Food - Chikuwa Tei

Decided on having some alone time and headed to Chikuwa Tei at Mohamed Sultan for dinner. I was surprised that J had never been to the old outlet (Wasabi Tei) at Far East Plaza before. Back then it was a small hole in the wall Japanese joint, with an old "couple" manning the shop. Every meal was taken in silence for fear of the grumpy chef giving you a piece of his mind. Turns out, that lady helping him isn't his wife, but instead just his assistant. This I only found out much later when a friend told me that he's opened his new restaurant and is no longer grumpy!

Left with happy bellies.

Si Ying's farewell

Met up with some of my JC classmates for brunch, as a farewell for Si Ying who's going overseas to study in Cottbus. 

Only a few of us were able to make it, but it was a cosy outing nonetheless and I liked the place a lot.

Looking forward to our next meet up.

Babysitting Annie

Spent my Saturday babysitting my little niece, Annika and took some photos of her since my camera was in the living room.

And here she is, grinning after she farted right next to me!

Fiona's surprise birthday celebration

Surprised Fiona at House at Dempsey for her birthday

Happy birthday Fiona!

Dinner at Newton

Met up for dinner with my sec sch friends at Newton and went for Udders after. 

Kinda unlike us cause we're usually having sushi.

And the master behind all our photos for the night :)

Food - Spizza

Dinner at Spizza with J and my sister before he left for exchange. 

It was a nice night of interesting topics. 

Not sure what will happen but we're happy the way things are. A weird comforting feeling.

Travels - Tokyo Wanderlust

20-26 June 2010

Tokyo, Japan

How is a place special to you? For me it's not so much the place itself, but rather the experiences with people (travel companion, locals) that matter more to me. I don't have a place to recommend that you visit, I don't have any must go food places in Tokyo. I admit I am guilty of researching about food/places to go. But for me, this trip was great because we didn't have a guide book, we didn't visit any fancy restaurants. All we did was do whatever we pleased - exploring small lanes, walk into dubious porn video shops, take neo-prints, go see Sakuras and basically just not having an itinerary.

Instead of being told how to experience a place, we experienced it our own simple way. 

If you get a bad charm at the temple, leave it there by tying a knot with your paper.