heidi, it turns out, is an ice-cream fiend. i've taken her to toscanini's and christina's so far (me: at toscanini's you can ask for two flavours in one scoop. heidi: no need, i can eat a whole scoop each.) and every time she crosses the river she heads straight to herrell's. she can also tell you about any ice-cream bar in singapore (and tells me a tale of ih-ming and a few friends who started up a ice-cream shop in pandan valley.) minyin, who is another ice-cream fiend and who wouldn't talk to me when she's eating ice-cream, would surely approve.

notes to self: when it gets colder i shall show heidi where to eat ice-cream on the top of widener's steps.