Lily started to prepare herself after breakfast. She bathed and cleaned herself throughly. She curled her hair, brushed her teeth till they shone. Then she styled her hair until they fell into soft curls around her beautiful face. She was really a total beauty with her soft cherry lips, big almond eyes, neat thick eyebrow and porcelain skin. She would turn everybody's head everytime she passed by and the epitome of the ultimate feminism. One by one, she tried all kind of dresses, from her favourite dress, to the least feminime one that she had, she really was busy trying all of them. Finally...After 1 hour of changing and re-trying she found the one that she deemed perfect. To her, this is like going to a date, just with a group of people.
"What do you think Joyce?" Lily finally turn around and her jaw dropped immediately.
"WHAT ARE YOU WEARING??!!!!!" Lily exclaimed.
"What's wrong???" confused, Joyce looked at her loose-fitting Pikachu T-Shirt and her short jeans. She tied her hair in a ponytail, and her face is free of any traces of make up and lip-gloss. Wearing her favourite white canvas shoes she was totally ready to go.
"Are you seriously gonna wear that? I know thst you were a tomboy, but you must at least own something a little feminime right?" Lily commented.
"This is already my most feminime choice. I was contemplating wearing my cargo pant and Shirt." Joyce replied innocently.
"Come, let me lend you one of my dress." Lily offered.
"NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!" Joyce exclaimed.
"Oh dear...." Lily was pinching the top of her nose stressfully. " Are you sure?"
" Yes! I hate dress!"
"Oh, Well.... if you are sure..." Lily finally relented.
It was the agreed time for meeting, so Lily and Joyce quickly walked to the nearest bus-stop to wait for Sherly and Jayden. However, both of them had not yet arrived since they need to walk further than Lily and Joyce. So both of them waited patiently.
"Hi! Sorry we were late!" Sherly called out to them after sometimes. Joyce turned to the source of voice and saw Sherly wearing a knee high black boots, a checkered red and black shirt with a black skinny jeans. Wow...She was so cool thinking Joyce to herself. Before Joyce can react, Lily had already stand up to greet Sherly.
"Where's Jay?" Lily looked around and didn't see him.
"Oh, his mom called just now and he was afraid that both of you will wait for too long. So he told me to come here to meet you guys first."
The three of then chatted for a while before they saw a figure came running..
"Sorry, I am late." Jayden was running towards them. He tried to catch his breath as he was running as fast as he could. He couldn't spoiled his first impression right?
"It's okay Jay. We just waited not long ago. Don't worry."
Jay looked at Lily and smiled, then looked at Joyce and grinned. "No dress for you, dude?" teasing her.
"Shut up! Are we eating or not?" Joyce was pretty much annoyed. What's wrong with wearing Shirts and Shorts? She couldn't get it. ..
Laughing, they all agreed to lunch at a local Chinese Food Restaurant that serve delicious food but affordable price.
"Welcome to Chinese Imperial Restaurant! " The waiter greeted and show them to their table. Since it was the weekend the restaurant was quite packed with people.
"Here is the menu, please press the bell to call our waitress when you are ready to order." she instructed and left.
The four of them looked at the menu on their hand and browse the pages. All the food in the picture looks extremely delicous. Their mouth watered. Especially, the food lover, Joyce.
With full concentration, Joyce looked at each description of the food and tried to decide which one to choose. The restaurant offered a wide variety of choices from Dim-Sum, La-Mian, to ala carte menu. So, Joyce must really choose wisely, or else she'll be doomed to eat almost everything. But...Oh! looked at that choice of soup for Lamian, a long hand-made noodle. Should I eat it with Pork-Rib Soup, or should I order it with Braised-Pork Belly. Oh, Grouper! My favourite fish, steamed in Hong Kong Style or TeowCheow style? I like both, but which would goes well with LaMian? If I choose Braised Pork Belly, then choose HongKong style steamed Grouper, will it be too savory??? Not to mention they had yummy Yam-Cha selection here.. The Har-Kaw skin looked translucent. The chef must be very good in making the skin, so their Yam-Cha dishes would be good. And so on... The Battle of the food inside Joyce head is truly not for normal food lover.
Lily looked at Joyce who were in deep thought, leaned her face on her hand, Lily asked Joyce." Have you decided?"
"Uh Huh...." Joyce replied absent-mindedly.
"Joyce, are you ready to order?" Lily was laughing quietly when she asked Joyce again.
"Hmmmm..." again Joyce replied...
Sherly and Jayden looked questioningly at Lily and then looked at Joyce, raising they eyebrows in question.
"She's very serious when she's choosing her food. Then when she had decided, then she'll be back like normal again. If not, she'll keep ignoring us..."
"Ah, I see..." Jayden looked at Joyce while smiling to himself thinking, She was actually very adorable and not like your usual girl.
Sherly looked at Jayden thinking, ah my little brother, you really have weird taste in woman. When suddenly, "Ahhhhhh!!!! Let's order our food!" finally Joyce closed the menu and started calling for the waitress.
"Have you guys decide yet?" Joyce asked cheerfully.
"errr... Yes...."
"May I take your order please?" the waitress was asked with notebook and pen ready to write.
" Ah, yes!" before anybody could answer Joyce answered and continued on...
"One steamed Grouper Hongkong Style. Braised Beef and Mushroom sauce with Bokchoy, One Kungpao Chicken One Hainanese Rice and One Chicken Herbal Soup. I'll have one pot of Chrysanthemum tea please." Then looking at the rest, " Do you want the Hainanese Rice or plain rice? Any Chinese tea for you guys? anything you want to add? " she asked all of them and before they could answer, she continued, " Ah, I forgot, One plain Char Kway Teao One prawn Har Kaw, and one Seaweed Seuw May. That's all for me!" then looking expectantly at the rest the waiter waited...
"It's okay, we'll have additional 3 Hainanese rice and 3 more cup for the chrysanthemum tea. Thank you. We'll order again if they are not enough."
"It's okay if you want to order some more food."
Looking at each other, they replied at the same time. "We'll eat what you order."
"Okay if you think like that." Joyce answered. Then suddenly she called the waitress just as she is leaving."Please add one dried chilli prawn with frenchbean, please."
"...!!!!!"
All the others stared at Joyce. Lily just shook her head... This Joyce really should reign in her appetite or she'll eat till she is bankrupt.