champouf posted Ramen Champion. on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Japanese cravings: I seriously had these for so many weeks, I almost died. Just yesterday, after I finished working, my wonderful bf brought my student and I to Bugis. Well, actually my student and I wanted to go to Orchard Road to shop! But we arrived at the wrong bus-stop and we decided we were too lazy to walk to the right one, so we just settled for going to Bugis.
By the time we got there, it was already quite late, so we only managed to shop in a few shops. I saw my dearest Rilakkuma/Korilakkuma shop again, but with much resistance, I managed to steer away from buying one plushie :'( We continued walking around Iluma and tried some of their mooncakes there. Bf also got us some durian pudding which was just so good! After walking about for some time, we got a little more hungry and we settled down for this Japanese restaurant.
This restaurant was different because within one large stretch, there were many other restaurants, and they were having some food competition: in which customers come and try out the restaurant's speciality ramen and vote for/against him. At the end of the month, the losing restaurant will have to move out of that place, while another restaurant enters and everybody competes once more. Bf did say that in Japan, they had such competition as well, but I felt it was quite bad in a sense that the losing restaurant has to shift to another place.
So anyways, we settled down for some kimchi ramen which bf was eyeing since we stepped in. My student and I ordered some gyoza and fried chicken. Before you enter, somebody will hand a card to each person and the person uses this card to order. It was something like Marche and I felt this way it was more efficient(:
I really liked the interior design of the place. It was spacious and with all the wooden furniture, it looked as if we weren't in Singapore anymore.
This was the pork bf ordered along with his ramen, and even though I am one who does not like to eat pork, I really must say that this was really nice!!
Say hello to bf's ramen!(: The soup was just amazing, I can't put my finger on what makes it delicious, but it was just too good to be true. Plus the noodles are so springy and soft when you bite on it.
I have to say that our fried chicken looked the most tempting! Hahaha, the outer-skin was so crispy yet the meat inside was really soft and tender.
The gyoza was somewhat disappointing because the ratio of meat to vegetables was really off, plus we could tell that the vegetables were not exactly fresh. So it was quite obvious they pre-heated this to serve for dinner. I guess after eating dumplings bf's father made for me, my expectations for gyoza has really gone through the roof.
Here is my student, bf and I!(: We took this in an elevator: a rather impromptu decision which made my facial expressions really unglam. Haha
After our heavy dinner, we dragged our tummies back to the MRT where we headed back home. Along the way, we were posting pictures up onto a chatroom in which another one of bf's 'kids' did not come, so we were tempting him with food pictures, trying to make him jealous too. Of course we did promise him to bring him to this place to eat again, besides I don't mind trying out other competitors' ramen!(: It was a night well spent with good company, amazing food, and just a slow walk back home.
Labels: foodgalore, foodie, japanese delights, random cravings, wonderful people champouf posted Happy. on Friday, September 14, 2012
Hi all! It has been a crazy month for me in University, but I am really glad that I have this chance to do so: to be studying one of my favourite subjects in NTU, where the people here are all really friendly and vibrant.
That aside, it's like I am being swarmed with tests and projects all of a sudden, and what better way to relieve my stress than to write it here on my blog(: So far the past 5 weeks of my stay here in NTU Hall of Residence 13 have been such a joy. I have really awesome neighbours, and the best is that I have a really wonderful room-mate. Many of you will know her as Jasmine Neo from the legendary Wildcards Cheerleading team here in Singapore, and she has been a really awesome roomie!
Whenever we are bored in the room, we will just chat about anything and every time we will end up talking until the wee hours in the morning. Most of the time we will be telling each other how hungry we are, and deciding whether we want to snack together or not. Hahaha, those are really funny memories. But the thing I find so inspiring about her is her perseverance and her hard-working nature. I can really see her putting in so much effort in everything she does, that it motivates me ever so. She has shared many of her experiences with me that is really inspirational and touching, and I really admire her for being a strong-willed, independent girl. I have a lot to learn from her.
Jasmine treats me really good; she has been making breakfast for me for the past few days because of my crazy morning schedule, and she doesn't expect anything in return. Most of the time, she will always ask me whether I needed anything. I am really grateful I have her as my room-mate. Granted, I was scared at first because I will be bunking with a stranger, but within such a short period of time, I am really really thankful to her and Jiawei for putting her with me. I have a feeling that this year will be a great year(:
Labels: blissful life, inspiring people, motivation, random moments, simple happiness, wonderful people champouf posted Pique Nique! on Sunday, September 9, 2012
PIQUE NIQUE .
It is my new favourite hang out. I've been to both of their outlets: Takashimaya and Jcube, and I simply love their interior designs. Of course their food is top notch too and I've a feeling that I may be eating there more frequently than I will expect.
Anyway, this time my trip to Pique Nique was with my dearest bf and our 'children'. One of them is a kid whom I am tutoring as of now, while the other is a good friend of ours. Some of you may know him as Hu Shao Ye, who has went out with both my bf and I many times before. We call him 'young master' is because he comes from a really rich family but he doesn't act like a spoilt child. Instead he is independent, friendly and he treats the people around him like his own family.
Being the older ones in the group, my bf and I have a bad habit of letting the others wait for us as we are always oversleeping. Seriously. Every time we are supposed to meet up at 9am, we will wake up at 9.30am, and slowly crawl out of bed. The benefit of being such vibrant youths: they wake up at freaking 7am!!!!! Ahems* So, bf and I took a cab down to Takashimaya, thinking that if we miss the early bird timing, the whole cafe may be crowded to the brim. However, when we reached the place, there was not a single soul there. We were somewhat astonished, as the last time I went there with Ethan, it was quite crowded. The reason why we had this meeting was because both of them just recently celebrated their birthdays, and because bf and I were busy with our individual work, we had no time to celebrate with them. Therefore, we tried to make up with them by having brunch!
PS: All images were taken by my iPhone so pardon the REALLY low resolution D:
While waiting for the kids, bf and I ordered some hot chocolate with marshmallows! Well, mine was like hot chocolate with ice .... -.-" I know it defeats the purpose of it being 'hot', but I was just being retarded that day ...
Here is bf's real HOT chocolate(:
I was somewhat fascinated with the flowers at our table, so I kept taking shots of it. Haha.
This was diandian's (my tutor kid) breakfast - it was called THE BIG BREAKFAST on the menu, and the portions was indeed HUGE.
Mine was a burger with baked salmon and Eggs Benedict. I loved how they managed to cook their eggs to perfection! Their exterior is just so soft and the yolk inside was not so watery.
This was hushaoye's breakfast. I forgot which one he ordered but I could see his face lighting up the moment they served him the dish. Hahaha(:
My dearest bf was so funny, he slapped himself when he realised he ordered baked pasta. He was literally squealing by himself, while the rest of us sat by and watched. Of course I could not bear to see him in agony, so I shared mine with him(:
It was a delectable meal indeed. We all ate to our fill and we could not finish the fries with beef goulash at the end (sorry I didn't have pictures of that), even hushaoye who was the largest eater there at our table. It was a somewhat simple and beautiful morning and nothing beats having brunch with your dearest friends and loved ones.
It was a morning well spent.
Labels: blissful memories, foodgalore, foodie, myloveforfood, pique nique, random cravings, simple happiness, wonderful people champouf posted Hatched Up A Plan. on Friday, September 7, 2012
Alright, this post has been delayed for so many weeks and I really have no excuse for being so lazy and bummed out 24/7.
I had been dying to try out this eatery called 'Hatched' for quite some time and every time I would find myself procrastinating this particular trip. Due to the fact that it was located quite far away from my home in the East area, either that or I could not find anyone to accompany me there. The moment my school started, I knew there was no way I could try it now since my time is mostly gone due to trainings coupled with long hours of lectures and tutorials.
However, one day Grace invited me to have lunch with her at Hatched and I was like "Isn't that quite far away?" She looked at me like I was sprouting nonsense and I then found out that Hatched was at Holland Village which was relatively nearer to my school hostel compared to my home. My face literally lit up for joy. We found one day which the both of us are free and went off with our little adventure.
The cafe there was really small, but the ambience was good. There were hardly anyone there during lunch hours and we were super happy we got a good seats with cushions.
See the crazy girl! Haha(:
These eggs-like tools are actually Salt and Pepper! How adorable!
I forgot the name of what I bought exactly, but it was just SUPERB. The salmon may have be slightly too salty, so you have to eat them with the eggs. I liked how unique their tomatoes tasted as it was glazed with something else, I can't exactly put my finger on what it was, but it was just awesome.
Grace had fries and burger!
There were so many pretty cupcakes and pastries on display, I wanted to get those as well, but I had to watch my figure ... So yea :(
I just felt that idea of having a windmill structured amongst the tall HDB buildings really takes the reality out and make it more fantasy-like. Well of course, the advertisements at the bottom ruined the whole shot, but it just emphasizes how we are stuck with the real world.
Don't mind me here .. Grace was telling me of this trick in which if you do it well enough, it will seem like you only have one leg. Talk about a failed illusion.
And here she is trying it out, of course it just looked like we were making fools out of ourselves instead.
All in all, it was a super fun day. After that, we headed back to our hostel and prepared for the next day of school. Hahahaha, it was a day which I could take my mind of certain issues and I really did appreciate Grace's company(: She is a girl who can get crazy and high at the same time and it really is contagious. Once she gets crazy, you will get crazy too. Thanks babe!(:
Labels: blissful memories, foodgalore, foodie, hatched, myloveforfood, random cravings, wonderful people
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