So on Tuesday, my friends (Peng, Des and Bri) and I caught Jersey Boys. We actually bought tickets really early and had very good seats. This is of course, way before our respective schools emailed us about the student discount but we did enjoy the early bird discount. Better than nothing right? That is not a bitter statement at all. Nope.
Before that, we had dinner at Hoshino Coffee. You can find it in the new wing of Plaza Singapura on the 3rd floor. You should get there early because the queues are ridiculous. I really like Japanese food. Sometimes I think 'like' is an understatement. Hoshino Coffee is from Japan and it's pretty popular there. They specialise in hand-dripped coffee. We went there...and drank no coffee. So if you're looking or wondering whether the coffee is worth the queue, you won't get it here.
This was the last hand-dripped coffee I drank. And I spent nearly 20 minutes queuing for it. I don't think it was worth the 20 minutes but I did enjoy it. Ask me about tea, I'm better at that.
Monmouth Coffee near Burrough Market
Please look at the queue.
Back to Hoshino. We tried a couple of dishes. Unfortunately, I didn't get photos of everything (sometimes when the food comes, I'm too impatient to take a photo) but I enjoyed myself very much. The food was superb. We paid about $23+ per person (not inclusive of coffee. Or drinks) and it was the perfect post-exam treat.
Omu Rice with Shrimp, Mozarella Cheese and Tomato Cream Sauce
That was what I ordered. The rice was perfectly cooked and the egg was light and fluffy. The best thing about it was that the cream sauce was not too creamy and was easy to stomach.
I think the best dish to try there would be the Fuwa Fuwa Hoshino Souffle. It's a savoury souffle with rice at the bottom and a foamy egg of sorts on the top. It's a little hard to describe...mostly because I was too busy stuffing myself with it. It was definitely something new. I think my friends and I were all a bit skeptical about it but when it arrived, we had no qualms about it.
We also had the French Toast
It was pretty pricey for French Toast ($9.80) but it was SO WORTH IT. I can make French Toast but it's definitely not something of this quality. The bread was soft and the cream on top was not too overpowering. (That's not ice-cream btw) We chose to have it with maple syrup and it was perfect. I'll definitely recommend this. And I know some people will baulk at the price. I mean, $9.80 for fried bread(?!?!?!?!), but I think it was worth every single cent.
The other dessert we ordered was the single pancake souffle. It tasted exactly like McDonalds' Hotcakes. Except more expensive. And thicker.
After that, we rushed to MBS to catch our show. Jersey Boys was one of the musicals I wanted to catch in West End but I didn't have enough time to do so. I was glad that I could catch it here but was also a little wary about the quality of the production. The last musical I watched in Singapore, Wicked, was lacking. I enjoyed myself certainly but after I caught the West End production, (let's not compare Fiyero because I saw Matt Willis from Row 1 in London and my inner 12 year old did not handle it well) the quality was definitely different.
I really like musicals. I really really really do. So for those not in the know, Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Sadly, not a lot of people know them nowadays. I, however, listen to a lot of classic rock so naturally, I was excited about it. This is my favourite song
Naturally, when they sang this in Jersey Boys, it was my favourite bit. They didn't butcher it and did a very fitting tribute!
But there's one song that everybody definitely knows from them.
Other than the Heineken commercial from all those years back, this song has appeared in numerous movies. Even Heath Ledger sang it.
The musical was fantastic. Great tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I am very glad it didn't disappoint. Please go catch it! I was a little annoyed when the people around us were asking what the cast were saying at various times because of their strong Italian accent. (They're Italian Americans) I'm not a good indicator of whether it was a really strong accent because I understood them with no problems and I can understand most accents. It can be a turn-off for some people but please, don't let that stop you. The musical is funny and the songs were well-sung.
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Also, as the title suggests. I just came back from watching the Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey. I've been waiting for this movie for so long. Don't worry, I won't spoil anybody. You might want to go away if you've not read the book before. Peter Jackson did not disappoint me at all. And I'm very glad that they decided to split it into 3 movies. The ending was good and the pacing was just right. I think the best moment for me was when Bilbo and Smeagol were having their riddles contest. (This is not a spoiler because it's in the book1!!!!) To be honest, I was a little worried that it would be a rushed thing. By rushed I mean that they only exchanged a single riddle back and forth. It was my favourite part of the book and I was very happy they went into it in detail.
If you've not read the book, no worries! It's basically a movie set before The Fellowship of the Ring. We all know Bilbo got the Ring by the time FOTR rolls around but the Hobbit shows how he got it and his adventures. You know the red book Frodo writes in that belongs to Bilbo? That's basically the contents of the movie. Whatever Bilbo was writing that we don't really see in the first three movies.
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Today, my ballin' bro left for L.A. I'm going to miss her so much ): Technology's great now but I can't wait for her to get back. We have so much fun together. Why? This is what we did in Paris Disneyland.
GONNA MISS YOU BRO ):
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