Le Grenier a Pain

Le Grenier a Pain

Beautiful pastries and cakes for you to enjoy!

Sembawang Shopping Centre #01-01

Singapore

Don't miss it!

Of sunsets and pretty things..

Sunsets in Philippines...

Romeo, romeo, wherefore art thou?

Chocolate hills in Bohol

Jasmine!

A christmas gift from 4 years ago!

Can you spot my name?

lolcats

http://icanhascheezburger.com/

huggles kitty!

So cute!!!!

Meat

I'm craving meat...
Food I can't wait to eat once exams are over...

• Fried fish and chips (i can do without the chips).. chippy's or fish and co style..
• Cafe cartel's ribs
• Sashimi from Sakuraya Fishmart
• Awesome melt-in-my-mouth unagi and rice.. (time to make a trip to kaddoman!)
• Chicken rice with spicy chilli mixed with ginger... yuummmm.. near Selegie Road..
• Fried hokkien mee... (UNCLE IN JURONG EAST! where have u gone!!?)
• ADAM ROAD SELERA NASI LEMAK
• Popiah from Clementi
• Tonkichi fried prawn dipped in mayo
• Potato wedges with tangy dip from The Pizza Place
• Sugar cane juice
• Calamari from Marche

I don't eat very well during exam times.. bad digestive system whereby if i eat too much, i can't study..

Rats.. now i'm even more miserable.. i will check all the food off one by one soon! wah shit.. i super miss sajc nasi lemak with the fried fish and the western store black pepper fish.. RAWR. AND scgs malay store french fries with hotdogs.. and scps roti prata in a plastic bag..

SMU.... got nothing much to miss.. ha.. the food is just liddat lohz..

woahh.. Global bank job cuts..

LOLcat...

Love commandment 10! HAHA... Put back before they know.. I do that to my sister all the time.. Shhhh..

Youtubing..

I have just discovered the world of YOUTUBE! A bit slow la.. but they are very useful for listening to songs that I don't have.. or looking at kitties which I don't have either!

A prayer..

"God, grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change;

the courage to change the things I can;

and the wisdom to know the difference."

I'm not christian but I saw this on a friend's msn message and I thought it was quite touching.

Which country has the soundest banking system..

HIGHEST SCORES
1. Canada
2. Sweden
3. Luxembourg
4. Australia
5. Denmark
6. Netherlands
7. Belgium
8. New Zealand
9. Ireland
10. Malta
11. Hong Kong
12. Finland
13. Singapore
14. Norway
15. South Africa
16. Switzerland
17. Namibia
18. Chile
19. France
20. Spain

39. Germany
40. United States
44. United Kingdom

Singapore is lucky number 13!! Woohoo! I must say that it's been a reversal of fortunes where the developing countries are coming up tops above the developed countries..

Captain Planet!!

"EARTH!"
"FIRE!"
"WIND!"
"WATER!"
"HEART!"

"Go Planet!"

"By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!"

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero

He's our powers magnified
And he's fighting on the planet's side

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero

Gonna help him put asunder
Bad guys who like to loot and plunder

"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"

We're the Planeteers
You can be one too'
Cause saving our planet is the thing to do!

Looting and polluting is not the way
Hear what Captain Planet has to say!

"The Power is Yours!"

FLUFFY KITTY!!

Famous!

Singapore is known for....
the inaugural F1 night race!

Singapore is known for...
the upcoming youth olympics in 2010...

Singapore is known for...
the integrated resorts...

Singapore is known for...
Losing Mas Selamat..

How quickly we forget...

Anger

"Anyone can become angry — that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not easy." – Aristotle

Yuppppp...

Unforgiven - D/G

"You asked for truth, Ginevra, from your husband, and from the rest of us – well, this is the truth of it: nothing is ever as it seems. Reality shifts with every perspective, and truth comes in a thousand different shades and variations..."

She repeated again, "Do I?"

He tilted his head. "Perhaps you do. But the question is, are you willing to pay the price of making that move?"

She blinked, beginning to understand something of what he was saying. "There is a price?"

He smiled bitterly. "There is always a price. The only question is whether or not the potential gain outweighs it. Take what you want," he said finally, "and pay for it."

Donna Mantis

Donna mantis chocolate tarts are DA YUM!

Smooth creamy chocolate in a crumbly tart that melts in your mouth.

Hahaha.. Mervyn owes me chocolate tarts!

One day,
I'll try the banana and apple pies!



:))

Katong Shopping Center B1

Big Baby!

Fixed in the morning sun

Fixed in the morning sun

“Malfoy,” Bill murmured, finally, tilting his face up a little, so Draco had to meet his eyes. “You’re ours now, you know.”

“Means everyone likes me for no reason,” Draco said, tiredly. “I know.”


HAHAHAHAA....

Random notes of the day:

1. One more day to eating vegetarian! countdown! I realise that I'm too much of a meat and egg lover to do without..
2. Ktv-ing was interesting.. I'm a terribly lousy singer.. Andy and Siu are awesome! haha.. And Ktv with mark was really entertaining.. He knows EVERYTHING! Haahaha
3. Wanna go shopping! But feeling broke when I'm not.. I dunnoe why.. Maybe saving money for grad trip that's why..

Signing out! Ja~

Izakaya Nijumaru

Sashimi Moriawase

Nijumaru Bento

Sashimi Set



Unajyu Set

Izakaya Nijumaru

Alvin organised a little Itadakimasu session last Saturday!

So the nine of us (Alvin, Christopher Pang, Dave, Jacob, Chin Ser, Boh, Nicholas Chui, Mark and I) made our way down to Izakaya Nijumaru at Cuppage Plaza.

For the uninitiated, Cuppage Plaza is between Centrepoint and OG. A dinky little shopping center that looks a bit run-down from the exterior and spooky from the inside as the shopping centre seemed rather deserted. There were a few ktv outlets, food reflexology outlets but the highlight of this shopping centre was the food. Japanese restaurants littered the shopping center. On Level Two where Izakaya Nijumaru was, there were 2 other japanese resturants that looked fabulous! Complete with dim lighting, tatami mats and low tables (in one restuarant), it looked like an ideal place for a romantic date. Of course, assuming that these places were more pricey, we went straight to our location: Izakya Nijumaru.

Alvin had previously called up to make a reservation for the 9 of us so we were quite happy that all 9 of us could sit together without being seperated. We were seated in the main restuarant although I believe that there was a seperate outlet for more resturant space in another outlet some distance away. The place looked quite nice. Japanese paintings, calenders and a fairly impressive sake and beer collection lined the wall and the refrigerators. (But then, I'm a non drinker. Won't really know how varied their selection is) The bad thing about the restuarant was that there were at least 3 air-conditioners which made the place cold cold cold! But I gather that the reason behind it was because they had a open kitchen for grilled food items so the air-conditioners helped improve the ventilation. Still, too much cold air means the food gets cold easily! :(

Now, let's talk about the food. It was a Saturday night so it was good that the resturant still offered bento dinners at affordable prices. Prices for the bento sets range from $14 to $20.

Majority of our party of 9 ordered the Izakaya bento ($18) in order to sample the variety of food available. In this bento set, there was a piece of grilled saba, tempura, fatty 3-layered pork (buta bara), sashimi, rice and miso soup. Pretty good selection for a bento and rather value for money as most Japanese resturants do not offer bento sets at such reasonable prices for dinner, particularly on a Saturday night.

Mark got the sashimi set ($14) which consisted of salmon, maguro and kanpachi/hamachi ( I can't tell the difference), miso soup and rice. There was also a little bowl of stewed daikon and pork. He enjoyed his set well enough although I would have preferred more salmon sashimi as I was a salmon fan.

For me, I ordered the unajyu set ($20) which had unagi lying atop a bed of rice, the same little bowl of daikon and pork, some appetizers of daikon and miso soup with rice. For this price, I was offered a choice of either sashimi or tempura so being the sashimi fan that I was, I picked the sashimi. The food in general was value for money although the unagi was a bit disappointing. I've been too spoilt by succulent thick unagi from Japan at Kaddoman (Grand Plaza Park Royal $25) that I end up comparing every other unagi bento I eat to Kaddoman. What I didn't like about the unagi was the fact that biting into into the unagi, I could feel the little bones of the unagi under my teeth. The unagi skin also could not be seperated easily with my pair of chopsticks. In the end, I gave up and just bit into the unagi directly.

In addition, we ordered a seperate platter of sashimi (Sashimi moriawase $38) being the greedy people that we were. It came with 5 different types of sashimi- Salmon, maguro, ika, kanpachi and hamachi. One of the sashimi was even decorated into a little flower! Top marks for presentation here!

All in all, Izakaya Nijumaru is a restaurant that offers food that is value for money. With the exception of the unajyu, the rest of the diners enjoyed themselves immensely. Some even ordered for extra bowls of rice to complement their Nijumaru bento! If you would like to get some Japanese food at an affordable price, particularly for dinner on a Saturday night, drop by Izakaya and I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

Warning!
Their menu only has Japanese characters. The alternative is the romanji characters that tell diners what the food is in English letters but still Japanese romanji. If you can't understand Japanese menus, stick to the word bento.

Additional stuff:
The service staff is quite friendly. The matronly waitress spoke to us in Chinese and was patient even though we took some time to decide what to order and she even thanked us when we passed the bowls of rice and miso soup to those sitting inside for our party of 9. When one of our group ordered sake but didn't know how many people were going to share, she gave us 5 cups to share among ourselves even though only two or three people ended up drinking the sake. ***** for the service!

Latest updates! Reminders to self..

1. I'm sick with gastroenteritis - inflammation of the stomach and the intestines cos of the blardy oyster omelette. (DIE! Bukit Timah food centre hawker. DIE!)
2. I'm recovering after going to see Dr Quek this morning.
3. After a whole day of not eating much, I haven't lost any weight. :(
4. Ruizhi is on a graduate programme at the Bank of Australia! WOOHOOOOO!
5. My internship has ended!
6. Nua-ing at home now - well, recovering helps to waste time a bit.
7. Trying to save $$
8. Eating vegetarian for the next 2 weeks (Hoping that this will help save money too!)
9. Meeting Siyu on 29th July and getting my loccitane from him! YAY YAY!
10. Meeting Siu and Mark for KTV on 2th Aug
11. Celebrating Amanda's birthday on 6th Aug
12. Mark going on boys-day-out kelong-ing on 9th to 10th Aug
13. Going for pedi with Siu on 9th Aug, followed by a Belly dancing class taught by Siu the pro then watching NDP!
14. Going to Sun and Moon with Lim San on 12 Aug
15. Sch starts on 18 Aug
16. Getting my new track shoes tmw! so that I can exercise and lose some weight! ha..
17. Waiting to schedule mahjong session with Siow Chien, Kaijun and Alicia!

Anyone esle wanna book me in the coming weeks? Saturdays are usually bf days tho.. ohhh! And there's no Sunday lib duty during Vacation period! YAYYYYYYY! ha

The Champion!

Amanda rox..

Like totally!

hmm...

Do you think more trees die when we chop down forests for paper?

Should we then convert to electronic means?

Emails?
Soft-copy documents?

Will it help save the earth?

Or..

Will the impact of using computers to check emails and prepare documents use more electricity instead? Resulting in more fossil fuel burnt and more carbon dioxide emitted. This in turns worsens global warming and make ice caps melt and...

But at the same time... electricity can also be obtained from renewable sources..


So.. moral of the story..

Save the trees!

Think tank!

What does GIRO mean?









Answer:
General Interbank Recurring Order

Meanwhile.. I'm eating cup noodles for dinner in Tuas.
Ha.

My new favourite song! 为你写诗

吴克群 - 为你写诗
作词:吴克群
作曲:吴克群

爱情 是一种怪事
我开始全身不受控制
爱情 是一种本事
我开始连自己都不是
为你我做了太多的傻事
第一件就是为你写诗

为你写诗 为你静止
为你做不可能的事
为你我学会弹琴写词
为你失去理智

为你写诗 为你静止
为你做不可能的事
为你弹奏所有情歌的句子
我忘了说最美的是你的名字

爱情 是一种怪事
你的笑容是唯一宗旨
爱情 是一种本事
我在你心里什么位置
为你我做了太多的傻事
第一件就是为你写诗

为你写诗 为你静止
为你做不可能的事
为你我学会弹琴写词
为你失去理智

为你写诗 为你静止
为你做不可能的事
为你弹奏所有情歌的句子
我忘了说最美的是你的名字

为你写诗 为你静止
为你做不可能的事
为你我学会弹琴写词
为你失去理智为你写诗

为你静止为你做不可能的事
为你弹奏所有情歌的句子
我忘了说最美的是你的名字

我什么都能忘记
但唯一不忘的是你的名字
我什么都能忘记
但唯一不忘的是你的样子
我什么都能忘记
但唯一不忘的是你的名字
我什么都能忘记
但唯一不忘的是你的样子

Hmmm

Lunching now in Tuas! YAYYYYYY.. cheap food... happiness! hahha... means more money for me over the weekend to spend..

But apparently i'll be working late this week so yikes! like late as in 11pm late.. hopefully that will not be the case.. just have to take it as it is. Life as an auditor is going to be tough.. Yikes! hah.. I miss human contact the most when I'm stuck in ulu areas like woodlands and Tuas.. ha

Will be going to Bintan this weekend!! Can't wait!!!

Update when I'm back from Bintan!!

Food that make me happy..

1. Selera nasi lemak from Adam Road
2. Egg tarts
3. Fresh salmon sashimi
4. Pineapple tarts - the type that have the filling on top
5. Fish and chips (I like the fish.. the chips are just extra) - the fish and co type or the chippy's type.. not the flat flat breaded type
6. Apple pie with Very Berry ice cream from Island Creamery
7. Red rock deli potato chips

I seem to have slightly outgrown chocolate.. hahaha.. altho I still don't mind it..

Heh.. :))

ok...

Work isn't that bad afterall..

HEH..

Bento

Heart shaped eggy!

Star shaped egg that looks more like a flower cos my egg is not big enough..

I now have a bento fetish...

Heh..

Mountaineers @ En Dining Bar!

From left: Jules, Qian, Eliza & me!

En Dining Bar

We got the nice nice tatami room but I think we were a bit loud in our chattering so the staff were like staring at us.. OPPPsssss.. hahaha..

FluFFFFFFy... xxxholic

“Was it true that you’re already in love with someone?”

“…Yeah.”

“Kunogi?”

“…No.”

Doumeki’s eyebrows rose and he peered at Watanuki’s face, who was being exceptionally calm and controlled as he answered. “Then who is it?”

“…Someone who I see everyday, who is evilly annoying, who has never complimented me in my life, and who is protective to the point of obsession.” Doumeki’s eyes widened, but Watanuki wasn’t finished. He lifted his head haughtily and stared straight ahead despite the faint blush on his cheeks. “I’m still waiting for a love letter from them, the stupid and dense slowpoke!”

He didn’t say anything for a minute and just watched as Watanuki squirmed, not looking at him. A slow smirk formed on the archer’s face and he shrugged. “I’ll write you one tomorrow, then.”

“Jerk! I never said it was you!”

Bintan...

I can't sleep cos I'm bored and I can't wait for tomorrow to come.

Sooooo.. I'm surfing the web and finding places to go for when i book Bintan..

If I'm not going to do water sports.. as all that is very unlike me, I can go visit the tourist village.. Oleh Oleh which offers some food and look see shops.. Alternatively, I think there's also a mini bird park somewhere too... Hopefully the weather will be good and all will be well!



I'm being whimsical and I look forward to travelling again.

Hopefully Mandy can scourge up some dough and at of this year, we're going to Vietnam with Yao again! YAY!


In the meantime, reminder to self! Don't spend excessively!

Hmm...

IEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIE!

ROX!

$$

Somehow it's just aint enough...

Where the major part of my money will be going this month:

• Liang Court with Alvin
• Lunch with Kaijun
• Lunch with Molie
• Mother's Day dinner (split cost with my sister)
• Bintan booking
• Birthday presents
• Dinner with Qian, Jules and Eliza
• Tailoring of shirts

YIKES! Thank goodness for growth dividends!

Fics fics fics!

"I am the intimidator. I am the cheeky little bastard."


HAHAHAAHHAHA... :)

The line above is from my favourite Lord Vampire series.

1) Cake
2) Cinnamon
3) Caramel
4) Clove
5) Candy

Sushi!

How to eat sushi properly:

1. Pour soy sauce on the small individual plate.
2. Hold one piece of sushi (including the ball of rice on the bottom) and dip the fish side into the sauce. Avoid dipping the rice into the sauce.
3. Place the whole piece of sushi in your mouth.
4. Refresh your mouth with a slice of ginger.
5. Eat sashimi sushi (individual slices of raw fish) by dipping the fish slices into soy sauce. If desired, order a side dish of rice and take a few bites after each slice of fish.

About Wasabi:

Some people mix a little wasabi into the soy sauce; however, even though the wasabi is there on your plate, it's really considered bad manners to do this, because the sushi chef has already placed some wasabi on the rice roll. If you add more wasabi, you are essentially telling the chef that he or she did not do a good job.

Above tips from Ehow

Having problems?

• Hold the sushi firmly with your chopsticks such that the filling will not fall off into the soy sauce and be too salty, you may tilt your chopsticks slightly to hold the sushi properly
• If the sushi is too big to fit in the mouth, it's a sign that the sushi is poorly made. However, living in Singapore means that small pieces of sushi will usually come from high class restuarants where people will rarely complain about cost as they understand how to eat sushi. As such, you may bite your sushi into more than one mouth, take care not to drop your sushi!

Types of sushi:

1. Nigiri sushi: Sushi with the filling on top (nigiri refers to the rice being shaped by hand)
2. Gunkan sushi: sushi with the filling on top, wrapped with a layer of seaweed around the rice (gunkan meaning 'steamship' that refers to the shape of the sushi)
3. Temaki: Hand roll (Te literally means 'hand')
4. Maki: Sushi roll (standard sushi roll that is shaped with the bamboo mat. Futo maki is --> Fat maki which is a really big maki)
5. Inari sushi: Sushi that is enclosed in the sweet beancurd skin

Hope this makes your sushi-eating experience more worthwhile!

Ficcies!

“So was I right, or was I right?” Saitou asked, rubbing a hand up and down her arm.
“You were right,” she murmured contentedly, nuzzling his neck.
“Damn straight I was,” he said.
“Granted, there was tampering on your part to ensure that you stayed right,” she began.
“Technicalities,” he said nonchalantly.

I TOTALLY HEART SAITOU/TOKIO FICS.

This is from 'Captain Miserable Finds The Greener Grass.' :)

Saitou Hajime

Graduation!

Ruizhi's graduated!

My other bestfriend in the other part of the world! Australia!

She so totally rocks!

Girl logic than men cannot understand...

HAHAHAHAAHA... Click to see the larger version

Comic from Questionable Content..

Hmm..

I think I shall pick up writing after the exams.

The key to good writing is to continue writing.. and writing and improve your writing..

And to search out all the japanese food blog entries as there is apparently a tagging feature blog entries..

Music

I have found that the music I listen to is often reflective of the mood that I'm in.. Here are some of the latest songs that I've been into..

1. All good things (come to an end)
2. Accidentally in love
3. Suddenly I see
4. Seven day fool
5. Way back into love
6. Again and again
7. You belong to me
8. Just my imagination
9. The magic position

Of course, me being me will not fail to see the irony of the songs so... with a little rearranging.. the order becomes..

1. Accidentally in love
2. The magic position
3. You belong to me
4. Just my imagination
5. Suddenly I see
6. Seven day fool
7. Again and again
8. All good things (come to an end)
9. Way back into love

Amusing, no?

Things to do post-exams..

1. Enjoy sashimi slowly, leisurely...
2. Catch up on my fics... all of them..
3. Go cycling
4. Watch movies
5. Watch anime
6. Play games
7. Sit by somewhere nice and cozy with a good view, nice drink and slack the afternoon away

That's all I have for now~

Musings of a library student helper...

Ever wondered why there are restrictions on bringing food and eating them into the library?

There are some reasons why:

1. Itsy bitsy spider..climbing up the spout... OH wait.. I mean cockroach climbing up your leg..
2. Reach for book... pull it out and "Hey.. what's that looking at me?" *shriek! toss book in air and the perpetuator of the crime, Mr Lizard escapes*
3. Marching... Marching.. the ants are marching.. in a straight line across... *freak!* my laptop!
4. Found a book for my project!! YES! Flip, flip.. Flip, flip.. Ewwww.... potato chip stains and cookie crumbs in the book... *Turns book upside down & shake rapidly*
5. "Err... yes. I booked this room" Have YOU ever walked into a room where students that have just vacated the premises eating pungent stuff like hokkien mee?

And the TOP reason of all...

Get a life. Take a break.

Don't mix your studying with your meals.

Take 15 or 30 mins off to ease the strain on the eyes, refresh the exhausted spirit and top up your energy tank.

The great library workout..

Need to tone your problematic areas?

Let your friendly library assistant teach you how!

1) Want toned arms without being overly bulky?

• Carry a HEAVY pile of books from level 2 of the library to level 4 of the library without pausing to put them anywhere. Hold the books with one hand as you use the other to shelf books. Switch every other shelf. Repeat every hour.
• *For a greater challenge, while holding the books with one hand, use the books as weights and lift them up and down continuously without dropping them.

Helpful tip:

Ignore friendly guys who offer to carry the entire stack of books for you.

2) Want toned legs?

• Pile the library trolley full of heavy books, pushing the trolley around level 4, stretching your legs and thighs fully.
• If there aren't enough books for the trolley to be used, climb the stairs from level two of the library to level four ALL the time. Repeat every time whenever shelving or book searching is required
• For books on higher shelves, do not use a step stool. Tip-toe and place the books on the high shelves. This works your calves.
• During shelf reading for the higher shelves, do side-way leg lifts to tone the inner thighs while holding onto the shelves. This helps you keep your balance and kills the boredom of being stuck doing shelf reading for one hour straight.
• * For a greater challenge, climb the stairs while carrying the books from level two to level four.

Helpful tip:

Ignore irritated glances when you push the noisy trolley every where and strange looks when people see you doing leg lifts. Odds are, they will forget you. Or esle, you have the upper hand of labelling them a mugger if you see them all the time. "What's their legitimate excuse for being in the library on a Sunday?"

3) Want a firm butt?

• Rather than bending down or kneeling down to place books on lower shelves, maintain a half squat or a full squatting position. Remain there until you have completed shelving that section.
• While shelf-reading, maintain half squat position while checking the lower shelves.

Helpful tip:

See above for toned legs.

That's all I have for now. This is your friendly library assistant, Jasmine, speaking.

Over and out!

Hmm...

To shop list:

Make up:
A blush brush
Eyeliner?

Clothes:
Two working shirts - one white long sleeve and one patterned
Another pants of pants?

(Hmm.. need to pack my wardrobe... HAPPY that I bought a blouse and a skirt for work liaoz! YAY)

But I need to exercise to fit better into them.. damn..

Erm.. wanna go exercise? I have about a month to lose 2kg.. haha..

DIAM BUSY

Yikes.

Hmm..

Singapore has been doing quite well as a host country!

IMF, World Effie Awards held outside of NY for the first time, Youth Olympics!

You go, Girl!

Now...

If we can only catch Mas Selamat..

Meanwhile..

I've found a cosy new spot to hang out with the bf on Tuesdays..

Next up!

Looking for people to eat expensive Japanese food with! Ok.. I already said it's expensive! Hahah.. Average about $40 per person.. So I'm rationing the restaurants out! My budget can't afford it! Yikes! So once a month in a good Japanese restaurant!

1. En Dining Bar Dinner at Crown Centre


2. Satsuma Lunch at Gallery Hotel


3. Nogawa Lunch at Meridien Hotel

That's all I have for now.. Will add more when I hear of them... Meanwhile.. as a side trip since it may not be so expensive. erm..

Sho U at Central anyone? Would like to try their food in a nice nice room~ heh..

Aiyayah.. wanna try too many things..

Heh...

Lalalalalalalal

*twirls around*

:))

Shokudo food bazaar.. The good and the bad..

Vday lunch at Shokudo food bazaar!

Unagi fried rice

Ramen

Pork belly and scallop yakitori

Gyoza

Finally... the reviews..

When I first heard abou Shokudo food bazaar, I was really excited. A Japanese marche-style restaurant? A place where I can try many types of japanese food? I was so looking forward to trying it out~

Mark and I went about 12pm in the afternoon just before the lunch crowd started so we got our choice of seats and we didn't even have to queue. We put our stuff down and wandered about, in awe of the different seating areas as well as the decor of the place. There were many types of food that you could try! Pasta, burgers, omu rice, tempura, dons, yakitori, teppanyaki, dessert, nabes, ramen, rosti, sashimi and sushi, etc... There was even a neoprint machine in the place! (It was out of order the day we went though.. ) Even when we bought our food, this lady (We think she was one of the few bosses or management) offered us serviettes as we had forgotten to get any for ourselves.

Now for the food...

1. Unagi fried rice: $5.80 for a small bowl of rice... granted the rice was quite garlicky and fragant.. the amount of unagi (about 2 small strips) for definitely not value for money..
2. Ramen: $8.80 for a huge bowl of ramen.. Fatty soft char siew, not bad.. BUT.. according to Mark, their ramen was like instant noodles, the type that is one piece waxy type.. The broth was also not flavourful enough.
3. Yakitori: Pork belly and scallop. You order the sticks you want then return to collect it later but there's one problem with this. When the sticks are done cooking, they are removed from heat so the meat will not be charred but if you return too late? Your freshly grilled yakitori sticks are now cool and they no longer taste as good. Even the aircon of the place cools your yakitori sticks quite fast so order this only if you're going to eat them immediately.
4. Gyoza: $5.00 was so-so.. They kind of look like the frozen type you can buy from the supermarkets.

Sushi and sashimi counters were packed with people.. Didn't bother with those..

I was still excited even tho the food was not that fantastic. Probably thought that it was difficult to get good Japanese food all together in one place so I looked forward to going again, hoping that the food that wasn't too good would just be a one-off occurence. So I went with Molie and Lily again on Saturday.

This time,

Molie - Salmon fried rice and a prawn and bacon yakitori

Lily - Katsu with egg don

Me - Sausage Omu rice

Apparently, the salmon fried rice wasn't as good as the unagi fried rice I had a few days ago. The garlicky taste was strong but it wasn't fragant enough. Yakitori was ok. The katsu was expected to be fried fresh on the spot but according to Lily who stood in front waiting for it, the katsu was already pre-fried and all the person had to do was to add an egg and drizzle the sauce above the rice. The omu rice was the stunner. It was basically scrambled egg over rice with ketchup, chopped lettuce on the side with a grilled sausage. The presentation was terrible! The egg was like so messy over the rice and if it was going to be so ugly, the least he could do was to drizzle some ketchup or draw a pattern on the egg to disguise it. The tomato fried rice was a bit too mushy too. YIKES! That was the last straw for me.

According to Molie, I'm too fussy about Japanese food. But key is, Japanese food is based on freshness and presentation is also very important. Least to say, Shokudo has disappointed me dreadfully. I wouldn't want to visit the place again unless they have improved their standards. The concept and decor is cool. The food... You're better off paying a few dollars more at Sushi Tei at Raffles city or Waraku at Marina Square.

Hmm...

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Tau blinked and looked up at him in surprise, then he smirked. "That just means I'm never boring."

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