A Gastronomic Adventure..

Hot or not????

Haha. Yup, and that was Miss Universe 2009 :D

I think Miss Kosovo (above) strikes an uncanny resemblance to Audrey Hepburn (below)

When I saw Miss Kosovo on the TV, I was like, OMG AUDREY HEPBURN.
Srsly, she's a dead ringer for the latter, which I totally adore.

Look again! Alike or not?! (the one on the left)

Watching a bevy of beauties from countries all over, was totally awesomeeee.

I'm no lesbian, but I just have an appreciation for beauty :D

Sunday, 23rd Aug

Cai & I went to explore Orchard Central again!

Most of the tenants are already open for business this time.

I like OC's glass lifts, it has a busy NY feel to it.

Lunch @ Tonkichi

Located at the 7th floor of OC

My soba with assorted sashimi set ($26)

Salmon & skin aburi sushi ($12)

Quite nice, I loved the crunchy salmon skin!
Also, the wasabi mayo was not too overpowering
It complemented the sushi perfectly. And I'm not even a fan of wasabi.

Cai had the Ebi Tamago set ($22)

He gave me one of his prawns, which were HUGE.
It was nice and crispy, but the sauce that was drizzled over it was a tad salty.

Ordered a hire katsu on the side too ($3.90)
It means breaded pork fillet in English.

This is how it looks on the inside.
It was so crispy that one could hear the 'krr' sound when I bit into it
I relished every moment of savouring this baby :D

What a satisfying meal.
Then we headed to Cine to watch 'Where Got Ghost'

It was hilarious!
I mean, if you're a loyal fan of Jack Neo's humour, like me :D
It would be best if you understood Hokkien, to me it seems funnier that way.

And of course, the ending contained the heartwarming element that JN never fails to add into his works.

Had our dinner @ Shokudo Streets of Japan

Located at B1 of The Heeren

In case you don't alr know, this place uses the same system as the now-defunct Marche.
You use an electronic card to order and pay for your food.
What a brilliant gimmick. Consumers won't feel the pinch that way.

Unagi Fried Rice ($ I forgot)

See. Their gimmick works!
I just ordered it as anything with Unagi just spells L-O-V-E.
Didn't even bother to check the price. Like what if it costs $20 for a plate?

Just to show you the interior.
It's like our local Nasi Pattaya sans the ketchup.
Also, it contained tiny cubes of unagi within. Lovelove!

I'm glad I ordered this. It tasted great!!
The rice emanated a 'wok hei' aroma, which is imparted by cooking the food in a wok over a high flame while stirring and tossing quickly.
Resulting in caramelization and gives the food a slight smoky and charred flavour.

Wok hei is commonly found in zi char dishes.
There, you've learnt something new today :D

Shared this spicy seafood hotpot. ($9.80 i think)
Had sotong, fishcake, mushroom, prawns, scallop, artificial crabmeat, golden mushrooms, and veg in it.
Wow, quite a lot eh!

It was quite spicy for me cos I can't take spiciness well.
While drinking the broth, I choked several times, but that didn't stop me from finishing all of it.
It was kinda addictive, must be the effect of MSG.

Prawn & bacon skewer ($ Forgot)

This was quite nice.
Crunchy prawns grilled with salty bacon, what could possibly go wrong?

When I laid my eyes on this at the Kushi (grill) section, I knew I had to have it.
Gindara a.k.a cod fish ($12.90+)

It was slightly crispy on the exterior and extremely soft on the inside.

It went well with the sweet teriyaki sauce too.
My only gripe was that it contained way too many bones.

What could be a better way to end off a meal with none other than Blueberry Cheesecake?
It was quite nice, it had a yogurt-like texture and didn't taste to cheesy.


Next, we headed to ION Orchard as I wanted to buy some bread and pies from Bread Society
but when I reached there, the ones I wanted were all sold out! =(

Waited for cab for super long. I think at least for 30 minutes?
But we didn't mind as we were too busy planning for our Taiwan trip.
Super duper excited!!!!!