Second Visit

When I like a restaurant, I will revisit. And so it was with Hanam BBQ.

Yes, this place is pricey but justified judging from the quality of the food and service. I take into account the costs involved in running an operation such as this.

Rental is one of the biggest overheads followed by staff cost. And then there is the renovation costs, furniture, fittings, kitchen and dining appliances and of course the cost of ingredients and the time cost of preparing and serving the food as well as maintenance cost. Not to mention administrative cost for statutory compliance like income tax etc.

And mind you, for franchises, they have to pay royalties (and in some cases) a minimum guaranteed payment of a certain percentage of their sales or a set amount (whichever is the higher). So it's not that easy. 

Ah! I love meat! This time I had pork belly and blade (if I remember correctly).

It's great that their staff does the cooking.

I requested for no lettuce but forgot to tell them that I also don't want the salad. And I made sure to keep the kimchi far away from the person cooking the meat hah..hah...

Like before, a bottle of water of given as part of the package.

The pretty girl in charge presented me with this can of drink on the house (plus a stainless steel cup filled with ice) in appreciation of my second visit. How sweet of her! Well, I don't drink sweet drinks so I took it back to the office hee...hee...

Soon it was time to eat! Yes, I enjoyed my meal very much.

And requested to a second round of kimchi. There will be future visits. How can I afford to eat like this? Well, like I said before, no holidays overseas, el cheapo clothes, handbags and shoes, no beauty regiment, you get the drift.

After makan must go jalan-jalan to run off the glucose in the blood.

This was at Hooga, The Starling. 

So cute, right?

I have been inspecting Christmas trees.

Some are, well, dunno what to say.

This one is kinda sparse.

They also have a cute inflatable one which is cute.

Paired with the equally cute inflatable Santa.

This Christmas tree is more than decent.

These days you have these programs for kids.

Gene expression is very much dependent on the environment. what they call epigenetics. You may have the best genes but if you don't get the proper nutrition and stimulant (as in nurturing by your parents/guardians/teachers), you may not realize your full potential.