From Taiwan with love

A good friend of ours came back from Taiwan and bought for us the above. We particularly like the pineapple cake and it has been a while since we last ate it.
Thanks buddy for the precious gift!

Beware of trucks

Nam Hua Fried Hokkien Mee

Finally, I caught up with Ah Lye the fried Hokkien Mee hawker. Lye used to operate his stall in Street 82, Tampines and "retired" 10 years ago due to leg issues. I frequented his stall in the early 2000s and had since lost contact with him until recently when I visited block 59, New Upper Changi Road.
His Fried Hokkien mee is still as good and delicious as many years ago except that it is drier and the sambal ikan billis is not as tasty as compared to the past.
The price has gone up to $4 for a small plate. It was $2.50 back in the early 2000s. Well the $1.50 increase is reasonable.
Lye still has a big following. I think he could easily make $300 to $500 a day at his new stall.

Penang hay mee @ AMK

The Penang prawn mee at a coffee shop next to AMK Hub is value for money. For $4 you can have 2 medium size prawns plus a delicious strong prawn flavoured soup. The hor fun is average.

Terrifying tsunami in Indonesia

Eruption of Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia and the tsunami that killed hundreds.

Christmas eve dinner@ relative's house

"Jingle Bells" a Christmas Greeting from me to you

A Christmas greeting from me to you

Malaysia Boleh Food@ AMK Hub

The spring rolls (popiah) were served cold and so it wasn't tasty at all. The Ah Soh who made the rolls couldn't careless even if you protested the spring rolls were not hot.
On the other hand, the Char Kway Teow was good and the stall is very busy with long Q of hungry customers.
I've tried the Big Pork Pow ($1.80) and it quite good. The Big Amy Pow ($4.00) was sold out by the time I got there.

SG food that I missed while in Japan