Good old Japanese food

I used to love Japanese cuisine, but my fiery passion for it died when I discovered something new --> Korean cuisine (Probably due to its spiciness, endless amounts of side dishes and how ppl in the movies/dramas look so greedy in every meal scene).

So when my cousin invited me to a Japanese restaurant with her friends 2 days ago, I was estatic! Its been a long time since I had a proper Japanese meal, and I really do miss it.

We went to 'Sushi Bento' near Southgate station (in zone 4).

Here is the menu of the night!

Starter 1:

A wooden boat filled with sushis and sashimis. The boat comes with a sail attached! But you can't see it in this photo XD

A close up shot of what's on the boat. We wholloped everything in 10 mins (there were 6 of us btw). All ingredients used were extemely fresh, a pre-requisite for good Jap food ;)

Starter 2:

Another sushi platter.
The 'salmon and salmon skin roll' (two outer rows of sushis) is the best amongst all.

Starter 3:

A variety of sashimi dipped in a sourly sauce. The sauce is really really really tasty :p

Main courses:

'Nasu den' - Grilled aubergine with sweet bean paste. 2 thumbs up!

'Ebi Tobikko' - grilled fresh king prawn with Tobikko mayonnaise sauce.
I thought it tasted just like normal mayo XD

'Kinoko yaki' - Baked wild Japanese mushroom in light butter sauce.
I am proud to be a mushroom lover!

No introduction needed for this I suppose? Its the all famous Unagi bento!

Seafood ramen in chilli based soup. Kinda spicy.

By the way, we had 2 portions of each main course listed above. What a bunch of hungry monsters!



Dessert:

Green tea and Black Sesame flavoured ice cream.
I prefer Black Sesame, Green tea was too thick for me.

Oh, there was this too:

Sake!

Had a sip to taste. Didn't like it though XD Alchohol never taste nice to me.



We left the restaurant with a super full tummy........ and 28pounds lighter in our wallets.

Sorry for neglecting you for a long time my old friend, I will start to go Japanese restaurant hunting again soon! I promise ;)


Dear Ler, I am sure you are having a great time in Rome now.... thats including loads of good food. So, we are fair!!

Road Trip in America

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Good Luck everyone!

UCL Dance Show

Are we human?

Or are we dancers?

(Lyrics from 'Human' by The Killers)



WELL, we may very well be dancers. Because everything would be much more exciting!

I went for UCL's Annual Dance Show on Friday night, and I have to say, the show was
DOPE DOPE DOPE.

I even hate to say this, but overall, it was loads better than the LSE dance show (But we had a few really good pieces as well!!)

And, this time, I took many videos, so I can share the joy with you, my readers!

See I love you guys so much, holding the camera while trying to enjoy the dance. Its hardwork you know! So pls do click the 'play' button!



Lets start with my fav routine of the night:



Some Bad Romance



Throw in some bboys!



This is swing dance?? Not too sure, but it sure is something different for the night!



Oh Oh! Banghra! This is a nice one



Cha Cha Cha!



Vindicated



Everything wouldn't be complete without at Micheal Jackson medley!!
One of the best of the night.


Triller



Thats the few good dances that I video-ed that night. I have a couple more videos that I didn't upload because it was simply not up-to-par.


All in all, I was really impressed with the quality of performance. After all, this was a student production and the 4 pounds tickets were absolutely worth it!!! Will be back for more next year *wink*

I hoped you enjoyed the videos and
Thanks for watching!

Imperial College students have other talents too!

Yes, I intended to be sarcastic.

Admit it guys, Imperial College （IC) students = geeks (Yes, thats including my dear brother.. no favoritism here!)

However, we saw a different side of them tonight. The evil side, the sissy side, even the inner Micheal Jackson side of the Malaysian community in IC.

All of these were showcased in their annual Malaysian night - Born to be Vile

To make things even better, my brother is part of the performance crew!!

I am sorry, I have to post this up. I have to!

You did a fanstastic job! Particularly loved the Indian dance and Dikir Barat. Oh, not the mention, the electrician scene ;)


(Warning: If you did not attend the play, you will find the following to be complete jibberish, as I am too lazy to explain the plot)


The opening dance. ACT COOL LA NOW

Microhard's CEO, Bill Backgates. YESSSS

Dikir barat with a modern twist. I know your name is not UCL, LSE or even Kings la, its Imperial, no need to remind us so many times!!!!

Stomp. GO BACK TO WORK!

Donald Tiram's Tiram Tower.


Overall, I can see that tremendous effort have been put to this production. And I enjoyed seeing how everyone on stage is having a good time performing. Great job guys!

My favorites from the play:

1) Di mana ada gula, di situ ada gula-gula.

2) Hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, lebih baik tak hujan!

3) Gajah mati meninggal gading, udang mati meninggal kulit, manusia mati meninggal...... dunia.

4) Diam-diam ubi berisi, diam diam orang..... bisu

5) *guys playing DOTA* One said, "Wah, look at this fella, nickname is must-get-first-class-88" Then all of them shouted together, "MUST BE SINGAPOREAN LA!"

6) Health minister: "Errr, dis sos tiram ah, er... is not good la. It has kasinogen in it... so, err, it is not healthy la..... so... ban la"

7) "My house destroyed, my partners took over all my business, and me declared officially dead. All these happened just in one day.... Why, its sounds like the beginning of a really bad play!"





Ok, now I have to take back what I said about the Imperial people.... they are no longer geeks! Instead, now

Imperial College students = talented geeks!

Isn't that a compliment????

Pollocks Toy Museum

I am getting so nostalgic huh? My last post was about childhood, and now, I am going to write about my visit to the Pollocks Toy Museum!!!!



They claim to be the last Victorian Toy Theatre printers. Check out all the cardboard theaters behind me!

Here's what you see looking through the small hole. I find it really fascinating! Different layers of cardboard managed to give an illusion of 3D effect.


Toy theatres are like TVs in the old days. Imagine a roomful of people fixing their eyes in a small cardboard made thingy, with characters sliding in and out of different scenes. I really want to watch one someday!


The stairs are filled with exibits of old board and card games.



There was this too:

I have no idea what you call it, but just put the strip of photos in the cylinder, rotate it at a good speed, and we see motion in the photos! Something like a flipbook, get it?


This is the very first version of Jack in a box....　It didn't start out as a real box with a creepy clown inside, instead, it was just an illusion trick!


Something interesting. Snakes and ladders is actually a religious Hindu game. Do bad deeds and you end up going down a snake head to hell. Do good and climb up the ladders to divinity!!


Loads of freaky dolls that girls like to play with (why??) :


The one on the right looks like an overweight grown man dressed in a petticoat.


Burnt victim?? Gotta love the hair.


Woho! Bare naked ladies!!


Teddy bear with a telephone.


Doll house. You prob can't see from here, but these are really small toys. The red doll on the bottom right corner is smaller than my little finger.






Ok, this was taken in the toy shop. We were reading this children's book about "What if I were an elephant?"







Well.....






Haha!





Outside the museum.






LAST PHOTO!


GET READY FOR THIS!!!




























HAHAHA!

Reminiscence of Childhood

Have you ever looked back to the time when you were a carefree, hyperactive, and excessively annoying kid with nothing-better-to-do other than play with toys and watch cartoon on tv all day?

(Phew, that was one long sentence. Congratulations for reading it till the end!)

What were the toys that accompanied you through your childhood?
Do you still have them stored in a dark cupboard somewhere in your attic?


Here are some things I rmb from my early days:

1) Polly Pocket. The oh-so-cute mini dollhouse and mini plastic figures that only bends at the waist and have a round plate as feet.


2) Lego. Really enjoyed messing around with the colourful plastic pieces, but never built anything worth mentioning though. The best I ever did was a brick wall....
Hi, Lego man!

3) Barbie???? I had a few of those. Thinking back, I still can't understand why I liked this one. They look utterly bimbotic to me now.

4) Snake and Ladders. My favorite board game!

5) Jengga. FYI, I was quite good at this... My bro and I even got creative and used the wood blocks to construct a spaceship!!! Talk about killing two birds with one stone.

6) Barney the Purple Dinosaur. I love you, you love me, we are happy family~




7) Sesame Street. I LOVE Elmo & Cookie Monster. Big Bird freaks me out though. Still does.

Haha! Amazing times...

SMILE!

Apple's new toy.... The iPad

Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably would have known Apple introduced their latest innovation, iPad, not long ago.

Watch Steve Job's presention here : http://www.apple.com/ipad/



Its features are definately impressive (best web surfing experience, 140000 applications at your fingertips, bla bla bla...) But there is one tiny flaw----> Its bloody impractical to use.


Unlike normal laptops, the iPad cannot stand on its own. The best way is to prop it up on your thighs when you are sitting on a couch, like this:

But in real life, we don't get the privilege to sit on couches all the time. In that case, we need to rely on our hands to do the job. Like this:

Imagine watching a movie with the large, high resolution screen.... in that position for 2 hours.

This is what you get:

(Note the different expressions on Mr.Stickman!)

Ok la, maybe some of you are thinking: "Aiya, which idiot will hold it like that for 2 hours??? Put it on a flat surface to watch it la!”

True, in that case....



Despite that, I would still love to have one very much... The reason? Because like all other Apple products, this one has the "cool" factor to it.


I mean, who doesn't want to be seen holding an extra large version of the iTouch, right???