Banmian and curry puff@ Greenwich Mall Kopitiam

This Kopitiam at Seletar Hills is very quiet and less crowded than most foodcourts on any day. Even today (Sunday), the place is deserted. Only a few stalls are operating and most have closed shop due to poor business since opening 4 or 5 years ago.
We were there around 11:30am and had the Banmian as well as the Old Change Kee's curry puffs and prawn fritter. The food was good.
Next door is the Cold Storage Supermart. There is a Toast Box too.

It's Ponggul Nasi Lemak again

Breakfast was at Ya Kun Kaya. Toast Box was quite full and seating uncomfortable. Ya Kun Kaya's seats were more comfortable as compared to Toast Box although the kopi O was inferior. Had the kaya/butter toast set which cost $4.80. The other thing good about Ya Kun was that the staff would crack the soft boiled eggs for you whereas at Toast Box, you have to do it yourself. Sorry no photos from Ya Kun.
Lunch was nasi lemak at Jalan Besar. As usual, the food was excellent. No parking issue except that don't forget to use your parking coupon. In fact, this afternoon we witnessed 2 cars being issued tickets for not displaying parking coupons.

Kway teow and apple strudel for dinner

The above was our dinner from a coffee shop stall selling zhichar. The bottom 2 pictures are the apple strudel from Japan.
As for lunch we had some home-cooked food (I didn't snap any photo).
Two meals a day is usually sufficient for us.

Retire and do not die clinging to your job

I am saddened to hear that another IFS (Inflight Supervisor) has been warded in the hospital for an illness (not sure what it is). This came after another who is still in coma due to a stroke. Just over the last month, 2 IFS were stricken with stroke. All of them are either approaching 60 years of age or just over.
The stresses of flying on an old crew is indeed killing. If you are a passenger doing a trip once or twice in a year is fine but as a cabin crew you would have to fly through different time zones, eating and sleeping at odd hours....that's a real punishment. Added to the stresses of flying, imagine an old man has to manage his 22 other junior colleagues (A380 carries 23 cabin crew)and demanding passengers plus answerable to the management which is not only demanding but punitive.
I buzzed off when I was 57 years of age. In fact, I asked for early retirement even before turning 50 but my request was declined.
I am now happily retired and spend my time the way I want to.

Retired captain is the Grabcar driver who .....

Dear ASS Editors,

To all who always use grabcar service, please take note and read thoroughly to a very very bad experience happened to me. (Including Mum, Sis, brother in law, my chio niece & my yandao twinnies nephews).

Last nite, we was at Waterway Point........

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This is how I like my cheese toasts

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Dinner @ Punggol Nasi lemak, Jalan Besar

Yesterday, I was with a friend at Punggol Nasi Lemak, Jalan Besar. Today, I brought my wife to the same place. I took more pictures of the place and decided to post them over here.
Together we spent $16 on the nasi lemak with fried sambal long beans, fishes, ikan billis with peanuts, eggs, chicken wing and chicken thigh.
Though a bit expensive, the quality of the food was very good and worth the money we've spent. The place is liken to a McDonald's restaurant, clean and spacious. Another plus point is the place is not crowded at all even on a Sunday.
There are ample car park lots along the road as well as nearby. There is no free carparking on Sunday or public holidays. The coupon parking charges are 50 cents for 30 minutes or $1.00 for an hour. 

Lunch at home and dinner at Punggol Nasi Lemak

Lunch was home-cooked sambal kangkong,mapo tofu and rice.

Dinner at Punggol Nasi Lemak, Jalan Besar

My ex classmate and I visited another ex classmate's mother wake at Singapore Casket this evening. After the visit, as we were walking along Jalan Besar we saw the Punggol Nasi Lemak joint. This must be the third outlet and so we went inside the half filled cafe. We ordered menu 1 which is the top picture and menu 2. Menu 1 is $4 whereas menu 2 is 30 cents more. We were pleasantly surprise the food was as good as the other 2 outlets. I will definitely visit this place again.

Address: 371 Jalan Besar, #01-01, Singapore 208998
Telephone: 6293 0020
Opening hours: Noon – 11pm daily, closed every Thursday

My new neighbourhood, a few blocks away

Just a 30 minute walk away, a new neighbourhood has sprung up. It comprised of half a dozen of HDB (Housing Development  Board or government subsidized flats) block of flats or apartments.
The neighbourhood looks clean and well designed. It has more greenery than most neighbourhood. Most of the blocks are 22 storey high. Facing this place is a river which is covered by trees and plants.
There is a gym and 2 children playground. There is a basement carpark for each block. This a 4 & 5 roomed mixed neighbourhood.
A 4 roomed flat which has an area of about 900 sq ft cost around S$300 whereas a 1,100 sq ft. 5 roomed flat cost about $400.  A 4 or 5 roomed flat actually made up of 3 bedrooms, a living room and a dinning room (for the 4 roomed unit, the living and dinning area is combined together). All 4 or 5 roomed flats come with a kitchen, a wash area and 2 bathrooms cum toilets.

3 Classic Jokes

NO. 1 
A man was so jealous of his newly born baby that he put poison on the wife's nipples
while she was asleep. The next day, their driver died of poisoning. 

NO.2 
A man is dying of cancer, but keeps telling people he is dying of AIDS. 
His son asked Dad why? He answered so that when I am dead, no one will sleep with your mum. 


NO.3 
A lady lost three panties in her house and blamed her maid in front of the husband. 
Maid said sir you are my witness you know I never wear panties.

Late lunch@ Tanjong Katong Road

It's a wet morning with the rain falling intermittently. We didn't go out for breakfast but instead ate at home.
Later in the afternoon, hopefully after the rain has stopped, we will venture out to the East Coast for our lunch/dinner.

Late lunch at Tanjong Katong (East Coast)

We left for our lunch at about 3pm. At this time, the eateries will be quite empty and we could also get a free car park along the road.
We started with Eng's Noodles ($4.50 a small bowl) which was what we have missed for a while now. After Eng's we proceeded to Kay Lee's roasted meat & rice ($6.50c a plate). I had the roasted duck and roasted pork rice and my wife had the char siew and roasted pork rice. The food at Eng's and Kay Lee's were fabulous. We enjoyed ourselves. The places were deserted.
Next, we crossed the road and tried the ice-cream. My wife had the combo and I, the Mao Shang durian ice-cream. The place was quiet expect for a few young girls. The durian ice-cream was quite expensive. The bill came up to $13 for 2.

Ok alright I know you are tired of me talking about Chong Pang most of the time. Perhaps tomorrow I will blog about something else or some other places.....till then good night everyone....sweet dreams but don't dream of the food that I love at C........

BTW my blogger friend used to live at Chong Pang.

Breakfast@ Chong Pang hawker centre/ We feel like living there

The topmost picture is the Loh Mee @ Chong Pang hawker centre recommended by my blogger friend. It was nice and yummy and had a few pieces of fried wanton in it. It also has half an egg plus ngo hiang,garlic etc. The gravy is thick and tasty. Good recommendation!
The second picture does not look too nice because the chwee kueh were smashed up due to the wrapping. I tar pow the chwee kueh from a stall there and brought it to a kopi shop nearby and eat them with my kopi O.

Chong Pang, a nice place for living

I love the Chong Pang Market and Hawker Centre because of the food, wet market, coffee shops and other amenities.
I am a simple man, previously brought up in a kampong and loves the local food like chicken rice, porridge, chwee kueh, duck rice, satay, bbq chicken wings, nasi lemak, loh mee etc etc. CP has lots of local fares which I've just mentioned. Not only are they delicious but they are relatively cheap too.
CP also has a lot of stalls selling all kinds of fruits, eg: pineapples, papayas, oranges, apples, jack fruits, rambutans, jambu, mangoes etc etc. There are at least 4 coffee shops, barber/hairdressing shops, POSB bank, ATMS, hardware shops and almost anything you would want.
However, CP can be very crowded especially on weekends,public holidays, during the morning and lunch hours.
I wish I could buy a flat and live in CP. However, most of the HDB flats are 3 roomers ( 2 bedrooms & 1 living room. Total area is about 700 to 800 sq ft) built at least 30 years ago. I was curious and so I googled and saw an advertisement of an old 3 roomed flat with a sale price tag of S$330,000. I thought it's rather expensive as it is about 35 years old (99 year leasehold). It's fine I told my wife, who is also keen about living in CP, that we can always drive there from our place which is only 12 km away.

Breakfast@ home/Chong Pang Market/Community Club

Breakfast was prepared at home, the usual cheese toasts + bacon strips and a bowl of green mussel+ Okra+ mushroom + bacon soup. Kopi O was served on the side.
In the afternoon, we went to Chong Pang CC to do our CPF nomination stuff. Had some Hup Lee fried bee hoon and rojak.