Foodie Aspect

Tatsuya

The highly-famed Tatsuya, holy-grail of local sushi, certainly lived up to its name. Hosting a stable of Japanese Chefs, seating at the sushi counter can be a stressful experience, well.. at least for me. Furthermore, this place is certainly one that has great potential to damage your wallet and burn a large hole.

I had the chirashi rice bowl which cost a bomb of $55 ! Thankfully, my Citibank card saved me with a 10% discount. This rice bowl came with a bowl of miso soup that was splendid as well. The sweet-vinegared rice was accompanied with shredded seaweed and I really took to the rice. The key word to the fish here is FRESH. No doubt about that. The toppings were the star of the show and I shall go through each one individually:


Salmon Roe: Generous and they burst in your mouth. Interesing

Salmon: Firm to the bite and had a fresh flavour

Tuna: Nothing much

Tamago: Sweet and cold, with Tatsuya's chinese characters on it.

Hotate (Scallop): Sweet and fresh..

Shrimp (Ebi): Gosh, this was so fresh that I think it even twitched in the bowl.. Sweet

Crab Stick: Normal

Grilled Saba: Nicely done with the sauce and soft.

Chu-toro: Semi-fat Tuna Belly! This rocks man! Really rich in flavour and soft like cotton candy!No wonder such a delicacy..

Verdict: Tatsuya is an institution in itself and every trip is an education. So it is holistic for a foodie to make its pilgrimage there. =)

Big D's Grill (T-Bone Steak)

Had something different, tried the T-Bone steak which was quite a moutful, the meat was tender and all, given that it was Black Angus. But the done-ness wasnt really well spread, due to the bone causing some parts to be rarer.. Anyway, cant see myself ordering this anytime soon..

Blessed

Thank God for Year 2 Semester 1.

What a semester it has been! The tough timetable, not being able to attend Ultimate trainings, physically demanding as well as mentally stimulating.

Studies:

PE modules this time around have been quite good, especially M&E. It has been relatively light compared to other modules and its really direct and straighforward. The heavy one is Psych and Motor Learning. No joke studying for this two and then being collapsed into one module. Its really kinda unfair given the amount of time and preparation to only culiminate in a grade for one module only. Futhermore, with so many components, chances of scoring have become super tough. Sports-wise, Soccer and Rugby have been good. Soccer could have been better if we had more games rather than drills, oh well.. and Rugby, dont even mention it.. its not worth the air time..

Bio Modules have been quite good also. I particularly enjoyed the ones where we had field trips to Bukit Timah, MacRitchie and Botanic Gardens. Seeing things live and first-hand really helped. Doing the transect thing at the Wallace Lab was cool.. Maybe thats why im into experiential learning coz im more kinesthetic.. Thanks to him that we really could go out if not staying on campus would be dead boring. Other mod was okay as well but plants killed me as usual.. i prefer animals so much MORE..

General Mods like 201 was good. Our presentation I felt went really well and got commended by the prof.. alk was sad though.. couldnt ace it.. well i did my best!

Sports:

Did SuniG and GrabHuckScore and was disappointed on both accounts as I didnt play well..Ditto for soccer games and running. This sem really not fit! Ate too much I guess.. Ultimate Training clashed with timetable was really unfortunate.. But i couldnt do much about it though..

Races:
Olive Run, TNF100, REal Run..

Friends: Oh.. Ms Goblin reminded me that I got to mention my friends! Oh yes, how can I forget?! From PESS, thanks to my retards kleb and aloy, then eliza. and of course TiffTan. Bio: Thanks to Kelvin and Yiting! These people made my NIE left meaningful as they stand by me as I would do for them. Kleb, was good doing AED 201 with him, soccer madness. Aloy: Ever-present with me this sem, in bio we were together in everything, soccer and rugby also. Eliza: Thanks for all the walks to school and back. Makan sessions and studying together! Dont worry! I will CHILL.. Next Sem la..

Haha this is like my report card for the semester..
Thank God!