Lunch: Tori something wazen teishoku at Sento. Had miso soup, (either extremely chunky miso, or it had natto added in to it) salmon sashimi, a little tempura, (which was flavourless) screaing neon pink pickles, rice with a little ume seasoning, and some chicken and scallions thing (I forget if it was techinically teriyaki or not) which was served with a small portion of French fries on the side. I tried 2 or 3 of the fries, and even in the sauce from the rest of the dish they were still just unremarkable deep fried starch so I ate around them. I'm not sure if things like that are actually popular with younger Japanese, or just simply filler. I had a glass of cold tea to drink, as well as a watered-down Coke (or Pepsi, not quite sure) which came with the lunch special. I wonder if I could have saved money by skipping it.

Overall fair, price was right at just under S$18, and it was a lot of food, but the taste was just so-so. Still, I've gotten far poorer meals for more money at Japanese restaurants in the US. Next time I do Japanese for lunch I'll try Tamaya.

Dinner: Holy crap! M Y * H A N D S * A R E * O N * F I R E ! ! !

I chopped up a couple of chili padi for dinner and about 20-30 minutes later my fingers started burning. Forgot about that side effect. Dinner was grilled shrimp, noodles stir-fried with scallions, blanched baby bok choy, and grilled kai lan. Water with lime juice and a pinch of sugar.

20 medium shrimp, peeled
juice of 2 limes
chopped and bruised ginger
splash of Chinese light soy sauce
pinch of sugar
splash (maybe a tablespoon) of vegetable oil
a few (3-5) finely chopped chili padi
several good glugs of worsteshire sauce

Mix in bowl, add shrimp, coat with mixture and marinate 10-30 minutes. Skewer and quickly grill.