I went to Al Nafourah with Mr Seth last week.
I was tired of Chinese, Indian, Italian and Thai so decided to try something different.
The food was okay but what made the whole night pleasant was our waiter, Ammy. Now he was lovely and honest about the food.
Example;
Me take yummy looking mango like jelly.
Ammy: (waves hand) No, no, ini tak sedap (this doesn’t taste nice) cuba yang (try) this one instead.
Me smiling and took what he recommended.
About to take a cake.
Ammy: Eh, eh, take this one instead. The cheesecake, veryyyy nice.
Me listening and followed Ammy.
Ammy: Let me take this for you. Very popular and very very sedap (yummy).
True enough, it was very very sedap! It was bread and butter pudding with the middle-eastern twist and coconut. Absolutely divine!
Anyway, this post has nothing to do with any food review. I would recommend Al Nafourah if you want something different but I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re looking for something totally awesome to tickle your taste buds.
This post is about business cards.
Mr Seth was asked by a waiter for his business card so that they could keep a record and update him on any food promotion in the future.
I was of course slightly offended that I wasn’t asked.
So I said,
“Why do you people ask men for their business cards and never the women? Has it never ever occurred to you that women do work too and would like to be informed or updated?”
The waiter just gave me a smile and I gave him my card.
On Monday, Al Nafourah dropped me an email.
It went like this.
Dear Ms Lim Ai San,
It was a pleasure having you at Al Nafourah.
I do hope everything was to your expectations and truly hope to see you here again very soon.
Please do not hesitate to contact me personally for any booking arrangement at 016-6079956.
Thank again from all of us at Al Nafourah
I was quite impress really and wondered if Mr Seth received the same email.
So I asked and HE DIDN’T.
He was a little offended I think and thought it was unfair that I got the email and he didn’t. Especially since he paid for it while I just sat there, happily eating.
Then something dawned on me and I said to Mr Seth,
“Maybe it’s because of our business card”.
“What? What does that have anything to do with our business card?”
“Well, yours says Hannover -Re. Mine says Ministry of Foreign Affairs”.
“So?! What’s the big deal?”
“Well, I heard people saying that hotels do tend to do things like these with government servants and we get special rates too if we want to stay, so maybe …….”
“What?! No such thing. Maybe that guy saw you and wanted to know you that’s why he sent that email”.
And with that answer, Mr Seth huffed and puffed away while I smiled to myself.
Whether it’s true or not, you never know, it could be the business card 
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