Bristol Day 24

A start to the weekend alone. Well, it's my doing because I wanted to Skype with wife and visit the casino. Saw the picture? That's where I visit usually. That's the biggest around in Bristol.

Started the day having breakfast with sushi chef Pang and then took a short walk to the casino. Walked around and watched people play for 3 hours before changing a hundred pounds to entertain myself. Stayed for about 6 hours and got myself not losing or gaining pounds. Breaking even is good given the time spent entertaining myself with Blackjack and Roulette.

After the casino, I took a walk. Walked to places I have yet to discover and I was glad I did that because I found some really nice restaurants for dinner. I might consider heading there for Sunday roast too.

Settled for a seafood restaurant near the Riverside at Welsh Back City. Loch Fyne was considered an expensive restaurant and I wanted to much to order more food but was really afraid I couldn't finish the meal thus I only went for an orange juice, fish soup with tomato base and a grilled whole sea bass. And do you see the half hard boiled egg on the table? Yummy.

Frankly, when I saw the main course I was a little shocked because stupidly I didn't think it had bones. I thought it was de-boned but I was wrong. It took me 45 minutes to dissect the fish and finish the sea bass. I had to be very careful with the bones because I forgot to bring my X-rays with me.

Well, I had three or maybe more but the main ones were usually Mum, Dad and of course Sandy. Eating fish can be a dangerous process or at least that's what my mum thinks. She avoids fish food or rather food that has fish. She gets paranoid and extremely careful which can be a good thing because that makes us kids worry when we eat fish with bones too. I am one example. I love fish but when I take fish, I just smash the meat up and make sure no bone is left in there however big or small.

So noone's here to help me and I have to do it by myself thus it took a long time. I am used to curry fish head which uses big fish but this sea bass was kind of small thus the bones too were small. All right. I shall stop the fish nonsense but other than the processing time to de-bone, chew and chew again the meat it was a very good meal. Very fresh with the taste of lemon and olive. Now I am feeling hungry because the meal was taken three hours ago at 5pm and now at 9pm, I need to munch on some chocolate.

I will sleep early tonight so that I can wake up as early as I did today to speak to my darling and family back home. Sigh. Another three weeks odd before I can starting dreaming on my own bed. Can't wait. Really can't wait. If only it was this coming week that I can go home and I will be so happy. Really really happy but for now it is only wishful thinking.

So what's on tomorrow? I have plans to visit the best and supposedly the most expensive Italian restaurant in Bristol. I wanted to eat there this evening but I was told in the morning that it was full house tonight. It had better be good. As for other programs tomorrow, it'll be casino again in the afternoon and some shopping before dinner and after which, I look forward to the next weekend and the two more weekends to come.

Sad right? Always ranting about going home. By the way, it wasn't a hard boiled egg. It was butter in a bowl. Haha. Bet you didn't realise it.