how to live on 1 meal per day

contrary to what you may be thinking, living off 1 meal per day sure isn't as cheap as you think.

and it sure isn't easy, it's just as bad to suffer as though you are hungry all day.

i'm talking about a gorging session at Melts: The World Cafe today.

located at level 4, Oriental Singapore, this cafe isn't a cafe per se. it's a restaurant serving ala carte and buffet cuisine from several countries - namely Japan, North India, and Thailand.

went with my friends today to this place to eat our hearts out. the quest began at 12 and ended with our ultimate defeat at 1.30, with a simple reason - we gorged ourselves out.

plate after plate of food... and it was even suggested that we keep 50% of our stomach for desserts.

sounds fair enough, since we heard this place is known for its desserts. it does have enough variety to mimic that of a small cake shop.

and it doesn't help that each of us was encouraging one another to go for seconds. or should i say, thirds and fourths. fifths even.

in all, it was a satisfactory eat-out and a more-than-filling session. i overate... must have been due to the past few days which i spent nursing my cold and cough. post-sickness, it was always time to eat.

the bill worked out to be 200+... divided by four, that's 56 for each. the restaurant charges 48+++ per person.

i wasn't really feeling so well on the trip back. only myself to blame... hit the sack as soon as i could and woke up later for the dreaded FYP meeting. but FYP wasn't the focus.

today, FYP stands for Fill Your Plate! or Feed Your Palate!

anyway, the place was posh. so decided to snap some pics and share it online...

Left Shot

Right Shot

Center Shot
(looks like some lift to heaven)

with the amount of eating i had no appetite for anything at all. even on the trip home, TV Mobile just had to show some sitcom where the actor was cooking - of all things! the sight of bak chor mee was a total turn off. i couldn't bear to look at it at all, it was revolting for my stomach.

well, less buffets for me (due to health concerns) and less eat-outs (due to financial concerns).

i'm slightly hungry now, but no food for me. better sleep the hunger away...

oh, if anyone would like more info, they can refer to this page:

http://camemberu.blogspot.com/2007/06/melt-world-cafe-oriental-singapore.html

has clearer and more tantalizing pictures that i would ever bother to upload.

or, if you like, buzz me straight on msn and i shall try to recall the session... the good points, the good food, of course...