Ms Da solitary paradise: August 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 9:07 pm 」
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Japanese Randomness Final - today back in office

My colleague's BF bought some onigiri back from Japan and I ate 4 different flavors in 1 day! *hao xin fu~*

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A row of onigiri, waiting to be eaten. Mwahaha! (from bottom) - seaweed, salmon, pickled ume (umeboshi) and chicken.

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CHICKEN!

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SEAWEED!

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SALMON!

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And UMEBOSHI!

Personal fav - salmon and seaweed. Least fav - umeboshi (unique but I'm not a big fan of sour stuff)

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Fan tuan! Fan tuan! *xin fu de ah da*



「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 8:40 pm 」
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Japanese Randomness Part 2 - 29th August @ Ichiban Sushi @ PS

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Went down to PS after dance rehearsal. Sudden craving for ramen and curry. So we went to Ichiban Sushi on L6. But there is no ramen. =( Just have to settle for something else.

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Beef don.

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Chicken Shogayaki Wazen - chicken w/ginger sauce, soft shell crab tempura, chawanmushi rice set.

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Chasoba & Katsudon set - cold noodles, mini chicken cutlet w/scrambled egg rice set.

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Cheesecake.

Nothing special and standard is only normal. Most prob won't come back again.



「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 8:19 pm 」
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Japanese Randomness Part 1 - 27th August @ Benten Cafe @ Illuma

Tucked in a cosy corner of Illuma, Benten Cafe is a little restaurant selling Japanese cuisine. From the website, I thought it is a pasta-pizza place. But apparently, they don't sell pasta. The menu is quite impressive for a restaurant this size. We each ordered a main and a pizza to share.

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Black pepper chicken and fried ebi hotplate.

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Pork cutlet curry rice.

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Teriyaki chicken baked rice.

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Hamburger yakisoba.

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Hawaiian pizza.

Personally, I only like the curry rice and the hamburger (NOT the yakisoba!) The rest are not great enough to capture my appetite. The dessert menu looks tempting. Maybe I will go back again specially for that.


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 7:48 am 」
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF!

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Note: birthday celebration photos uploaded on facebook. =)


Saturday, August 22, 2009

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 11:06 pm 」
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Birthday gathering @ Ma Maison

This is my first visit to this Italian-Japanese restaurant in Bugis Junction. Little cottage interior design; maybe a little too dim, but still a comfortable environment. It's not very spacious inside so you might wanna be careful how you move around.

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Introducing the MENU for the night. First up, the starters.

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CAESAR SALAD - the amount of dressing is just nice and the taste isn't too overpowering. The vege is fresh and crispy.

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BAKED MINI POTATOES WITH CHEESE AND PRAWN - 1 word "Heavenly". 1 serving is not enough.

Next up, the main courses.

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SIZZLING HAMBURGER STEAK - beef patty, egg, vege and fries - very simple ingredients, yet tied together beautifully with their special sauce.

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Side note: the reason why it's called sizzling hamburger steak is probably becos a server will heat up a small pan of oil and pour it over the steak to create the sizzling sound and flame. Imagine a miniature Flaming Lamborghini.

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CUBE BEEF IN BROWN SAUCE w SCRAMBLED EGG RICE - personally feel that it's nothing special and probably won't order it again.

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GRILLED FISH FILLET - lightly grilled fillet topped with potato, vege and a piece of cheese. Still prefer the grilled salmon at TCC. *drool at the thought of the banana sauce*

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PORK CUTLET served on wire mesh - outer skin fried to prefection, locking the juice within the tender meat.

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The complimenting sauce comes in a jar. Doesn't it reminds you of Winnie the Pooh's honey jar?

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Lastly, CUTTLEFISH INK PASTA - a popular dish normally shunned by ladies as the squid ink stain lip, teeth and tongue. (Not a wise choice on a first date) A unique taste but the serving of thinly sliced cuttlefish and mushroom is kind of pathetic.

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The Key to your Heart? Nah, it's the Key to your Bill.

Verdict: Overall a satisfying meal. Will go back again to try out other dishes.

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A surprise bouquet for Val - for her birthday as well as to cheer her up.

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From top left (clockwise): Val, Me, Sally & Edmund


Monday, August 10, 2009

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 7:42 pm 」
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Sometimes you just need to move on and look ahead.



This is the important message I learnt from this movie. Go watch it, it's worth the money.


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 11:16 pm 」
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Happy Birthday, Mommy!

My mama celebrates her 60th birthday today. Gave her a treat at Pariss Seafood International Buffet and invited some close relatives to join in the celebration.

Surprised her with a bouquet of gerbera daisies. The bright orange and yellow matches her cheerful character, I like. Heh. :D









Happy family - Papa, Mama & me.


Monday, August 03, 2009

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 8:50 pm 」
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To read all about my short Batam weekend getaway, click on my travel scapebook.

In case you are still unaware, I've created a new blog some time back and moved all my travel related posts there.

And the link is somewhere here. Look carefully.

Happy searching.