Mizzy Nasi Lemak

Had Mizzy nasi lemak + otak for breakfast @ Changi Village. People told me that Mizzy's standard is on the decline but on the contrary, the food is still good and price reasonable. I had the set D which is made up of the rice,fried egg, ikan billis and 2 medium size selar fish. I had an otak too and the price was $4.50.

The satays were so good that ....

The satays at a Chong Pang market stall was so good that after having 10 sticks initially,we ordered another 20 sticks with the ketupat.
This stall sells its satays and ketupats for 60 cents each. However, we do not mind paying 10 cts more than the other stall's 50 cts satay.
This is one of the best, placing the Satay Club's satays miles behind in terms of taste and pricing.

A bowl of spicy hot laksa for breakfast

Chong Pang hawkers' food for lunch

We waited till we were almost hungry before proceeding to Chong Pang market hawker stalls for lunch.
The roasted meat in one of the coffee shops (Jing Ma Che) were yummy although the meat were chopped into small pieces ( I prefer larger pieces).
Two doors away, there is a tim sum stall. I bought the char siew chee chong fun and pow from it. Good stuff.
After a sugar cane drink from another stall outside of the coffee shop, we ordered 10 sticks of satay just to find out whether they taste as good as those at the Satay Club. In fact, the satays and its sauce were superior in quality compared to the Club satay. So no more visit to the Satay Club which was further from our home than Chong Pang.

Good kway chup & pig's trotter

Perhaps I have posted this before but I want to reiterate that this kway chup and pig's trotter is one of the best in Singapore. The stall is manned by an elderly lady who is known as "Sister" at block 130, Tampines St 11. The name of the kopi shop is Eng Huat Lee.
The stall is opened daily from 10am till late. It closes on Monday afternoon. Try their home-made chilli sauce and you will agree that it is also as good as the rest of the food.

Satay@ satay club

We visited the Satay club next to Lau Par Sat situated between Shenton Way and Robinson Road for supper.
The place was crowded with many tourists and locals. The main attraction here as the name suggested was satay.
When we arrived, we were swarmed with hawker assistants pestering us to place our food order with them. There were at least 14 satay stalls and some other food stalls selling seafood, fried rice etc.
As we were able to get a table near stall no. 9, we had little choice but to order the satay from them. We were told that we were not allowed to order food from other stalls if were sitting at their table.
The satay above were from stall 9. Each stick of satay cost 70 cents and the ketupat or palm leaf wrapped rice was $1 each.
When we finished eating the above, we went to another stall (no.8) and ordered some satays (no picture). We were trying to compare the satays from the 2 stalls and see which one was tastier. We found that both stalls' satays were equally good. The satay sauce from stall 8 was slight thicker and better.

Taxi drivers/cabbies in Singapore

Over the last 1 week I had to travel by taxi to do some part time work. The fare was paid by the company that engaged me.

The story here is not about my job but rather about the taxi drivers who ferried me to work vice versa.

I noticed that all the cabs I was travelling in were driven by elderly men who were in their 60s.

At age over 60 years (won't say all but some), one's reflexes may be slow. Eyesight may not be as good as a young man and judgement on the road may not accurate. 

On one occasion, the taxi I was travelling in almost hit the car in front of us. The taxi driver had to make a sudden quick swerve to avoid hitting it. 

From my judgement, the whole incident was caused by the taxi driver. He was dreaming or not being attentive. He was travelling at a great speed whereas the car in front was travelling at the permitted speed of 90 kph.

Then on another occasion, the cabbie appeared to be half asleep as he hit the highway at 100 kph. I was so worried that I started to chat with him to keep him awake throughout the journey.

Just today as I was travelling home in another taxi, the driver appeared to be sick. He applied some ointment to his nose and started to breathe harder. Then he held the steering wheel with his right hand, swung and stretched his left hand as though he had a numbed left hand. All this was done as the cab was travelling at 90 kph.

I asked him if he was alright. He told me he had just eaten his meal with his friends and felt bad as he ate too much.

Seriously, these old cabbies scared the daylight out of me. For safety reasons, I think I would switch to Uber whereby the drivers are much younger and more alert.

NB: Cabbies are allowed to work till age 75 in Singapore.

Singapore has no place for violent people

Man convicted of slashing his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, causing his intestines to spill out...

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Kovan double murder: Iskandar found guilty of murder of both victims, sentenced to hang....

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Long queue just to place your order

My friend sent me this. He claimed that this hawker is selling food near his place. The queue could be as long as 1 km and the waiting time just to order the food is about 2 hours.

The bully got only 6 weeks for assaulting an old man

Max Tham, a retired Inflight Supervisor or IFS (68 yrs old) was beaten up by a 22 year old bully called Shawn Ho for allegedly molesting his girl friend. Max had a broken nose and bruises. This happened last August.
I know Max quite well and I am sure he was not capable of molesting the girl.
The bully was charged with assaulting a defenceless old man and was sentenced to 6 weeks in jail. He could have been jailed for 2 years and fined up to $2,000 or both. The judge was quite lenient in this case.
For more please go to http://www.bohtong.org/

Lunch at Sembawang Hawker Centre

This satay is from Soon Lee Heng which has outlets at Changi Village,Clementi and other places. A stick of satay here is 70c which is expensive. The one at Changi is only 60c. The satay club at Lau Pa Sat cost 70c which could be better than SLH as they are mostly prepared by the Malays. Only problem is the satay club is only opened in the night.
The other dish is the jew hu eng chai. It's quite good but a little pricey ($4.50c)

After 4 months the HAZE is back!

SINGAPORE - After recent months of clear skies, it looks like the haze is back in Singapore.

As of 8pm on Wednesday (March 30), the 24-hour PSI reading was 66 to 84, which is in the moderate range.

A 24-hour PSI reading of 0 to 50 means air quality is in the good range, while a reading of 51 to 100 means it is in the moderate range.

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As a matter of fact, today psi is about the same as yesterday.

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.

By-election in Bukit Batok, Singapore & Fish Head Curry

Fish Head Curry Lunch

Curry Powder is a popular spice mix that has a number of valuable health benefits, including the prevention of cancer, protection against heart disease, reduce Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, ease pain and inflammation, boost bone health, protect the immune system from bacterial infections, and increase the liver’s ability to remove toxins from the body.
Health benefits aside, I love curry be it cooked with chicken, mutton,fish or pork. I started eating curry from a young age of perhaps 5 or 6. I remember my grandma used to cook spicy and lovely curry chicken.
Best of all, the chicken was from her own farm.

Hot & humid weather in Singapore

Weather in Singapore is hot and humid. Above is taken from accuweather which shows tonight's weather till Tuesday 29/3/16.

Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice & Jack Fruits

This chicken rice is one of the best in Singapore. The stall is at Chong Pang Market some 10 minutes drive from Jalan Kayu where I live. We went there around 11 am so there is no queue. During lunch and dinner time it will be crowded. The chicken, rice,chilli sauce, ginger and cabbage soup are of high standard, much better than the well known names like Boon Tong Kee and Nam Kee etc. Besides the pricing is reasonably cheap ($15 for a 1/2 chicken which includes a plateful of gizzards and liver). Only set back is the place is not air-conditioned but who really cares.
Chong Pang is a paradise for people who love fruits. It even has Mountain Cat Durians from Malaysia (one of the best).
We went for the bananas and Jack fruits. I love Jack fruits but can't find elsewhere except in a few places like C. Pang.
Do you know that eating Jack fruits regularly may lower your blood pressure?

A friend from overseas

Our friend from Japan visited us today. She wanted us to bring her for satay and something "local". We brought her to the satay club and could see that she enjoyed the meal very much. She had some desserts too.

Fried Hokkien mee brunch & Indian curry rice dinner

The fried mee stall is at the Jalan Kayu area (block 446 near a Chinese temple). The hawkers are Malaysians and they are pretty skilful at frying the mee as well as the carrot cakes etc.
As for the curry dish, it was at a stall on the 2nd floor of Sheng Shiong Building along Serangoon Ave 4 (not too sure). The above consisted of rice, long beans and curry chicken thigh. Quite good though. The place is air-conditioned too.