absolutum dominium

i suppose, coming close to 5 months, we're finally out of our honeymoon period where everything is all fine and dandy. now comes the emotional rollercoasters, the arguments and all else tt i would have hoped to avoid.

but in spite of how sad you make me feel (as well as how much of this horrible slobbering fool), you also manage to make me feel exceedingly happy. =) and although i started out today feeling sad, you took so much trouble to make me feel happy again. and you succeeded.

tt being said, we had crystal jade dim sum for dinner. he never had bbq pork puff pastry before, but he decided tt he really liked it. we also had the usual har kau, siew mai, this beancurd shrimp cake thing tt he liked, my fave chicken feet, as well as a plate of char siew. and dessert of almond cream.

then we headed over to tcc for dessert part 2 (coz they ran out of egg tarts and i love my egg tarts). i had my usual warm chocolate cake with tt lava thingy oozing out, while he decided to be adventurous. instead of ordering his usual blue mountain coffee, he went the extra step to make it a cafe royale.

and when it came... woah.

essentially the cafe royale is the blue mountain coffee... but with 2 extra twists. it comes with a shot of brandy and a cube of sugar tt will be placed on a tea spoon perched atop the cup. so what happens is the waiter pours the brandy over the sugar cube and into the coffee, soaking the cube. then he takes his lighter and lights up the sugar cube, allowing it to flambe and caramelise sufficiently to be stirred into the brandy-infused coffee.

and there you have it - the cafe royale; with a top grade coffee, a shot of brandy, and caramelised sugar.

ben said tt drinking the coffee made him high. he was in a state of elevation when he sent me home. so cute.

i love him. =) yay.