Disappointing meals from Ang Mo Kio

Was at Blk 453 AMK Ave 5 hawker center and had the above fried Hokkien mee. It tasted different from the one we always eat whenever we were there. The cook is now a younger man and he is the son of the old cook (Mr Koh) whom we were told was too tired of frying the mee. No wonder, today's mee wasn't yummy. We will never again order the mee from this stall as long as the old man cook is not the one who fries the mee.

We tried the char kway teow next door. It was so so and was quite a disappointing evening for us. Won't recommend my readers to eat from these 2 stalls.

After the usual breakfast of fruits, kopi O and a slice of thick cheese toast, we went to Tiong Bahru hawker centre in the afternoon and tried the famous Tiong Bahru Char Kway Teow.
To be honest, we think the CKT does not deserves the credit from so many. To me and my wife, the CKT was ordinary. In fact, the best one is still the Outram Park CKT in China Town.

Marine Parade Char Kway Teow

We were at the Marine Parade vicinity this afternoon and decided to try the so called famous char kway teow there. The stall is at the Marine Parade hawker center. It is called the "Apollo Fresh Cockle Fried Kway Teow". Many has said that the food was good. I agree with them but that was perhaps 10 years ago. Now the kway teow is just ordinary with plenty of garlic. We will definitely avoid this char kway teow again. I read one review where the hawker assistant wanted to pick a fight with his customer.. more here

Famous Outram Park Char Kway Teow and Dinner @ home

I was at Chinatown this afternoon and even though I was not hungry I would not want to give this famous char kway teow a miss. Fortunately, it was around 2:30pm and the lunch time crowd has dwindled or else there will be  a long queue. Even at this time there were people who "tar pow" many packets and I had to wait 15 minutes before I got mine.
I ordered the $3 plate and a cup of kopi O (90 cts) from next door kopi stall. The CKT and kopi were satisfying.

Home cooked dinner

The top picture is a dish called Nikujaga. It is a Japanese dish of meat, potatoes and onion stewed in sweetened soy sauce, sometimes with ito konnyaku and vegetables. Generally, potatoes make up the bulk of the dish, with meat mostly serving as a source of flavor. It is usually boiled until most of the liquid has been reduced.Thinly sliced beef is the most common meat used, although minced/ground beef is also popular. Pork is often used instead of beef in eastern Japan.
Nikujaga is a common home-cooked winter dish, served with a bowl of white rice and miso soup.
The centre is fried "glass noodles" with mushrooms, minced meat and veggie while the last one is the psyllium husk coffee jelly topped up with whipped cream.

No fine, just a reminder from Traffic Police

Aiya I am so grateful to the Traffic Police for exonerating me for going beyond the speed limit. No la I didn't appeal but was pleasantly surprised to get this letter from them. I saved the $130 but best of all I do not get the 4 demerit points.
Some employers should take the cue from the Traffic Police and not punish their staff for the slightest mistake.

Btw, if there is any vacancy in the TP department, I would like to work for them (minimum salary is ok for me).

Boh Tong ate char kway teow