shruti woke me up earlier than I'd have liked, as she wanted to be dropped off at work. headed off to holywood retail park after that, did some grocery shopping, enjoyed a free latte at ikea, something I rarely get as it's only offered on weekdays. shopped for more odds and ends for the house, got home and gutted and cleaned about 1kg of fish - my first attempt at doing so. took way longer than expected, as i kept forgetting stuff, and had to go back and double check every fish (there were about 12 - 13 fish). was super hungry so chucked two of them in the steamer and ate them before I resumed cooking the rest. made goan fish curry out of a recipe I found online. spent another hour or more cleaning the place as I somehow felt the smell of fish had permeated the kitchen. headed off to the city centre to pick up Shruti from work. she got a free slice of birthday cake from the cafe she is a regular at, and we shared it before driving home. picked up Simon as well, and the three of us enjoyed the fish curry rice with feni and tonic on the side - a proper goan dinner! Simon said the curry was authentic (a little on the spicier side) but the rice was al dente. stayed up super late as I couldn't sleep.
