Celebrated my birthday, yet again, today. But this time it is with my dear wife only. And it was extra special because it was the first time she celebrated for me as my wife.
Instead of grand dinner, we had grand lunch at Sumomo. It is a Japanese restaurant, along Prinsep Street, which specialises in Osaka Okonomiyaki.
Before I go on to talk about what we ate, I must say that the service was really fantastic and the food was oyishi! I am definitely going back again. :-) But it is kinda pricey tho' - not a problem when it is for birthday celebration and your wife is giving you a treat.. hahahah.
For drinks, we had the good old Japanese Iced-Milk Tea (S$6.50 per cup). Perfect way to combat the heat.
Then we started off with Sake (Salmon) Sashimi (S$20 per plate). The thick slices of fresh salmon are some of the best I have eaten so far!
We also had Yasai-itame aka stirred fried vegetables.
Of course the highlight is the okonomiyaki - a type of savoury pancake. We had the pleasure of seeing the chef cooking for us! He is a quiet guy. Hah. But his cooking is really good.
The golden brown Ebi Okonomiyaki (S$16 per plate)! Yum yum! It also come in other flavours (octopus, pork, squid, or everything together!).
Tada! The final product!
And for dessert we had matcha (green tea) + azuki (red bean) ice-cream (S$7.50 for two scoops)!
That rounds up the grand lunch. After which we watched a very disturbing movie, The Horsemen. I wasn't particularly impressed by the scene which supposedly may result in the ban of the show in China. I was really impressed by the guy (apparently not local) sitting beside me. My nose was giving the usual problem before the start of the show, due to the cold temperature in the auditorium. This guy looked for the authorities to get me a face mask! He must had been worried, with the outbreak of the N1H1 flu. How many people are actually willing to do that? I know I wouldn't be too bothered. Nevertheless, I want to applaud him for his actions. It also reminded me that if you are not feeling well, better to stay home. Even if you know you are okay, others may not know.
From one movie to a concert, The Damnation of Faust. A "concert opera" with SSO, Singapore Bible College Chorale, Hallelujah Chorus, The Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore Symphony Children's Choir, Isabel Piganiol, Sune Hjerrid, Alexander Vassiliev and Julian Tovey. Luckily there were subtitles, I couldn't really tell what they were singing. But it was quite entertaining!
My dear wife, almost fell asleep. Hee. Here she is with the beautiful lanterns at the foyer of the Esplanade.
Well, the birthday celebration didn't just end there. My family celebrated for me with a cake!
Surprise surprise! The cake was the similar to that I had on Wednesday - just a bigger! Looks like everyone knows about my liking for mango. Heh heh. It is more than enough for four of us. Yay, cake for breakfast tomorrow!
Instead of grand dinner, we had grand lunch at Sumomo. It is a Japanese restaurant, along Prinsep Street, which specialises in Osaka Okonomiyaki.
From one movie to a concert, The Damnation of Faust. A "concert opera" with SSO, Singapore Bible College Chorale, Hallelujah Chorus, The Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore Symphony Children's Choir, Isabel Piganiol, Sune Hjerrid, Alexander Vassiliev and Julian Tovey. Luckily there were subtitles, I couldn't really tell what they were singing. But it was quite entertaining!
My dear wife, almost fell asleep. Hee. Here she is with the beautiful lanterns at the foyer of the Esplanade.
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