A Belated Birthday Lunch

I had a belated birthday lunch, courtesy of Kaling, today. We had planned this lunch sometime in December but we couldn’t find a common time to meet. All of us were traveling. We finally had our lunch at Milos, at MBS.

I have never been here but I was impressed. This is a Greek restaurant specializing in seafood. The 3 course set lunch is $68 with a good selection of appetisers and mains.

I had a tomato salad and the fish of the day, both of which were good. The dessert was a Greek yogurt ice cream. Kaling also ordered some prawns, which were excellent. It is therefore no surprise that the restaurant was packed.

We spoke of many things but the 3 that stood out were philandering men, in particular fathers and the impact it has on the children, children who assume and behave as if they are entitled to the wealth of their parents as of right and old people and how vulnerable they are to family members or mistresses who “persuade” them to change their wills.

The first one is a state of affairs not just specific to wealthy families and is one that has existed throughout mankind. I have seen this happen so many times and have always wondered whether humans were ever meant to be monogamous or whether monogamy is a quirk of religious ideas. Increasingly it is not just the men who wander.

The other 2 are clearly rich people’s problems and in Singapore these problems will be become increasingly acute.

We were there for quite a while and it was such a lovely afternoon. Always enjoy such sessions!