Tsuta

Seeing that there was no queue, my colleagues and I went in to try out this restaurant dubbed as the "World's first (and the only one) Michelin Starred Ramen Restaurant".

It had a small seating capacity of only less than 20 (18 to be exact), all counter seats. I like it that the cost of one bowl of ramen was comparable to the other common ramen restaurants outside including our favorite ramen restaurant!

There were only 2 types of ramen available - Shoyu (soya sauce) or Shio (salt). Easy choice enough for me, I chose the Shoyu - broth contained beef, veg, clams, etc.

Truffle Shoyu Ramen with egg, how about that?

PS: Did you see the black truffle in the picture above? I gulped that up first, haha..

Just look at my satisfied look! :D

The other I later found out contained chicken, seafood and salt. The former was already quite salty, I couldn't imagine how the latter would taste like with Okinawa sea salt, Mongolian rock salt and green olives (instead of truffle!)!!

My colleagues didn't seem to enjoy it very much, some were neutral about it but I thought I might want to return for another bowl! Maybe with DC? :)


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A joyous occasion! :)

One of DC's little cousins, one whom I had known since he was only 10 years old, got married today!

B wanted to be prettier than the bride. Look what she wore:

I told her that she might or might not be the prettiest but definitely the shiniest haha... cos she was wearing a glittery silver dress, glittery headband and glittery shoes! I joined in the fun too! :P

The couple and us:

The ceremony was held at a café and we had our lunch there. Love the relaxed atmosphere and the rainbow cushions! B had her ice-cream fill there too! Big cuppa vanilla!

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Cast:
Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen

Director:
Gareth Edwards

Genre:
Action/ Adventure

Release:
15-12-2016

Running Time:
134 minutes

Language:
English(Sub: Chinese)

Synopsis:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all- new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.



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Nice one! Too bad, everyone in the Rogue One sacrificed during the fight against survival in the space arena.

And, Donnie Yen was really funny (and good!) in the film, different from his portray in the serious Yip Man films. Amused by his quote from the film: "I'm the one with the Force. The Force is with me!" :)


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The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Cast:
Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai

Director:
Zhang Yimou

Genre:
Action/ Adventure

Release:
29-12-2016

Running Time:
103 minutes

Synopsis:
Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. The Great Wall also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau.







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Being Matt Damon and Andy Lau fans, we wouldn't have missed this movie. :)

We wanted to experience Gold Class again but didn't expect the tickets to be sold out! Gold Class till the next time then.

Never knew the movie was about war with some monsters! It was an action packed film nonetheless. Love the cinematography - was great! And the Chinese actress (or Commander Lin in the movie, later General).. wow, her English pronunciation was crystal clear!

Love the way they assembled everything together - the West meets the East, the war between the human beings and monstrous beings, greed vs trust and some suggested romance.


Other Matt Damon films we've watched:
The Martian
Elysium
The Bourne Series
And, of course not forgetting one of DC's old time favorites:
Saving Private Ryan

Updated Blog header with new staycation photos

Another 3 images added to the new animated blog header! :)

Oh, how we love staycations! :D






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The Hunt gets better each time

After sending B to her nanny's, I just had to visit the park next to the block and strike off a to-do item on this annual holiday leave!

With the map, I was able to identify exactly where a specific type of Pokemons that I needed was... however, I realized I didn't even have to refer to the map much, as every few steps that I took, there was surely something for me to catch! I just love to hunt in Pokémon nested areas! :)

Caught many Jynxs (ice-type Pokémon) which lead me to my bronze Skier medal. :) Also saw many others... it was a fruitful experience.

Clockwise from top left, meet the jumping (excited) Santa Hat Pikachu, the shocked (possibly at identity being exposed) Jynx, the sleeping baby Abra and the little blue kid practicing his punches:

Of course, I also took my time to stroll around the 2 parks enjoying the scenic views and remembering the times when DC and me used to go running years ago... until it drizzled. :)

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New Blog Header: Staycation 2016

It has become an yearly affair to update the blog header and I've just completed this task in my end of year to-do list... Yay!:)

The new header was a gif file with different rotating pictures of our past staycations in 2016.

We have always enjoyed our staycation together as a family and were blessed to have gone to 5 such stays this year (and still counting!). I thought it would be good to recap these wonderful memories whenever I view my blog!

So, here are the new blog headers (5 versions, each showing up for 1 sec before rotating to another picture):



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Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Cast:
Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell

Director:
David Yates

Genre:
Action/ Adventure

Release:
17-11-2016

Running Time:
133 minutes

Distributor:
WB

Language:
English(Sub: Chinese)

Synopsis
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident… were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.



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If you like magic, this is the show for you!

DC decided that he must try at least once at the GV Gold Class, moreover it's still his birthday month! So, we went Gold Class for this movie yesterday, we both enjoyed the session very much - the big comfy seats, the service, the wine and food there (what you won't find in other cinema theatres) and of course, the show!

My Pokemon Adventure Continues

Was at the popular spot, MBS today to hunt for the little creatures...

This place, even though it rained, compared to the last one was so much more comfortable! I made sure I was prepared for this one haha. I had my flats on and wore comfortably. :)

I'd always love MBS, while at that, I also made sure I went into one of our favorite boutiques to check out the latest addition. :)



Sadly, I did not reap much rewards during my 2 hours there... the 10km eggs that I wanted to collect were non-existent and there was no sightings of the lapras either! It also started raining after I arrived... and the map that I downloaded last week was very quickly rendered useless after the company blocked it (again)! I was walking blindly again haha...

Nevertheless, it was still an experience and I managed to build up my collection of Magikarps and Shelders :)

After that, I went to find my mum at her place for lunch (to catch up for the time I didn't spend with her yesterday on her birthday)... need to replenish my energy after all that effort walking around - only mummy's big and yummy bowl of noodles could do that magic!

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Marvel's Doctor Strange

Marvel's Doctor Strange

Cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton

Director:
Scott Derrickson

Genre:
Action/ Adventure

Release:
27-10-2016

Running Time:
115 minutes

Distributor:
WDS

Language:
English(Sub: Chinese)

Synopsis
"Doctor Strange" follows the story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions.







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This movie blew me away and opened my eyes with the possibility of a multi-dimensional world that could be broken up into many facets... impressive motion and pictures. Bravo! :)


Watch out for 2 post credits after the movie!