Well, well, thus ends the first week of O&G lectures. I had a pretty fun time celebrating my birthday on Tuesday with the asterisk people, just too bad that some were sick. Thanks for your presents! The T-shirt, the toys, the vouchers, and that amazing Morita card! And oh, thanks shmeen for the earrings. I [...]
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I’ve finally finished my blog entries about the Tokyo trip. Here they are:
Day 1: Arrival, and mulling around Shinjuku.
- Tsunahachi
Day 2: Tsukiji, Asakusa, Ikebukuro, Odaiba
- Sushi Dai
- Sakata Udon
- Gonpachi
Day 3: Nikko
- Dora
Day 4: Tsukiji, Ghibli Museum, Shibuya, Roppongi
- Daiwa Sushi
- Takewaka
- Ganchan
Culinary adventures have their separate, specific posts.
There are some awards to be given [...]
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A short update on my life.
I’m 22 today, but as with all birthdays, I don’t feel any different. Thanks for the birthday wishes, people. And thanks mosquitogal and AA for your cards. Love you guys.
I just watched the finale of Project Runway Season 3. I’m really happy with the outcome; the designer that won [...]
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I’m back in Singapore! The past 5 days in Tokyo was a dream. I wish I could have stayed longer, but one can’t have everything in life. I’ll be putting up a massive blog entry soon, akan datang! Posts will be backdated, so please scroll down.
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Yet another long, tiring day. Got up at 5am to finish packing and check out in time to catch the 7am Narita Express to the airport. This has been a tough holiday! We rose at 5am every day and went to bed no earlier than 1am.
Tried the omiage from the Hanazono Manjyu. Delicious, if [...]
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The last day in Tokyo was really packed.
Got up at 5am (again!), this time to try Daiwa Sushi at Tsukiji Fish Market.
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Our last dinner in Tokyo.
Our appetizer: cabbage with salt and miso dip, and mushrooms. Refreshing, but the cabbage wasn’t as sweet as what we had at Kazu.
The grill at Ganchan.
Be warned. A 600yen service charge is imposed, which includes the appetiser. They don’t serve complimentary tea or water; and a bottle of [...]
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Lunch on the last day in Tokyo was at Takewaka, a restaurant in Ikebukuro that has customers sitting at tables around a pool where live fish reside temporarily. The fish is caught and killed at the restaurant itself, so it’s extremely fresh.
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Our last breakfast in Tokyo. Daiwa Sushi, besides Sushi Dai, is the most often recommended sushi restaurant at the Tsukiji fish market.
We got there before 7am and queued for less than 30 minutes to get seats. Penance liked the jolly, rotund chef. Both of us got the 3190yen set, which consisted of about 10 [...]
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