The Basil Inn to re-open on the 28th of August

Oh dearest one, how I miss you, yes even YOU, the stinkiest of the lot, The Nasty Grease Interceptor. Oh boy, what a misnomer if there ever was one. What is so innocently, deadly so, called a grease collector is actually a refuse/garbage/rubbish/waste trap in a steel box that houses all the remants of the cooking of the day that goes down the sink pipe and stove pipe and nestles there patiently until the end of the night or the next when we clear them and Hear, Hear, being all Girls in the house, having to heave that damn thing up from the ground is NO joke, not especially not after having a full service for the past 4 hours, damnit. But yea I actually miss that crazy smelly thing. The reno works are going on smoothly save for my poor poor lamps ( I WILL friggin' smear pla rah all over the person's face responsible for the ruination of my babies.) but what of our food?? Can we get everything up and running and prepared in time since we plan to open the day right after the reno finishes? With only sis, mom me and my cook, will we girls, wielding only passion, girl power and gritty determination be able to plough through the dust, grime, mess and the zillion things to prepare that is Thai food? Mai kit mak na ja is what He will say to me and I know everything will be alright right even if it takes us all night to do the prep and clean-up and amidst that all, much shouting (in both thai and english) and grinding of teeth will be done as you can imagine when 4 females of differing opinions and mulish nature gather together to Clean. Wish me chok dee na. -_-


p/s dear beloved ones, I hear from the folks next door that you've all wondered if we've shifted or just irresponsibly disappeared, we're so sorry that our Notice that we put up got lost and you were all left befuddled...faith and I are really really sorry and promise you extra aroy ahaan thai the next time you drop by na.

It is perfectly normal...

...to be posting at 5.30a.m when you finish work close to midnight and right after that having to scoot off to the market to shop for rations for the next working day and then after much haggling (mom) and pouting (me over the insane prices of coriander these days), only were we able to plough our way back home lugging a ridiculous amount of goods weighing pretty much close to our combined body weight. Where the heck are all the muscled men when you NEED them?

I friggin hate my tiny arse kitchen and the fact that we can barely cope on weekends now. You and I both know that I can't wait to expedite orders and get the food out ASAP but the lack of space is such a fking hindrance!!!!!!!! Please oh beloved customers, do understand that we NEVER pre-cook our food and we try our damndest to get the food from the stove to the table all under 15mins flat but sometimes it's really beyond our ability but YOU know that what you're getting is some of the freshest, most delicious and most reasonably priced Thai food you'll find anywhere on this island. And YOU have no idea the hell I get from my cooks when I try to explain that you're chasing me for that bowl of Tom Yum coz I'll just get yelled at in very very loud and furious Thai that THAI FOOD JUST CAN'T BE RUSHED. Bah!@.

Okie, I feel better now so I'll think I'll just go prepare for service tomorrow by getting a lil sleep (gee, what a rare and beautiful experience that is; yea, it's been half a year since I'm familiar with that word).

Soldiering on then....

p/s Yes, it's been a total turnaround since my last post from a year ago. We were languishing then but now...I can't even begin to describe the state we're in during dinner and lunch service...not that I'm complaining but Gawd what do I have to do to score some decent staff, pray tell!

I told you so...

Uh huh. Spain won didn't they? Now don't y'all go doubting me and my beloved Spaniards again.