October 26, 2006: Lunch at GMS - Evaluating Culinary Therapy 101
GMS is a special place, in fact, a very special place. For example,
each day about noon - a variable number of GMSers gather for lunch - typically
across the street at the Silat Food Court. We engage in what I call
culinary therapy, which is often a very interesting adventure,
secondary only to retail therapy. Bob Kamei has expressed such
an interest in culinary therapy that the proximity of high density culinary
options is driving his selection of a place to life. After 6 months
of experiencing the end product of taking Culinary 101, many of us feel
that this will be added to the 1st year curriculum, with segments included
in Molecules and Cells and other segments included in Normal Body and
a few remaining segments included in Body and Disease.
Here is Leah waiting and the group gathering
We make our way to the street - and cross it (note the green walk light)
We pass a Sikh Temple and continue walking
We pass an interesting market and before us is the Silat Food Court
Then cross over to the food court - ans past the Popiah stall
Here is Yu Hui - looking for empty tables - while I am off ordering my
mutton briani and paratha
Then Yu Hui orders and the drink lady drops by
Leah has noodles today and Gina is engaged in very deep conversation
There were no adjacent tables so we split up - here are the ladies at one
table and Tony, Yvonne and Edward at another table
There are many food stalls - to the left and right
Here are our ladies and here is my favorite guy - the man that makes Popiah
Someone has to guard the fort - and it is usually Pat while the group returns
back
For the next day - Friday - Tony decided it was Guys-lunch-out - at a place near Far East Square
Here is li Fook - and then on to Far East Square
Walking back - we pass a number of interesting food courts - all
engaged in group culinary therapy
And so we continued - under the Fire Gate and back to Tony's car park
