Last Week of April

On my way to work as usual.

This shrilling chicken hanging at the Korean restaurant #ChickenUp simply reminds me the gruesome murder of a comedy man with the rubber chicken stuck in his throat in one episode of CSI.

Teppei Omakase

#teppeijapaneserestaurant #teppeiomakase #omakase #japanesefood

Waited for two months. It was hard to reserve two seats especially for Saturday night.
Verdict : Definitely worth the wait. We left with satisfied tummies 👍👍

It's a 17-course dinner plus ice-cream. Second session starts from 8:30pm till 10:30pm.

We were also served with slices of orange, strawberry, and some interesting ingredients/vegetables such as Ice Plant in-between the wait.


6-course starters ......
Assorted Sashimi

Chawanmushi in eggshell

Sushi Roll - Minced fatty tuna with ikura and crispy bits  |  Steam oyster

A course being spoon-feed to the mouth by this handsome Chef. I like it 😋  |  Clams served in soap

Another course - Abalone with butter - being spoon-feed to us 😅
 
Sakura-themed fried dunno what  |  Wagyu Beef

This the Ice Plant (not one of the course) mentioned earlier - frosted appearance, slightly sour flavor and crispy. Quite nice.  |   Crab Noodle Soap

Unagi Porridge (for me)  |  Wagyu Beef Fried Rice (for my boy)
Then we have Sakura and Yuzu ice-creams.  So full.

Gundam Wing Zero

#gundam #gundamwingzero #birthdaygift

After one month of waiting, my pressie is now ready.

Thank you my boy.

Though I was the one who bought it. 😂
The effort counts. 😘

Reflection

#mrt #mrtstation #onthewaytowork #reflection
Walking deeper to the end ...... eee eerie

Anime and Drama Time

Spent two days/nights to complete the 16-episiodes Korean drama (thriller) Voice. Quite intense.

Now I am so engrossed in this new anima Darling In The Franxx.  Watched all the released 14 episodes in one shot last night.

Can go to https://mangadex.org/chapter/5980/1 to read the manga as well.

It is just killing me to have to wait patiently for its weekly release.

G.U.N.D.A.M.

Wow.  My boy manages to snatch some really old and hard-to-find GUMDAM model kits for $100 from Hobby Point Jurong Safra today which is unfortunately having closing down sales right now.

Guess how old are they?
The big L-GAIM Mk-II is 1985.
The small L-GAIM is 2007.
Jago Doga is 1988.
Cluster Gundam is 1993.
Serpent Custom is 1998.

Most of them are older than my boy.

BURNING CHROME

BURNING CHROME:クローム襲撃 ハードカバー 

 保坂昇寿 NORIHISA HOSAKA

 出版社: リブロアルテ; 第1版第1刷版 (2011/11/3)

BURNING CHROME is created using digital photography with high dynamic range imaging (HDR) technique. The photographer usually takes 7-9 images in the same scenery, then stack them into one special output by digital image editing. The technique put images wider dynamic range and most of the time, images get pictorial. You may see very strong contrast in an image and also ghostly silhouette of crowd. 

It further enhances the dynamic of the images with the use of super glossy 'mirror-like' papers.

First saw this photobook at DECK last week, wanna buy but out of stock. Searched online and found a few not-so-good-condition used copies selling at Amazon Marketplace in US from $150 onwards.  Undeterred, I refined my search and finally found out that I could buy a new copy directly from the photographer through Amazon.co.jp Marketplace for $60 including shipment (Though I didn't realise the seller 保坂昇寿 is the photographer the moment I made my purchase).  So when I received the package yesterday, I was surprised to see the sender was Horihisa himself, and even more delighted to find an autographed photobook.  It is lovely.  Thank you so much.