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SAFRApore I: Tok Haji Taxi, Pokemon Paradise & Owl Cafe

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Normally, when I had to get to the airport, I would make a call to my regular taxi driver. But he has since moved on to the frozen seafood business, I had to look for alternatives. Not wanting to pay RM100 for his MPV airport limo buddies, I decided to try out kliataxilimo.com , whose ad appeared at the top of the list. Wasn't too sure about their service so I tried doing some research on the Low Yat forums. Found nothing. Risking it, I did the booking anyway via the website. Received a confirmation email but no booking number. They were supposed to call me, but they never did. In the back of mind, I had Uber as a plan B. To my surprise, I was only contacted at 3:00 AM on Friday (nearly 7 hours before my booking time) via What's App and e-mail, two days after I made the booking. Once I confirmed, a taxi driver called me at 9:00 AM. Ad hoc arrangements. My taxi driver arrived at my front door some 10 minutes late. Did not expect him to be the jubah - serban -beard-manliner

2015CNY4-7: Rush Back to Singapore

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Since mum and I didn't attend Ash Wednesday mass, we got our ashes on the fourth day of CNY. Almost everyone was dressed up ( those left in KL ) and it was still kinda contrasting to be in your CNY new clothes and your forehead marked with ashes. Had lunch with The Tribe at Capital Nasi Dagang , Damansara Uptown with The Tribe. Although a 100% milik Ultra-Kiasu restaurant, it was good that they were open in the CNY season. When my nasi dagang was served, I couldn't concentrate on eating cause I had to settle the movie ticket purchase for after-lunch entertainment. By the time I was done, I found that I had less than one hour to eat and drive to IOI Mall! And I even took a wrong turn while getting there. Fuh! Still, we were in time to watch "From Vegas to Macau II" . Compared to the movie we watched on CNY I, this was MUCH MORE worth the money. Funny with Chow Yun-Fatt and plenty of explosions. LOL. Even the kids were entertained. In the evening, we had a big

Food Finds

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Note: Gap post ahead, I'll let he photos do the talking. Been many years since my last visit to Sushi Express , so I convinced KH to bring me there when we were at Citylink Mall. Walked up and down, traversing Marina Square and Suntec City. Later in the day, we found ourselves at Raffles Hotel looking at a photography exhibition. Dinner was at Tonny Restaurant , Geylang. A recommendation by POD. Truth be told, I had some apprehension about eating at a restaurant that is named after the chef and even features his face prominently on the signboard. But my doubts were unfounded. Food was fantastic. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - delicious egg white with fish roe without the annoying-ness of Zhang Ziyi. Crispy Yam with Truffle Oil - perfect for a high-rise lou sang ! For dessert, we had the best Blackforest cake in Singapore at Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Café . Extremely non-halal . Two thumbs up. One isn't enough. Suzy was drunk on cake.

Singapore Meet & Greet

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We were supposed to have brunch with Tater at Cocotte on Saturday but that turned out to be a wild goose chase. Similar to what happened when Tater brought me to Tanglin Mall some weeks ago. Walking past two Hotel 81's ( that kind of place ), we finally arrived at Wanderlust Hotel ( a heritage building with very hipster interior decoration ), where the restaurant is situated. Firstly, it wasn't gonna be open for another hour. Secondly, they only have a buffet for weekend brunch. At SGD50++ per head, we ran as fast as we could. Tater brought us to Lowercase in La Salle School of Arts. Although I passed by that place numerous times, I never noticed the existence of that food joint! Huge, airy space perfect for parties. And if you have kids, dump them at the inflatable castle at the lower floor. Quite convenient. On weekends, they serve items from two menus, the extra menu being from Bookshop Cafe on Clarke Quay. And I nearly brought home their order pager. Usually i

Our 8th Year Together

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All my colleagues flew home to KL on that Friday, leaving me to shag without any risk of interruption. During the day, KH did some banking but ended up not meeting MoonlightPiggy cause her terminally ill aunt had passed away ( rest in peace ). Once I got off work, I headed back to the hotel to meet my darling. He had made reservations at a nearby Italian restaurant in Kg. Glam called Cichetti . Our reservation was for 8 pm, but since we were both hungry as heck, we gave it a try 45 minutes earlier. Funny that I am now the one who navigates instead of KH. At the door, the waitress told us that she had no table for us. Crap. Thankfully there was a kopitiam two doors down called Dong Po Colonial Cafe ( n, they don't serve Dong Po meat ). From the name you can guess that the interior decoration is quite retro with a lot of old memorabilia. We shared a teh c and a bostock ( thankfully it was in stock ). What's a bostock you may ask? Well, it's actually a slice of crispy toas

Tater Treat

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On my first night in Singapore, Tater booked me for dinner. Unfortunately, I was running a bit late that evening because a client was asking for documentation and it had to do with my part. Blegh. Told Tater that I might be late. He told me no problem and would only pop the chicken into the oven when I told him I was leaving office. Only then did I know he was cooking! Turns out it was for a special occasion-- my anniversary with KH! Gosh, so nice of him. When I arrived, he was busy in the kitchen whipping up some corn ( no, he wasn't dressed in an apron and underwear only LOL ). The cream sauce chicken was in the oven. He 'riced up' the chicken by using Tsao Tsing wine instead of cooking Sherry. For carbs, he boiled some brown rice. The meal was Tater-licious. Normally my room had a copy of the Holy Bible placed by the Gideons. This time round, I had The Teaching of Buddha. A first for me. On Thursday evening, the highlight of my trip arrived at Changi Airport, i.e.

Two Williams

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Been a while since I attended mass at St Joseph's. Noticed that the altar was now draped with four depicts of the Doctors of the Church. It used to be plain construction plastic sheets. And Sir Dr Peter Low the Choir master was missing, but the choir didn't breakdown. Glad to see that the choir of the Risen Christ has backup people in leadership positions. The priest talked about Catholic parents who didn't baptise their children or send them to Sunday school but instead let them choose their religion after their majority. He likened it to not sending children to school and letting them choose what education they wanted when they turn 18. At the end of it, he yelled, "Stupid!". Haha. Right after church I went to Tater's place. I had booked him for brunch that day. Early birthday brunch. He chose the venue, a place called Five & Dime Eatery at River Valley Road. Actually, the taxi driver had dropped us very close to the place but we got confused and