I like to take photos of food not because I want to instagram everything that I ate, but because I remember the situations better. When I look at a food photo that I took, I remember instantly who I went out with, what the occasion was, and sometimes I even remember the conversations exchanged while eating said food. It's all very deep. Take photos of food doesn't mean very superficial hor, a lot of meaning one okay.
Last weekend was the first busy weekend for me in a long long while. Staycation, then CNY gathering at Dorabanana's then went home to freshen up, then out again for Kengyang's dad's birthday dinner. I had no nua moment at all. Super rare indeed!
We were at Paradise Inn for the birthday celebration and we definitely over-ordered. I ordered this bowl of Szechuan hot and sour noodle soup and I was regretting my decision after the fourth/fifth spoonfuls. SO HOT. I'm supposed to be able to tolerate high spiciness level. I ate raw green chili padi when I was 4 because I was curious. Ever since then, I think my tongue got numb to spiciness. Or maybe I thought wrong because this bowl was SO SPICY. I only managed half a bowl and I had a jolly good time in the toilet the morning after. ZZZ.
Because I had so much good food the last weekend, I felt immense guilt and so I decided to eat healthier a bit.
After submitting my Japan visa documents, I had this amazing plate of salad from Toss & Turn. So worth my money because halfway in, I was already full.
Anyway, talking about visa application - why can't some applicants read up online first on what documents they have to prepare? I had some jokers who came in without bringing their identity cards, some who forgot their passport photos and some parents who applied visa on behalf of their children but didn't bring birth certificate. Never bring nevermind, still want to argue with the visa officer and telling them that it "should be" possible to make visa without those documents. Alamak, you know better or the embassy knows better?! These people took almost 10 minutes arguing. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have well-prepared individuals (like me. I'm very proud of this trait that I have okay!) who just chop, chop, chicken chop, and completed the entire application procedure in less than 1 minute. 10 well-prepared individuals could have been attended by the other visa officers if not for those jokers!
Yesterday was date day, and so kengyang and I went to Holland Village for some fries. We dined at Everything with Fries and it was the most terrible experience of my life.
It's not because the food was terrible. Kengyang LOVED my king salmon dish and he finished a good 75% of it and his burger dish. The problem is I have always loved eating salmon, but I found out yesterday that I hated, HATED salmon that's not cooked all the way through. Which is of course very strange, because that's how salmon is best served. Basically, I love salmon sashimi (fully raw) and grilled salmon (fully cooked with no pink parts). but this dish came with a beautiful char on the outside and a soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture on the inside. My first bite was heavenly, but after that it went downhill. I really couldn't swallow the really fatty and oily juices from the salmon. I always vomited while eating this and the gag reaction had nothing to do with the dish at all. I just couldn't take the texture of the fish. Kengyang looked at me as if I was crazy and he gobbled up the entire fish happily. HAHA.
So now, I have two food items that will make me have a gag reflex:
- any type of skin that's not crispy (chicken, duck, fish, etc etc)
- this type of juicy, fatty, sashimi-grade salmon that's not fully cooked through
I only can eat super raw fish or super cooked (and dry) fish. So strange right?
Obviously my tummy wasn't happy. I needed something healthy to mask that oily, "jelat" feeling at the back of my throat. So, we went to Project Acai for some yummy Acai bowls!
I really really really really really really really like the acai bowl (this sentence is inspired by Carly Rae Jepsen's new single which was playing when we were eating the acai bowl and Kengyang called the song "sibeh annoying"), but kengyang didn't like it as much. Typical guys haha only love meat and carbs. But I appreciated the delicious and healthy acai bowl very much and I will definitely be back (next time hopefully with Eve!).
On a completely random note, I cleared out my room on Saturday and now my room looks so clean and empty. I threw away shoes, bags, jewelleries, and now I have so much space!
I was looking through my jewellery collection and I realised I needed a complete revamp. I need to step up my jewellery game! I especially need more statement necklaces because I have so many black outfits. Imagine the pizzazz statement necklaces will bring to my very safe black outfits!
Have a great week ahead guys! Work and play hard!
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