Paul and I walked from the LRT station toward Padmanadi - half wondering if we'd get the right one (two locations of the same name in the span of 2 blocks?). Thankfully, it was a short wait in the lobby before others arrived to confirm it.
Both Scott and Alden had recommended this vegetarian and vegan-friendly restaurant - the endorsement seemed even more impressive from two omnivores. When I looked at the menu though, I was surprised to find it expressly stating no garlic or onions are used in cooking. (Later realised, it's probably because they hope to be Buddhist-friendly too.)
I left the food ordering to those who had experience, and I kept snapping pictures. This spurred Alden to talk about one of his and Arianne's rather strange (but amusing) purchases: A broken digital camera. The viewing screen didn't work and it didn't have a optical view finder - but "It works fine!"
They aimed it at something they wanted to take a picture of and pushed the button. At some point they would upload the photos.
And every time, it would be a suprise! According to them (well... Alden) it was like the best of film and digital together.
"Tuba quartet is my raison d'etre." ~ Alden
Meanwhile, a sample of Scott's boring postcard collection was making the rounds. (I knew I should have brought something for show and tell!) Below: Scott mimed what he thought was the proper response to his infamous collection.
But instead:
Karen: Are these all the motels you've been to?
Edmonton's Klondike Days (Bus Depot) made the grade!
Food arrived. (Below: Spring rolls with Scott's finger for scale.)
I suspect the ingredients might be organic: I found a bug in this curry dish.
The server quickly wisked away the entire bowl before I managed to take a photo of it. We were brought a new one. But seriously it wouldn't have bothered me. So delicious! 
(Left: Arianne goes in for an ice cube.)
Time for dessert!
After dinner we decide to go to Scott and Kathy's (rather than back to Churchill Square to try the ziplines - and attempt a modern day joust if there were two sets of them - set up for the Grey Cup celebrations). We arrive safely despite over-squishing into Chris and Karen's vehicle.
Turns out Kathy likes to play Scrabble. How about drawing letters to decide the name of the quartet? (Left: An anagram of Paul's first draw.) 
My suggestion to use the highest scoring Scrabble word in a game setting was turned down. (Guess Kathy and I will have to play another time.) 
Kathy brews up hot chocolate (secret ingredients came from various unlabeled jars and bottles).
Below: Guess Scott collects other things too.
Some of the others opt for wine and make some noise with it. 
Scott pulls out another fun item from his shelf - a frog.
"Someone should play the frog..."
