The Bikini Bottom - Changi Airport [Itacho Sushi Food Review]

I think Santa do exist afterall based on the fact that it probably landed itself at Changi Airport and crafted out a Spongebob heaven for me!

Despite the sudden down pour on Saturday, I was super determined to get myself at Changi Airport so that I can quickly redeem my plushie! I'm going to be really selfish here because I dont want my plushies to be fully redeemed! So if you are interested, hop on to Changi Airport Website and find out more!

But of course, in order to redeem my plushie, I had to spend some moolahs.. so Hong & I went to..

ITACHO SUSHI!!!

was extremely fortunate that there weren't much people queueing and also because there were only 2 of us, the sushi bar was our favourite sport. Served before the tables (if you know what I'm saying).

I LOVE THIS TO THE MOON AND BACK. The cold cold soba and the sweet dried scallops. Were just a match made in heaven. Love this. Should have ordered a second serving.

At least it wasn't crabstick meat I told Hong. It is always a disappointment to one when they say Crab on the menu and end up serving crab meat (flour). Thankfully Itacho is honest in its menu!

Gyoza with green tea powder!

The famous 40cents salmon (not a fan of it due to its fatty parts) and my 2nd favourite - SMOKED DUCK!

Spicy Seafood in this beancurd thing and some Cheese Shrimp from the Ala carte Menu.

Our Sashimi for the night - Salmon & Scallops. A little disappointing that the scallops weren't as sweet as it was suppose to be...

Some spicy pork rice that tasted magnificent too!

Some Seafood Salad Sushi which I skipped because there was squid in it. How dumb of me to order this.

I really have to compliment that the tempura ebi in my handrolls were crazily succulent and sweet. It was so so so delicious. The ingredients are indeed fresh especially when the seaweed were super crispy! Not like those "nua nua" (mushy) kind.

His big fat eel (full of edible bones, not appreciated)

It has been awhile since the two of us dressed up and went out for a proper date. (:

Heehee. Hiao Po Pose!

My #OOTD with my new bag! Heeheehee

While queueing for the snowballs to drop. Such a disappointment that we both only got stickers. SIGH

Hee. that's my Gary in my arms!

 Finally had a glimpse of how it looks like within

 Ending with my Favouritest Photo of the day! (: Perfect Lighting! Teehee! (:

Still fumbling about what to buy for Christmas? 

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xoxo

Andrea

(Visit Trip) Junction 10!

And so I heard that there was a new mall opened recently, located at the junction between Woodlands Road and Choa Chu Kang Road. So we decided to make a trip down to check it out to see what is installed for us. 

The mall directory

See how low the ceilings are?

The promotion held

Yomenya Goemon

Roast Duck Pizza - Incredibly awesome pizza. Crispy on the side, soft on the inside accompanied with well-roasted duck meat! 4 thumbs up!

Seafood Pasta. The seafood pizza tasted a bit funny, it was like non-spicy laksa flavour, maybe because of the shrimp or maybe just the crab meat that's creating that similar taste.

Meatball Pasta - this was super awesome again. it had like roasted garlic in it, and it taste so gooooooddd!

The bill, it only came up to $45.79. Rather surprised cause we were both filled.

So what do I think of the mall?

 THE MALL IS TRYING SO HARD, AND SO BLOODY BORING. 

I mean I'm sorry, but there was NOTHING there, mostly occupied by Giant, and food outlets, I remember seeing Watson's and Guardian there as well, and there was no shopping to be done, unless you want to get your clothes from Giant, worse than heartland mall @ Kovan. pfffffft.

One thing that really frustrated me was the fact that there was no ATM machine at all. We were told by the customer service that the nearest was at the market nearby or something along that line and my immediate reaction was...

YOU SURE YOU A SHOPPING MALL?

Even a few steps away from my block, I have 3 ATMs leh! 

Ok, happy thoughts. Monster will be home in 18 days. (:

Oh, and just on Monday Night, at about 3-4am, my brother found a Golden Retriever, who has found its owners already. But I'm having a lot of anger now, with regards to that incident. I never once understood why owners will allow or not bother about their dog's safety, especially when they have ran out of the house before. Seriously, your dog is angry with you. There must be something you have done wrong.

Should have just kept the dog and give it to someone who would show more love than you guys. What's the point of living in a landed property and driving big fancy cars when you can't even handle a dog. 

Yuckie poos. 

xx

andrea

[Food Review] Genkai Nada Japanese Restaurant

Genkai Nada Japanese Restaurant 

146 West Coast Way  Hong Leong Garden Shopping Centre, Singapore 127065

Opening Hours HERE

As I previously promised, here are the pictures and reviews of the food that was served at Genkai Nada Japanese Restaurant! 

The restaurant is ran by a friend of mine,Janice's, mum and godfather. It is a super authentic Japanese Restaurant that you can hardly find alot now, given the fact that the true authenticity of Japanese cuisine are slowly changing to suit the local palette. Everything came in 2 huge portions and we were all filled to our brims! Please forgive me with regards to the actual name of the product. Because.. I'm not born a nihonjin.

 

The Cold Plate

Fine, its called the Sashimi Plate - Salmon, Tuna, the Octopus thing and a few other fishies

Sashimi plate: What a generous amount was presented to the 10 of us when we reach the place, an amazing spread of different fishies, but the typical Singaporean me, only like Salmon among the entire spread. I mean, thankfully the rest of them do fancy the other seafood presented. Otherwise it would have gone to waste. Do you spot how thick the fishies are sliced? and how fresh they are? A serious point to note, especially when you are eating fishes raw. 

We were there to celebrate Janice's Birthday!

Salmon Belly Terriyaki sauce! (ah bi's favourite)

Review: The belly was well grilled to perfection. Crispy on the outside with a bit of "chao-tar" (burnt) appearance, and super soft on the inside. No fishy salmon smell at all! *thumbs up!*

DO YOU DARE?

I had no idea how this tasted like, but following the pictures below of Muneer, you will know why!

DAFUQQQQQQ

SAVE ME

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Pregnant Fishie

Again, I am not a big fan of this, so I didn't try it, But the fish just look like they were in shock when they get fried!

Agaedashi Tofu -- SUPER SHIOK

 

Agaedashi Tofu: A super must order before Chawanmushi. Ok, I have to admit this, I am not a Chawanmushi fan, but am totally a Agaedashi Tofu fan. I always like how the softness of the tofu welcomes you from the crispy skin on the outside. You can hear me crunch! I heard it was cooked with Terriyaki sauce too. 

 

Sibei ho jiak. It was kinda the last order, and we all had one, while Muneer had 5? When I turned around and wanted to have more I went "MUNEER, WHY YOU EAT ALL!" and he gave me this look 

 

I'm Innocent

Katsu

Not a huge fan once again, but I was so full I didn't put any in my mouth. But by the looks of it, you should know (:

Gyoza

 

Gyoza: They are wrapped during the sale of the Gyoza, promising freshness of products (this is like a japanese thing I suppose) and pan fried to golden brown. The sauce may look oily to dip in, but its because of the chilli. Not bad for me! I quite like it, a different twist (:

MUST TRY POTATO SALAD!

Potato Salad: This was a popular item among all 10 of us. We had to order another bowl. Previously, when I visited the restaurant, and had my first mouthful of this "god-sent" product, I knew I had to re-order again at the celebration and of course introduce this magnificent Potato salad to the friends of mine. Super Duper delicious. Please people, this potato salad is enough to drive you from Serangoon to West Coast ok!

And the secret recipe is ... Potato, Onion (white/brown) and Sugar + Mayonnaise.

Ebi Tempura

Ebi Tempura: Fresh fat fat fat prawns that were fried! Chewy, with the "diong diong diong" chew when you take your bite on it. Freshness #AsianLevel.

Soba Soba Soba

Soba: The Soba was a little not cold enough for me, but the sauce and all makes up for the not-cold of the product. Overall the noodles were springy, but not overly springy with a tad bit of softness to eat. Nice!

Edamame

Edamame: You can tell that they dont use the normal salt that we usually add to our dishes. They use sea salt, if I'm not wrong. A healthier choice for us Singaporean. Cooked to its perfection, place it in your mouth and slowly enjoy popping the seeds out of their wrap! Yummy. One of my Must-Order at Japanese restaurant. I prefer hot to cold. (:  

So overall, since this is my first Japanese restaurant, and not being bias at all, I'm rating them a 4.3/5. One of the many reasons, why I'm writing this, is not just to say Happy Birthday to a friend of mine, but for you readers to have a true authentic Japanese food experience in Singapore before it closes down in May 2012. I hope if you stay near by, you can pop by and enjoy these delicacies, before they are all gone, and you need a plane ticket. 

Still,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANICE LIM. (:

xx

VLV