"Jade" brand? where got?

Our ex school teachers

He did not turned up for lunch and we later found out that he was sick. He was in bed for almost 48 hours suffering from nauseating and vertigo. He was our former school teacher. He flew in from Toronto a couple of days ago and is still suffering from jet lag. Mr Koh is 86 and it is not funny for an elderly man of his age to endure the 20 hour journey.
I spoke to him on the phone this afternoon and he apologized profusely for not able to join us for lunch yesterday. I told him to call me if he needs help in case he is sick again.
We had another teacher who suffered from a stroke recently. He is Mr  Cheong (also 86) and was our primary school sports master. I fondly remember him teaching some of us how to box. Whenever we boys quarrelled among ourselves, Mr Cheong would bring out the boxing gloves and asked us to fight it out. I remember ko-ing a classmate of mine in the boxing ring, much to the delight of Mr Cheong and my other classmates. I was once beaten badly by another classmate in the ring but I was not ashamed because that guy was almost twice my size. Weeks later and after much training from Mr Cheong, I managed to out last that bigger classmate in a returned bout. But now Mr Cheong is very sick and is confined to his bed. I pray and hope he will recover.

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.

Had our udon dinner at Nex Mall. After dinner, we were tempted to try the above Japanese desserts but since we were so full, we gave the dessert a miss.

Visited Kaki Bukit for breakfast. The Malay rice was quite nice and so was the laksa (except the cockles were small). This is an industrial area where many vehicle repair shops, wood workshop etc was located. I sent my vehicle there for general servicing and repair work.

Valu$ sells cheaper than most

Last night we had our dinner at Toa Payoh Hub. We were glad to bump into another Valu$ shop. It is situated at the basement,opposite FairPrice and next to Toa Payoh MRT station entrance.
The things are incredibly cheap e.g. a box of Lipton tea bags (20) is going for $1 (at FairPrice $5.30). The After Eight mint is $2.95 (selling about $8 elsewhere), the chocolates are going for $1 each. There are hundred of items and one shouldn't miss this place.

At the basement of Toa Payoh Hub opposite the bus interchange is where you will find the famous Soon Heng rojak stall. The queue was as long as ever even at 9 pm when we were there. The 15 minutes wait was worth it as the rojak is one of the best in Singapore.

Home prepared fish head curry for lunch

This was the fish head curry we cooked for lunch. We seldom cooked this dish. More often than not we cook chicken curry. Therefore, the taste wasn't as good. I told my wife the next time we feel like eating fish head curry we should head for Apollo Banana Leaf in Little India.

Was at Hougang Mall for Penang Laksa when we spotted a shop called Valu$. In this shop the things were so cheap that you can't believe it. Everything was in the price range of 50 cents to a few dollars.
We bought a tin of Danish butter cookies that cost only $1, 3 pieces of Lux soap at $1 and  2 packets of moist tissues at $1.
It was fun shopping at Valu$. There are many of such shops but none sell their items as cheap as Valu$.

Left for Chong Pang market in the late morning to do a bit of marketing and had chicken rice lunch. These days the fruits and veggies are quite expensive even in the heartland like Chong Pang. The green papaya is $2.30 which is at least 80c more than the ones at Ang Mo Kio. The Jack fruit is at $6 per kilo.
Must admit the chicken rice was very good. We ordered half of a chicken and it was only $12. A plate of chicken rice was 50c which was reasonable. Besides, the food was superb.

Since the toto first prize was not won in yesterday's draw, the jackpot prize is now at $7 million plus. The draw will be on this coming Monday and I will place a small bet on it.
The last jackpot prize of $8 million was won by a single ticket. Each ticket cost $1 and I will spend $10 on this coming draw. I hope to strike it and if I do I will tell you about it.

Had whole wheat pita bread for breakfast. The bread stuffing are cheese,ham, fried eggs and lettuce.
It was quite nice but I still prefer white bread or ciabatta.
Dinner was light. The fried mackeral cutlet was superb. We also had cherry tomatoes and diakon or white radish.

Our ex-teacher

My ex school teacher flew down from Canada a few days ago and wanted to meet some of us here, in Singapore. He is 86 years old. His wife, a professor is currently in UK visiting their son. She should be here in the next few days to join him.
Six of us, his ex RI (Raffles Institution) students in the early 1960s were invited to his apartment and had lunch with him.
We had a wonderful time together this afternoon, reminiscing the past. He was a discipline master in RI but none of us got into trouble with him. He was a very strict teacher and disciplinarian. He has even sacked a classmate of ours for mistreating a female teacher in 1963.
Today, he treats us not as his students but friends. We wish him good health (which he has) and promised to meet up with him and his lovely wife before they return to Canada.

At Ikea this afternoon

Combo 1 ..$2.00

Combo 2 $2.50

Hot chicken dog $1

We were at Ikea Tampines this afternoon to do some shopping. After paying for our stuff at the cashier, we noticed this was a fairly long queue at Ikea Bistro. People were buying hot dogs and drinks. Out of curiosity, I joined the queue and after 10 minutes, I got what we wanted, all the above.
The hot dogs, ice cream and drinks were deliciously cheap. The drinks were refillable without extra charge and so were the chili sauce, ketchup and mustard.
We will definitely drop by at Ikea Bistro when we next visit Ikea store.

Yummy dinner but lousy roasted meat lunch

The above was our dinner which was yummy and nutritious. We had roasted meat lunch at Sengkang Happy Hawker coffee shop. The meat was surprisingly not tasty as expected. We suspect the meat, including the roasted duck was not well roasted or cooked. We didn't finish our lunch and left with a bad taste in our mouth. Fortunately, we didn't suffer any food poisoning. My wife suggested that we do not post pictures of the roasted meat.

My parent-in-laws' neighbors gave them 3 baskets of persimmon fruits. Their neighbors had so much fruits on their tree that they started to distribute them to their friends and neighbors. The persimmon fruits are sweet and juicy, I was told. We should have been in Japan this autumn but due to work commitment were unable to be there.

Sunday meals 

Had ba-chor-mee for brunch and home-cooked food for dinner (nikujaga, salad, fried sambal long beans, sambal goreng and white rice).

My breakfast of ciabatta with generous portion of ham and cheese plus fried egg on a slice of ham. We are trying to finish the ham because according to instruction the ham, once opened should be consumed within 3 days.
Dinner was lasagna prepared by my wife.