Keisuke Toyko Ramen

Mum had been craving for Keisuke's ramen after seeing the queue at Orchid Hotel and reading reviews about it on magazines. I've been seeing reviews about this place online too.
So we went there on a Friday night (wrong choice because that's when most people head out for dinner too).

It was already 8.30pm when we reached but there was still a queue.
It moved relatively quickly though. Maybe because they only had 3 slightly different dishes on their menu.

We went to the outlet at 100am, beside Amara hotel.
This outlet serves only chicken ramen, while the one at Orchid hotel served pork ramen.



3 different soup bases - chicken, black pepper and wasabi.
And you get to choose if you want the ramen only, with seaweed, with egg, or with everything.

Every table has free flow bean sprouts and hard boiled eggs.

And every bowl comes with this!
I loveeeee grinding my own sesame seeds.

I was feeling adventurous that day, so I tried the wasabi soup base.
It made everything so much yummier!
If you're a fan of wasabi, try it. It's not as spicy as the usual wasabi.

Chicken soup base with all toppings.

Black pepper soup base.



Towards the end, the soup was a little too salty for me.
But I've just googled. They have crab ramen at Parco's outlet!
Shall head down one day to give it a try.
I LOVE crabs.

Tonight's supposed to be my rest day. After the 4 consecutive papers and all the late night sleeps because of revision and insomnia, I was really looking forward to the end of today. All I wanted was to recharge before I started on my revision for the paper on Monday. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion. For me, at least.


I went all the way to Millenia Walk after my paper to get Twelve Cupcakes for my family and I was intending to just relax in the karaoke room while the rest sing. Then come home to watch TV with my family as we try the cupcakes. I rushed home for dinner because I wanted to see Gong and Po. My parents booked the karaoke room from 8pm to 12pm and I wanted to get dinner done and be home by 8pm.


Why is it that you have the spoil everyone else's day just because you were in a foul mood? All I did was ask a simple question and explain why I have to have a quick dinner. You didn't have to make a fuss out of it. It's easy for you to cause a hooha and hide in your room after that, leaving everyone in a foul mood.


To the other you.
You don't even know what's going on so stop judging and making baseless criticisms. All you know is you're angry with us for something that has happened last year (which isn't our fault anyway). You're critical about everything we do because you have a biased judgement about us. What have you told us about understanding the other person's feelings and setting an example for the younger ones? Have you forgotten about it? Why don't you take a step back and look at yourself before preaching on others?


For a short while, I thought you were starting to be nice. I've contemplated talking to you, to make Gong and Po happy. But after what happened, I don't think it's even possible to look at you anymore. I've not regretted not talking to you. Look at yourself, picking on my parents for things they have not done and bringing up past records. Wasn't that what you said to not do? You said the right thing to do is to pick on the issue itself but you had the cheek to say oh I've sent your daughter an email 6 months ago to tell her why I'm unhappy with you guys. If you're unhappy with us, tell us. Don't write an email to one person and expect everyone else to get the message. Think about what you have been saying and doing. You criticise us indirectly, hoping that we'd get your message and not retaliate. Yes I got your message but no, sorry. I HAVE to say something about this.


You should respect my parents, especially my mum. You don't have the right to blame her for the unhappiness I've caused you. You brought the unhappiness upon yourself by nit picking every single small thing I say/do with your biased judgement. Sometimes, think about the person you're supporting. Do you really think everything she does is right? If you can support someone who is at fault and bring up past records to scold us, I am not sorry for everything I've said. I don't mind others saying I'm rude or whatsoever. I have to stand up for my parents because I don't think they deserve this.


Now I really see why I can't bring myself to talk to you. I don't think I'll ever consider talking to you again.

Most productive weekend for this semester.

Woke up early in the morning to travel to Yio Chu Kang to take a ride to Chinatown for Pai Fan.
Helped out with the preparation of the food, like cracking the eggs, washing the vegetables and DIVIDING THE FOOD INTO EQUAL PORTIONS!
I love packing the food into their containers.
And because there were more people helping out today, preparation of food was much faster than usual.
By 11.15am, we were all done packing and have all been grouped accordingly. Bee and I followed Liying and her mum to Kukop area to give out the packages.


Lunched at Chinatown and met Mum & Dad to get our toiletries.
Got a few facial masks to try too!


Came home and did a little packing to keep the place tidy.


And, I've send in my resumes to NParks for 2 positions.
Tried to do some work after that, but have decided to visit NParks's website for more job openings.
AND I SAW THE POSITION I'VE BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR SINCE THE START OF THE SEMESTER!
Conservation of Central Nature Reserve.
PLAY A ROLE IN NATURE CONSERVATION and maintenance for the areas.


I'm so excited I can't get back to work.
Have been spending the past hour looking at the various environmental groups and am tempted to sign up for TeamSeagrass. The things they do are pretty interesting and meaningful.


I hope I get a call soon!

What is wrong with everyone?
Before I left for my field studies trip, everyone's asking when I'm free because they want to hold birthday celebrations for me. All I wanted was BBQ with my family at my grandma's.


When I'm back, I have birthday dinners planned for me. On days that most people are not free. Now I have a cake I didn't choose and no BBQ. And everyone's quarrelling over everything. I've never felt so disappointed before. It's not like I'm expecting a big celebration or anything. I just wanted to do what I've always wanted - BBQ with family.


Now, I want no celebration this year. I just want a day without anyone bothering me.

I hate the management for not doing something about pest control.
After so many complaints from the residents, they've decided to spray the rubbish collection point at every block once every 2 weeks or so to kill the cockroaches. Some die, but the smarter ones crawl further up the rubbish chute to escape the fumes. And INTO MY HOME.

One fine day, when my family was out, one courageous little cockroach made its way across the kitchen, across the corridor, past my bedroom and study room, and into my toilet and hid in an obscure corner (I don't know where) and has since STARTED BREEDING. I know this because there are so many baby cockroaches coming out at night! (I think it just laid its new batch of eggs because I found 2 cockroaches so small I wouldn't see them if they don't move). These baby cockroaches are so small they look like shavings from erasers.

I came home in the wee hours last night after supper with the Dumbies.
All I wanted was to wash up and go to bed quickly. Then, I saw a medium sized cockroach making its way towards the sink. My immediate reaction was to reach for the broom and smack it. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw another medium sized cockroach scampering (trying to get) out of my sight. I HAZ GOT SHARP EYES! So, instead of washing up, I went on a killing rampage.

Death count: 4

Sense of satisfaction.
And I hope I won't be punished for taking lives.

My dad saw through me.
I've been delaying going to the doctor to get my jabs.
I was supposed to go to UHC with the geog people, and I was so glad when my dad said he'd bring me to my family doctor instead. So I managed to not take the jabs for about a week or so.

So my dad called the doctor today to make an appointment for me.
The doctor said it's not beneficial to the body if I take all 3 jabs at once because of side effects. THREE JABS! I need to go down to the doctor 3 times to get all my jabs done.

I asked for the smallest needle, so it took kinda long to get all the liquid into my body.
And throughout, I was squealing and the doctor was laughing. ):
So glad I went with my dad instead of with my friends.

oh geez.
I caused a minor scratch on my uncle's car. ):
He's not really affected by it but I am! Oh my gosh. I feel soooo guilty.

I think I'm going abstain from driving for at least a few weeks.

Me: Wah dad, they're introducing a new module. Field studies to Fiji!

Dad: Hahahaha and you signed up for the one to Thailand.

Me: What? I want to go for the Thailand one. But if they open up the Fiji module, I'll sign up for it if I can go.

Dad: Japan and Thailand. Hahaha.

Me: Fuji's in Japan. Fiji's a nation on its own.

Dad: Oh ya oh ya. Where is Fiji on the map?

Me: Don't know.

Dad: WHAT!!!! Study Geog and you don't know.

Me: I'm studying about rock processes and stuff. I don't study maps.

Dad: Geog students MUST know.

Me: You know where's Pedra Branca?

Dad: Island la. Owned by Malaysia.

Me: No! It's Singapore's.

Me: And it's a piece of rock. Not an island.

Dad: I know, recently acquired by Singapore only. And how I know? They say it's an island.

I don't know why people always associated geog students to map. If you don't know how to read a map, you're not a geog student. And my dad's always trying to win in these kind of discussions, only to find excuses for himself when he says the wrong things. Hahahaha.

Dad, even if I can't read the world map, I'm still a geog student.

Speaking of which, the school's changing the curriculum for geog majors. They're introducing a new level 3000 module COMPULSORY for all majors. ): I've just taken my 4th level 3000 module and I'm done with it because the field studies module makes up 2 level 3000 modules. Now I've got to take one more. If I had known, I wouldn't have taken it this sem.
And why are they only introducing the Fiji field studies now!