Wagamama and Guildford made my day

Adrian had ramen at Wagamama in Glasgow and raved about it when he came back. Knowing that I love Japanese food, he took the girls and I to the branch at Guildford today. I had chilli chicken ramen and Adrian ordered Chicken Kare Lomen (taste very much like our version of Laksa) while the girls shared a big plate of Yaki Soba. I forgot to take a picture of the food when they were served and only remembered halfway through eating (Guess I was too eager and hungry to try my noodles). Don't think I want to post the half-eaten food picture. The pictures shown are taken from the restaurant's website.

Yaki Soba

So what was the verdict? I'm pleasantly surprised that the texture of the noodles was quite good and the soup pretty tasty. However, the grilled chicken breasts were a tad too dry and tasteless. Knowing that this is not an authentic Japanese restaurant and therefore the food is catered to the Westerners' taste, I still find the standard of the food good enough for return visits. The girls loved their fried noodles and Lavigne kept asking for more helpings. She even had a go with the 'practise-chopsticks' and it was sure fun looking at her eat. I was telling Adrian that if they have a branch at Staines, I'll definitely go there every week. Too bad the nearest branch is 1/2 hr drive away.

Lavigne's first attempt with the 'chopsticks'

Guildford is a town that will always be close to my heart as I spent 3 years there as a student. We did some window shopping and I suggested bringing the girls to the university. My department has a new building since I graduated and I wanted to go have a look too. It's nice that the school has a very big lecture theatre and it's own seminar rooms all housed in one very nice building, a far cry from it's old place. We didn't even have our own building then. The department was housed on 2 separate floors in a building which was shared with other departments. I remember having to run all over the campus to attend lectures and tutorials in rooms which were really old. While walking around the building with Louisa, I chanced upon my supervisor's office and I left him a note to say 'hello'. He's my favourite lecturer as he helped me a lot with my final year project and not forgetting that he always gave me good grades for my assignments and exams.

University of Surrey holds fond memories for me. As a foreign student, I led a carefree life and went to many places. I made friends with people from different cultures and most importantly, learnt to be independent. Adrian and I had so much fun during our 3 years' stay here. It's good to be back in UK though things are different now. We lived lives as a married couple without kids then and could go anywhere as and when we liked. Now, as a parent of 2 girls, we spend a lot of time at parks and playgrounds with them instead.