I had this beef soup with rice at City Square Mall Food Republic (L4). Whenever I visit this place, I would almost always eat the $9 "3 types of meat"(beef with kway teow). However, today I decided to try the cheaper dish which is the above ($5.50). I found that there wasn't much difference between the two. It is as delicious as ever.
City Sq Mall is the place where I would meet and chat with my ex schoolmates and teacher. I do not go there often but perhaps 2 to 3 times a year. We moved around from mall to mall and the next one may be at Nex Mall.

Lunching with my schoolmates and teacher

Was at Shaw House Food Republic this afternoon with my ex-teacher and schoolmates. I had the beef soup and rice ($9.80). After lunch, a few of us adjourned to Toast Box for our usual kopi and toasts.
The gentleman in the blue shirt (next to me) was an engineer and the one in the white shirt next to Mr Koh is a medical specialist (still practising) Mr Koh will be flying back to Canada next week.

Had lunch with ex-school teacher

I spent my Saturday afternoon with my ex-school teacher Mr Koh Beng Thiam and a classmate at the City Square Mall near Farrer Park MRT Station. We had our lunch at Food Republic on the 4th floor. We had the above for lunch followed by a kopi session at Toast Box. Initially, Mr Koh invited us to his place which is just a 7 minute walk from City Sq. Mall to have coffee. However, due to the rain, we decided to proceed to Toast Box instead. We stayed at the Mall and Toast Box for about 3 hours. We chatted about our school days among many other things.
Incidentally, Mr Koh was also the first principal of Jurong Junior College from 1981 to 1986.
He was Mr Lim Ching Beng's (SIA first CEO or MD) classmate in Raffles Institution. He told us he was in charge of the RI swimming team whose captain was Mr Goh Chok Tong, the former prime minister of Singapore.

Lunch with ex- schoolmates and teacher

Had a meal with my former schoolmates and our ex-teacher. He is seated second on the left next to me (standing). He is now 85 years old and is our role model even now as we aged. His recipe for a healthy and long life is "eat whatever you like and keep busy meeting friends". He was RI's discipline master in the 1960s. Currently, he lives in Canada with his wife. We will be lunching again after the Chinese New Year season.

They retired in Canada

My ex school teacher (Mr Koh) is 83 years old and he lives alone in Canada. The last time I saw him was 2 months ago when he vacationed in Singapore. We, the ex classmates, had lunch with him. He is as fit as a fiddle and walks faster than some of us who are 13 years younger than him.
We were shocked to see him having 5 teaspoons of sugar in his coffee. He told us he loves eating all the unhealthy food like pig's trotters, belly pork etc. We were amaze with Mr Koh.
Today, we had the privilege of dinning with another ex classmate. Like Mr Koh, he too lives in Canada. He is a retired high ranking army office. He, like most of us are 70 years of age. Unlike most of us, he is tough and strong. In the 1960s, he was selected as the "Best Officer Cadet".
We had a nice time together chatting about school days of the 1960s.