First Week of the Semester (January 13th, 14th , and 16th): My first day of classes at NUS... both exciting yet kinda nervous since I don't know what to expect. Thankfully, I have Isaiah with me for the our first lecture, Principles of Marketing! The lecture was quite entertaining and the professor made the class really easy to follow and understand, despite it being in a lecture hall. From there my day was pretty smooth sailing as I went back to my dorm to relax. Now the second day was going to be rough. I had my Econometrics for Business II class (which I did not sign up for), I was definitely nervous for the class since I had no idea what to expect. However, once I got to the class, there were only 6 people in the class and turns out 2/3 of the class were also placed into this module. In the end, we all concluded that we are not fit to take this module and were released early (the class was also eventually cancelled). Since I was done for the day and pretty much have no classes, some of my friends and I decided to head to Vivo City, a mall in the Harbourfront area. Since we were hungry (honestly when are we not eating), I got to eat some of my favorite egg puffs which I have been craving since I arrived. Additionally, we went to an amazing bakery called Nayuki, where I got to buy a match ring bread which had red bean, chocolate chip, matcha, and cream cheese. It was so fluffy yet had a mochi texture, it was so amazing. My third and last class of the week started Thursday afternoon. Although it started at 4pm, I was very excited for this class as it was learning about popular culture in the US during the 1980's. Moreover, we get to analyze films and learn more about the deeper context of how the films relate to their time period, which I found to be very interesting. The cherry on top was our professor. He is from the US and incorporates jokes as well as presents his lectures in a way that keeps the students entertained and wanting to pay attention. Free Days (15th, 17th-19th):
For my first free day of the semester (Wednesday, 15th), I decided to catch up with my friend from middle school Kilani. We both met each other in 6th grade when I attended the Singapore American School for a little while. Since then we have kept in touch and see her when she visits Hawaii. This time, it was a nice change in scenery being able to meet up in Singapore. We had brunch at Wild Honey in Scotts Square and caught up on our time in college. After parting ways, I met up with my friends at Somerset where we decided to look around the malls in the area (313@somerset and OrchardGateway). I was so excited as I got to show them my favorite tea place here so far (ChiChaSanChen). Not only do they have a nice aesthetic to their store, their tea is brewed to order, which is great for people like me who LOVE their teas unsweetened. From there, we pretty much wrapped up our night and headed back to the dorm. To kick-off the weekend, we decided to go try dim sum that we found in the Ang Mo Kio area Saturday morning (18th). We wanted to try it as their catch was that their menu was entirely $1.30!! The price definitely sounds amazing and who wouldn't want to be able to eat dim sum for such a steal?! After completing our meal, we all concluded that 1. the price speaks for the quality 2. was it the best dim sum we've had? no , and 3. would we be back? that would be a tbd 😅. Then to wrap-up the weekend, we went to Pot Yummy Yummy, an ayce hot pot/kbbq place (yes you read right, hot pot AND kbbq). I found this place on singapore.foodie's Instagram account and it looked AMAZING. Included in the ayce hot pot was the broth, basic meats (chicken, pork, beef), vegetables, seafood, ready made appetizers, fruits, ice cream, and drinks (hot tea/calamansi juice)). The ayce kbbq was an optional $6 per table. As fun as having both sounds, we quickly learned that having both is pretty difficult. Not only do you have to watch the items in your own pot cook, you would also have to multi-task and watch the grill to make sure the meat didn't burn. My personal opinion, the ayce hot pot was fulfilling on its own. Definitely worth an experience to try but enjoying each style on its own provides a great experience in itself. Foods of the week: Wild Honey (Scotts Square): - Caribbean (S$20) -> 9/10 $1.30 Dim Sum (Ang Mo Kio): - Variety (S$1.30 each) -> 7/10 Pot Yummy Yummy: - AYCE Hot Pot (S$18.90++) -> 9/10 - AYCE KBBQ (additional S$6 per table) -> 7/10
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