It’s crazy to think that I’d ever go to someplace other than Willoughby’s in the V&A Waterfront for sushi, seeing as how I love that place so much. But it just so happened that my brother and I bumped into our good friends Alex (who’s a girl) and her husband Jurgen while strolling from meeting up with Bevan to check out WiWallet in action again, this time at the Primi (it never ceases to amaze me how convenient WiWallet is, I would love to see the day that I no longer have to carry all my cards and wads of cash around).
Alex and Jurgs suggested that we catch up with a drink and a little bite, and seeing how we were lazy, we decided on the path of least resistance, and settled for the first spot in sight which was the new 221 Waterfront. None of us had been, so we were all excited to check it out. At first they seated us at the restaurant section which was pretty la-di-dah, too formal for a casual catch up, so we asked if we could move to the more relaxed, yet still very stylish, upmarket bar area.
Feeling quite peckish and after Alex convinced me, with her incredible sales pitch, about how she had heard they have one of the most sought after sushi chefs in the country, I settled for a little bit of sushi. I must say it didn’t disappoint and was very fresh and tasty, but if only considering the food; Willoughby’s is still superior in my honest opinion. The one upside that 221 Waterfront has over Willoughby’s though, is that you don’t feel like you’re sitting in the shopping centre.
I met Alex a few years back, when she was the manageress at FTV Café. She always had cool funky earrings, and I would always compliment her and comment about them (I’m still seriously all man…right?). Initially she thought I was a weird, freak; but after a while she realized I was quite cool and I became good friends with her and her then fiancé (speaking of fiancés…is it just me or have a lot of people being getting engaged lately...I just want to congratulate you all and wish you all a wonderful and prosperous future!)
We had some great conversation; one thing I love about Cape Town is that you meet people from all parts of the world. Alex is from Poland and we actually ended up discussing the differences between Europe and South Africa. With all its faults, I still believe we live in an amazing place, and after talking to Alex and Jurgen who’ve lived in different parts of Europe like Poland and Amsterdam, I’m even more convinced that where I am right now is where I want to be. Right here in good ol’ Cape Town.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday Morning Blues
Whoever invented Monday mornings should be shot!? It's a bold statement but I stand by it!
Man alive! it's getting more and more difficult to get out of bed these days with the ghastly winter, fast approaching the tip of Africa.
If I were president, I'd definitely institute some sort of law to ban Mondays. Back in university we had the sweetest deal imaginable, I was elected as the class president for our honours year and somehow arranged all of our lectures to fit snugly between Tuesdays and Thursdays, thereby giving us a three day week and a whopping four day weekend! MWAHAHA! Life was sweet with me in charge...there was however that one incident where I conducted a witch hunt and tried to have one my of best friends executed (Sorry Ryan...bullet wounds will heal... promise) for posting up a notice that said "Benny is a Poo Poo Head"...as they say "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and I was riding a crest of immense power! Vote for me...president...four day weekend...that's it, that's my entire campaign.
Anyways enough of that, last night; I went to watch Iron Man, and I'd have to say that it's one of the better comic book adaptations I've seen recently! With plenty of entertaining action (even satisfying the toughest of critics - Action Dan), gadgets ,comedy and some good ol' cheesiness (thankfully I'm a big fan of cheese... Mozzarella, Camembert and even good ol'American Cheese...it's all good).
In case the title of the movie wasn't apparent enough; the movie is about a man running around in a metal suit. But, Robert Downey Jr plays, man running around in metal suit, really well. Seems like RDJ is the flavour of the week, with his upcoming movie Tropic Thunder also on my to watch list . As Mugatu from Zoolander, would say "He's so hot right now!"...and as it so happens the quote is quite appropriate as Ben Stiller (the brain behind Zoolander) also stars in Tropic Thunder.
After a good movie at the Nu Metro in the V and A, it is mandatory to grab some Sushi at Willoughby and Co, with arguably the best sushi in the country. (Just so you know the Willoughby's in Jozi, although good, doesn't have anything on the one here in Cape Town...with the one here in Cape Town boasting a much more extensive menu and fresher fish...strange how that is with Jozi being inland and all huh? ) For me, however slight, it seems different after the departure of my good mate, Tristan, who as Kitchen Manager ran the tightest ship and cleanest kitchens, so clean that I would have eaten the food right off the floor!
After a great Sunday evening of dinner and movie, my Monday seemed pretty lack luster...the only great thing to mention was the coffee which I made at work using the cool espresso machine...which wasn't so great in any case as the machine was set to burn the crap out of the person drinking it...
PS you might have noticed that I finally have my blog up on my blogspot ...when I first created the blog it was called "The Ramblings of an Unsound Mind" no one had used the name yet, but because of all my procrastination there's at least a dozen called the same now...I've thus decided to call mine something unique: "Made in Taiwan? No! South Africa!" At least until I think of something more suitable.
Man alive! it's getting more and more difficult to get out of bed these days with the ghastly winter, fast approaching the tip of Africa.
If I were president, I'd definitely institute some sort of law to ban Mondays. Back in university we had the sweetest deal imaginable, I was elected as the class president for our honours year and somehow arranged all of our lectures to fit snugly between Tuesdays and Thursdays, thereby giving us a three day week and a whopping four day weekend! MWAHAHA! Life was sweet with me in charge...there was however that one incident where I conducted a witch hunt and tried to have one my of best friends executed (Sorry Ryan...bullet wounds will heal... promise) for posting up a notice that said "Benny is a Poo Poo Head"...as they say "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and I was riding a crest of immense power! Vote for me...president...four day weekend...that's it, that's my entire campaign.
Anyways enough of that, last night; I went to watch Iron Man, and I'd have to say that it's one of the better comic book adaptations I've seen recently! With plenty of entertaining action (even satisfying the toughest of critics - Action Dan), gadgets ,comedy and some good ol' cheesiness (thankfully I'm a big fan of cheese... Mozzarella, Camembert and even good ol'American Cheese...it's all good).
In case the title of the movie wasn't apparent enough; the movie is about a man running around in a metal suit. But, Robert Downey Jr plays, man running around in metal suit, really well. Seems like RDJ is the flavour of the week, with his upcoming movie Tropic Thunder also on my to watch list . As Mugatu from Zoolander, would say "He's so hot right now!"...and as it so happens the quote is quite appropriate as Ben Stiller (the brain behind Zoolander) also stars in Tropic Thunder.
After a good movie at the Nu Metro in the V and A, it is mandatory to grab some Sushi at Willoughby and Co, with arguably the best sushi in the country. (Just so you know the Willoughby's in Jozi, although good, doesn't have anything on the one here in Cape Town...with the one here in Cape Town boasting a much more extensive menu and fresher fish...strange how that is with Jozi being inland and all huh? ) For me, however slight, it seems different after the departure of my good mate, Tristan, who as Kitchen Manager ran the tightest ship and cleanest kitchens, so clean that I would have eaten the food right off the floor!
After a great Sunday evening of dinner and movie, my Monday seemed pretty lack luster...the only great thing to mention was the coffee which I made at work using the cool espresso machine...which wasn't so great in any case as the machine was set to burn the crap out of the person drinking it...
PS you might have noticed that I finally have my blog up on my blogspot ...when I first created the blog it was called "The Ramblings of an Unsound Mind" no one had used the name yet, but because of all my procrastination there's at least a dozen called the same now...I've thus decided to call mine something unique: "Made in Taiwan? No! South Africa!" At least until I think of something more suitable.
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