Why I’m Rejecting The Singapore Journal’s Interview Request

Last month, I received an interview request via email and I accepted it. This month, I get another request (but from a different person). And this time, this email’s so strange that I’ve decided to blog about it instead of replying to the sender – Parmod. XD The interview request sent from the gmail account for a ‘parmod37gk’ is shown above. In case it’s unclear, I’ll just copy and paste the text below:

Hello,

We would like to invite you for an interview with The Singapore Journal.

Our primary goal is to highlight your business, innovative approaches, and professional growth for our viewers. Having interviewed numerous entrepreneurs, we strive to collaborate with leading businesses and industry experts to amplify their visibility and showcase their professional journey. We will incorporate backlinks to your website and social media pages, providing viewers with direct access.

The publication fee for this opportunity is only USD 99.

We are eager to hear your thoughts on this proposal and welcome any suggestions you may have on how we can proceed.

Best regards,

Parmod

~

It’s amazing how LAZY some people are. Starting your email with just a HELLO. Really? Evidently, this email is being sent to hundreds or thousands of people. But… if you’re offering to feature someone on your site (hopefully not scammy or suspicious) FOR FREE then I guess some may ‘close one eye’ about you not addressing them by name. Also, I’ve never heard of The Singapore Journal before. I might be OK with a feature but get this… Parmod is asking for USD 99!!! AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA… chaoturtlethinkSGpplstupiakorwhat

Also… when you try to access the site to see what The Singapore Journal is all about… you get warnings about it being a malicious website / the link is suspicious.

So Parmod… why do you think an interview / feature on your website is worth USD 99? 😛

And the company or people behind this “online media and news platform” are probably not even based in Singapore, staffed by folks who are likely not locals, and who are out to make a quick and easy USD 99 per person who is (weirdly enough) convinced by their email and signs up for a paid interview.

LOL! If anyone wants to be featured on a Singapore blog / website, managed by an actual Singaporean, and be properly treated in an email (calling you by name, listing your achievements, stroking your ego a little and asking you questions that are specific to you / your business, and not mass-sent to lots of other people… LOOK FOR ME LAH! 😛

Smile Dessert @ FUNAN: Huge Ball Pit To Sit and Play In

We were at FUNAN the other day and my darling had already done his research beforehand and he said we’ll visit a BBT cafe with a ball pit. I didn’t do any such research about the place, so when we arrived I had to go check out the menu and decide what to order. And before I knew it… the father-daughter duo had already removed their footwear and were sitting in the middle of the giant ball pit. (Try and spot them in the picture above. Haha) I can only say Melody has a very fun dad. Everyone else was just sitting around, all prim and proper, and resisting all urges to kick around in the ball pit or have any fun. XD Not these two…

I picked the Trendy Bubble Milk Tea ($4.90) and Watermelon Smoothie ($6.90) and the staff told me that if I were to scan a QR code with my hp and become a member here then the milk tea’s FOC! So I did. And I have to say that the Watermelon Smoothie is really good! Even my darling liked it. It has mint in it so it’s uber refreshing. Go try!

I thought the bubble milk tea was so-so. What I might try next time we visit is the Pineapple Perfume Lemon Ice Tea ($5.90) and the Orange Fruit Tea ($6.90)! The toppings here include your usual pearls and ice cream BUT they do also have D24 Durian (+$3) and Musang King Durian (+$6) Whoaaaaaaa!!!

We did not order dessert (though arguably BBT with toppings feels like dessert already) but the bingsu looks good. The Mangos Love Snowflake Ice costs a whopping $19.90 though. A Mango Souffle is slightly cheaper at $16.90! Or just go for the $6.90 Mango Ice with Rice Ball. This place serves waffles too!

Quite happy with the drinks already!

Someone’s a big girl now. The first time we put her into the ball pit at a BBT store in Woodleigh Mall, she was almost ‘drowning’ in the sea of balls and did not quite enjoy herself. Now she looks so at home here…

And no… that’s not a school uniform. It’s Melody’s Sailormoon costume. Ahahaha!

Smile Dessert is located at #02-03 of Funan. Do pop by if you’re in the area! 😀

Raku Inu Bistro & Bar: What Happened When We Dined While The Chef’s Upset…?

During the afternoon on 30th Dec ’23, we made our way to Raku Inu Bistro and Bar, which is located in Flora View (AMK St 66 – actually not very close to our home in Punggol), as my darling had found this bistro on Eatigo and made a reservation for 3.30pm. To our horror, when we arrived, the staff told us that (1) they’re only open for business at 5pm and (2) they’d not received our reservation details via Eatigo. When I heard this, I immediately stepped out of the place. Evidently, they weren’t expecting us and were not at all pleased to have us around. The lady even said that she had a lot of cleaning to do (when I hear my mom say this, I know she wants us out of the way LOL). But my darling, having made the reservation, driven all the way there and parked and all, wasn’t so keen to leave. The lady checked the reservation details via his app again and again in disbelief, and then decided to let us have our meal. Uh-oh. (Sure seems like the beginning of a nightmare eh?)

She loudly proclaimed “This is why I HATE E***** – always c***-up.” Actually, I would have upped and left already. But I’m with someone who’s more stubborn and who loves Thai food.

Raku Inu is a pet-friendly establishment so you’re welcome to bring your dogs here and everyone can dine together. But erm… maybe when the chef’s happier.

Anyway, here’s a pic of our booking:

Interestingly, the app knows we’d shown up at the place and status was changed to “attended”. LOL.

He ordered the Green Curry Chicken ($10) with rice ($1) while I had their Claypot Tanghoon w/Prawns ($10.50).

Notice anything strange in the picture below?

How about now? This is *not* ginseng I’m holding, by the way. XD

All these roots and all should be in the wastebin instead of the customer’s claypot. But… I understand… they’re upset. We basically *intruded* during their break time. For some reason, Eatigo allowed reservations to be made for those hours. So… whose fault is it? Is it a money-grubbing boss’s fault? Technical error? What?

Then… I found one more… so evidently the first one wasn’t an accident.

And some other random bits and pieces… something hard that felt like crabshell but there’s no crab in this dish… so…

In case you’re wondering, no, I did not send this dish back to the kitchen. Because it might be returned with even more unimaginable things. And truth be told, everything that was served that day was actually very tasty. I can imagine that most diners would be very happy with their meals here.

It’s just that for those unfortunate diners who show up at the *wrong* time or when the chef’s upset, they *might* get extra ingredients in their food?

After the meal, we still felt fine so I guess that while we may have had unexpected ingredients in our food, we’re lucky nothing else has happened. To be fair, the Thai food here IS pretty decent, but I don’t think I want to return to this place. 😛

And no… I don’t think it’s actually the chef’s intention to use all parts of all plants in his cuisine. This photo is of a Thai place near my home… and you can see that the roots have been cleanly cut off…

Same thing for when I Google images for “Raku Inu Claypot Tanghoon”.
Eh Chef…

I’m not the stubborn one who insisted on dining here lah. (>_<) Don’t like that leh!

Also… thankfully we didn’t bring any pets because I honestly think THEIR medical bills are way more expensive than ours. A loved one’s cat had constipation (nothing more serious like a tumor or whatever) and the vet bill for that was $700+? WLE.

Cheese Story Mookata Buffet: Good For A Serene Weekday Lunch Buffet To Unwind

It looks like we’d booked the place for just the two of us but no, this mookata buffet place was indeed quiet this afternoon when we were there from 12 noon to just after 2pm. There were only 4 other diners. Cheese Story Mookata Buffet is located within HomeTeamNS Balestier-JOM at 31 Ah Hood Road. We were the first to arrive so we could take our pick of the biggest and most delectable seafood. XD I found this ginormous crab claw…

Big enough to clobber someone with. XD

There’s no dining time limit so it’s great for stressed-out parents like us. XD We’d usually have to wolf food down because one of us has to “entertain” Melody (carry her and walk about) while the other eats (quickly). Such a luxury to just have a meal in peace, without kid in tow, and take our own sweet time to savour every morsel. 🙂 Buffet pricing below:

I like that they have Yeo’s Iced Lemon Tea (one of my favourite beverages from a fountain) Inspired by my darling, I added Sprite to make it fizzy. Delicious.

There’s also Thai Milk Tea, Fruit Punch, Water Chestnut, etc. All free flow so drink as much as you’d like. 😛

I liked the Shabu Beef and Pork Belly. And I was surprised he took generous amounts of fishballs, sotong balls and the like. Like eh… you watch so many Zermatt Neo videos! You should know that at a buffet, you should whack only the priciest items such as the seafood on ice, meats, etc. And avoid stuff like the carbo, processed stuff, and especially milk teas which make you feel full faster, ya? XD Hahaha! In any case… he paid for this meal so if he wanted to go vegetarian then so be it. I’ll just eat more of the tiger prawns on his behalf. LOL.

Really good variety. There’s even Thai instant noodles, seaweed chicken, imitation crab claw, etc

Tiger prawns, scallops, oysters, sotong, mussels, bamboo clams, lala, etc

The condiments station… where I took lots of garlic. Yum.

Ready to rock and roll… And oh… see the cheese in that metal container waiting to get all melty and gooey?

You can choose the non air-con seating area with a view of the pool.

The (giant) crab claw with the shrunken flesh… and it tasted overwhelmingly salty. Pity. XD

Actually, I wondered (out loud) why this place isn’t Halal-certified. Won’t more of the HomeTeam members get to enjoy the mookata here? Hmm. ‘Cos items like this pork liver don’t entice me. I sure won’t mind swopping it out for chicken. XD

Free flow ice cream too!

The Mingo ice creams here are available in a few flavours: strawberry, lime, coconut, vanilla. I wanted chocolate ice cream (w/o any vanilla) and there isn’t any. Lime was refreshing though. XD

All in all, a most welcome break from parenthood duties. We’d be back if we want another mookata meal which we can enjoy in relative peace and quiet. 🙂

Braving le petit society’s warehouse sale THEN off for The People’s Nasi Padang lunch

Today’s my first time visiting le petit society’s office (for their warehouse sale) and it was really crowded – 10am on a weekday (?!) And there were staff members in this area as well… so it was even more jam-packed. They pinned up the pricelists – so each article of clothing has a colored sticker and you need to check the pricelist to find out how much the item costs. Everything was supposed to be between $5 and $50. Those which I found were real steals were the silver tags ($5) and red ($10).

After just a few minutes, I felt a little light-headed already, being in that small space with so many people and so many hands reaching here and there. Someone carrying a YSL slingbag was nudging people out of her way too, like a disgruntled tourist.

So I gave up on browsing the racks… and went straight to some shelves where tees were sitting neatly folded. I grabbed a small dinosaur one for Melody (1YO), another plain tee for myself. And then 2 large adult tees with iced gem biscuit print.

And I went to make payment: $30 for 4 items. Not too bad. Payment was to be made using PayNow or credit cards (with an extra charge of 3%?)

I did feel it was a bit of a waste of this HUGE space. The racks could have been spread out over a MUCH larger area and according to age group. If I had the opportunity to check out every single item available, I’ve no doubt I’d have spent more money.

Anyway… getting 4 items is pretty decent already. At the recent Mothercare atrium sale in Marina Square, I bought only 2 bags.

Then we went to 61 Tai Seng Ave, to look for The People’s Nasi Padang. Had read an article online about the boss. He’s the son of the founder of HJH Maimunah. He was incarcerated for a bit – something about setting fire to an ex-wife’s residence, if I recall correctly. But still an inspiring story – providing jobs for other ex-convicts to help keep them on the straight and narrow.

My platter with 3 veg and 1 chicken drumstick cost $5.50 so emboldened, he ordered beef rendang with his… and that cost $8.50 (still stumped by #nasipadangmath cos beef was supposed to cost just $1 more than chicken so not $6.50 meh?)

Interestingly, we saw a Maserati pull up nearby and this makcik got out… A younger lady (dressed fashionably) quickly came up to greet her and later, the two went straight to the nasi padang stall and the yakiniku stall to serve customers. XD

Verdict: Ok la. Wouldn’t say it’s worth a special trip down. Only if you happen to be in the area. I found the potato wedges a tad hard. The brinjal and bergedil were decent. Drumstick, again, a tad stiff but cooked thoroughly. The beef was alright though my darling said the man serving him (likely the boss himself) was not quite pleased when he asked for the softer cuts of beef. Actually it’s for me la… like a granny with dentures, I prefer soft pieces of meat. Lol.

*To get to this nasi padang stall… you’ll have to park your car then take a lift down to B2.

If you manage to figure out #nasipadangmath, do let me know. XD

NouRiche Regular Confinement Trial Meal

(*This post was written while I was pregnant… back in 2022!)

I received a voucher at one of the baby fairs I visited, and it was for a complimentary confinement trial meal from NouRiche. It’s my first pregnancy, and I’ve never heard of this company before. But since it’s free and the meal will be delivered to my doorstep, hey, why not give it a try? And so I did. You have to book in advance if you wish to savor NouRiche’s confinement food – for the trials, they deliver on Saturdays exclusively. You can choose from a lunch or dinner option. I opted for dinner and I have to say that the ONLY complaint I can possibly think of is the delivery timing: the meal can arrive any time between 3.30pm and 7pm. So what happens if I’m starving at, say, 4pm and the food arrives just shy of 7pm? Might be hangry by then. 😀 Haha! Otherwise, everything else about this usually-$35 meal was fabulous. As you can see in the picture above, it’s all well-sealed, with no spills. And instead of a dessert, you get an extra cup of tea – perfect since this meal is good enough for 2 people!

And if you were wondering, the delivery came at 5.45pm on 27th August. 😀 The meal comes in a complimentary thermal bag and I was pleasantly surprised at finding out that the food’s still warm! Am too lazy to reheat stuff these days. XD

This bowl of soup was sealed so well, just like a cup of bubble tea. No spillage at all! And my goodness, they’re SO generous with the proteins.

Their Prenatal Pork Rib Soup (安胎排骨汤) is really tasty indeed. And since no MSG is added, I have to assume that the generous serving of pork ribs gave the soup its excellent flavour.

And there’s Braised Chicken w/ Eucommia（药膳杜仲鸡). According to Google, eucommia is a herb which supposedly helps ‘lower blood pressure and prevent complications from diabetes’. Great! I think I counted some 6 chicken drumlets or so, and there’s baby(?) kailan which I love, on top of wolfberries – great for your eyes.

And in case you haven’t got enough protein…

There’s the Stir Fried Broccoli w/ Fresh Mushroom & Sliced Fish（西兰花鲜菇炒鱼片). And do not worry about any fishy smell or taste. They do add thinly-sliced strips of ginger to take care of that. And there’s lots of broccoli, mushroom and carrot under the fish.

I did not take much of the rice since it seemed to be largely white rice to me. Would have loved to be given brown rice or a mixture of white+brown rice. 🙂 I loved the non-sweet red date tea though!

Overall, this meal left US very satisfied. I say ‘US’ because my darling ate most of it. Haha! As I’m in my third trimester and fast running out of ‘tummy space’, I eat small meals and usually need help with finishing the rice and most of the food. XD

If you’re past your second trimester and keen on sampling NouRiche’s confinement meal, you can do so at their website nouriche.sg and use this code: NRSMFREETRIAL (*Valid till 30th April 2023 on voucher but you can still try – see if it works XD).

The Woodleigh Mall: Bulgogi Syo, VeganBurg, No.17 Tea

We visited The Woodleigh Mall last week and found it to be a pretty decent place for families. Pop by in the afternoon on weekdays and it’s not too crowded. A baby-friendly mall too. We had lunch at Bulgogi Syo today – the highlight of their lunch promo is FREE FLOW BANCHAN! <- Available only on weekdays. And Melody was with us… so that meant only one of us would be eating at any one time. Hahaha. In this picture, it looks like she’s pinching his right ear, while he’s trying to restrain her dominant right hand. Ahahaha! I do always tell him to suck it up because (1) she’s only a baby and (2) he’s the one who wanted a baby. XD XD XD

Mama can eat and take pics too! 😀

The sets start from $12.90 -> those rice and noodle items at the bottom of the banner. I’d say skip them and order the pricier sets which are served on the hot plates.

He picked the Kimchi Pork Ramyeon which is basically instant noodles you can cook at home yourself. XD The only thing I liked about this dish is the sweet onions!

I ordered the Don Jju Jju (pork belly + squid + bean sprouts). It’s just $4 more but wayyyy more worth it. And it comes with rice and egg too!

All the sets come with seaweed soup (staff may forget to serve this, so do ask), your choice of 1 drink (Pepsi / Sprite / Iced Lemon Tea – all not refillable) and free flow banchan. There’s kimchi, pickled radish, cherry tomatoes and that anemic-looking macaroni (in a cream sauce, I think. It’s not your usual mac n cheese)

Drinks are always better when served with a slice of lemon. 😀

And the pillars in this restaurant always look like they’re on fire. Sure kept Melody occupied for a while. Haha! I think those video walls are certainly attention-grabbing.

Claim your free ice cream! 😀

Bulgogi Syo also has QR codes at each table that you can scan to leave them a Google review, then claim free ice cream! Today, there was Chocolate, Vanilla and Coconut. So I picked coconut, of course! Very refreshing end to the meal. Highly recommended! 😀

Today’s meal cost $35.40!

Last week, we ate at Veganburg. Do not be put off by the thought that it’s fast food for vegans. The food here is a lot better than many other (regular) fast food outlets. I picked the Teriyaki Burg Meal which I remember trying (and liking) a long time ago. And my darling chose the Chilli Krab Meal. We had seaweed fries (served hot – so yummy) and I had Old School Lemonade (great choice!) while he had Ginger Lemonade (and regretted). 😀

This meal cost $35.60! Twenty cents more than Bulgogi Syo. Ahaha!

And at B1-03 of Woodleigh Mall is No.17 Tea… a very pretty bubble tea cafe with a ball pit for kids to play in. Last week, there were two sisters playing in the ball pit, and they were evidently much, much older than Melody. I thought it was a bit dangerous for her to be in the same space in case they accidentally hit her.

The cups we got last week looked like reusable ones with a solid plastic lid. Today, however, No.17 Tea was using the regular bbt cups with plastic seals on top. <- likely the more cost-saving ones.

Captured this moment when her eyes were closed as she touched the cold cup. Hehehe! Melody loves touching cold cups/bottles/cans.

We’d certainly be back again. There are a couple more F&B joints we’d like to check out. Hopefully the mall will have some parking promo next time, e.g. free lunchtime parking on weekdays or spend $30 and get 2 hours of free parking, and the like. 😛

Mother’s Day Gift Idea: Freestyle Fresh Flower Bouquet from Golden Gift!

(Update: Golden Gift has ceased operations as of 23rd July 2023. Wishing the team all the best!)

This year’s Mother’s Day is extra special for me as it’s my first time celebrating Mother’s Day AS A MOTHER! 😀 I’ve told my darling that he need not buy me any gifts – not for birthdays or Valentine’s Day or any other special occasion – even though my love language is Gifts, as I already have the best present ever: the daughter I’ve always wanted. That said, I do still love receiving presents (from everyone else) and I do have a soft spot for pretty bouquets. Hehe! So lots of love to Golden Gift for sending over a Freestyle Fresh Flower Bouquet that I think any mother would love to receive this week! 🙂 If you haven’t already ordered a bouquet for your Mom or Wife (on behalf of your young kids lah) for Mother’s Day (it’s on Sunday, May 14th), use my promo code below for 10% off!

-> GRACE10 <-

The Freestyle Fresh Flower Bouquet option from Golden Gift is really helpful for those who aren’t quite sure what to get, and would prefer leaving it to the flower experts to decide on the bouquet design based on the freshest flowers they have in stock that day and the color theme chosen (any color / pink / red / white / yellow). I chose PINK:

So pretty! 🙂

The day Melody is old enough to get me a bouquet for Mother’s Day herself… I think I’ll cry a bucket’s worth of tears. XD

Anyway… back to the topic at hand: the bouquet’s affordably priced. You can select a small bouquet for $49, a medium one for $86 or get a large one for $98. <- I’d say go with the $98 as Mother’s Day is a once-a-year affair so make it memorable. And if you spend more than $100, there’s free delivery too, so go ahead and get yourself a little gift while you’re shopping for Mom / Wife.

The bouquet comes in its own specially-designed carrier so it’s SUPER CONVENIENT to carry about, or put down in a restaurant or wherever-you’re-celebrating-Mother’s-Day so the bouquet’s kept safely upright. Golden Gift sure is very thoughtful so you can be certain they’ll make your gifting experience a pleasant one.

And besides flowers, Golden Gift also offers hampers, balloons and other party decor, alcohol, cake, etc!

Go have a look now and place your order right away to secure your preferred delivery date / slot!

goldengift.sg

Remember to use my code GRACE10 to get 10% OFF your order! 🙂

Mummys Market April 2023, MoneyMax Warehouse Sale, Prawn & Mee Bedok

I feel like I’m Mummys Market’s number 1 fan. Ha! Been going to every single MM baby fair since I discovered I was pregnant. Love love loved their goodie bags and all the great buys. This time round, it’s no different ‘cept that I no longer get a pregnancy goodie bag 😛 I think the organiser cleverly chose this long weekend for their April 2023 fair and MY GOODNESS getting a lot in the carpark was SO very difficult. If you encounter some traffic congestion this weekend at/near Expo, well, it’s certainly because of the Mummys Market. LOL. Inside the hall, it was a ‘people mountain people sea’ situation BUT one I’d be happy to brave to get to the good deals. In the picture above, you see some of the items I’d preordered and went to collect on Day 1 of the fair – yesterday. Yeah… I’ve become a Dr Brown’s fan too and here are more good buys:

$3.90 for a 150ml wide neck Dr Brown’s bottle! We bought 2 (since it’s limited to 1 per person)…

$1 per pack of Dr Brown’s baby wipes! I bought 2 packs as there’s no limit for how many you can purchase. Even told the couple behind me in the queue to go get some as it’s so cheap now!

Here’s my darling carrying our Hamilton Trolley Wagon back to the car… this would be perfect for the next Mummys Market fair! Hopefully Melody will be able to sit upright without support by then… and she can hitch a ride in the wagon too. It supports up to 80kg! 😀

Inside the hall, it does feel like you need to carry your purchases above shoulder level in order to get through the crowd. Muahaha.

I’m super thankful for this guy. He has been patiently attending each baby fair with me, and without complaint. And helping to carry my purchases both big and small. Luckily we did not bring Melody with us! XD

After the Mummys Market baby expo, we went to the MoneyMax Warehouse Sale nearby… at 7 Changi Business Park Vista. If you visit the SINGPromos webpage regarding this event, you’ll find a digital flyer you can print out. The claw machine coupons entitle you to a free try per person. I caught a pink capsule… and won a pink bunny. And I also caught a gold capsule for him, which contained a coupon allowing the user to purchase a pearl necklace at $19.90 and get a pair of pearl earrings for free. So it’s what you see in the left side of this picture below. The staff then told us it’ll be placed into a pretty box (like the one on the right).

VERY tempting to get this for Mother’s Day hor… but I don’t think our mothers will actually wear this.

I won the rabbit plush… which is their gift with a $500 purchase…

Today’s promo for the 999 GOLD BAR seems attractive!

He ALMOST dropped 300-plus bucks on a gold chain for Melody. I said it didn’t make any sense as I don’t see her wearing it any time soon. And my mother later said Melody might tug at the chain and injure her neck in the process. So… luckily, we didn’t buy it.

We then had a rather late lunch (almost 2pm) in Bedok. At the hawker centre at block 216, there was a rather long queue for this stall called ‘Prawn & Mee’ which leaves no room for doubt as to what they sell here.

We’d wanted to try the version with pork ribs but alas! Someone ahead of us in the queue got the final bowl! 😛 So we had the $7 version of (only) prawns and mee. Knocked $3 off per bowl with the PayLah Friday promo. 🙂 And we were among their last customers for the day but still… the presentation wowed us:

Prawns displayed prettily, like synchronised swimmers.

The prawns are ridiculously fresh and succulent. Almost as yummy as if we’d gone prawning and caught them ourselves! And the (young) hawkers have also been very considerate – they removed most of the shell, leaving just the head and tail, so customers won’t have to get their hands dirty – just bite into the flesh right away. 🙂

Prawn & Mee deserves top marks for presentation, for being so thoughtful in deshelling the prawns and for the provision of rather large chunks of pork lard. That said, we did still find that the prawn mee stall in Sengkang WINS as it has a superior broth.

OK… now I’m craving for some prawn noodles. Especially since there’s been a rumble of thunder and I believe it’s gonna rain soon. (@_@)

Sin Ming Rd Chicken Rice – They Have Zichar Dishes Too!

We were in Bishan on Friday and stumbled upon this eatery called ‘Sin Ming Rd Chicken Rice’. Turns out it’s pretty famous wor. You can read the 8Days review about them here. We were simply hungry and wanted a quick lunch (late already) and so we popped into this place. There’s this lady who’s really friendly and makes you feel at home right away. I thought she must be a gem of a hire here. But turns out she’s the lady boss – I just read about her via the 8Days review. Hahaa! And apparently, the roast chicken is more popular – sold out when we were there. Anyway, I wanted steamed chicken so no biggie.

I went for the set but asked for chicken drumstick. Can’t remember how much more I had to pay for it. But it was worth it. The soup’s decent and the pork ribs are tender too! I guess what I love most has to be the chili sauce – it’s self service here so take as much as you need.

I paid another $4 for a small platter of bean sprouts. Somehow, chicken rice + bean sprouts is a really yummy combination. A very tasty treat for us both.

As this chicken rice place ALSO has zichar dishes, we ordered the Prawn Paste Chicken Rice. My darling’s guess was that there’d be THREE pieces of chicken. I disagreed, saying it’s just the mid joint, so shouldn’t there be five? How is three enough? 😦 And… lo and behold… there were three pieces. (Loser pays for dinner. Alamak!)

OK LAH! Not too bad. There’s a fried egg and some cucumber. Enough protein and greens. 😛

Here’s the menu…

VERY interesting chicken rice place indeed. But if you ask me… hmm… for zichar, I’ll go to Two Chefs instead. 😀

And the Tray Return area is outside. So if you’re getting a seat indoors, you’ll have to bring everything out when you’re done. Also, the food’s good but a tad salty… so go ahead and get their homemade barley drink.

I’ll certainly return for chicken rice when I’m in the area. 🙂