to date we've had eight first thursdays/wednesdays:

1. poach: jin long (zichar, bedok)
2. xinyi: lagnaa (indian, little india)
3. minz: chin lee (teochew, bedok)
4. su-lin: borgo (italian, bukit timah)
5. addy: pu tien (hengwa, kitchener)
6. cindy: marutama (ramen, clarke quay)
7. minz: cafe le caire (middle eastern, arab st)
8. su-lin: powsing (nonya-hainanese, serangoon gardens)

heaven knows, i'll miss these monthly dinners with the girls when i'm gone.

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cindy (on the trend of people making major life announcements at recent first wednesdays): in future when one of us wants to make an announcement, can you please give out press kits?

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xinyi to cindy and me: hey, your shirts match! you two should be put in the same...same...
cindy: container?

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addy: why can't you tell us? you mean you don't trust us?
cindy: no, she doesn't want to be in the position one day of ever having to wonder if she should mistrust you.

cindy: of course you can trust us, we're civil servants.

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cindy: you must never go out with brainy guys.
poach: look at minzhi's expression.

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xinyi, who went to lunch with a boy she didn't like: so i paid for lunch because i didn't want it to be a date.
the rest, variously, to the effect that: WRONG. because a) in that case you should have split the tab b) now he'll be obliged to ask you out again to balance things out.
xinyi: but nowadays when i go out with people we tend to take turns to pay.
all: *pouncing* and did you want to see him again?
xinyi: no

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cindy: pay me and i'll manage your social life.