Last Minute Lino Lunch

I have noticed that it is getting increasingly harder to find a common time for 4 people to meet for lunch, especially when two of them seem to enjoy travelling so much. I have tried to get us together since late September without any success to celebrate a birthday.

So I was very surprised that at short notice, it was possible for Francis and I to meet for lunch. Wasn’t sure it was going to happen till it actually happened. Last night, the venue was fixed for Serangoon Road. Then late morning the venue was changed to Ivins at Binjai Park. Finally we landed up here.

Food was Italian and was alright. Nothing to shout about but prices were decent, with their 2 course set lunch at $28.

But it was good catching up, even if it’s for a short while. We have so many things and we know so many people in common that there is no shortage of topics to talk about. At this age, health issues dominate any conversation and since Francis is very into health and various health related treatments and supplements, that took center stage.

I have casually known Francis since Eusoff College days. I remember he approached me to ask about a moot competition I had taken part in the year before. That must have been in 1985. But we only became friends after he joined the firm sometime in 1998. We have been in the same department since and we must have spent countless hours talking and travelling over the years, including 2 football World Cups.