hinakos
I studied at Ecole Culinaire and have a cordon bleu. The best food is cooked at home! Restuarants here are:1. Low quality2. no value for money3. Dubious hygiene4. Poor service5. High prices6. Low quality raw materials Got it?[/QUOTE]1. depends where you eat. try mozaic ubud - quality as good as anywhere worldwide. undisputed.2. bs. some restuaraunts here are gr8 value. ultimo, ryoshi, kaizan3.maybe your most accurate point here.4.once again depends where youre at5.dont agree. the price of eating out in bali is one of the last good things about bali. in which country and particular places are you eating to make your price comparisons?6. you get what you pay for. cooking at home is great but messy and time consuming, and not necessarily cheaper.
calitobali
I actually find this a bit fascinating, I wasn't trying to poke fun at you. I'd like to know though, do you eat out and not enjoy it? I mean, we can't be at home by the kitchen for every single meal of every single day right?
calitobali
Cool, but that doesn't really my answer my question of "do you [I]ever[/I] eat any meals outside of your home for any reason?"
Markit
I tend to agree with the idea of cooking at home being the best - trouble is I have to weigh up how important to me the 2 hour prep (shopping, cleaning, preparing) for meal is against the 5 minutes it takes to make a wholly satisfactory Nasi or Mie Whatever. And frankly I just can't be bothered to waste valuable drinking/reading/swimming/shagging/walking/lazing/photographing/dancing/etc time with something that will be just, literally, the same old shit in 12 hours time.I am beginning to think that many people make their lives needlessly complex out of a basic boredom with what may be a fairly shallow existence (not pointing any finger, really!) by doing calligraphy, cooking, martial arts, hobbies in general and just wasting valuable drinking time.
mugwump
I studied at Ecole Culinaire and have a cordon bleu. The best food is cooked at home! Restuarants here are:1. Low quality2. no value for money3. Dubious hygiene4. Poor service5. High pricesI agree with all you say except for dubious hygiene. It isn't dubious; it is virtually non existent.6. Low quality raw materials Got it?[/QUOTE]I agree with all you say, except for dubious hygiene. It isn't dubious. It is non-existent.
SHoggard
@ Mugwump:..... and you can't complain about the service - 'cos there isn't any [/I]
no.idea
and we talk about sensible things in which we are interested , like Promession [/QUOTE]Please let me know if there is a spare seat at the next get together.
Markit
Please let me know if there is a spare seat at the next get together.[/QUOTE]You're just gonna have to stand in line like the rest of us!
mugwump
Why not eat at home? I enjoy my home - that's why its called 'home'. I enjoy my cooking more than anyone else'sI get to listen to the music I likeI get to drink alcohol that I know is not contaminated with methanolI don't have parking problemsI don't have to worry about DUIThere will be no unruly kids running aroundThere will be no drunken aussies / balinese / russians / chinese etc. aboutNo chance of getting blown to smithereens by some crazed fanaticNo one will try to sell me a fake Rolex / Dope / their sister / a wooden parrot etc. while I am eatingI just don't like Bali by night..........and NO, I am not a hermit, my select circle of friends also enjoys my culinary art - and we talk about sensible things in which we are interested , like Promession and RugbyYour turn![/QUOTE]Having watched rugby (not out of choice, but because I was thirsty for a really cold beer) I can really see the relationship between Rugby and Promession.
Markit
Rugby makes American footballers look like real pussies in pink underwear don't it?
tintin
Rugby makes American footballers look like real pussies in pink underwear don't it?[/QUOTE]Thanks, Markit, as I had totally forgotten to check up today's French TV schedule. So, at 1.00 pm, the French meet the English team, in the "Tournois des 6 Nations." Since the frogs have already blown their first two games of the series (against Italy (!?), and Wales), I don't expect much from their part, but I still hope they still can beat the s**t out of these silly Englishmen.:mad:
Markit
You can take the Frog out of France but you can't get the France out of the Frog can you?
Markit
you are welcome, just so long as :1.You are ex-special forces, or a serving member.2. You are actively involved in the security industry.3. You like rugby.4. Your monthly income exceeds $10 k per month.4. You do not wear board shorts. 5. You do not ride a Harley Davidson - or a 'bebek'.6. Your I.Q. is larger than your waistline.Just fulfill all those criteria, and you are welcome to join us.[/QUOTE]Hell, fulfill - I can kick ass on all of them!!1.You are ex-special forces, or a serving member. - Still got all my copies of the "Borne" series, Ha!2. You are actively involved in the security industry. - sometimes wear underwear under my sarong3. You like rugby. - Hell, just drink shitloads of beer and I like anything.4. Your monthly income exceeds $10 k per month. - Who needs an income here - poor fucker. 4. You do not wear board shorts. - see 2 above5. You do not ride a Harley Davidson - or a 'bebek'. - well that's Gil out of the running - eat your heart out!6. Your I.Q. is larger than your waistline. - I'm good at "Jeopardy"?
no.idea
you are welcome, just so long as :1.You are ex-special forces, or a serving member.2. You are actively involved in the security industry.3. You like rugby.4. Your monthly income exceeds $10 k per month.4. You do not wear board shorts. 5. You do not ride a Harley Davidson - or a 'bebek'.6. Your I.Q. is larger than your waistline.Just fulfill all those criteria, and you are welcome to join us.[/QUOTE]I can almost qualify,1. Yep no problem. In fact I will even bring a photo of me with my SLR and greens.2. Small problem here, I have not worked for 15 years. However I have been known to remove an idiot or two from a bar when the mood takes me.3. Like it. Even know the rules. Also know the rules of AFL and soccer.4. Christ! I drink more than that a month4. Why are there two number 4's?5. I have a Wim Cycle because I like the name.6. I am extremely slender this therefore is no problem.Markit, can you pick me up on the way through please?
kiwi
no.idea SLR most people would think you are talking about a camera only a few of us ex-services would know what you mean LOL
Markit
"it was known as the 'right arm of the free world"Help me out here - who's running Rhodesia now days?
no.idea
no.idea SLR most people would think you are talking about a camera only a few of us ex-services would know what you mean LOL[/QUOTE]Good point there Kiwi, I guess the age was showing a bit. The Armalite was also getting around at the same time.
sakumabali
SLR - I would think you are talking about a car :icon_lol:
no.idea
SLR - I would think you are talking about a car :icon_lol:[/QUOTE]What a wonderful thought. Sadly the Australian Government gave me a SLR rifle, a set of green clothes and trained me how to kill people. I would rather have the car or the camera any day.They did the same with my mate Goldminer! The difference was they put him into the SAS and left me in Engineers.Sakumbali I am still heading your way one day with a few bottles of wine. I just have a bit of problem getting out of Sanur.Cheers.
Markit
There's this thing called "irony" it's kinda like "goldy" only not...:icon_rolleyes:
