Reading

Recently have been bitten by the reading bug again, if there's even such a description. Was strolling around the hub during lunch hour and stumbled upon the newly opened Popular bookstore. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the latest installment of Artemis Fowl has been published. Also there was an offer package on all 3 books of The Mortal Instruments written by Cassandra Clare.

Apparently on Imdb, there's news that The Mortal Instruments are going to be made into a movie just like Harry Potter!! Also, Lily Collins has been cast as the lead actress playing Clarissa Fray while Twilight actor Jamie Campbell Bower has been cast opposite her to play Jace Wayland her Brother...and possibily incestious lover! Seems like its going to be really great.

Transformers 3 was awesome too! Thing is i felt they should have focused more on the transformers instead of focusing on the soldiers running around with guns and grenades. Also....BRING MEGAN FOX BACK!!

okie..back to work..

King's speech

Oscar season has arrived, albeit late as usual in sunny Singapore. Been trying to watch the movies either on DVD or in the cinemas.

King's speech was thoroughly enjoyable! A simple premise of a king trying to overcome his stammering issues with some help. Colin Firth truely deserves his Oscar win! The movie also made me find my old book on the British royal family and give it a flip. They have interesting lives that make good reading!

Black Swan. Natalie Portman. *heart heart* tehehehehhehe.

Caught Unknown as well with teddybearwife. Yeah i know this isnt an "Oscar movie" but it hell was a fun and adrenaline pumping movie to watch. I do prefer Liam Neeson in "Taken" though, he should be more badass chopping people's neck and breaking some bones!!

Trying to find time for True Grit and Never let me go. The book was great and i hope the movie is to. Gonna be a sad sad movie though...

Ramen at 2am

On a recent night cycling trip, Yapster brought me to this little ramen outlet tucked away in a corner of Orchard plaza. The shop is Ken Noodle House and it really seems like a carbon copy of those little eateries you see in movies with the 1980s deco and with the radio blaring beatles hits in the background on infinite repeat.

We had their tamago for appetiser which was surprisingly good as they laced it with roe to give it an extra tangy flavour. Yapster had the standard pork base soup ramen while i had the cold noodles. The pork based soup wasn't too oily and had enough flavour without being overbearingly salty. I particularly like their noodles which are more "al dente" ala pasta rather than those soft soggy ramen at most other noodle houses.

2 weeks later teddybearwife and teddybearmom went along to try it and they absolutely loved the place and ramen too!! Thinking of organising another supper outing there soon!!