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Monday, June 29, 2009

よく食べた～

こんばんは～

週末にすごくおいしい食べ物を食べた～　うれしかったな！でも、食べ物のせいで今貧乏な学生になった．．．（Ｔ＿Ｔ）　（でも学生はいつも貧乏な．．．）　そして、無料で、Ｙｏｕｔｕｂｅでガクトの新しい曲を聴いていて、宿題をして、音楽を聴くほどうれしい事はないと思う！＾＿＾ｖ　本当にいい歌なぁ～　

金曜日に、三人一緒にカラオケに行った！～すごく楽しかったよ。でも三時間で歌に続けて．．．後で疲れちゃったんだ．．．しかし！カラオケ後、他の友達に会って、京都駅にあるレストランに食べに行った。ちょっと高いけど、すごくおいしかったんだ！びっくりしたな．．．京都駅でも、おいしい店もある？！じゃ、その本店の食べ物は考えられないようにおいしい？！Ｘ＿＿Ｘ　幸せな～と思って、湯豆腐や焼き魚を食べた。その店の漬物は最高だ！赤御飯と一緒に食べた、本当にチョ～おいしい！＾＿＾！後に、皆酒を飲んだり、遊び場で話したりした。でも、最後のバスを乗らなくちゃならないから、早く帰った。

そして、土曜日に、大阪に行ったんだ！大阪ではね、あまり有名な場所に行かなくて、買い物や食べ物のために行った。大阪の心斎橋（買い物のいい所）は本当に大きい！！びっくりした．．．昼御飯は有名な道頓堀の「かに道楽」に行って、すごくおいしい蟹を食べた。特に、茶碗蒸しとかに釜飯は一番最高だ！（焼き蟹もおいしかったね。）昼御飯の方が安いから昼御飯の時間に行った．．．後で、心斎橋に行って、何時間歩いていて、まだ道の終わりを見えないんだ！大阪の買い物場所は東京に比べて、負けないよ～（でも、確かに東京はそういう風な場所が色々あるかな～）様々な店に行って、たくさん服を買った！～うれしい！！！そして、シュークリームやクレープを食べた。おいしかったよ～でも、買い物をしたり、お菓子を食べたりする後、もちろん晩ご飯を食べたね。チェーン店の「千房」というお好み焼の店に行った。ここで、セットメニューがあるから、チョ～安い！「とん平焼」と「焼きそば」と「お好み焼」そして「サラダ」があるセットを注文して、おいしかった！でも、いっぱい食べたから、たこ焼きを食べなかった．．．残念ね。（しかし、京都のたこ焼きもおいしいよ～負けないよ～）

あ～週末、おいしいものを食べ過ぎちゃった！～今、お金がないね。（Ｔ＿Ｔ）　今日から、今週に、安いものを食べるつもり！～

では、ガクトの歌を聞いて続いてね～

*-[5 days to Gackt's Birthday!!!~]-*

Omg. Super long post in Japanese. Must have become easier to think and type in Japanese after writing that stupid 1500 word report. X__X [Though I can't vouch for my grammar which is still shaky... But I'm trying to incorporate those terribly useful phrases from the textbook!~] Now as Gackt's music plays on loop via Youtube, I have become regretful of my spending over the weekend on food(!) and clothes(!) so this week shall become one of penance as I attempt to rectify the weekend's expenditure overload. ^_^"

I think that every cent spent was worth it though - the food was so good!!! xD And if you really look at what you get for the price you're paying, it was very good value for money.^_^

Friday, we went for karaoke! and then went for this expensive Japanese meal at Kyoto Station - finally managed to eat 湯豆腐 (yudoufu) which I've been dying to try since coming to Kyoto [Kyoto is famous for 2 things especially: tofu and vegetables]. =D It was super delicious!!~ But then again, so was the rest of the meal. And the 漬物 (tsukemono, pickles) was indeed 「最高！～」 as Jeldine so succinctly put it. Haha. I am totally buying all these fabulous　漬物 before going back to Singapore.. You'll never get to try those superbly delicious pickles again I can assure you! =D

And on Saturday, we headed for Osaka - what I have come to view as the equivalent of Orchard Road [but LOTS better] for Kyoto-ites! Haha. =D It's a ridiculously short 28 minute JR train [by the Super Rapid Service, otherwise it's about 45-60minutes depending on the train] ride away and is so filled with good food and good shopping it makes Kyoto seem like a quiet town. [I still think living in Kyoto is more conducive though.. Haha..] We went to the famous crab restaurant for lunch which has pretty affordable and very yummy lunch sets.=D [We were looking enviously at the table next door which ordered the fabulously expensive seasonal crab set lunch.X__X ヤダ．．．食べたい．．．] I'm not big on crab though, so I was pretty happy with my set which had the most delicious 蟹茶碗蒸し (kani chawanmushi; crab chawanmushi) and 蟹釜飯 (kani kamameshi; Japanese crab claypot rice)! ^_^ They even give you the option of turning the rice into お茶漬け (ochatsuke; rice with toppings over which tea or broth is poured) which I adore!!! =D For dinner [after shopping and eating シュークリーム (choux a la creme) + クレープ (crepe)], we went to this famous お好み焼 place to partake in yet another set menu that was really affordable~ Yummy!!!

お好み焼 tastes great with cheese if you ask me.^_^

I want to try もんじゃ焼き～

And so after a weekend of eating and shopping, it's time to cut down on the spending and start being super frugal! [I'm generally frugal on weekdays anyway - it's hard not to be when the 食堂 (cafeteria) is so affordable.=D] And I have discovered a new fabulous way of eating eggplant [which I generally dislike]: cut a thick slice of it, stuff it with some delicious minced meat mixture, fry it tempura style, and top it off with a thick tempura sauce + negi!!! =D =D =D SO GOOD!

Ok~ Back to listening to Gackt on loop! His new singles and B-sides are FANTASTIC!

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

[music : Ｏｂｌｉｖｉｏｕｓ～顔のない天使～　Ｇａｃｋｔ]
[mood : ^_^v]
[food : Tempura Eggplant stuffed with meat!~]

Sam: Ahh! You must tell me how was Hokkaido!! I want to go there when the lavender fields are blooming...

ZL: Haha.=D I would like to go for a JE concert too~ Just to see what it's like.=D

XW: It totally was!~

CL: Ehhh! But XY knows some Japanese too. Hahaha.=P She can read hiragana at least.=) And of course it's long, didn't you see who it's dedicated to?!

Jiam: Squeals too!!! ^_^ I saw Keita's new look - it's er... You have to go see it yourself. The images I saw were from w-inds. latest tour. ^_^" I don't think I'll be able to bring him home.(T_T) He's nowhere to be found.

Labels: edibles, Japan, Japanese Food, Kyoto, Osaka, shopping

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ie: motivation to save money!
- clothes
- shoes [heels! boots!]
- the perfect tote
- coats/outerwear! [Soïa & Kyo, Burberry...]
- Gackt - nine*nine
- Gackt Photobooks:
1 The Gift The Sixth Day & Seventh Night Tour Document (2004)
2 Crescent Photobook (out of print)
- Cookbooks!
1 Thomas Keller The French Laundry Cookbook
2 The Nobu Cookbook
3 Emily Luchetti A Passion for Desserts
4 Alice Medrich Pure Dessert
- Anime/Manga
1 Rurouni Kenshin
2 xxxHOLiC
3 Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-
- Proficiency at Japanese!
- Learn French for Food!

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The Black Pearl, Ann Arbor
Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, Detroit
Bella Ciao, Ann Arbor
Craft, NYC
Momofuku, NYC
Alinea, Chicago
The French Laundry, California
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