M(-a-)kisan

Hey guys! 

I know it's been a looong time since I've posted up anything haha sorry about that. I've just been really busy with school and council and frankly, I was being a little lazy.

But Monster and Lucky One just came out so I'm allll sorts of happy. As such, here's my latest foodie adventure update.

Iris and I were looking for a place to satisfy our jap cravings and Iris suggested Makisan as I hadn't tried it before.

Makisan is basically this DIY sushi station thingy where you get to choose your own ingredients and customise your sushi! Best part is, you wont be the one doing the messy rolling; the people behind the counter will take the ingredients you've chosen, roll it and cut it up into neat rolls of sushi for you. 

SUPER FUN

The queues can get quite long sometimes though, so try to get there a little earlier.

We both ordered the mega san ($9.90) where you get 

1 wrap + 1 rice + 5 essentials + 1 special + 1 sprinkle + 1 house sauce

I would recommend getting the mega san over the mini san! 

It's a lot more worth your money.

By the way, you can also choose the option of getting of having your sushi fried but we both didn't opt for it. So maybe if you do try it next time, let us know how it goes hahah

It comes in this rather cute box

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As you can see, the sushi rolls are quite thick.

so yeayyyyy

Iris' order:

[seaweed; healthy brown rice]

5 essentials: Carrot, roasted mushroom, japanese cucumber, tempura mushroom, boiled egg

1 special: Salmon sashimi

1 sprinkle: Tempura crunch

1 sauce: Smokey cheddar cheese (I think)

Can you tell how healthy Iris is hahah 

"superb"

My (awesome) creation: 

[seaweed; japanese white rice]

5 essentials: Tamagoyaki (egg), pickled seaweed, crabstick, shredded chicken, prawn roe

1 special: Salmon sashimi

1 sprinkle: Turkey bacon bits

1 sauce: Japanese curry

I would say it was a pretty great combination. I don't think you can exactly taste each distinct component of the sushi but together, it somehow fits :)

Of course, if you're feeling a little adventurous, you could always put together something like dried cranberries, onion, avacado, olives, jalapenos, roast beef, raisins and Yuzu honey hahhahaha although I would recommend not to because well, onions and avocado and raisins? Nastay

Me being very satisfied with my order hehe

Sushi cravings - satisfied!

After our makisan date, Iris bought some milky cow and we walked around SOTA to take some a lot of photos hehe

(yeah I have braces now btw in case you didn't know)

le awkward posing

me looking into my very bright future amiright

Yeah after a while, we just started goofing around haha

(btw SOTA is SO cool)

After taking photos we walked to POMO and window shopped a little at this tumblr, aesthetic warehouse thingy

we also stopped by a korean supermarket - SHINE(e) 

then we headed over to Nihon Mura express and binged on more sushi hoho.   

Everything there is only $1.6 per plate! Be careful though, it's very easy to get carried away.

We planned to have a max of 6 plates of sushi each,

but Iris ended up having 10 plates, and me - 11.

HAHAH

While we were walking from cathay to plaza sing to conclude our food binge - llao llao, we passed by this sorta kinda creepy street and Iris was like oho lets take some cool photos 

Great photography skills iris

Ok, maybe I'm not one to talk HAHA

detour to adidas

detour to some household supermarket

detour to left foot

ok so basically we took way too many detours but finally ended up at llao llao

(where I found out something absolutely mortifying and had a mini spasm)

but anyway, it was a good good day :)

Till next time,

Charis

smiles like yours are dangerous
and eyes like yours break hearts

I really need to sort out this messy, chaotic disorder of 

thoughts in my head

and

feelings in my heart.

"In life, you will realise there is a role for everyone you meet. 

Some will test you. 

Some will use you. 

Some will love you and some will teach you. 

But the ones who are truly important, 

are the ones who bring out the best in you. 

They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it's worth it."

Hey guys, so recently, a good friend of mine started a youtube channel!

[cheelsealee]

I just recently changed my phone so the photos I have of both of us are somewhere buried within my computer. So for now, this is her. (:

I admire her a lot and she's sort of a role model to me in many ways. She's wise, she's caring and she's absolutely beautiful - inside and out. She gives amazing advice and has helped me go through loads of things, helping me to figure out my feelings on the way. I can honestly say I've never met anyone like her and I find myself learning something new every time we talk. She has such a fresh, practical and inspiring outlook on her life and she constantly reminds me off how we should all strive to be the best version of ourselves.

In short, she's a gem and a half :)

She has done three videos so far:

Her summer lookbook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlnErVyq5ys
(my personal favourite is number 4! Though I don't think I could pull off the shoes haha)

Her KK food adventure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1KK0zDFyXk
(kudos to you if you can spot me)

Her everyday makeup tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcEcJUHd8vk
(where you get to see up close how adorbs she is)



So if you could go check her out, that would be great :D If you like what you see, hit that subscribe button and prepare yourself for more awesomeness coming your way teehee.

Love,
Charis

[red shirt]

How beautiful your smile is.

Breath-taking.
Captivating.
Warm.

I can't remember the last time I was this floored by just a smile. 

When you smile,
its like you capture joy on your face.
the way your eyes literally sparkle,
and how the corners crinkle. 

I don't think I could properly put into words 
what exactly I felt when I first saw that beam of yours.

Wonder?
Fascination?

Wherever you are, whoever you're with;
I hope you keep smiling.
It's so infectious.

Choices

So I woke up at 3pm today. This may not seem very odd, but I don't usually wake up late so waking up and seeing the '2:57' shining brightly on my phone screen was quite a shock ahah. I guess it wasn't much of a surprise though, considering I slept at like 3am, worrying about the day before haha.

Yesterday was a big day for all scholars in Singapore. We all had to submit our JC choices by 4pm. It was an intense 3 hours for Nikki, Carissa and I, while we were discussing what our top 2 choices were going to be. It was less tough for me as I already had my heart set on a particular school since sec 3 but Nikki and Carissa were very conflicted between 2 schools they both really liked - whether or not to put a certain school first but lessen the chance for the other school and vice versa.

Anyway, I'd like to take this chance to advise those who are taking sec 3 or sec 4 this year to really study hard. Like yes, play hard and enjoy yourself but please make time to work hard in your studies. I know it sounds kind of cliche and monotonous, but honestly, it all becomes SO worth it when you receive your results - when you see that beautiful 6 on your cert. Not to mention, you have so many more options and schools to choose from. When you don't do as well, your choices are really limited (esp if you're a scholar) and man trust me, you will feel regret. And I don't want you to feel regret. Its horrible D:

I do wish I had done slightly better, but I am still very happy with what I got and am extremely thankful to God for allowing me to get the results that I achieved. *cheers* (raw- 8, net- 4)


Love,
Charis