Dinner of hand-pulled noodles and dumplings at Sheng Wang ended a bit before 9pm. Robyn, Jessica, Greg and I stood to don our coats while we waited for Diana. I was faced in the direction of Robyn and couldn't help but notice the enormous lift she made in order to shoulder her messenger bag. The move required a lean forward, and heft of solid energy.
"Robyn, what is in your bag? It looks so heavy!"
"Urhm hehehehehe" she made a look and laughed in her oh-so charming way. Robyn's laughs are endearingly genuine. They are of a very unique sort in which she is able to effortlessly trigger everyone else around to fall into laughter - the same sort of heartwarming laugh that makes you smile on the inside and out. And so we did, which naturally increased our curiousity.
"What is in your bag?" I asked once more. She laughed again, and we could not help but laugh back, thus making humour out of a very simple question.
"Urhm, it's a…"
"A what?"
"uhhh, a…pomelo!"
And perhaps it is not very funny now, as I write this. It was clearly one of those you-needed-to-be-there situation, coupled with a you-need-to-know-and-love-Robyn case. (Everyone should know and love Robyn as far as I'm concerned ^_^)
"A pomelo? You're carrying a pomelo inside your bag?" Not that there's anything wrong with carrying pomelos…it's just…you don't hear that everyday from Robyn.
She laughed again, and removed the evidence for viewing, hence this photo.
My favourite memory from the evening meal.
Sheng Wang
27 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 925-0805
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