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Yakiniku

at Shoya

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Edamame
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Beef tataki
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It’s rather interesting how the chef used a quail egg instead
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Shoya’s signature presentation of sashimi
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Clockwise from top: Salmon, whiting, kingfish, tuna and scallop
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Ox tongue
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pork belly and chicken
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condiments
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Wagyu beef sirloin and beef rib. The aftertaste tasted subtly of fat.
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the grill was pretty good, it was smokeless.

Beef sausages with mustard. How is this Japanese?
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wakame (seaweed) soup
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dessert was black sesame flavoured ice-cream
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almost done
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Shoya Nouvelle Wafu Cuisine on Urbanspoon

Yakiniku was published on September 29th, 2009 under the Australia, Itadakimasu category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Mesmerising lights

The Otaru Snow Gleaming Festival, held in February annually.

There are just so many wonderful and amazing things out there that we may never get to see all of it in our lifetime. Does it really matter whether you excel in your work, Or if your employer was happy with your performance today. Or the fact that you couldn’t finish a job in time if you’ve tried to. Or you heard something not so good about yourself. Or that you have six fingers on one hand. At the end of the day, that’s not what matters. What matters is what you have done for yourself before you vanish forever from this world. You may be the wealthiest person on earth but what use is your wealth if you’ve only ever dreamed about doing something, but never realising those things. If you’ve never attempted to go see, say, the snowflakes that you wonder about. It may not turn out to be that amazing but at least you have seen, felt and tasted it to be able to comment on it.

Metropolis Tokyo illuminated at night is captivating

Shinjuku lit by night

Roppongi nightlights

Tokyo Tower and the Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba lit

Mesmerising lights was published on September 29th, 2009 under the Japan category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Painfully Ow

Painfully Ow was published on September 27th, 2009 under the For a laugh category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Assam Laksa

A favourite – Assam Laksa, and hot honey lemon at Old Town Kopitiam in Chinatown, Melbourne.
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 at least i got the chopsticks right today

Assam Laksa was published on September 27th, 2009 under the Itadakimasu category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Shadows

by Japanese performers

Shadows was published on September 26th, 2009 under the ETCetera category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Today ~ 26 Sept 2009

Lunch at the food court in Chadstone 

Tortellini Carbonara
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Some retail therapy at Myer after that. Shift dress from Review and bracelet
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Black top from Review and necklace
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heading back in the rain

Today ~ 26 Sept 2009 was published on September 26th, 2009 under the Australia, Itadakimasu, Retail.Therapy category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Food Court

The food courts in Melbourne are pretty standard. Let’s take a look at what’s available at the food court in Chadstone Shopping Centre…

First up looks like a sandwich bar. Then there is Indian. Next door sells focaccia. Followed by Chinese. The Chinese food at the food court usually serve the same dishes. There is always a Beef in Black Bean Sauce, Lemon Chicken and Sweet & Sour Pork. And you have a choice of either Fried Rice, Steam Rice or Singapore Noodles to go with the dishes. It’s westernised Chinese food. Up next is Sicily which sells beverages and cakes. Cafe Moderno is Italian – pizza and pasta. Followed by Fish and Chips. Then another Chinese. Salsa next to it, is Mexican – nachos, burritos and fajitas. Next we have Japanese, mostly run and prepared by Chinese though. Lastly we have Greek – Souvlakis. Melbourne has the largest population of Greeks outside Greece.

That’s it. One round around the food court.

Food Court was published on September 26th, 2009 under the Australia, Itadakimasu category. There are currently 2 comments on this article.

Konkai wa

means this time…in Japanese. Heard Nakata saying it a couple of times…

Konkai wa was published on September 26th, 2009 under the Celebs, Nihongo category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Sleepyhead

by Jason Lo

Sleepyhead was published on September 26th, 2009 under the Tunes category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Tammy and Victor won

The Amazing Race 14. Yay! The first Asian team to win. They deserved it.

Tammy and Victor won was published on September 24th, 2009 under the ETCetera category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Today ~ 24 September 2009

Breakfast at Expresso Bagel in QV before work

They have a breakfast special, which isn’t really a good deal but it was just across the road from work. Ham, Cheese & Tomato bagel with a coffee for $7.50. Cream Cheese bagel with a coffee for $5.00. There is a variety of bagels to choose from. I picked poppy seed bagel this morning.
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Then boiled dumplings for lunch at Chinatown Dumplings on Swanston Street. I discovered and learnt to like northen Chinese dumplings (jiao zi) from a stay in China. It’s like a staple in northern China. Almost all ancestors of Malaysian Chinese are from southern China so dumplings, especially during the Spring Festival (which is how the northern Chinese refer to the Chinese New Year) wasn’t a tradition to me. The original northern Chinese dumplings contains pork and is boiled. There are more variations now – chicken, lamb, beef and prawn, fried and steamed. The classic is still the best.
Boiled Dumplings

And dumplings isn’t complete without vinegar. Black Chinese vinegar. And this is how i prepare my dumplings to be consumed…

Chinatown Dumplings

back to work. video recording was interrupted by a stranger who, seeing that i am shooting, thought i was a tourist and offered to take a photo for me. I am never a tourist. I am a traveller.

Today ~ 24 September 2009 was published on September 24th, 2009 under the Australia, Itadakimasu category. There are currently 1 comment on this article.

Star Wars

at Scienceworks.

at the shop prior to the exhibition
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C3PO costs…

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Jawas
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Wookies
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a Stormtrooper
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Darth Vader
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and his mask

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Trade Federation Armored Attack Tank (AAT)

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Exiting the Star Wars exhibition
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This Yoda, valued at $1,500 was up for a lucky draw
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Other miscellaneous things at Scienceworks
The types of spiders commonly found around the house in Victoria
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a huntsman, top row. one landed on my lap once. it must’ve got in through the sunroof and hid in the sunvisor. and when i flipped the sunvisor down…while the car was in motion. scarred for life.
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How animation was done, originally.

Illusion of a pig

Star Wars was published on September 22nd, 2009 under the ETCetera category. There are currently no comments on this article.

Random Melbourne

Ham, cheese & tomato bagel
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waiting for Up 3D to begin…

a ‘smuggled’ drink
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someone took a bite out of the ferris wheel…

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Measuring on La Trobe St
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Random Melbourne was published on September 21st, 2009 under the Australia category. There are currently no comments on this article.





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