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My Birthday

December 19th, 2009 Filed under: Life, Restaurants, Reviews | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

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Talk about what I did on my birthday; graduation, visit to my old pre-school, great meals.

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  1. 1 Sean said at 2:16 am on December 20th, 2009:

    Belated Happy Birthday! And congrats on your graduation!

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Xmas Due at Santorini

December 4th, 2009 Filed under: Life, Restaurants | Tags: , , , , ,

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Ivy had her Xmas work due tonight at a Greek Restaurant called Santorini. Was more fun than I expected it to be.


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Topkapi Turkish Kebab House

January 17th, 2009 Filed under: Restaurants, Reviews | Tags: ,

Topkapi Turkish Kebab House

Topkapi Turkish Kebab House

Just got back from dinner with Ivy at the Topkapi Turkish Kebab House. It didn’t start off to great, after ordering our meals at the counter we went to sit down. While seated the waitress who took our order approached us and asked “You guys are taking away right?” Um, nope. She then tried to tell us that she had already put it through as takeaway and looked at me like ‘you’re going to have to leave’. I told her we have nowhere to eat and asked if she could just bring it to the table. Finally she agreed that we could eat there, but our entree would be cold as it is already wrapped up and can’t be heated up in the container.

When we finally got around to eating the food, I got a Grilled Zucchini Kebab and Ivy got a Lamb Kebab, it wasn’t the best. Not to mention it was overpriced. I did enjoy the atmosphere of the place, but I doubt we will return any time soon.

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  1. 1 Bryan said at 8:19 am on January 28th, 2009:

    Mate that Kebab house is the dogs bollocks! One of my favourte locations in Christchurch. Haven't been there in a few years so I hope the ownership hasn't changed?

  2. 2 whataboutki said at 9:15 am on January 28th, 2009:

    Honestly, I want to like this place, I really do. It might have just been a bad day or a bad menu choice, because a lot of people have told me that it's a great place. Might give it another go once I get through the list of places I want to try out.

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Last Train to India

January 11th, 2009 Filed under: Restaurants, Reviews | Tags: , ,

Last Train to India

Last Train to India

A friend of mine from Teacher’s College, Aman Sidhu, recently opened an India restaurant here in Christchurch. It’s called Last Train to India. It is located in the heart of the city on Cashel St right next to the Bridge of Remembrance. It’s also one of the best looking restaurants I have ever been in, with huge cushioned seats and marble tables. The food is good, I have been there for lunch and dinner and enjoyed both meals.

One thing I noticed is the uncomfortableness that arises when friends are all of a sudden put into customer/service roles. It’s weird to all of a sudden have a friend treat you like a customer. I’m sure it was the same for her, she might have felt the need to treat me special or chat with me when she was really needed elsewhere. Anyone else have experiences like this?

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  1. 1 Sean said at 12:42 pm on January 11th, 2009:

    Yeah, we had a similar experience when we went down to Cornwall and stayed with my Dad's cousin who owns a hotel with a restaurant. When we ate at the restaurant we were served by my cousin's friends who we'd met socially the day before. The whole "I know you, but you're my waitress/bartender" thing was a little weird, especially as you're expected to tip in the UK.

  2. 2 Aman Sidhu Sandhu said at 2:54 am on January 26th, 2009:

    heyy Ki thanks for that…sweet of you to have written about me :) yeah it did feel a little strange and probably someday four of us can sit and dine together when we are closed for public :)

  3. 3 whataboutki said at 6:53 am on January 26th, 2009:

    Hey Aman,

    Can't believe you found my site. I'll take you up on that dinner any day. Still trying to arrange a time for Adwina, Angie and I to come in for a bite.

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