Thai Restaurant

Yesterday I went out to a Thai restaurant with my parents, my brother and his new girlfriend (who I have never met before). For a starter we shared platters of spring-rolls, prawns in batter, small spare ribs and chicke on sticks. For the main course I had a seafood platter which consisted of squid, mussels, prawns, noodles and vegetables covered in a spicy sauce. For dessert I had a vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice-cream sundae. It was a really nice meal.

Back home I watched a Doctor Who story from 1975 called "Planet of Evil" in which the TARDIS lands on a planet on the furthest reaches of the known universe. A spaceship arrives on the planet to check on a survey team that was investigating the planet for a new form of energy. However, they find the entire team dead, except for one. The Doctor (Tom Baker) is immediately suspected of murdering the team, however it soon turns out that a strange alien force was responsible. It was actually quite a good story, with surprisingly effective production values for 1970s Doctor Who.

I went to my parent's house today as usual for my Sunday lunch. My brother and his girlfriend were still there. The new issue of Fortean Times had arrived so that was good. I also got a letter reminding me to renew my subscription to Sight and Sound, if I do I also get a free DVD. I have the choice between Army in the Shadows a film about the French Resistance during the Second World War directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and Ordet a bleak Danish religious drama directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.