The Twilight Saga

Finally finished reading the whole saga: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Actually, the whole saga is just one long romance. The plot in Breaking Dawn is a bit far fetched. Perhaps Stephenie Meyer wants a happy ending for all. i prefer Harry Potter. JK Rowling writes better i think.

Letters to Juliet

This movie is so predictable but i enjoyed it quite a lot.

i especially like the letter that Sophie wrote to Claire which i thought is very touching. Especially the "What if?..." part. Here's part of the extract.

"What" and "if", two words as non-threatening as words come. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: "What if?..."

I don't know how your story ended. But I know that if what you felt then was love - true love - then it's never too late. If it was true love then, why wouldn't it be true now? You need only the courage to follow your heart...

I don't know what a love like that feels like... a love to leave loved ones for, a love to cross oceans for... but I'd like to believe if I ever felt it, I'd have the courage to seize it. I hope you had the courage to seize it, Claire. And if you didn't, I hope one day that you will.

 

Keisuke Ebi Ramen

The newspaper clippings outside this ramen restaurant at itadakimasu @ Parco Marina says the ramen here is different. Indeed, the stock here is made of prawns not the usual pork. So our interest was intrigued and in we went! We were greeted with a prawnish smell the moment we stepped into the restaurant.

We wanted to try the crab stock ramen as it was season limited. But the photo for this special ramen is so yucky, we decided against it. i think even i could have taken a nicer photo! So, we ordered the Ebi Ramen Special each instead.

Why is it called Special? Cos it has all the toppings in this bowl of ramen. And the toppings are really not your typical ramen toppings. There's chicken, prawn wanton, ajitsuke tamago and a greenish bamboo-looking vegetable. On top of that, there's orange peel (the orangey thingy that's on top the wanton) and some fine red thread-like thing. 

The orange peel is really interesting. i've not eaten orange peel with ramen before. It adds a tangy twist to the prawn stock. The soup is not bad but a tad too salty.

The day Sumiko Tan announced she is getting married

To say that Sumiko Tan is my fav columnist is an understatement. i mean, i had been reading her columns in the Sunday Times since N years ago that it has become a habit.

Maybe it was we shared a particular alma mater. Or i really like her writing style. Maybe it was because she was always writing about things that i could relate easily to, such as, family, life, love and most importantly, singlehood. Ah, that state of life for most part of mine.

i remembered when i went for a pre-lasik assessment about a year ago, i chatted with another lady who was there for the same purpose. She mentioned that she had finally plucked up the courage to go for the assessment after reading Sumiko's experience in one of her columns. Yes, i had read that column too. To a certain extent, she had impacted and influenced some of her readers that we feel that she could be a BFF.

When i read the news that she is going to marry her Hurricane, it seems like a fairy tale come true. Imagine getting reunited with your JC crush after so many years, that is the kind of "happily ever after" ending that you would wish for her. So, although i would miss having another "comrade in arms", i'm really happy for her and wish her all the best.

Lets hope i'll meet a long lost crush too! :P

Melt The World Cafe

There're no free lunch.... But there're free dinners! :)

LF got coke and beer spilled on her during a wedding dinner. The hotel offered to give her and her friends a treat. And she brought us along! :)

We thought that since the buffet is complimentary, we can get some drinks to go with. The two alcoholics in the group (not me!) decided to get a bottle of economical rose wine to share. i had one small glass... hee... When we wanted to pay, the manager informed us that the check (wine including) had been settled! Yippie! Kudos to the hotel for the service and meal! And also LF for sharing the treat with us! (^^,)v

The Blind Side

Quite a watchable feel-good, do-good movie! One of the best performance by Sandra Bullock.

SATC2

This is quite entertaining if you are a female and love to indulge in decadence (abeit once in a while). Just don't bring your brains to the cinema. :p

Saboten (revisited)

Brought LF and YZ to this cheap and good find i found 2 weeks earlier. Highly recommend anyone who likes tonkatsu. :)

Even on a pre-PH night, there isn't much crowd. Service is as good as the previous visit. We all love the miso soup here. LF had 4 (or was it 5) bowls! LOL! Me and YZ just had 2 each. :p

The tenderloin is nicer than the loin! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside! The loin can get a little tough cos the meat is super lean except for the layer of fat on one side.

i ordered the curry rice to have the best of both worlds again. :p The curry is decent but nothing really wow-ing. i'll stick to plain tenderloin on my next visit. :)

Peony Jade Restaurant

Recommend the Dim sum buffet here! It is one of the better dim sum buffets i've had in a long while. (not that i've been to many). Must try is the Custard bun. According to the manager, it is their award-winning dish. Yum! Only con is that you must have a vehicle to go to this restaurant at Keppel Club. Or walk the winding road in!

Saboten

This is yum! :)

The morning appointment ran quite late so was nearly 4pm when i reached Parco Marina Bay. Was making my choice between this or one of the ramen stores. i chose this cos i like the bright and clean decor and the free flow of cabbage and rice and miso soup and i'm really hungry! :p

Anyways, i ordered the grated radish loin katsu set. Loin is the meat with fat. Tenderloin is meat without fat. i was kinda deciding between the fat or no fat when i saw this grated radish set. Well, this is the normal tonkatsu but with grated radish on top. The waitress was very nice in suggesting to separate the radish with the fried pork cutlet. And she offered to give me the normal tonkatsu sauce as well cos the grated radish set usually comes with yuzu sauce only. i'm sold! How else could you get the best of both worlds?? :)

The cabbage was served first. When it came, i was like "!!!!" OMG! The cabbage was HUGE! i mean they gave me the same portion as for two people! Erms... still, i managed to eat half of it before the main course arrived cos i was trying out the 2 sauces for the cabbage. There's a yuzu and a goma sauce. As always i like the goma one! But the yuzu is not bad too.

The tonkatsu is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside! There's about 1cm thick layer of fat though... It doesn't taste fatty but maybe next time i should order the tenderloin instead... hee... Oh and the set comes with yummilicious green tea ice cream and free flow of hot/cold green tea.

See the big portion of cabbage? This pic shows the half finished bowl of cabbage when the tonkatsu arrived. I managed to finish every single dish of this set plus additional bowl of miso soup! hehe! :P