Jap Food FTW

Alright people, if you're lost on a makan destination while having picked Jap as your choice of stomach indulgence, here's the place that I highly recommend:

Watami Singapore

Situated at The Central, Raffles City and ION(J8's outlet coming out really soon!), this Japanese restaurant has it all - ambiance, affordability and most importantly, aromatic food! Well at least that's what I experienced at the ION outlet. No doubt its going to get noisy during peak mealtimes but still, with its variety of food and beverages, you won't want to leave till you've tried everything.

Some special dishes include their stone pot Tori Katsu with egg. The egg comes uncooked, ready in a bowl. Minutes after the gas stove for the stone pot is switched on, their friendly staff will help you pour the delicious, yummy yolk into the pot, cooking right in front of your eyes. O.O
Their beef udon isn't too bad as well, the soup stock gives off a sweet salty taste that lingers in your mouth. I found it a little too salty though. Their seaweed is nice, like flat green jelly. :P

FYI: They have awesome set lunches so flock there asap if your pockets aren't too empty!

Sabbath(Monday)

Its always good to have a day to rest no?
I think I'll permanently wire up my macbook with my ethernet cable from now on, its so much faster!

On a side note, I bought 2 items today while shopping around with Dearie Hamster Mushroom.
New shoes plus a long sleeve tee, all for just under $25!

Will put up a food hunt post soon!

Facebook Friends, For Real?

Not to make another fuss about social networking but ever since my friends count hit the thousand milestone, I've been pondering the question whether every friend that I have in that list are actually friends in real life and how often do I interact with them?

Well of course there are people I know that are not in my friend's list as well but the point is, is that just a list for you to show off, for you to take note, for you to see and acknowledge that you have that many friends throughout the course of your xx years of your life.

I mean, how often do you interact with them on a personal basis?

If you have a thousand friends, and you make it a point to spend at least one hour with each and every single one of them, that would total to:
1000h = 42(rounded up) days = 6 weeks = 1 month and a half.

Alternatively, if you make a plan to meet one every single day, you would be meeting them consecutively for 2 years and 9 months straight!

Mind-boggling isn't it?

Do I have that kind of free time? Maybe not now, perhaps that will be a vision I can realize hopefully by 20-30 years down the road.

So think twice before clicking the 'accept' button.

Do you even have the time to call this person a friend other than the minute that you spend checking out his or her facebook page?
Frankly speaking, nothing else comes as close as getting to know a person face to face.

Makes you wonder how much you've been taking your close ones for granted to no?
Make everyday count.

Hey you could be building a new friendship every single day.

Being a pretty boy has its downsides too.
People think you're either gay or way too kiddish, or both.
Well my God thinks I'm awesome and I'm going to keep that opinion. ;)

A Mirror Is For You to Reflect, Just like Writing

I don't know if it applies to me but hopefully it does that I don't think or act my age.
NOT the 3-year old part, I meant the older, mature part.

Sometimes I look at my peers and I find myself taking up a lot more responsibilities?
And I place great commitment in those responsibilities, not backing down, no turning back kind of emphasis.

Then again I'm not perfect and I still need to work a lot on many other things.
Juggling, mastering certain aspects, especially work nowadays, its like a new phase in my life that I'm still adapting to.
And I've got like 12097548391146136 other things I wanna add.
:/

Ah well, life's a buffet you can never finish.
I've got to either make my plate bigger, get a bigger appetite or finish a meal at a time.
Can't have lobsters and cupcakes at my plate at the same time (though lobster meat cupcakes do sound appealing).
Can we have more fusion food?

Ok rambling rubbish random route.
Hey but please tell me alright?
Am I really eighteen? O.O
I think most people at eighteen are trying to lose their virginity, after all, isn't that what our media likes to portray?
They're so concerned about parties, parties and parties. (For some, the party don't stop even when I'm 30) -> Kudos if you get the pun.
Maybe that's why I feel I'm more mature?

Maturity isn't determined by age but by acceptance of responsibility.

I think I've got quite a bit on my plate now.

Retail

Every piece of clothing you buy is worth more that its stated value.
If everyone that handled that apparel could affix a value to their service to your item, it would definitely cost a lot, lot more.
Is that enough reason to dispose of your post-purchase anxiety? :D

Driving

Now that exams are finally over(or rather just Medsoc), its time to focus on the other important things in my life.
Well there's the upcoming driving test that a whole lot of people are hoping, cheering and waiting for me to pass.

Well if I do get my license by CNY 2011, can I get a car like this:

Traffic

I'm highly annoyed by the amount of traffic I get on my blog.
Then again, perhaps its good to stay low on the internet highway lest thou gets unnecessarily spammed.

A Movie Review on Movies

After watching movies for a while(or rather every other night during this holidays) I begin to understand a few things.

1) Its impossible to turn a 498-paged novel(a.k.a. Twilight) into 90 minute or maximum 180 minute film.

Its just darn impossible.
Not every piece of writing can be represented on-screen.
Dialogue in the head about how handsome some white-faced, two-fanged baring teenage boy just isn't going to work.
If it did, your school's most boring lectures would become the epitome of fun.
Watching a girl having an internal dialogue(even with narration) is plain, downright boring.
Even you have to agree?

2) Plots are usually simple, occasionally substandard and conclusions can be somewhat of a dissatisfaction for avid readers.

Let's face it, even the most complicated plot fails when visuals aren't able to portray it.
Writers, you HAVE to understand: actors are people, characters aren't.
Characters can dodge a million bullets and still have enough energy left to somersault, cartwheel, grab a knife, gun, throw a cannon, create thunderstorms and eat fish.
Actors, do the best that they can, and it gets annoying when people critic poor acting without first considering that Edward Cullen is a play on the power of your imagination while Robert Pattinson is a living, breathing human being.
Yes a good story is always brings your favorite movie to win an Oscar but do consider movie adaptations of novels.

They may be using a revised and unoriginal plot but give the directors and producers a break. Don't criticize the movie because it left out your favorite chapters, consider how well they have been able to portray the characters, certain niches and noches specific the story.

For the uneducated about video production, mouth zippers, fortunately, are absolutely free.

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