keropok man writes: Was in Bukit Timah Food Centre today and decided to try the super ultra popular chicken rice stall. There are I think about 3 or 4 chicken rice stalls in this food centre, but this stall just seems to have along snaking queue!I waited around 30 minutes to get to my turn! The first 6 persons in the queue was having takeaways of 7-8 packets each! After they left, it was rather quick.While I was queueing up, I had a chat with the 'aunty' who was behind me. Another guy behind her also joined us. The lady said that this stall is cheap and good. Only stall that ...
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keropok man writes: Today, a colleague was very 'gian' (extreme urge) to go try the food at Cafe on the Ridge again. He is so 'gian' that he said he will treat all of us. And.... the glutton side of us yielded to his request. LOL...Cafe on the Ridge is located at the new NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House.It has a nice, modern contemporary look too. The colours they have chosen are bold too! Green and orange all over!I had the Nasi Goreng Istimewa. Previously at the old cafe, they had satay. It has now been replaced with beef rendang. It's still a ...
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keropok man writes: My brother and I were trying to keep our sis awake. Asking her this and that until the clock strikes 12 midnight. Then at midnight, she heard a knock at our door and she got frightened!(Frightened because our dear neighbour is having a bereavement now, there's lots of burning of you know what and sis is quite spooked about such things.)Oh oh... We told her, open the door! Neighbour might need some help. Tada! Momo appeared with a Bakerzin box.Inside the box was 3 little cakes.This lemon meringue is so so sour and nice. I think they are made for pregnant women with cravings!...
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keropok man writes: You might have heard the phrase, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" So, sis and I wondered, can anything good come out in West Mall? (oops, sorry to people who stay in Bukit Batok, it's just a joke)But it seems there is! We who are living all over this tiny island, met up in West Mall so that we could have a birthday celebration dinner at Mayim. At a 'forever there's a queue' restaurant in West Mall called Mayim.You get modern zen crockery. Cups that alternate between "fat and short" with "tall and slim". Plates that are not round, but triangular.Also, condiments on the table ...
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keropok man writes: This was lunch a few days ago with colleagues. One colleague wanted to eat the "No-name long queue fish soup". We expected the long queue, but 3 of us decided we shall not queue. So, 'almond jelly' ordered Ipoh Horfun and was already eating, it was instant!I decided not to queue as well, and ordered Hor Fun too, but the zhi-char style from KEK Seafood. Yup, number 1 on this photo.It arrives and what's the what's next?One thing about Zhi-Char horfun that I like to do is the stirring and mixing!You got to separate all the hor-fun that's sticking ...
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keropok man writes: Have you gotten bored of having Teh Si Peng / Teh Si / Kopi Si / etc.. with Kaya Toasts?Hmmm what about having Char Kuey Teow with your Teh Si Peng?That's what sis had... Looks quite decent?My cousin? She had Guo Tie instead. (I should have flip one piece over to show the crispy brown bottom!)For me, I just had my Teh Si Peng on a very very hot and humid afternoon yesterday.Sis said the CKT tasted ok lah, not too bad but it's not the best you can ...
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keropok man writes: From yesterday's diary post, you can guess where was dinner. So here it is...I ordered a Spicy Kimchi Pot to share with a Beef Salad. Then we realise that our friend "G" is one of those that needs to have rice. haha... (just like my dad, he needs to have rice if possible for dinner, even if it's just one mouthful.)The spicy hot pot as it arrived on the table.Stirring it a bit to reveal what's inside. Kimchi, pork slices, different kind of mushrooms, tofu and cabbages.I was told to take photo of it boiling, so here it ...
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keropok man writes: Met our friend 'gorilla' for dinner on Friday and we had to wait for Momo to arrive from CBD at Holland V too. So we picked a place that has a long queue, because we know Momo might take some time.It seems Sushi Tei has a long queue during peak hour, and so we were glad. (LOL.. are we mad?) Now comes the dilemma, it's so hot outside and we know the wait's going to be 30 minutes, where can we find a place that's nearby and has air-con? Cold Rock.So both 'gorilla' and I had a Junior ice cream each.The 'mixing' of the ice cream... ...
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keropok man writes: Lunch after coming back from holidays has been familiar food.Side track: Yesterday colleagues and I ate the Malay stall at the NUH Staff Canteen. (We noticed the food taste errrr... standard jatuh so much! We then look towards the stall. We notice none of the familiar faces selling the food's there now. Also, we noticed the menu on the board has been pasted with white paper. OK, not going back anymore.)Today colleagues and I had lunch at the NUS Science Canteen. The stall owner's still the same. :-PTwo of us had the 'chan chan niang kuai' ('mix mix two dollars') noodles. This is it. A mixture of everything. It's always satisfying for people ...
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keropok man writes: I came back on Monday night and the first meal I had was Bak Chor Mee! haha... Dad, Mum, Sis had Kuay Teow Terng (Soup). Almost two weeks away, we really miss the food from home.We ate at Basement 2 of Terminal 3, at the Kopitiam food court. There was posters like this stuck on the tables.Something struck us. If you notice around the whole food court, 95% of people do not like to eat with trays! One of the reasons is that they smell and its usually wet and oily.We thought we would return the trays to the return point after taking out our bowls of ...
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