dinner @ a-roy thai

decided to try this thai restaurant that seems to be at funan it mall like forever after reading a review in the papers. it was rather quiet on a friday night and we didn't have to wait for a table.

ordered thai staples like my favourite seafood vermicelli salad, green curry chicken and seafood tom yum that is served clear. overall, the food was pretty good and feels more refined than what you get at food courts. however, i feel it's overpriced compared to first thai at purvis street.

check out the pictures here.

卧虎藏龙

wow... didn't expect my colleague, tan to be such a good singer sounding very much like 张学友. powerful vocals and very good technique too.

i'm impressed!

recession

you wouldn't have guessed that singapore is in the throes of a recession if you were at the IT show at suntec today. it was bursting at the seams. the escalators were packed to the rafters, i seriously thought that a stampede could happen right there and then if somebody tripped and fell.

was there to buy norton 360. it's actually cheaper to get a new product then to renew the subscription online because of the discount given at the show. guess what? it's sold out! what recession, right? so i settled for the norton internet security 2009 at $71 that comes with a free 4gb sandisk cruzer. good deal. :)

estee wanted to buy a portable external harddisk. managed to get a toshiba 320gb for $109 for her. was deciding between this and seagate which costs $10 more but comes with additional 2 years warranty. the seagate one is more sleek and comes with a choice of colours but the toshiba isn't too bad looking either.

collected brochures from all the major camera brands. all were doing a roaring business with some brands having sold out some models. can get a decent one with a budget of $300. however, lumix from panasonic is still priced at a premium so i wasn't tempted to part with my cash. ;)

dinner @ mr curry

a new outlet by the waraku group specialising in japanese curry of course. the decor looks as if you're dining in a friend's kitchen. very homey and cosy but it's kind of noisy.

there're 4 different types of curry: original, red, white and black. the red curry is tomato-based, the white curry is cream-based while the black has squid ink added. all 4 come in non-spicy, spicy and extra spicy versions.

i had the seafood curry rice with the orginal spicy curry. the seafood curry was steaming in the claypot when it was served exuding a enticing fragrance. the portion was just nice for me. i think the curry is great and goes extremely well with the rice. even cayden likes it. i wonder if customers can ask for more curry gravy?

good place to go to when you crave for some japanese curry rice.

living courthouse

saw the advertisement for the supreme court open house first on the mrt.

went to the open house with doris and jaden. janet and cayden couldn't make it since jason had recall manning. what a crowd!

the criminal trial enactment "who pushed humpty?" was overwhelmingly popular with the registration queue snaking out of the building. gosh! since we didn't have much time, we decided to forgo the enactment.

took a walk around the building which looks really good inside. we visited a court room, a chamber, the exhibition and the viewing gallery.

took some pictures. a pity we didn't get to see the inside of the highest court in singapore, and literally too, the court of appeal.

free lunch

again! :P hehe...

helping thomas do audit for his in-room dining. doris, jaden and family are here too and what a spread we ordered.

i had the pan-seared rouge fillet which was a bit dry. i think the caesar salad was pretty good. the chicken nuggets for jaden wasn't too tasty though.

and i like the walnut bread lots. nice!

dinner @ irodori

ml suggested this japanese ala carte buffet at riverview hotel since her colleague gave it a good review.

met up with ml at centrepoint 'cos i was there to buy her birthday present. took a cab with ml to ferry amy to the hotel. the restaurant on level 3 overlooks havelock road.

once seated at the table, we were served a chilled salmon sashimi appetiser which was fresh and thick. then we proceeded to order from the menu. we had sashimi, maki, tempura, tonkatsu, croquette, agedashi tofu, dobin mushi, shishamo, gyoza and grilled mushrooms.

the sashimi is very good! the wait staff will even ask if you prefer thin, normal or thick slices. yummy... check out the pictures here.

the quality of the food is good and the service is not bad too. it's quite a good deal if you can eat lots of sashimi and everythin else. the ladies didn't eat alot while i am too stuffed for desserts. :)

overtime

tony had this sms exchange with his 老板娘 at 6:30pm on a saturday.


老板娘: hi, hv you done with the trial compile files?

tony: not yet, i'll do it tomorrow.

老板娘: hi, what time can i pull the files on tomorrow?

tony: by 2pm. i'll sms you when i'm done.

老板娘: ok. get it done as promised pls.


no wonder he's having a breakout on his forehead. :P