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Ronny Flyer

'Ronny Flyer' is a weird drink invented by a genius, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out where the name comes from.

More and more people who have been introduced to this drink have started liking it, after initially complaining about the odd (and some say, disgusting) taste.

Some like it outright. For example, a friend and a fellow pilot enjoying drinks with me in Lan Kwai Fong tonight. The dude bragged that there's nothing in this world that can put him down, fast and cold.

I suggested Ronny Flyer. He said, "Bring it along." So I turned to the bartender and gave specific instructions:

• Double whiskey, as in double shots or pegs (whatever you prefer to call it) of preferably Black Label.
• Double gin, as in double shots or pegs of acceptable quality gin, such as London Gin.
• A splash or two of acceptable quality bitters, such as Campari.
• A dash or two of lime juice.
• And 4 or 6 regular ice cubes.

    (Yes, you are consuming a lot of alcohol in just one drink. Yeah!)

Said friend started drinking slowly. Half way through the drink, the pupils in his eyes started dancing while he tried to reach for the drink 6 inches from where it was placed on the table. A little bit of help from yours truly and he finished his drink.

Couple of minutes later, said friend slid from the barstool and lay spreadeagled on the floor. It took considerable effort by the bartender and yours truly to lift him and place him on a comfortable couch at the back of the bar.

Two hours later, he woke up and dismally said, "Damn! That really was good."

So there! If you are relaxed or extremely tired, cheerful or pissed with the world, think you are the best or think you have been treated unfair since you were born, on your first date or your divorce, celebrating promotion or when you are fired, in fact, for any situation, this drink is for you.

Warning: Try this drink at home first, until you get used to the idea of your senses leaving you for a couple of hours and surfing beyond the astral plane. Don't try this at a bar or with a hooker unless you have trusted friends around you.

Ciao!

PS:

1) Said friend isn't flying for two days. Hope he won't try Ronny Flyer before his next takeoff.

2) Don't confuse bitters with bitter (British ale).

The Sick Bastards!

You may not die of a disease, but you might die from starvation and boredom when the hospital chefs and religious representatives bonk your brains to a whole new dimension. Now you cannot exactly call them chefs, but those who cook in hospitals do have a serious attitude problem. What is it they think when they cook? "Probably these bastards will die by tomorrow, so let us just feed them crap anyway!"

I have noticed that whether it is Hong Kong or North America, the food in hospitals always sucks. And cooks are not the only sadistic bunch. Those who serve are also assholes. They make a big fuss of serving, what actually tastes and looks like shit...

Happy Thanksgiving!

For most Americans, Thanksgiving is on fourth Thursday of November (for Canadians it is second Monday of October).

Anyway, throughout the year we have laughed at Bert. However, today I have nothing but praise for him. Since 07:00 am today morning, Bert has been busy with turkeys (notice: plural as we are having a huge feast tonight with lots of guests invited), and he even decided to take a day off.

If anyone can thaw, stuff, roast, carve, or grill a turkey, Bert can! He has been at it all day long, and he also cooked the side dishes. My wife, Mrs. Ng, Catherine, and my maids are so impressed by him that they can't stop praising him.

Even I am impressed. And so, in tonight's party, I promise I will not make fun of Bert and neither play any tricks on him. May Bert be with us on every Thanksgiving Day. He is simply wonderful and I mean it!

I hereby declare his crime (of being interested by Queer Eye) totally forgiven.

Well, Happy Thanksgiving everyone and I want to take the opportunity to thank all See Lai readers for supporting me and this site and all the care and concern you have always showered. Y'all are great. Thank you.

Time to bring out the Cornucopia and enjoy!

Cheers!

Korean Food

Mrs. HKMacs cooks delicious Korean food, and now HKMacs is tempting us all.

I remember HKMacs mentioned that we could visit him at Lamma, but only if we had attended Simon's party.

Ummm... I couldn't make it to Simon's party because of date/time confusion. But here's the deal HKMacs...

For delicious Korean food, we will bring all the beer you can consume. How 'bout that?

Cheers!

Asian Cuisine

For those of you interested in Asian food, I suggest you visit FatMan (in) Seoul

Apart from pictures of Asian cuisine, he goes into painstaking details of describing the taste, texture, and all the works of how the food is prepared (including whether the food was cooked properly).

Every time I visit his blog, I simply want to take the dishes off the monitor-screen and start eating.

Scroll down his front page to see all the pictures. Besides food, he also has pictures of Korea, Jackie Chan included (I am still trying to make sense of Jackie's Kitchen in Korea).

Asian cuisine at FatMan Seoul, Asian women at See Lai, now what else are we missing?

Link to FatMan Seoul can also be found in the right side bar under Asian Blogs.

Note: Link opens in new window.

Finger Food

Small bird

Size compared with the cigarette pack. It's family members are waiting in the background [plate].

They told me the Chinese name but I don't know the English equivalent. You are supposed to hold it by its feet and then start chewing it [bones included] head first. Tastes good but chewing the feet is rather tedious.