremy's blue jacket is quite iconic, and he always wears black pants! Jer further joked that he should get a pair of glasses without the lenses, and then he could be known as Glasses Man to Grandma! Jon said that Eric was wearing a newish white / grey jacket, and I mentioned that he'd given the yellow one to Korey. Then Jeremy joked, "So THAT'S why Korey looks like Eric!" Hahaha, so true! Maybe Jeremy should wear ALL BLACK and be given a new nickname: BLACK MAN! Although if my grandma can't tell the difference between Korey and Eric, she's got more problems with confusion than we thought! (Eric and Jeremy are both skinny white guys with beards, sometimes...)
Later, Steph thought she saw Auntie Anna and Uncle Cho Kai - they said hi to us, and we were later described to the waitress as Auntie Anna's "little friends." (of course she had to translate for Jeremy!) Discussed Mandarin, the former Silver Palace (now Golden Harvest), Shanghai Wind getting too big for us when they tripled in size to become Shanghai Wonderful, STATUS at a restaurant, etc. The guys discussed Sunday Dinner: Dallas is making lamb curry, and Christon will make something else - maybe Jeremy will do so too. He'd made something with double the cumin that the recipe called for, so he tried to get it out of his mortar and pestle - that didn't work!
When the bill came, we gave them a HUGE tip - at least 30% or so! (we all put in at least $15 or so for $100!) Nathan said that the cheerfulness with which he was directed to the washroom via the kitchen sold him, heh. He later saw the waitress running out of the restaurant to catch someone who'd left a scarf behind - now THAT'S service!) Jeremy mentioned that he'd once been in a washroom with a bifold door that was about 4.5 feet off the ground (he almost literally had to go through the kitchen to get there!) - must have been an interesting experience! The waitress talked to us about our mom reserving a table for us and more - very friendly, for sure!
We drove Dallas to the 41st / Granville bus stop right in front of a bus (we were chasing it down 41st!), which reminded me of the time that Steph blocked a bus at the Nanaimo Skytrain station so Dawn could get on it. I don't think she received dirty looks from the passenger, although the driver didn't look happy! Steph gave me some candygrams from work, and then told me that she was trying to get to know Korey better. Sure, I'll give him that reassurance! Harmony called Jon, and this was the greeting she got: "You're short, stinky, and [some other adjective I don't remember]" - REAL nice, NOT! Caught up on the Minnesota hockey game... they eventually won 5-4 in a shootout, giving us one point. Told Jon that I could bring lots of Quality Street chocolate for Sunday - Mom always buys it on sale since it reminds her of childhood! Good times, indeed!
I got home to find this on my screen:
(06:05:01 PM) SpurnedSalmon: do I know you?
Nope, I don't! Must be Project Upstream again!
We were actually on time, which was good. Looked at the menu for some ordering ideas, and figured that we didn't need such a big table! After Jeremy, Steph, and Nathan got there, we tried to signal to the waitress that we could dup-toy (get others to share the table with us), but the people waiting at the door didn't want to. Pity, since there was a party of nine that looked like they really wanted to sit down! ("We reserved the table!" "Are you sure?!") The waitress was still very cheerful, joking, and friendly after we took her big table! We noticed a couple of tables with a big clay pot of chicken and stuff - we wanted that, but it turned out that we'd have to deng (reserve) it in advance! Something to remember for next time! Discussed English class, reading, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, OUTSIDERS (Socs!), ANIMAL FARM, George Orwell, LORD OF THE FLIES, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE / TEN LITTLE INDIANS (death of ten guests!), class lists, and more. Yay for nerd conversation! :P
Poor Nate had the early stages of bronchitis, so we joked that he could hack his phlegm into the empty wine chicken "vase" with dragons on it, haha. When Dallas got there "just in time for the bill," he noted that we were staring at him. It wasn't HIM, but the wine chicken vase #2 with a clearer dragon on it! (we made many jokes about rice wine being the drink of choice for alcoholics who can't afford boxed wines!) We discussed Korea Town in Toronto, Gilbert's wedding ("Jon, be my groomsman - uh, when's my wedding again?!"), Melia's wedding conflicting with Jazz Festival dates (made me wonder when I myself have to go to other weddings this summer!), taking tablespoons of peanut butter / Nutella from the jar, SFU people getting stuck in the snow, UBC bomb scares (2001 and now), VCC scares, the Taco Del Mar explosion on Broadway / Ash, Brad K.'s last name (Steph has Natalie's anniversary randomly in her phone calendar), and the ROUNDHOUSE.
Talked about wrestling (Jimmy Hart as a manager / Taser finishing move / bad guys cheating to win / THE MOUNTIE / nightsticks), bacon rations when growing up (Mom doesn't make it anymore), Lawrence L. stressing about MCAT exams / his solos in Scotland on the orchestra trip ("he couldn't have fun!"), the tricky car situation on Sunday (work / bridal shower / dinner), and some cops thinking they're above the law. Dallas brought up Dave as "Tiffany's boyfriend"... then we discussed Ray trying to order turnip cake at that congee place, Chen's Noodle House and Dad almost launching Harmony across the restaurant when they both went for the bill at the same time, doctors / antibiotics, Fisherman's Friends (Jeremy didn't think Nate should have his since his bag had been in the rain a lot), St. Valentine the martyr, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, morbidity, sticking things up your butt (I gotta send Jer that list!), security, nudist airlines, Wreck Beach, and other topics.
Steph said that NOTHING said "Happy Valentine's Day" like a scalding mouth - for sure! The waitress introduced us to beef rolls - Steph later deemed them "the poor man's Peking Duck," and they were quite good. We had six steamers of SLB, hot and sour soup, two orders of wine chicken, surfboard noodles, fried green onion pancake, tan tan noodles (Moutai has them for $2!), and lots of tea. Approximately thirty seconds after we ordered the second portion of wine chicken and tan tan noodles, we noticed the waitress going out of the kitchen with just such an order! "What service!" we all breathed since we were impressed - it turned out to be another table's order! Darn!
While the guys were discussing Jeremy's beard only taking two days to grow in, my sister told Jeremy about an argument that my mom and grandma were having on the way home from church on Sunday. Apparently, my grandma thought Wu-So-Lo wasn't there, so my mom tried to tell her that he WAS! "So where's his beard? I didn't see him!" "Yes, he was there, Mother... he was talking to Jon!" "But I didn't see a beard! And was White Kid [Eric] there?" "Yes!" "Are you sure? I didn't see a yellow jacket!" "Trust me - he was there! I saw his beard!" ".... since when does White Kid have a beard?!" My sister wasn't about to butt into this argument, so decided to just keep driving, haha.
Jeremy joked that he and Eric should alternate having a beard / not having a beard! At least Jeremy's blue jacket is quite iconic, and he always wears black pants! Jer further joked that he should get a pair of glasses without the lenses, and then he could be known as Glasses Man to Grandma! Jon said that Eric was wearing a newish white / grey jacket, and I mentioned that he'd given the yellow one to Korey. Then Jeremy joked, "So THAT'S why Korey looks like Eric!" Hahaha, so true! Maybe Jeremy should wear ALL BLACK and be given a new nickname: BLACK MAN! Although if my grandma can't tell the difference between Korey and Eric, she's got more problems with confusion than we thought! (Eric and Jeremy are both skinny white guys with beards, sometimes...)
Later, Steph thought she saw Auntie Anna and Uncle Cho Kai - they said hi to us, and we were later described to the waitress as Auntie Anna's "little friends." (of course she had to translate for Jeremy!) Discussed Mandarin, the former Silver Palace (now Golden Harvest), Shanghai Wind getting too big for us when they tripled in size to become Shanghai Wonderful, STATUS at a restaurant, etc. The guys discussed Sunday Dinner: Dallas is making lamb curry, and Christon will make something else - maybe Jeremy will do so too. He'd made something with double the cumin that the recipe called for, so he tried to get it out of his mortar and pestle - that didn't work!
When the bill came, we gave them a HUGE tip - at least 30% or so! (we all put in at least $15 or so for $100!) Nathan said that the cheerfulness with which he was directed to the washroom via the kitchen sold him, heh. He later saw the waitress running out of the restaurant to catch someone who'd left a scarf behind - now THAT'S service!) Jeremy mentioned that he'd once been in a washroom with a bifold door that was about 4.5 feet off the ground (he almost literally had to go through the kitchen to get there!) - must have been an interesting experience! The waitress talked to us about our mom reserving a table for us and more - very friendly, for sure!
We drove Dallas to the 41st / Granville bus stop right in front of a bus (we were chasing it down 41st!), which reminded me of the time that Steph blocked a bus at the Nanaimo Skytrain station so Dawn could get on it. I don't think she received dirty looks from the passenger, although the driver didn't look happy! Steph gave me some candygrams from work, and then told me that she was trying to get to know Korey better. Sure, I'll give him that reassurance! Harmony called Jon, and this was the greeting she got: "You're short, stinky, and [some other adjective I don't remember]" - REAL nice, NOT! Caught up on the Minnesota hockey game... they eventually won 5-4 in a shootout, giving us one point. Told Jon that I could bring lots of Quality Street chocolate for Sunday - Mom always buys it on sale since it reminds her of childhood! Good times, indeed!
I got home to find this on my screen:
(06:05:01 PM) SpurnedSalmon: do I know you?
Nope, I don't! Must be Project Upstream again!
Labels: amusement, books, dallas, dinners, eric m., george, jeremy, jon, korey, lawrence, maxed-out tags limit, natalie, nathan, reading, salmon, sick, slb, steph, the missing hat, valentine's day
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