Foodie Times Ootoya @ Clementi Mall

Went there with my mom and sis and wanted to have Japanese food. After much consideration, we went to Ootoya @ Clementi. And indeed, "This is one Japanese restaurant with no ramen, sushi, sashimi, nabe or yakitori." Source

Despite that, we still go ahead with our plan.

Queuing is expected but if you are looking for someone to be waiting at the counter to guide you to where the queue is, don't! Ask the people where the queue is.

There were two things that surprised me though. 

Call me a "mountain tortoise" but I was amazed by the pen ordering menu BUT I didn't get to use it because I didn't even know about its existence nor did the staffs tell us about it. The pen was at the door entrance slotted nicely and even though the menu had instructions at the bottom of the menu but... Well, maybe it is still in testing phase and not available for use yet, I don't know. So, we had to call for them to take our orders and they memorized our orders! 

Another thing that surprised me is the free flow of rice. A pity I didn't get to refill my bowl since I felt quite full after 1 1/2 bowl of rice.

Okay, We started off with potato salad but it failed to impress my sis who is crazy over potato salad. Maybe it could be the portion, maybe it could be the slightly mild taste of potato...
The overall blend is towards a natural taste of fine ingredients.

 This is charcoal grilled pork fillet set. The pork meat is well done, slightly tough with slightly burnt charcoal taste(?) and without much spices or artificial flavorings (somehow I was reminded of char siew and bbq chicken fillet)  My mom sang praise of the meat sauce but never really tried the sauce. There were only 5 pieces of fillet accompanied with finely-sliced cabbage. (Not enough for meat eater like me!) But this set portion seemed just right for my mom.

My sis went for the grilled chicken with egg set. Reminds me of katsu don and oyako don. Didn't like how the rice was which was soaked with the egg and sauce but it could have been very soggy if not for the japanese rice grain used. Seems to use the same cooking method as the charcoal grilled pork because they taste almost the same except that this is using chicken and not fillet and with eggs. The portion is big so if you are a big eater, you might want to pay this restaurant a visit.

This was what I had. Fried pork fillet (coated with breadcrumb) with simmered eggs. I know it looks like baked rice but it's due to camera-man's lousy skill (which is ME) thus it looks weird. Now, this is really another BIG portion dish. The breadcrumb fillet was very compact (and so was the simmered eggs) and I was instantly reminded of Tonkichi (as in the fillet size). Everything tasted natural, comparable to homecooked food using quality ingredients.

Maybe it's due to culture differences or language barrier, service was not as expected. (as mentioned earlier, maybe the idea of using the pen to order was what we were expected to do)

Total expenses: $64.75 (for the above + 2 cups of hot tea)

Recommended for big eaters (as rice is refillable) or if you like fine ingredients and prefer natural food taste.

Don't Let Your Hand Writing Uniqueness be Lost!

Don't Let Your Hand Writing Uniqueness be Lost!

Arab Street

At the suggestion of good makan (food) place, we headed to this place at Arab Street (near Bugis). Well, the very first thing before we even met was me praying that it won't rain when we are there. (And days ago, I was praying it will rain because of the hot and stuffy weather where there wasn't any wind at all.) Anyway, it stopped raining by then we yes, we made it to the place.

At my friend's recommendation, I tried this indonesia dish called Sate Padang. Everything looks similar to Singapore delicacy - Satay but the meat that this eatery used is beef (which I was trying to convince my friends it's mutton but I was wrong) and the sauce is toward curry flavor gravy. 

Sate Padang 

Pricing is $6.00 for a set (7 sticks of satay + lontong)

For big eaters like me, of course I was complaining that I am still not full! Thus, while walking around to look for photo-taking spots + more FOOD!, I was brought to this eatery full of dishes. In the end we settled for kuehs only. (Per piece costs $0.50). Sugar coated kuehs, so sweet and so nice.. But I prefer the donut shaped (it is not the normal donut, the texture is more chewy) to the balls shaped (the filling taste like sticky rice + grated coconut). The black piece of kueh is made up of rice as well and it has a fragrance which I like a lot. Hope to revisit this place for more kuehs. (A pity we didn't get to try Tahu Telor)

Moving on... there were a lot of shophouses building and also a Malay Heritage Centre but it was closed for renovation for the time being. In the end, our plan for photo-shooting became a wander-less walking around arab street. It's amazing that I have never been to those place before.

A Quick View

In used?

Nice view out there?

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No more photos! We kept walking and walking and walking. (But my legs wasn't aching though.)

First we passed by store selling tin robot which does not requires battery to move! It is controlled by some mechanism designed within and operated with a key and has a on and off button but it was going at SGD $20  and the uncle told us it is going at SGD $40+ elsewhere. It's tempting... but I didn't buy it.

And there is this Tuo Luo which I thought I won't find it in Singapore as well, but the uncle was also selling it. And the "5 stones" and "Go Lee" (Marble), the bubble blowing toy shaped in different form such as the Aladdin lamp... And that's not all...

There was yet another mega toy store selling miniature cars, boardgames, etc (occurs 6 shop houses in total). There is this game called "Pickup Stick" which the stores sells a similar one but it uses satay sticks instead of the plastic type one (which I will buy for sure)

Along the way, you can see many stores selling stuffs ranging from clothes to beads to handcraft items. With fading interest in wander-less walking, we were back to square one -> Bugis. 

But it's a weekend! And it's crowded! So... next destination...

Swirl Yogurt.

(No photo again)

$0.30/10g

My friend paid $8 for his yogurt. Thus, you can expect how much yogurt that was. 

There were 8 flavors to choose from, and you decide the amount you want to eat because it's D.I.Y style. 

1. Choose cup size

2. Choose flavor

3. Control the handle to get the amount you want

4. Time for toppings (self-service, self-select)

5.Weigh 

6. Pay

7. EAT!

(But I will still stick to Yami Yogurt for now)

Dinner Time!
Yes, finally more food.

Queue Number 22!

The drink is nice, I liked it. Never knew that cucumber and lime can made such a nice blend.

(Oh, I forgot to take a snap of the Teh Botol)

This was Lele Penyet, which is Catfish! Don't know how it taste like. Maybe I shall try it next time.

What I had, Ayam Panggang (Grilled Chicken)

Like the chicken, like the sweet soya sauce with chilli but portion is small. But thanks to my friend who was too full from the $8 yogort from Swirl Art, he gave me a portion of his rice and in the end, I was bloated! 

And the wait for the final dish, Ayam Penyet (Fried Smashed Chicken)

The above three dishes are ala-carte and does not comes with the rice. Thus, remember to ask for the rice by topping up $0.50 per plate unless you are there on a weekday where they comes in a set (dish + rice at a lower price value)

This is one of the outlet at Bugis. There is 2 other outlets, one at Jurong East but not sure about the third outlet location. Also, I forgot the name of the stall as well. Let me try to find the name and put it here.

Conclusion of today, it's a sinful day of eating food without spending big bucks!

The trip to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - KTM

Took a trip to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - KTM before it is officially closed (shifted location). Above is a side view of the entrance.

As you can see, the weather didn't look welcoming. But what do we worry about since we are sheltered in the train station

We were about to left when we suddenly saw this train. For a moment I thought it was there since we got there. But as you can see in the previous picture, it wasn't. So it's just me imagining things. LOL

Korea Drama Giant

Title: Giant

Official Site: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/giant/
Episodes: 60
Director: Yoo In Shik
Screenwriter: Jang Young Chul
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast start : 2010-May-10

Cast:

Lee Bum Soo as Lee Kang Mo
- Yeo Jin Goo as Kang Mo (teen)
Park Jin Hee as Hwang Jung Yeon
- Nam Ji Hyun as Jung Yeon (teen)
Park Sang Min as Lee Sung Mo
- Kim Soo Hyun as Sung Mo (teen)
Joo Sang Wook as Jo Min Woo
- No Young Hak as young Min Woo
Hwang Jung Eum as Lee Mi Joo
- Park Ha Young as Mi Joo (child)
Lee Duk Hwa as Hwang Tae Sub
Jung Bo Suk as Jo Pil Yeon
Kim Suh Hyung as Yoo Kyung Ok
Lee Moon Shik as Park So Tae
- Seo Ji Won (서지원) as young So Tae
Yoon Yoo Sun as Kang Mo’s mother
Yoon Hyung Kwan (유형관) as Yeom Jae Soo
Shin Seung Hwan as Yeom Shi Duk
Choi Ha Na as Yeom Kyung Ja
Han Kyung Sun as Lee Bok Ja
Im Jong Yoon(임 종윤) as Yoon Ki Hoon
Moon Hee Kyung as Oh Nam Sook
Kim Jung Hyun as Hwang Jung Shik
Jang Soon Gook (장순국) as Joo Young Gook
Lee Seung Hyung as Moon Sung Joong
Park No Shik (박노식) as Park Choong Kwon
Song Kyung Chul (송경철) as Nam Young Chul
Bang Kil Seung (방길승) as instructor
Hong Yeo Jin as Yang Myung Ja
Yoon Yong Hyun as Go Jae Choon
Hwang Taek Ha (황택하) as Yoo Chan Sung
Lee Hyo Jung as Han Myung Suk
Kim Hak Chul as Oh Byung Tak
Lee Ki Young as Min Hong Ki
Im Hyuk as Baek Pa
Son Byung Ho as Hong Ki Pyo
Lee Eun Jung as Jina
Jun Jin Gi as detective lieutenant
Qri as Bunny Girls (cameo)
So Yeon (소연) as Bunny Girls (cameo)
Min Joon Hyun
Choi Min (최민)
Kim Ga Eun

Story:

This drama tells the story of three siblings who grew up in the 1970′s. Lee Kang Mo, his older brother Sung Mo and younger sister Mi Joo were separated at a young age when their father was killed in a smuggling scheme and their mother also died subsequently. When they are able to reunite years later, they had all reached adulthood and are determined to exact revenge upon the people responsible for their misery.

Info Source

I started watching this drama because of Lee Bumsoo and conclusion is that I got more than what I asked for. From romance to conspiracy to revenge to tear jerking scenes, you can find them all in this drama.

Got to admit that I am not a Korean drama addict, thus most of the cast I hardly recognize. However, their acting impressed me. Especially their ability in bringing out their characters' different transition at different stages. (Also, credits to the crew in charge of the casts' appearance (style/makeup/outfit).)

However, one would have to think "Woah, so everyone is actually connected to each other" because the plot pretty much makes everyone an important role/pushing factor for the plot to push through so the main characters can proceed to next stage of success.

Good things need time to digest. Take your time in going through the drama's pace.

Osmanthus Jelly/ Gui Hua/桂花糕 ... or at least it looks like it is

Yes, I like the fragrance of osmanthus! Got my first try eating the Gui Hua Tang Yuan and felt in love with the fragrance. It took me a while before I am able to try making my own jelly because I wasn't successful in finding the flower.

Thanks to technology, I found the place to purchase the flowers (in Singapore) from a lady who wrote in her blog. Knowing exactly where it will be available, I decided to look if my neighborhood area has it. Surprisingly, it is available in the Chinese Medical Hall. Thus, it's not that difficult afterall. Just head to your nearest Chinese Medical Hall and ask if they have it.

Note that this is one of the recipe that I came across for making Osmanthus Jelly. There seems to be several ways to making Osmanthus Jelly.

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Back to the recipe, I started with

1. a packet of 10g Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Unsweetened)
2. 950ml water (following the instruction of the Jelly Powder packet)
3. 210g sugar (following the instruction of the Jelly Powder packet)
4. 2 teaspoons* dried osmanthus flowers (following the recipe from the lady blogger, which is 1 tsp flower for every 400ml water).
5. Optional: Wolfberry 2 tsp (Rinse with water to preserve the taste)

* Note that the tsp don't not need to be a full rounded, just the normal level tsp will do.

Instructions

1. Add 2 teaspoons dried osmanthus flowers in 950ml water in a pot. Using medium heat, wait for the water (with flowers) to boil.
2. While waiting, use a big bowl and combine 210g sugar and 10g Konnyaku Jelly Powder and stir till sugar and jelly powder is blended in with each other. Leave aside and check on the water.
3. Once the water is boiling, switch to a lower heat and drain approximately half of the dried osmanthus flowers from the water. (Do not discard, leave aside).
4. Add in blended sugar + jelly powder gradually into the water and stir constantly to prevent any lumps.
5. When the entire portion of blended sugar + jelly powder are mixed into the water, keep stirring till water boils again.
6. Remove from heat and add in the flowers (that was removed in step 3 earlier on) and stir for a while.
7. Optional: Place wolfberry at the base of jelly mould
8. Pour the mixture into desired jelly mould.

Note: If you decide to make one big piece (which I did), after pouring the mixture into the mould, you may notice some bubbles. Using a spoon, press lightly on the bubbles to make them disappear.

Picture of my very first attempt Osmanthus Jelly

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Differences between Konnyaku Jelly Powder "Unsweetened" and "Premixed"

I had the opportunity to try out both the Konnyaku Jelly Powder "Unsweetened" and "Premixed".

I prefer Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Unsweetened) which gives a firmer, "Q" version and such that when you bite a piece, it it almost like you are taking a portion away from the jelly but it could be too sweet if the mixture was over-boiled when making.

The Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Premixed) is of a softer bite and it feels like eating a cake (fluffy-feel). Making the Osmanthus Jelly which the pre-mixed version seems to have a more flowery fragrance as compared to the unsweetened version.

Cheers to all

It's all about food~And I am not going to backdate my post~

Back dating seems a bit difficult so not going to back date my stuffs anymore. Thus, there are photos which are taken some time ago but only uploaded now.

A couple of food shots from several outings.

If you missed the chee cheong fun with sweet sauce, you can still find it at Chinatown.

This is an sweet dessert which has looks like cheong fun wrapped with mango + mango sauce but the white sheet is actually not. Not sure if I remembered correctly it being nata de coco but I was looking forward to a mochi or cheong fun wrap. Anyway, the big chunk of mango is as good as eating the mango itself.

A sweet treat from South Korea. I prefer the Crunky Lotte than the White Chocolate Dice.

And the spicy rice cake bought from NTUC

Alone at the Chinese Garden

Despite being 2 days late for Mid Autumn Festival, it's so exciting to see such a full moon. Almost missed it if there weren't those few people snapping away at its direction. See!

Sharing the few pictures that I captured that day when I decided on a solo picture taking session. If you see noise, your eyes are not playing a trick on you. Because I got the wrong setting (yet again... I just can't get anything right)

The three different spotlight

It was rather dark with an glowing orange sky when I took this picture. On the left, I made a huge photo-shop editing because there was a tree captured in it... I did wanted to remove it entirely but my skill is limited and it's going to destroy the reflection view. Sometimes I wish I can have my laptop with me so I can see the picture in a larger screen... Then I would be able to focus on the row of trees entirely with the reflection (although I don't know if my lens can cover that in one shot... But we can always rely on stitching... right?)

This place is really wonderful at night. An attempt to capture the whole view. This is the paranoma piece and a pity that I couldn't get that full "boat" in the left.

Well, thank you all for viewing and this is it... As I have many repeated shots instead of wonderful (if I can even have one... Anyway, trial and error... trial and error....) thus... that's all I have to share... Cheers

P.S: If you want a bigger view of the pictures, don't click on the ones in the blog. Look at the ones in my flickr account (Top Right Hand Corner)

捍卫真爱 (Han Wei Zhen Ai ) - 神木与瞳 (Y2J)

作词,作曲：阿弟仔

M: 寻找 掉落的心跳

遗失的美好 爱情的记号

要深烙

F: 祈祷 不灭的火苗

无尽的浪涛
下一个拥抱 能到老

M:为了我的存在 你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱 喝彩

不管再多艰难 再多阻碍
也要走的勇敢 灿烂

F:为了我的存在 你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱 精彩
过了几个世代 几个审判
也要流传 我和你的浪漫

M: 体会炙热的绝对 洁白的纯粹

爱情的焠炼 要永远

F: 感觉 忘情的狂野 恣意的沉醉

爱情的光辉 要完美

M:为了我的存在 你的存在

扞卫永恒的真爱 喝彩
不管再多艰难 再多阻碍
也要走的勇敢 灿烂

F:为了我的存在 你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱 精彩
过了几个世代 几个审判
也要流传 我和你的浪漫

B:为了我的存在 你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱 喝彩
不管再多艰难 再多阻碍
也要走的勇敢 灿烂

B:为了我的存在 你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱 精彩
过了几个世代 几个审判
也要流传 我和你的浪漫

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M:  xun zhao  diao luo de xin tiao

 yi shi de mei hao  ai qing de ji hao

 yao shen lao

F:  qi dao  bu mie de huo miao

 wu jin de lang tao

 xia yi ge yong bao  neng dao lao

M: wei le wo de cun zai  ni de cun zai

 han wei yong heng de zhen ai  he cai

 bu guan zai duo jian nan  zai duo zu ai

 ye yao zou de yong gan  can lan

F: wei le wo de cun zai  ni de cun zai

 han wei yong heng de zhen ai  jing cai

 guo le ji ge shi dai  ji ge shen pan

 ye yao liu chuan  wo he ni de lang man

M:  ti hui zhi re de jue dui  jie bai de chun cui

 ai qing de cui lian  yao yong yuan

F:  gan jue  wang qing de kuang ye  zi yi de chen zui

 ai qing de guang hui  yao wan mei

M: wei le wo de cun zai  ni de cun zai

 han wei yong heng de zhen ai  he cai

 bu guan zai duo jian nan  zai duo zu ai

 ye yao zou de yong gan  can lan

F: wei le wo de cun zai  ni de cun zai

 han wei yong heng de zhen ai  jing cai

 guo le ji ge shi dai  ji ge shen pan

 ye yao liu chuan  wo he ni de lang man

B: wei le wo de cun zai  ni de cun zai

 han wei yong heng de zhen ai  he cai

 bu guan zai duo jian nan  zai duo zu ai

 ye yao zou de yong gan  can lan

B: wei le wo de cun zai  ni de cun zai

 han wei yong heng de zhen ai  jing cai

 guo le ji ge shi dai  ji ge shen pan

 ye yao liu chuan  wo he ni de lang man

Hort Park Re-Re-Re-visited!

Yes, I love Parks but NO, I am not a lover of insects and pets. Especially if I encountered it accidentally! But always, I get to encounter them and I think my photography kaki(s) will like to go with me on photography trips because I almost can always get something special. Previously at Botanic Garden (months ago) I spotted a huge size iguana (luckily not kodomo dragon which is not possibly in Singapore (assured by my friend), and when I go MacRitchie Reservoir, I spotted monkeys (A LOT OF THEM!!) And now back at Hort Park, I spotted a lot of different (?) ? I don't know which categories I should classified them under but I spotted: 1. snail, 2. millipede, 3. iguana 4. black centipede(s)! Back to my trip to Hort Park Objective: Close Up shots Outcome: FAILURE! (First, I didn't bring my very very heavy tripod! I want to change to the one that my friend have!! it's SO LIGHT with the head included!!!) In the end, I sticked to what my friend proposed, 18-55mm with Hoya +4 filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See this insect? I am trying to recall if I took it with my +4 or without. Nevertheless, isn't it cute? It's like looking at me

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want plate-leave? (I was looking at the spots on the leaf when I took this picture but I realized it look more like a green plate (without a dish.)

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I know I know, the flower looks better than the petal but it's quite unique (imo).

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The best nearest distance I can get before it flew away. I want 105mm! The eyes would be so nice (if it's in focus).

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Stem? Stalk or Spiral? Was trying to capture the "hairs" on it but it didn't turn out as planned so...

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Relaxing my eyes, I looked up. Nothing special, nothing unique, and they are just trees, leaves and branches with no high rise building behind and it's enough to make me appreciate that.

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Is this lalang? That's was the question I had in mind. I have seen the stalk of lalang but this (as shown in picture), it must have been a long time ago (when I was in my primary or secondary where we have a field) where I saw it.

to be cont

Japanese Drama Untouchable

Title: アンタッチャブル

Title (English): Untouchable

Episodes: 9

Theme song: Orion by GIRL NEXT DOOR

Insert song: Koko ni Iru yo by 72

Synopsis

When reporter Narumi Ryoko loses her job at a first-rate publisher and ends up at a trashy tabloid called "Shukan Untouchable." She now chases celebrity scandals and sensational stories, but she hasn't lost her sense of duty or her persistence. While investigating her stories, she tends to notice details that imply some hidden truth beneath the surface, leading her to probe deeper into dangerous secrets.

Casts

Nakama Yukie as Narumi Ryoko

Kaname Jun as Toyama Shiro

Sato Tomohito as Takafuji Shinichi

Ashina Sei as Makise Misuzu

Urano Kazumi as Nishio Rika

Tsujitani Yoshimasa as Katayama Tamotsu

Tanaka Yoji as Nakahara Makoto

Sakai Toshiya as Jonouchi Hitoshi

Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Narumi Koji

Tanaka Tetsushi as Kashimura Hideaki

Terajima Susumu as Nagakura Eiichi

Above info extracted from wikipedia

My Review (Spoilers below)

Nakama Yukie was the reason that I watch the show (liked her since watching Trick). The beginning of the show, I was impressed with how an incident turned out to be a pre-planned one. But towards the middle, I was onto who the main culprit is (and proven right) because of too many such situations in other dramas where the closer the person is to you, the less suspecting you will be.

I was expecting something even larger (darker). I find it difficult to accept how the main culprit can manage to get his threat to the big boss because he could have been "finished off" easily.

But the story plot could have been worse if the creator is force to make another twist or force a happy ending or even worse, a sudden ending, which happens often (and sometimes comes with a disastrous impact on the show's entire plot). Thus, the ending is acceptable (for me).

As usual with most Japanese drama with each episode (at most 2/3) focused on a new story with same base characters, Untouchable is the same. But towards the end, I would suggested you get all the episodes (and your time) ready so you can watch them together because that's the few episodes that keeps one guessing who that person is, leading from one suspect to another.

(Still, I prefer Nakama Yukie in Trick than this.)

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

Title: ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん

Title (romaji): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

Also known as: Flunk Punk Rumble / Yanmega

Episodes: 10

Theme song: Loose Leaf by Hilcrhyme

Synopsis

Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways.

Main Cast

Narimiya Hiroki as Shinagawa Daichi

Naka Riisa as Adachi Hana

Hongo Kanata as Izumi Gaku

Koyanagi Yu as Chiba Seiya

Kawaguchi Haruna as Himeji Rinka

Suzuki Ryohei as Nerima Seiun

Minagawa Sarutoki as Sakai (homeroom teacher)

Furuta Arata as Shinagawa Chuta

Hori Chiemi as Shinagawa Kiyo

Owada Miho as Shinagawa Kairi

Ito Shiro as Adachi Tatsuo

Above info extracted from dramawiki.

My Review (Spoilers ahead)

Set in the classroom environment, it is a slight change of the usual Gokusen/GTO characters.

Here, you don't get to see teachers with good fighting skills. You get to see many students. One is the former yankee, Hana-san (our female lead), a current yankee Daichi-san(main lead), an elite student (who has another unknown secret) and their sidekicks.

Hana-san character reminds me of Gokusen's Yankumi in the first episode because of how persistence she is in trying to get all the students (in her class) to come to school. But a little surprise is how the show creator makes Hana-san's character to influence Daichi (as in trying to make him focus on changing his yankee style).

And also, it's very confusing when I initially thought it's difficult to get into the school. However, Rinka (whom I have an impression is not one with good grade) can suddenly transfer to the school and also, in the later episode, it turns out that Hana-san grade is at the last of the list (of the school and with a very low score for their exams), I am confused by how they can get entry in the first place. (If anyone can explain to me how the school admission works?)

Anyway, all in all, it's an enjoyable storyline with many laughs and easy storyline that does not put much stress to the heart. The pace is alright and the settings is just fine (as compared to the environment where you take one look and you will know it's studio set).

Side track

Saw some comments that Naka Riisa looks like Eriko Toda but based on this picture , I took she looks more like Nagasawa Masami.

Sunset @ Marina Keppel Bay

Oh.. yet another last minute proposed phototaking session. Suggested by my friend, we headed to Marina Keppel Bay Club to try capturing the sunset. A pity is that I didn't manage to get the idea how to take the picture nicely. BUT...I wish This is MINE~~ (sounds like Lord Of The Ring line? lol)

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Sigh.. I thought it look nice... But...

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Anyway, I saw this and was very curious whether is it purely a piece of art work or is it something useful. Anyone has any idea what it is?

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Sunset-ting~ When we reached there, the sun was so bright because there wasn't much buildings (almost none) and you can really see the BIG sun!

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Proof of "I was there"

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Sunset!