Had a lunch date with J at paaru. It's not far from the gym. So after a morning class, since it wasn't raining, I brisk-walked to Pearl's Hill Terrace. Had to walk really fast because the tiny restaurant doesn't take reservations and only do walk-ins at lunch. I didn't want to be too late and not get seats. People do end up queuing for food here after 12.15pm.
It's a super limited menu that rotates with the seasons, but there's always something on the menu for me. They usually have some sort of sandwiches, and today had udon carbonara. There's nothing Italian about this of course. It's purely a Japanese iteration, literally itameshi (イタ飯). Heh.
I didn't realize that the udon carbonara offered two choices of meat — with the classic guanciale or with spinach and mushrooms. I opted for the latter. Lunch was delicious. Carbs at this hour were of no consequence. I already burnt enough calories and used up strength at the gym.
After a tiny bit of early morning drizzle, the weather remained superb through the day. After lunch, it was breezy, cloudy and cool! Ahhhhh. It had been months since we've had such a cool day without rains. I ain't gonna miss out on this — decided to walk. Meandered down the stairs, had a look at the food stalls at the food center, then walked through an old school mall and off I went. Took an easy 2.7km stroll home.
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