Election 2011

Well it is the event that happens every 5 years. The countries political leaders go into battle again. Date has been announced 7th May 2011. The hastings begin on 27th April 2011. I got my polling card already so I guess I am all set to vote !!!

2XU Compression Run

Have not been updating this blog for a while. Anyway on 9th April I wen for the 2XU Compression Run, held at the Marina Bay area. I got there pretty early to be in the first wave of runners I figured run and be done with it, it was also my first run of the year.

The distance was 12K and it was one of the better run routes except for the beginning where it was a little cramp near the Lavender area. It started at the F1 Pit Building, headed out towards Lavender turn and head back by the Kallang River and Marina Bay towards Esplanda and then to Raffles and pass the Marina Bay Sands before ending again at the F1 Pit Building.

A couple of my friends ran the race into but I did not meet them as it looked like rain, it actually pour for 10 minutes before the start and half way through the run it started to drizzle for a while too, so I left quite early after the run. Completed it in 1 hr 25 min, the uniqe thing about this run was the Medal they gave otat the end was gender specific, there were male and female medals. Next up the PAssion Run (25K)

Inagiku

Me and the missus recently went to Inagiku the Japanese restaurant at City Hall for dinner. Pretty upmarket place. Very nice atmosphere and service. The first thing that struck me was the setup, where the chopsticks was double sided !! Like Darth Maul’s lightsaber. Was not too sure how to use them.

We ordered the trial set (which basically had everything) a Suki Yaki dish and an extra side dish of California Maki sushi. The appetizer came it was some toufu dish and some mashy thingy. Not really sure what it was but it was very nice even the missus liked it.

Next up the Sashimi, wow it was really fabulous ! Excellent stuff served on a bed of ice. There was the Salmon, tuna and some fish which the waitress mentioned but I forgot the name.

The assorted sushi dish came next followed by our other side dish the California Maki. The sushi was perfect, the rice not too big and not too small just nice for a mouthful and the fish stayed on the rice and the whole thing did not break apart. When the California Maki came the missus remarked that “wow it was an expensive maki, those sushi tea ones so much cheaper” That maki was priced at $40, which comes up to $5 a piece. I told her lets try it and see what’s so special. After the first bite immediately you can tell why it cost so much. Its very different from what I have tasted. It was very very good.

Our main dishes came next the Japanese Beef and the Suki Yaki set. I have to say the beef was fabulous I order mine medium well and it was just perfect, soft and juice, just the way I like it. The Suki Yaki was excellent too. Me being the sua ku fellow was not sure what that egg was for but the missus told me you had to cook the meat then dip it in the egg and eat it.


The Tempura was up next and the missus loved it, she was more of a tempura fan than me. I’m not a big fan of tempura but I guess it was ok.
The udon was next up and it was excellent. I love the flavours from the soup it was really nice. Again I usually just have sushi and sashimi, not a udon fan too.

Finally the dessert arrived. That was it below some sherbert like dessert, it was lovely.

All in the meal was excellent, the bill came to close to over $400 for just the 2 of us, but I had a 50% discount, probably the only reason I would eat there. So the bill ended up around the $200+ range. Would I come back  ?Definitely if someone was buying.