Noodle House Ken

On Sat, we headed down to try authentic Japanese food. Okay before I proceed any further, I must confess I am a self confessed idiot when it comes to Japanese food. If you ask me to verify authenticity of Penang Char Keow Teow, then ok-lah. But Japanese food, I gotta rely on Kim's taste bud to authenticate the food.

Our destination over the weekend was Noodle House Ken at 150 Orchard Rd, #01-17/18, Orchard Plaza. I had Chashyu Ramen while Kim had Shoyu Ramen. Think my food is priced at $12 and the final bill should have a 10% service charge but no GST.

Overall for the price we paid, I can say that there is absolutely nothing special about the food there. Kim is a tad dissapointed as well with the taste, citing that its not Japanese standard. The chasyu to me is a little dry and tough. I would have love if they cut some fatty parts and try to do something to the meat to soften it. As for the soup, its said that its simmered at least 8 hours. But then again, its not that sweet.

However, I do like their gyoza. Usually gyoza have problems of thick skins making eating it such a bore. But for this shop, the gyoza skin is razor thin. When I actually put it inside my mouth and my tongue was running through the skin, I can feel the razor thin skin and feel the fragant of the minced meat inside. So the gyoza was indeed an eye opener for me.

Overall, okay place to go if you wanna read some manga, and eat some Japanese food.

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Cat Talk

Its good to be a cat that doesnt need to work for a living except I need to catch some mice, and occasionally I need to rummage the trash for food.

Saw some stupid humans going to work today....hahahaha..........I pity those suckers........

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5 Reasons Why Transformers is Not As Good As I Expected It To Be

Well the movie bombed, as Transformers's sequel really was way off my taste. I could see people moving out of the cinema, just not sure whether they went out to take a leak due to the super long duration of the movie or they simply gave up.

Lucky I didnt wait till the closing credits roll to its final curtain call, because there wasnt any teaser scenes.

5 Reasons Why Transformers is Not As Good As I Expected It To Be
1. Too much screen time for humans but too little screen time for the robots

2. A lot of unnecessary scenes which makes the movie a drag and a bore

3. Optimus screen presence is seriously missing here, and so is the characterizations of other robots making some of the more notable Autobots & Decepticons as eye candy only.

4. I have myself to blame for setting a too high of an expectation for this movie.

5. Michael Bay has really outdone himself this time, this movie was too bombastic.

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Which?

If you happen to makan at Old Airport Rd and you happen to park your vehicle at 49A, you definitely wont miss this funny sight if you're not taking the stairs.

Okay here is the tricky part, rushing horde of crowd dashing in, you being a noble helpful human being would like to offer your helping hand. Oopps this is tricky. I had never faced this before ever in my life, which button should I press. Left or right? Both buttons are showing the "open button" But we all know its not possible. Which one will you choose? The crowd is rushing in….damn…..errrrr right, left, right, left…………..

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动力火车

I started to listen to 动力火车 when I was in my uni days back in 1996. I had a coursemate who is crazy as well about 动力火车 aka Power Station. He will lend me his collection of 动力火车 cds which I gladly accept. Since then, there was no turning back for me. Had been a fan then, and now still a fan. Artists come and go, but 动力火车 had always stayed true to their roots.

Recently got their new album Moving On - 动力火车. It was indeed nice after a 4 year hiatus for this band. And I gotta admit, its even sweeter than I got the album at 50% at Sembawang Music Centre, so ended up paying $12.50 nett.

Now Kim is also a fan of 动力火车. But I think I didn’t do anything much. I just played their songs from their CD and MTV on tv, and she instantly became a fan of the band as well. Unlike other sugar coated, pop manufactured bands, 动力火车 had always stayed true to their essence. No gimmick, no bullshit makeup make real kind of persona. What you see is what you get.

And trust me, in the entertainment industry today, its quite hard to find an artist that still stays true to who they are and what they represent.

As for me, its karaoke time when I get home, gonna arm myself with the hanyu pinyin lyrics and sing my heart out. Hopefully I am ready for a solo for the next karaoke session belting out 动力火车 songs.

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Flag

I am sure many of us will know the significance of a flag. In ancient times, often in war, the flag bearer will charged forth together with his batallion and do battle. And usually the opposite camp, will try to grab and trample on the flag to declare victory. The same goes when you managed to achieve a certain feat, for instance mountain climbing. You stick the flag on the pinnacle point at the summit, or if you're an astronaut, you will place you flag proudly on the moon or wherever you're at.

When you're in the Olympics, the 3 winners will have their flags raised up in unison. And when the flag is raised in the school assembly, you will stand still as a mark of respect.

But MCA has not learn the essence and importance of the flag. Or should I say, selective respect. While they let their MCA flag fly proudly, look at the state of the 2 other flags, the Penang and Malaysia flag. Its in a torn diliapitated state, I feel disgusted seeing how MCA treat the flag. This picture was taken in MCA branch in Kg Baru. Utter disgrace to me. If MCA cant learn how to respect a flag, they can never learn to respect the people which the flag represents.

I remember there was once, people got prosecuted for flying the flag upside down and the authorities wanted to bring charges to those who do not respect the national flag. So now please please is someone doing anything about MCA?

P/S: Pic was taken on 30th May. Maybe they had replaced the flag by now…………….maybe……….

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5 Eating Myths I know………do you know any else?

5 Eating Myths I know………do you know any else?

1.Do not consume Mentos and Coke together as your stomach will explode

2.Do not consume durian and liquor together as you will either die or get a bad stomach ache, take your pick.

3.Do not boil water more than once.

4.Eat overnight boiled eggs for males will result in large testicals.

5.Eating potato sprouts kills you or make you go crazy, take your pick.


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