Another long weekend, booked out early on Friday to visit the Singapore Discovery Center and Army museum. Been ages since I last went there. Was truely ashamed by one of the videos shown at SDC. Like seriously? You want foreigners to watch that? They are gonna think that us Singaporeans are a huge JOKE. Anw it the whole trip was damn boring, but the torture ended with us being free at 3+ pm instead of the usual 9+ pm!
Congrats to those to POP today, it would be my turn in 3 months time!! Can't wait. And thanks to those who POP today, we get to book in late on Mon to let the commanders who helped out today to have some rest.
Today is just awesome lah. Went town around 1 when I'm suppose to meet my friend at 6 for dinner. Basically did whatever I felt like during that 5 hours. Quality me-time. Watched a movie (Dracula Untold), a pretty cool movie I have to say, decent story line. Satisfied my Starbucks craving and just sat down to watch the ppl that walked by as well as swimming in my own thoughts. Life is good.Life became even better during dinner time. Finally got the chance to dine at Salt Grill and Sky Bar. At level 54 of ion, the view was nothing compared to that of Swissotel but the service and food made up for that. Confirmed my reservation at the counter at level 4 before being escorted to the express lift to level 54. The dark, luxe design of the lift lobby was just the beginning. Upon reaching, I was greeted by name by the counter staff before being shown my seat.
Wow, I'm already impressed by that. Following which the waiter(I'm guessing Australian) introduced himself to us. He provided great recommendations from the menu as well as giving the highest service level I've ever experienced so far. Impressed x2. Food came and I lost my words whenever the waiter asked how was the food. I kept repeating "it's very good" as IT IS REALLY VERY GOOD. I HAVE NO OTHER WORDS FOR IT.
Even the bread they provided was exceptional, esp when you dip it in the olive oil and whatever seasoning it was. They managed to make plain white bread with some dips delicious. That was how good Salt Grill was to me.
Started with Cold Chawanmushi, First time trying Cold Chawanmushi, different from the usual hot ones i have from Japanese restaurants. The taste and texture was something new to me. A simple yet a great way to start the meal.
[‘glass’ Sydney crab omelette, enoki mushroom & herb salad, miso mustard broth]. The name was quite a handful but basically its just crab omelette. How much can you expect from that? Oh how wrong i was. The blend between the sweetness of the omelette and the saltiness of the miso was just WOW. The crab was fresh but the taste of the omelette somehow overwhelmed the flavour of the crab. I would try it once, but i doubt i would go for it again.
[Confit duck & mustard fruit wrapped in brick pastry, apple mayo]. Cant really remember the taste of it since it was quite sometime ago and the memory of it wasnt that deep. Yea its just average i have to say. Wouldnt really recommend trying it for those visiting Salt Grill for the first time. Would rather try something else from the menu.
And finally the highlight of the day! [Fillet 200g, Tara valley, Victoria, grass fed
grilled asparagus, béarnaise] for my mains. Medium rare, grilled to perfection, juicy and tender. That is one piece of meat i would never forget. I would totally buy it over and over again even though it costs a bomb. The best beef I've ever tasted. Its even better than the ones I've had in UK. Legit.
Desserts was [Raspberry souffle, chocolate sauce, chocolate sorbet] and [Mango and coconut bomb Alaska]. The souffle was too damn sweet. Even the sweet tooth me cant take it. Had a tough time finishing it. Got a crazy sugar rush faster that! On the other hand, the bomb Alaska had a crazy blend but it turned out very well. Was doubting the waiter's recommendation at first but heck, just go for it. NO REGRETS. The mango top layer followed by the coconut icecream below, whipped cream around in a crazily manner and slightly torched. Never knew such a combination could turn out so well. I aint even a fan of coconut in the first place but im loving it!!! Overall, the food quality + food presentation, impressed x3.
Yea and when the bill came, impressed x4. This is my new record for the most expensive meal I've ever splurged on, beating my Hort Park Valentine's meal by a mile. $300+ for 2 ppl. But it was all worth it!! My stomach has no regrets but my bank does HAHAHA.
Walked and chilled around after that filling meal, both of us were pretty tired from walking around and wanted to find a place to chill and waste time, guess where we went? Foot massage. Most impromptu shit ever. But haha it was the perfect thing for my over used legs. Ran a lot in NS recently. Had to live up to my reputation as a runner. And if I'm not mistaken, I'm the second fastest runner in the whole coy. That's out of 250+ ppl. Sgts have high expection of me, I have even higher ones for myself. They said their best recruit did 8.22. Well I'm gunning for 8 and hopefully be the fastest runner in the whole coy. Gotta train hard for it though. I'd be long and painful but the satisfaction you get from it is indescribable.
Speaking of running, I signed up for Stan Chart Marathon again. Asked my PS if early Dec would be busy or not cause I wanna go for SCM, he say just YOLO. And tadah! Hahah at least I'd be a lot fitter by then, with the army training me up almost every other day. This time round, I'd be much for prepared for a full marathon. And i think I'm addicted to running. HAHAHA think I've self-programmed myself to have a happy mood whenever I'm running. Its a healthy addiction!
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