Hello ba! The week has flown by and I can't believe how many days have passed since I last updated this blog.

There has just been so much to talk about, most of which I have already told you through Skype, but here are some pictures to add that extra illustration to what I've been up to.


As the sign has it, some food trucks offer a free drink with purchase of a main course. I chose Sunkist Orange Juice for this particular order. To my dismay, it was also gassy. Well, at least I didn't have to pay for that.


Aaaaaand this is Chicken Over Rice, my personal favourite dish, Usually, there are no queues for the food truck. This particular one was highly recommended by Michael's roomie, though, and there was a long line outside the truck. For good reason, too - this was the best Chicken Over Rice I've ever tasted.

It's basically chicken with Middle Eastern spices pan fried before being dumped over bryani rice. The cook will then douse it with "white sauce" (mayonnaise) and "hot sauce" (chilli sauce).

In this case, the cook also chopped up a naan and fried it in with the chicken. DELICIOUS.



We learned to use the FS100 video camera yesterday. We'll be using this to shoot 20 films as a group - each of us will direct, write and edit 5 short films.

The first 4 will be in black-and-white with no sound, while the final one may be shot in colour with sound. The first 3 will be a maximum of 3 minutes in length, while the final 2 will be a maximum of 5 minutes long.

Michael and I decided not to be in the same group, so I got in a group with 3 other guys. They are all sophomores (year 2) and have already done a Sight & Sound module before.

There are 3 Sight & Sound modules in total - for filmmaking, documentary and studio. There are also intermediate and advanced production modules, in which there will be experimental, narrative and other genres.


I finally had Popeyes from across the street yesterday! It came with lemonade and a side of mac-and-cheese. I wish Singapore had sides like that.

The biscuit was slightly better than in Singapore but nothing compared to Texas Chicken. The chicken tasted average - I still prefer KFC.

However, the oily food meant I finally emptied my bowels properly for the first time since arriving here. Before today, I'd been suffering from a bit of constipation, mostly because of the dry climate.


FINALLY, I GOT TO VISIT A CHIPOTLE. YIK YIK YIK!

The place resembled an upper-class McDonald's, with tungsten lighting illuminating rows of bar-style tables and chairs.

The menu had calories on it as well as prices, so you'd know that adding sour cream and cheese would add another 150-180kcal and 115-130kcal respectively. Adding guacamole or add-ons like chips would also cost a little extra.


Fast food chains getting sophisticated, yo.

 


Do not underestimate this little thing. The only time I'd felt fuller was after eating a Carl's Jr meal, chilli cheese beef fries and all. It was chock full with stuff!

I ordered the chicken burrito with brown rice, black beans, sour cream, cheese and guacamole (I rejected the tomatoes though). OMG NOW I KNOW WHAT THE FUSS IS ALL ABOUT.

This meal cost me US$11.50 but it felt like I'd eaten 2 meals, so it was definitely worth it. I also needed cheering up after I developed a callus while deadlifting. With the lack of skincare, it was only a matter of time before the bar got the better of my dry hands.

Here is the workout:

Squat - 112.5x2x7, 1x8
Bench - 60x3x10
Deadlift - 120x9x2, 1x1 (decided not to pull my last rep to prevent the callus from actually ripping.

That's all for today, ba. I'm going to watch the original Batman (Jack Nicholson plays The Joker) before sleeping. I activated my 1 month free subscription to Netflix lol. We can share an account if you would like to continue your subscription!

I miss you :-(