Sunday, March 10, 2002
We have brunch at Ton Kiang. Dexter had never been, so it's a fun treat to introduce him to it. He seemed impressed, and identified many of the things Patrick and I love about it. We got there around 9:20 and got a table right away. People who arrived after 9:40 had to wait. When we left at 10:30, there were about 30 people waiting outside the door to get in. Our last course was the egg custard steamed buns that Patrick ordered, a perfectly sweet way to end the meal. Dexter took off after we stopped back at home. He left for us many great gifts: a framed photo of Santa Cruz Beach at sunset, a Minolta 7000 and zoom lens that he's letting me borrow, and a bottle of wine: 1998 Firestone Zinfandel. I napped. Patrick and I went to Muddy Waters on Church. An early dinner at Bombay Indian Restaurant. Back at home, Patrick finishes the first draft of chapters 16 and 17—a record for him. It's the most he's ever written in one day—a total of 25 pages. Most days he writes only 6 pages. I work on Lodestar. We learn today from Amy that our house is being put on the market for US$550,000. It's two flats in a 1900 Victorian, 1568 square feet, 2 car garage, storage, upgraded electrical, visible copper, one upper flat (2 bedrooms, 1 bath, rent = $1900 per month), one lower flat (1 bedroom, 1 bath, rent = $1400 per month). We both think it's worth much less than $550,000, so we'll see if it sells for that much in this market.