Wrecking Spices!!
30th July 2007, Monday
The missus is still out of town as she has extended her KL trip for one more day... So another weekend without the spouse, loneliness is the last thing in my mind...
Seriously not that I dread of her presence, but just happen that this weekend becomes one of the most satisfying one for months so far...
It began on Saturday morning...
I was struggling to pry my eyes open and gain enough consciousness by 9 in the morning after falling back to sleep again upon sending the missus for her bus ride at Lavender.
I had arranged or more like coaxed into by Chan to meet as early as 10, so that we could be early for the toy fair at Takashimaya which Bryan had vehemently proclaimed to have the best deals in town...
We delayed meeting up by half an hour and got to Orchard by 11 or so when the Chong brothers were seen with baskets full of their hauls for the day...
The younger Chong had already sustained quite a damage the day before with like 10 figurines for a couple of hundreds of dollars..this for a jobless person is not the best habit ever, but life is short, indulge once awhile is not to be frowned upon..
I had abstained from the thought of a shopping spree, knowing whatever I had garnered today would be items not budgeted for, and kept telling myself and the others how I had waned off from complete figurines which was the main draw of the fair..
In the end I grabbed a figurine which I had always wanted as the price is a mere fraction from the original price, a complete set of Samurai Champloo DVD (from ODEX which definitely have to be the last time I am ever buying their goods..even after sale for good) and even something for the missus...
Since we were already at the shopping mall, Kinokuniya book store is always a must-go and we did though nothing there really lure us to part with our cash..except a guide to the Kansai area which I was designated to buy...
By noon, EK drove us to La Tendo which I stayed for a short while while being spoiled about future storyline of One Piece which I had always frowned upon when hearing...
It was pouring in town and I had to braced the rain to make my way to the Cathay, which was a street away as Foo & CS were already chatting away at the Ben & Jerry joint there...
The former was supposed to be caught up by work and couldn't make it for the movie but in a nice twist of fate, wad liberated from any work commitment and granted us the 1st Wreckers' outing (without the other halves and not a gaming session) in a while...perhaps the inaugural...
TW was the last to arrived with some taiwanese fried chicken cutlet in his hands while the rest of us were to content with ice-cream for our so-called lunch...
"Paprika" was screened in the Picturehouse, which is now shrunk to a little screening room (more than a theater) of a capacity of not more than 120 people or so...The seats had a pretty cozy feel wihich allow springs motion when you extend backwards which TW was harping about before the movie began...
At first we thought it would be a rather sparsely-filled affair with seats surrounding us empty (perhaps our "aura" had worked again) but it turned out to be full house with audience continued to sneaked into the theater 15 minutes into the movie...
The total playtime was about 90 minutes and we were all pretty much marveled by this animated spectacular with a solid script from Kon Satoshi...
Still buzzing from the movie especially with TW jumping around enthusiastically like a lunatic, we went in search of a nice place for dinner to discuss about our afterthoughts....
When this quartet is in town, the lust of quality Japanese cuisine is apparent...
Therefore we headed to where good yet affordable Japanese food is available in Singapore at this juncture..Central at Clarke Quay
The sky was overcast but the rain surely had passed, there was a nice breeze around, so taking a stroll down to Clarke Quay seems like an ideal choice though CS starting to get into his "snap" mode halfway through as we bypass the Mason House and then the fire station behind Funan Center...
After trying some teenie fried donuts which TW highly recommended, we had the stomach for the real meal...
Central, the new shopping mall by Clarke Quay had a good selection of restaurants and eateries from 3rd storey onwards and though everyone was allured by the ambience Ma Maison can provide, it was yet operation time when we got there by 5.15pm
So we chose Waraku japanese restaurant and it was instantly a valid choice as their menu offers a wide variety of Japanese delicacies from sashimi to curry udon to torikayi to mochi cheese croquette to curry rice, no other local Japanese restaurants I had been thus far could match... Most important they offered authentic Calpis drink which we topped up with a scoop of ice-cream for a sumptuous float....
We surely had our fill especially the "sakura" set which comprises of a massive bowl of hotate & cheese cream udon accompanied by a hefty bowl of han with shredded eggs and roe spread on top...If it was enough to fill me, it was enough to fill anyone and I savored every single rice drop or every scoop of cheese cream as it was celestial and well worth every penny...It would be actually ideal if the waitress had a bit more life in her and they didn't attempt to rush and hush us off our table after we were done so as to accomodate the long queue waiting outside...
After the meal, Foo apparently had forgotten about having Ben & Jerry, followed by the Calpis float; so he went on to the ice-cream stall which sells Hokkaido milk y cone while CS went rabid on more tiny donuts even forcing the rest of us to share with him which we obliged though we had to forcefully prevent him to go for another serving...
By this point quite a crowd of people was clustering around Clarke Quay to check out thea aerial displays by our air force for the National Day Parade, which was held at the floating stage at Marina Bay while we couldn't wait to get out of there to prevent been flooded with claustrophobia later on...
We pranced towards Funan Center where TW went to check out on the latest console games on the scene which wasn't too appealing while CS who had became an audiophile lately brought us to The Adelphi which has transformed into a hub for quality audio gadgets these days...
I was hoping to pick up my haul at La Tendo before 8 when they closed for operation but the option of sticking with my Wreckers buddies was too overbearing as I don't know when we would had this golden opportunity to paint the town red, again together, just the 4 of us...
We eventually walked back to Paradiz Center where CS has parked his Sunny and Pepsiman duly gave me and Foo a ride home while TW felt it would be faster and less hassle for CS if he took a direct bus back himself...
I tried my best to wake up on time for the badminton session at Clementi but was always destined to be there for the 2nd half...
It was drizzling when I got to this West-bound town and drizzles turn to a downpour as I sweat it out on the badminton court, continuing my losing streak...
Guess what, totally drenched, Ferris came in at the eleventh hour..literally...
It was 5 minutes to the end of our session when the senior Chong, came in after braving the rain on his bike, supposedly after some tongue-lashing from Karen for not making an appearance for badminton in weeks...
We did patronised our wretchedly soaked friend with a final game though eating beyond our designated time when the Tay brothers and myself slugged a fine game by my own standards before we hit the showers...
After lunch, I went meekly to the comfort of my home to just relax off the remaining of a Sunday with pizza for dinner and durains from my maternal side for desserts..life doesn't get as good as this...
The missus is still out of town as she has extended her KL trip for one more day... So another weekend without the spouse, loneliness is the last thing in my mind...
Seriously not that I dread of her presence, but just happen that this weekend becomes one of the most satisfying one for months so far...
It began on Saturday morning...
I was struggling to pry my eyes open and gain enough consciousness by 9 in the morning after falling back to sleep again upon sending the missus for her bus ride at Lavender.
I had arranged or more like coaxed into by Chan to meet as early as 10, so that we could be early for the toy fair at Takashimaya which Bryan had vehemently proclaimed to have the best deals in town...
We delayed meeting up by half an hour and got to Orchard by 11 or so when the Chong brothers were seen with baskets full of their hauls for the day...
The younger Chong had already sustained quite a damage the day before with like 10 figurines for a couple of hundreds of dollars..this for a jobless person is not the best habit ever, but life is short, indulge once awhile is not to be frowned upon..
I had abstained from the thought of a shopping spree, knowing whatever I had garnered today would be items not budgeted for, and kept telling myself and the others how I had waned off from complete figurines which was the main draw of the fair..
In the end I grabbed a figurine which I had always wanted as the price is a mere fraction from the original price, a complete set of Samurai Champloo DVD (from ODEX which definitely have to be the last time I am ever buying their goods..even after sale for good) and even something for the missus...
Since we were already at the shopping mall, Kinokuniya book store is always a must-go and we did though nothing there really lure us to part with our cash..except a guide to the Kansai area which I was designated to buy...
By noon, EK drove us to La Tendo which I stayed for a short while while being spoiled about future storyline of One Piece which I had always frowned upon when hearing...
It was pouring in town and I had to braced the rain to make my way to the Cathay, which was a street away as Foo & CS were already chatting away at the Ben & Jerry joint there...
The former was supposed to be caught up by work and couldn't make it for the movie but in a nice twist of fate, wad liberated from any work commitment and granted us the 1st Wreckers' outing (without the other halves and not a gaming session) in a while...perhaps the inaugural...
TW was the last to arrived with some taiwanese fried chicken cutlet in his hands while the rest of us were to content with ice-cream for our so-called lunch...
"Paprika" was screened in the Picturehouse, which is now shrunk to a little screening room (more than a theater) of a capacity of not more than 120 people or so...The seats had a pretty cozy feel wihich allow springs motion when you extend backwards which TW was harping about before the movie began...
At first we thought it would be a rather sparsely-filled affair with seats surrounding us empty (perhaps our "aura" had worked again) but it turned out to be full house with audience continued to sneaked into the theater 15 minutes into the movie...
The total playtime was about 90 minutes and we were all pretty much marveled by this animated spectacular with a solid script from Kon Satoshi...
Still buzzing from the movie especially with TW jumping around enthusiastically like a lunatic, we went in search of a nice place for dinner to discuss about our afterthoughts....
When this quartet is in town, the lust of quality Japanese cuisine is apparent...
Therefore we headed to where good yet affordable Japanese food is available in Singapore at this juncture..Central at Clarke Quay
The sky was overcast but the rain surely had passed, there was a nice breeze around, so taking a stroll down to Clarke Quay seems like an ideal choice though CS starting to get into his "snap" mode halfway through as we bypass the Mason House and then the fire station behind Funan Center...
After trying some teenie fried donuts which TW highly recommended, we had the stomach for the real meal...
Central, the new shopping mall by Clarke Quay had a good selection of restaurants and eateries from 3rd storey onwards and though everyone was allured by the ambience Ma Maison can provide, it was yet operation time when we got there by 5.15pm
So we chose Waraku japanese restaurant and it was instantly a valid choice as their menu offers a wide variety of Japanese delicacies from sashimi to curry udon to torikayi to mochi cheese croquette to curry rice, no other local Japanese restaurants I had been thus far could match... Most important they offered authentic Calpis drink which we topped up with a scoop of ice-cream for a sumptuous float....
We surely had our fill especially the "sakura" set which comprises of a massive bowl of hotate & cheese cream udon accompanied by a hefty bowl of han with shredded eggs and roe spread on top...If it was enough to fill me, it was enough to fill anyone and I savored every single rice drop or every scoop of cheese cream as it was celestial and well worth every penny...It would be actually ideal if the waitress had a bit more life in her and they didn't attempt to rush and hush us off our table after we were done so as to accomodate the long queue waiting outside...
After the meal, Foo apparently had forgotten about having Ben & Jerry, followed by the Calpis float; so he went on to the ice-cream stall which sells Hokkaido milk y cone while CS went rabid on more tiny donuts even forcing the rest of us to share with him which we obliged though we had to forcefully prevent him to go for another serving...
By this point quite a crowd of people was clustering around Clarke Quay to check out thea aerial displays by our air force for the National Day Parade, which was held at the floating stage at Marina Bay while we couldn't wait to get out of there to prevent been flooded with claustrophobia later on...
We pranced towards Funan Center where TW went to check out on the latest console games on the scene which wasn't too appealing while CS who had became an audiophile lately brought us to The Adelphi which has transformed into a hub for quality audio gadgets these days...
I was hoping to pick up my haul at La Tendo before 8 when they closed for operation but the option of sticking with my Wreckers buddies was too overbearing as I don't know when we would had this golden opportunity to paint the town red, again together, just the 4 of us...
We eventually walked back to Paradiz Center where CS has parked his Sunny and Pepsiman duly gave me and Foo a ride home while TW felt it would be faster and less hassle for CS if he took a direct bus back himself...
I tried my best to wake up on time for the badminton session at Clementi but was always destined to be there for the 2nd half...
It was drizzling when I got to this West-bound town and drizzles turn to a downpour as I sweat it out on the badminton court, continuing my losing streak...
Guess what, totally drenched, Ferris came in at the eleventh hour..literally...
It was 5 minutes to the end of our session when the senior Chong, came in after braving the rain on his bike, supposedly after some tongue-lashing from Karen for not making an appearance for badminton in weeks...
We did patronised our wretchedly soaked friend with a final game though eating beyond our designated time when the Tay brothers and myself slugged a fine game by my own standards before we hit the showers...
After lunch, I went meekly to the comfort of my home to just relax off the remaining of a Sunday with pizza for dinner and durains from my maternal side for desserts..life doesn't get as good as this...
Japanese word of the day: スパイス (Spice) Do you know Paprika is a spice made from capsicum?
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