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| First Impressions & Communication Skills of A Model Posted: 08 Aug 2011 07:00 PM PDT  It was a Tuesday when it happened – BANG! And all of us were shocked out of our skin in the midst of our conversations. We were, in fact, all sitting and chatting in the classroom while waiting for our guest speaker to arrive that night. True to the saying, “Starting with a bang”, she did so, literally. It turned out that she did not notice the glass door to the room and walked right through it, resulting in a sharp, resounding bang that sent echo throughout the whole building. It must have hurt. There she was, Cassandra Patrick, our speaker of the night, still rubbing her forehead from the mini accident.
A blank paper on everyone’s back Still, she laughed at herself, popping a silly joke about how she was clumsy and made us warm up to her immediately. So, that was it – our first impression of her, and it was definitely a memorable one. Cassandra Patrick is no longer a stranger in the world of modeling, having won several beauty pageants and graced many fashion shows. She was there to give us a talk on first impressions and a model’s communication skills.
Writing down our first impression To start off the session, she gave all of us a piece of white paper, with the instruction of sticking that piece of paper onto our backs. Then, each of us was supposed to go around and write down our first impression of the person with the paper, anonymously. So we went around writing on people’s backs, without them knowing who wrote which comment.
Stephy’s back It was quite an interesting way to find out what the others think of us, without them telling us to our face. My piece of paper contained mostly one thing – “You are so tall!” Well, now I know for sure what most people think of me when they first meet me!
Comments on my back
Comments on Allison’s back Cassandra spoke really well about what it’s like to be a model for about one hour, and I managed to take home some important pointers from the talk:
Picture with Cassandra Patrick Thanks to Cass, we felt so much more inspired and confident with ourselves now. By having an experienced model sharing her experience and wisdom with us only further prepared us for the modeling world outside, a competitive one in that. Now tell me, which other modeling academy goes so far to ensure our readiness? Note: This is Part 8 of a series of my experience being a modeling student at Amber Chia Academy. Check out the remaining parts here. |
| Springy Ramen Santouka at Tokyo Street Posted: 07 Aug 2011 09:22 PM PDT 
It was to my greatest delight to find that the well-known ramen chain from Hokkaido, Santouka Ramen has now landed on our shores, starting at Tokyo Street, Pavilion KL. According to their history, they strive to provide a classic ramen for all to enjoy, made with a simple soup that could be savored to the last spoonful and topped with fabulous Char-siu pork, creating a masterfully assembled ramen whose superior ingredients and magnificent, robust flavor would truly stand out and long-lasting. It’s seriously non-halal!
Shio Ramen ready to be eaten We started the meal with their signature dish, the Tokusen Toroniku, which is essentially pork cheek slices with that tender bite and melt-in-your-mouth fatty layer. Pork cheek meat is extremely rare since there’s only 200-300g of it in each pig, making this a prized item that is highly sought after. And I can understand why – the rich taste and fatty meat blended together definitely pushed all the right buttons.
Tokusen Toroniku (Pork cheek char siu) I tried their Caesar Salad as well, which was interesting topped with a runny half-boiled egg and plenty of crumbs, making it a mixture of texture – crunchy, creamy and crumbly.
Caesar Salad The Komi Tamago may not look like an interesting dish to order but this boiled egg turned out to be a visual eye-candy! A cut through the middle of the egg revealed semi-runny yolk which was extremely decadent. The flavoured and savoury egg white combined with the glorious egg yolk proved to be a combination that would not fail.
Komi Tamago Some other appetizers we tried with the Tori Karaage (deep fried chicken) and Tori Gyoza (pan-fried dumplings). The karaage was served burning hot with exceptionally crispy skin that was too hard to resist, resulting in my burnt tongue.
Tori Karaage
Tori Gyoza Last but not least, of course we had to try the ramen at a ramen shop. Their signature ramen is the Shio Ramen, which had a mild and creamy soup seasoned with salt, topped with a Japanese pickled plum. I did not try this since I was in the mood for something spicy, but comments from fellow diners who had this were all good!
Shoyu Ramen (RM22.50 – S, RM25 – M) I, on the other hand, tried the Kara-Miso Ramen which was a soup with spicy soybean paste flavour. Don’t be scared away by the bright red broth for I found the level of spiciness to be pretty tolerable. In fact, it was spicy enough to keep me going, but without making me break buckets of sweat.
Kara-Miso Ramen (RM24.50 – S, RM27 – M)
The firm and springy ramen Dining at Hokkaido Santouka Ramen was a no-frills, fuss-free experience, with a simple one-page menu that focused on ramen, ramen and more ramen. Stick to the basics of Shio Ramen and pork cheek and you won’t leave the place disappointed!
Dining environment at Hokkaido Santouka Ramen
Hokkaido Santouka Ramen Since I was already in the vicinity of Tokyo Street, I couldn’t help but take some pictures of the area, and that famous banner at the entrance that so many people were posing with!
Tokyo Street banner at the entrance
Some of the shops at Tokyo Street Hokkaido Santouka Ramen |
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