happy tues

last night, i saw three very sorry looking overripe bananas destined for the trash bin. decided to bake banana muffins early this morning in time for breakfast. threw in some pumpkins seeds for the extra crunch. the aroma of baked bananas at six thirty am is ah, so wholesome.

there were 7 left so i took them to the cancer soc.  fed those in the welfare dept.

 happy faces=happy su.

this morning, i was tasked with calling patients who had received welfare aid for chemo treatment. depending on their financial situation, these patients were given either 50% or 75% subsidy. 

my job was to call, ask after them and fill up the comments column in the computer. 

however, there was also the RIP column.

made 14 successful calls in two hours. 7 fell under the RIP column while the other 7 were either in remission or had stopped treatment midway on doc's advice.

i am glad i was able to offer a listening ear to some. 

*-)

after a beautiful morning, the rain came down in sheets at lunch time. fortunately, by then oz and i had found our way to satsuma shochu dining bar at gallery hotel.

i like tuesdays. since the cancer soc is in the CBD, oz and i will try to meet for lunch as much as possible. we trawl the nearby areas for new places to try.

we have been to satsuma for dinner before. it's well-known for its shochu and sake and accompanying drinking food. we found out that they serve set lunch too so here we are.

i ordered the beef and kimchee in hot pot and rice. perfect for a rainy day. tasted more korean than japanese. 

i like.

oz tried the belly pork in plum stew on rice. came with miso soup. earthy and satisfying.

side dish of oden to share. that's basically various types of japanese fish cake in dashi stock.

the dessert may not look like much but the sesame seed ice cream was full of whole roasted sesame seeds, giving it a very nutty taste. very jap.