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[random] Dinner at Jumbo Seafood @ ECP + Chang Sensory Trails

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Recently, the 'Sales & CSR Department' in my company organised a dinner gathering at Jumbo Seafood @ ECP. Thanks Boss David for the dinner treat!  We ordered Fried Fritter Dough stuffed with Sotong Meat , and it tasted better with the accompanying dipping sauce! Apart from the Fried Fritter, we also ordered Baby Squid, Bamboo Clam, Chicken Satay, Steamed Fish and Fried seasonal greenies!   Lastly, the main dish that we had ordered was finally served on our dining table! It was Jumbo's signature Chili Crab , and we ordered some Fried Mantou to go along with the delicious gravy.  We had a pleasurable experience and gathering at Jumbo Seafood.  Meryl joined RKM on a random weekend to pop by the ' Chang Sensory Trails' event. It is a global campaign that brings the vibrancy of Thai food culture to the world!  We had some yummy Chicken Skewers from Nara Thai Cuisine, and each stic...

[kansai region] Nara Park

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Nara is another great cultural city within the Kansai Region, and is famous for its guardian animals, Sacred Deer! You can find one of Japan's oldest and largest temples in Nara too. One full day was sufficient for me to see most of the sights in Nara, as it isn't a big city. It was easy to get from one place to another by just walking. We took the JR train from Namba to Nara with my pre-paid pass for around 30 minutes via the special rapid service train.   Upon reaching Nara JR Station, we headed straight up to Nara Park, and the walking distance was around 20-25 minutes. We stopped by for an early lunch at Coco Ichibanya for some curry rice before continue our journey to Nara Park.  There are over 1000 deer in the park, and they are supposedly tamer than those found in the wild, but I still found that some of tem could be rough, despite their cute appearance.   This is because the deer are so ...