7 arrested for theft at NTUC Finest, Seletar Mall

The people who stole from the NTUC shopping mall must be out of their mind. There are cameras everywhere and the culprits will be caught. I don't know the nationalities of the shoplifters but I was told most were not Singaporeans.

Dessert at Saizeriya + dinner at home

Afternoon dessert at Saizeriya. The topmost picture is the iced tiramisu ($4.90) and the second picture is the oreo cheese cake ($3.90). The latter tasted better than the tiramisu.
I noticed the ex-IFS is no longer working at Saizeriya. Perhaps, he could not cope with the robust work due to his age (67) and was asked to leave. Poor chap.

A simple home dinner

Had a simple home prepared dinner of sambal goreng and broccoli with rice.

Oyakodon for today's dinner

Oyakodon , literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion (or sometimes regular onions), and other ingredients are all simmered together in a sauce and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. This was our dinner on Friday evening. There was also a bowl of miso soup, beni shoga or sliced pickled ginger. We also included a plateful of broccoli with mayonnaise as dressing

Lontong for lunch

Lontong is one of my favourite Malay dishes. I had this plate of lontong ($3) at the Kovan hawker center for lunch. It wasn't fantastic but quite nice except that the rice dumplings were a little hard. The boiled egg wasn't as fresh, I thought. Overall, many won't mind eating this lontong because it is quite cheap.

Last night home cooked dinner

Since we ate hawker food for lunch (noodles), we decided to have home cooked dinner. The assam fish was a delightful dish and the fried chicken was even more tastier. We also have lots of boiled Australian broccoli with home made dressing.

Pomegranate juice

We extracted juice from the pomegranate fruits. For 2 fruits we were able to obtain about 400 ml of juice. The juice was sweet and refreshing. 

Lunch@ Serangoon Central

We drove to Serangoon Central and had pork ribs/prawn noodles for lunch. The meals are satisfying and this particular stall that sells noodles are usually not too crowded. Each bowl costs $3.50 and the prawn soup noodles is $3.
We were surprised to find that a nearby Giant supermarket prices of goods are cheaper than the one that we visited at Tampines yesterday. For example, the pomegranates are going for $2.95 each instead of $4.50 at Giant Hypermart, the Australian broccoli is 39c per 100 gram instead of 49c (NTUC Fair Price is selling at 69c per 100 grams).

Grocery shopping at Tampines "Giant" Hypermart

Visited "Giant" Hypermart at Tampinese and tried the nasi padang at its foodcourt. Not bad for the price of $6.50. It included rice with beef rendang, sambal kangkong and sambal goreng.
We also shopped for our groceries plus the 2 pomegranates ( $4.45 each). A pack of 8 slices of fruit cake cost only $2.20.
It isn't often that we shop at "Giant" because it is quite a distant away. Normally, we do grocery shopping at Fair Price near our place. Off course, things are much cheaper at "Giant" as compared to Fair Price e.g. 100 gms of Australian broccoli cost 49c whereas at Fair Price it is 69c.

Saizeriya lunch again

The above plus free flow of soft drinks and hot beverages cost $15.80c which is very reasonable. The food is not really outstanding but for the prices, one can't complain. Service is as usual very good.
I noticed that an ex-IFS is now working as a service/kitchen crew. We didn't speak as he was very busy. However, the pay is atrocious ($1,650 per month). When he was an IFS he was probably paid $7,000 a month.

Green mussels spaghetti

For dinner, we had green mussels spaghetti in tomato sauce and broccoli with shredded tuna. We eat green mussels once a week due to its abundance health benefits....read more

Lunch@ home

Saizeriya @ Seletar Mall

We visited Seletar Mall last evening and was pleasantly surprised to discover that Saizeriya, a low cost Japanese restaurant has opened since last Friday.  Although we weren't hungry, we decide to try some of the food for the fun of it. We ordered a spaghetti bolognese ($3.90) and a Milano doria (baked rice $4.90). The food was quite good considering the low prices. We have dined at Saizeriya Km One and Hougang One Mall a couple of times.
At around 6 pm, the restaurant was packed and there was a long queue outside. We left after eating our food so the other customers could have our seats.

                                                         Prices are nett as reflected on the menu

Saizeriya has 1,300 outlets in Asia including Japan. In S'pore alone, it has 21 outlets. It is famous for its low cost good quality food as well as its clean restaurants. 

Lunch@ Zhongshan Mall

We were told that the foodcourt at Zhongshan Mall off Balestier Road serves delicious wanton mee. It was a 20 minute drive from our place. Although it is a Sunday, the mall wasn't as crowded as other places. Besides, parking is free of charge for the first 2 hours on weekends and public holidays (very rare) and between 12 and 2 pm on weekdays.
It was the wanton mee that attracted us to Zhongshan Mall. We ordered 2 plates of wanton mee ($5 per plate) with char siew and a plate of veggies ($6). It turned out to be quite good although the one at Eng's Noodles is much better.
After lunch, we wandered around the mall and spotted a hot beverage and pie cafe. We ordered  one rendang pie and a chicken pie ($5 for 2) and a cup of Earl Grey tea ($5.50). The pies and tea was a disappointment.

Beef bowl and durian pie

Yoshinoya beef rice is not as yummy as it used to be. For that bowl of rice and some thin slices of beef I had to fork out $6.50.
The $3.50 small piece of durian pie at Beard's Papa was a rip-off. The durian custard was diluted and lacked the authentic durian taste. I don't recommend anyone paying for it.

Oyakodon, a Japanese dish for lunch

We had home prepared oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl) for lunch. Seldom would we want to venture out to eat on a weekend due to the large crowd. Mind you, Singapore with a small area of 719 sq km has to accommodate 5.9 million people (not including visitors). Therefore, on most weekends and public holidays we would cook and eat at home.

Brown soba (buckwheat Japanese noodles)

Had this for lunch. It is light and healthy and contains lots of fibre and is high in proteins. It is refreshing if chilled especially on a hot day like today. Soba is taken with soba sauce (not in the pic), seaweed and wasabi or mustard. I also add a plate of boiled broccoli with the meal.

Sliced fish soup with rice

We decided to go to Ang Mo Kio for our lunch. We drove to Block 409, AMK Ave 10 where the famous Long Xing sliced fish soup stall is located. We were there at 11am and the queue wasn't long. Waiting time was about 10 minutes. For $4, you will get a big bowl of soup with large slices of Batang (Mackerel) and veggies. We brought from home, sliced bitter gourd and Korean seaweed and mixed them in the piping hot clear fish soup. The meal was satisfying and worth the drive there.