#41 & mr burns

if you ask me what's the one dish i can eat at every meal...i have a stock answer ready. Item No. 41 at the Crystal Jade restaurant. It's roasted duck and chicken congee. YUMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE. I usually always ask for a serving of century egg to go with it. it's my ultimate comfort food. still down with the damn cold, i had this for lunch. simply delicious.

i love crystal jade.

hmmm
speaking of which i wonder where's mr burns these days?

for the last 8 years, as an avid fan for crystal jade, i've become fond of some of their more prominent staff. one who has held a great space in my memory bank is this chap whom i have endearingly called mr burns. WHY? cos he's the exact replica (ok ok, chinese replica) of homer simpson's boss - mr burns. i kid you not, from spot on receding hairline to goldfish eyes.

now when i first met mr burns, i was immediately blown away by his efficiency. unlike some other waiters, he takes orders quickly, emanating an air of sharpness that offers you comfort and confidence that your orders will never be misplaced or misunderstood. i've never been proven wrong about my assessment of mr burns.

from when i first met mr burns ( at the great world city outlet) he was already a manager. here's a couple of little known trivia about mr burns.

> he knows the crystal jade menu like no other human being. shout out an item number and before you can even find the dish on the menu list, he'd already have the name of the dish on his lips. he's amazin', he never fails to amaze me in this respect. whenever i go to crystal jade with the uninitiated, i would show off mr burns with much pride. once, my non-believer sister tried to test him by saying a number that was unlisted - only to get a index finger waving in her face. from then on, she never doubted.

> once i noticed mr burns at work with a couple of cuts and a bandaid on his face. as reporters, my colleagues and i probed. as it turned out, he was on site when the ginza plaza explosion happened....this was some while back.

>mr burns was last assigned to the holland village branch. but i've not seen him in a while

where are you mr burns?



for those who have no idea who i'm talking about..he looks somethg like this. i don't mean any of this in a mocking way. i really do wonder where he is... to me, mr burns and crystal jade go hand in hand.

now, i always order my food at crystal jade by the item list numbers.

it's always been #41, mr burns.