Paranoid

The Android is back with yet another food review, as the good people at work have been raving about Tonkichi for what seemed like an eternity. This Japanese tonkatsu restaurant owns a couple of outlets in town and one at Suntec. In the end, everyone settled for the one at Ngee Ann City.

To be honest, The Android was skeptical about the hype. What The Android means to say is, tonkatsu will be tonkatsu, right? Just coat them suckers in bread crumbs and deep-fry the motherfuckers, right? Well, wrong. There is tonkatsu… and there is Tonkichi tonkatsu. It’s just something about the way they fry their stuff that triggers a foodie reaction. Take their pork loin for instance. With its crust fried to such crispy perfection, one will not expect the bursting tender juiciness of the fatty pork beneath to follow. You will get so high on the pork and all its porky goodness, it won’t be funny.

That’s not all! The Android also strongly recommends that you upgrade your accompanying miso soup to the Tonjiru soup that’s shit full of tasty ingredients! You will not regret it. Salads and rice are refillable at no extra charge, so be sure to go crazy.

A word of caution, though. If the portions look inadequate to you on their menu, do not be fooled. The Android could have settled for a regular tonkatsu set, but nooooo, he has to order the tonkatsu loin and fried oyster set. The Android is now paying the price for his gluttony. Follow his footsteps, you must not.

BUUUUURRRP!!!

The Android collected Ah Ly’s hard disk drive after work… and ended up attending Piana’s concert held at Substation with Clara and Cain. Piana is this Japanese artiste who plays electronica and experimental sounds. The Android didn’t know either… he just found out.

When we got there, we were pleasantly surprised by the free flow of Asahi beer they were offering at the door! Now, we all know that booze and music equates indescribable bliss! Halfway through the local opening acts however, The Android was beginning to wonder if the 40 dollars was worth it. Somehow it seemed, booze and experimental music equates uncontrollable snooze. Yet all negativity were eventually put to rest when it came Piana’s turn to perform.

Anyone who plays an instrument of music automatically gets two thumbs up from The Android… and this chick is really something else. Apart from doing vocals, Piana plays the guitar, recorder, xylophone, and from what The Android heard, the piano as well! When she began to sing, it was like every anime fanboy’s dream come true. KAWAII NE! When she spoke in that sweet and musical voice of hers, you could almost see half the guys in the theatre falling into a swoon. KAWAII NE! When she did her best to relate (in heavily-accented English) her sight-seeing and dining experience in Singapore… KAWAII NE! When the audience cheered for an encore, she coyly returned to stage and apologised that she did not plan for any additional tracks. Now is that KAWAII or what??? Piana is cool lah. Her music didn’t sound experimental, that’s for sure… and that’s a good thing!

Definitely worth the 40… OH CRAP! The Android still owes Clara 20 bucks!

The Brizzie posse (and Curly) congregated at Hogs Breath to catch the live telecast of the annual rugby league grudge match, State of Origin… and what a match it was!

Queensland managed to pull off an incredible 25-18 win over NSW in its opening match at the Suncorp Stadium, despite being down and almost out at 6-18 during half-time! The Mighty Maroons quickly composed themselves early in the second half to grab a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.

Greg Inglis planted his second try in the 50th minute from a Darren Lockyer pass, narrowing the gap to 12-18. Steve Price then proceeded to level the score line for Queensland in the 58th minute. A critical (and quite hilarious) blunder by NSW gave away yet another Maroons’ try to Darren Lockyer with 20 minutes remaining. Not satisfied with the 24-18 lead, the nimble Jonathan Thurston sneaked a 25-metre field goal in the 69th minute to seal the Blues’ fate. With the amazing display of his kicking prowess throughout the night, it came as no surprise when Thurston was awarded the Man-of-the-Match.

To the Blues supporters The Android bumped into this morning: Thanks for the “good luck” and we’ll be seeing you wankers in a month!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!