In love with Uni Rice Crackers

Found this mega yummy rice crackers from the Japanese supermarket here. Uni (Sea Urchin) flavored rice crackers ~

Love............. found .. also in the same supermarket .. black pork slices for hotpot at only 6 bux ! try to get it at the same prices in Singapore.

Singapore - Tokyo - 6 hours. New York - Tokyo - 12 hours. Yet things are cheaper here. Baffling !

Sunset @ St John the Divine

Life pasts all of us by, whether we know it or not. 

Sometimes you just got to look around and look up. 

I will definitely be visiting this church again. Just loved the little park and gorgeous fountain next to it. Students from the Junior High decorated the fountain with their own little statues and message of peace. It was a good moment. 

Then headed to a Columbia in-house production. The direction was excellent. :) 

A Trip Down to Newmuseum

Thanks to a Google Offer, i headed down to visit New Museum to see its latest exhibit The Ungovernables.






The theme of this museum is to showcase the new art from upcoming artists, but it wasn't really my thing. One of the many things that i love about New York is about opening up my mind to all these new experiences. :)

There was an excellent roof top view from the museum.

A Kaiseiki Dinner in New York

At Sugiyama exactly. Known as of one of the those understated restaurants in New York, i decided to go there for dinner when one of my favourite yakitori diners were full with a 30 minute wait.

I ordered the 6 course dinner.

Monkfish liver with tofu - smooth and delicious

Sashimi platter - with oyster, king salmon, blue fin tuna and other goodies.

Radish, Baby Eel that tasted smooth like noodles, Silky smooth tofu skin with lobster(Good !), Organic Mushroom

My chef who was slogging along.

Yummy grilled black cod with pickles & rice.

Yummiest grape jelly.

It was a good meal with a fair price but it just made me all the more curious on what else they can do on the 10 course kaiseiki meal.

Till next time ! to Japan i will go :)

Professional Bull Riders @ Madison Square Garden

Like the true barbarian that i am, i went for a professional bull riders' competition at Madison Square Garden.




and saw the most handsome cowboys... the stuff of Marlboro Man dreams...

and irritating mascots...


I never knew that Madison Square Garden was a indoor stadium. It was stinky - l -

and old ... i guess that's why they are renovating it now.



But who cares? I want to see the cowboys !!!!

And the cowboys i saw in a spectacular opening with fire and smoke and really cute cowboys. They had me screaming & cheering like a redneck the moment the opening ended.

The danger & allure of the sport. The cowboys looked so daringly reckless and handsome. The bulls were big, strong and irritable. During the competition, they kept showing videos of an accident that happened the night before where an unfortunate bull rider did not manage to escape in time and was stomped by a bull. He had 2 broken legs -l -

The riders just had to hang on for 8 seconds and get evaluated for the control & balance they had on the bull. The world champions were also in this competition and really put on a good show. There was a part of me that cringed at this sport and another part that just wanted to cheer and cheer on the handsome cowboys.

To prove that i am not a barbarian. I show to you.

The performance that i caught in Brooklyn called Richard the Third staged by the Bridge Project, starring Kevin Spacey. I knew that the man could act, i never knew this well. Kudos to you ! The limping, the power, the human, the sexuality.

And snowing in Central Park ...


Parents with their children on sleds.