I cant believe that after more than 19 years, I am actually back to campus. First day of school was more of an ice breaker. we got to introduce our selves. There is a vice president of an organisation from China, directors from various law enforcement agencies in Spore and from Hong Kong and 1 from Botswana who is yet to appear. The NUS campus for this program is actually the old NUS campus at Bukit Timah and not far away from my old college NJC. The building looks colonial but the facilities are fantastic. First day lesson was more of an interactive lesson on globalisation and the financial crisis. At night as part of the team bonding session, we were brought to a restaurant called Coriander Leaf where we actually had to cook our own food and we would be given prizes for the best prepared food. We were divided into teams and I was in Team 5. Our team was asked to prepare a fusion peking duck. I had to prepare the sweet and sour onion chutney as the sauce. Kiasu as I was, we actually won 1st prize and we took away the grand prize, a food grater and a set of measuring cups for each of the team member. I have to say, the restaurant has a fantastic concept. We got to cook and eat our own food. The owner, Sania Ahad is beautiful and hilarious. She and her staff made cooking so fun and enjoyable. At the end the various array of gourmet that we prepared didn't come to waste as we were very hungry. For one night I became a culinary expert...
