Being a huge fan of this book series in upper primary/secondary school, this Netflix adaption didn't disappoint me. For those uninitiated, like what the title says, the three main characters faced many terrible situations. Currently finished 6 episodes from this season (there's only 10 episodes released for season 2) and let's just say I am likely to be watching it after I finish this post (HAHA).

Sidenote, IMO, episode 6 was heart-wrenching because the thought of them not meeting their friends ever again (if they follow the books closely, which I hope they do) 😭

Current songs obsession:

1. Back To You

She's imperfect, but she tries
She is good, but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie

Nothing ever changes here, I know
Another day, another year, same old
I don't wanna live my life in circles
I just wanna find an empty road
Let's get away from here, let's go

Let's get out of this town.

Unless you have been living under a rock in Singapore, all Singaporeans/all who reside in Singapore should have heard of McDonald's Nasi Lemak Burger, Chendol McFlurry and Bandung McFizz, which was sold out just in two weeks. Well, kudos to the Marketing team (I assume) for this brilliant marketing campaign, to launch localised products to celebrate special occasions (National Day in this case).

If you take a closer look, McDonald's wasn't the only fast food restaurant that launched national dishes related food. Look at Burger King's newer launch of Hainanese Chicken Rice and Rendang Burger, which are also inspired by Singaporeans' favourite dishes. Ahhh, indeed the power of marketing.

So, with a long list of national dishes (okay, our neighbours might dispute that they do it better haha), here's a list of possible localised fast food, in my opinion.

1. Pepper crab burger

A couple of cafes like Artistry, LePark in Singapore have already incorporated crab into their burgers. Chili crab burgers are so yesteryear,  so move over chili crabs and let's have pepper crab burgers instead😌


While McDonald's had salt and pepper shaker fries previously, there is no one (at least based on my knowledge and Google) with pepper crab burgers.

Tadah, you can thank me for the idea later on.

2. Durian pie

Flavours like apple, taro, banana and even coconut are being offered. So when are we going to get pies of our all-time favourite fruit? Well, maybe one should also consider mangosteen drinks/soft-serve to complement durian pie cause what is the king without the queen.

3. Fries with fish/mutton curry sauce

If fish/mutton curry goes well with potatoes, there is no reason why fries won't go well with fish/mutton curry right? In fact, aren't people already requesting for curry sauce to go with their fries?

So yeah, this combination does sound workable and yummy (or at least it sounds yummy in my head).😋

4. Ice blended coffee with Bandung

While I am not a fan of Bandung, I am pretty sure there are many other Singaporeans who swear by this drink which is made from rose syrup with evaporated/condensed milk. If rose lattes/coffee can be popular and taste good, maybe the combination of Bandung and coffee might taste good as well? (Also read this if you are a fan of rose latte)


5. Bak Chor Mee burger

One of my favourite hawker dishes will have to be bak chor mee with a lot of vinegar, chili sauce and mushrooms. There are already a few places with bak chor mee inspired food e.g. Kerbside Gourmet but none of them (I think) are using mee pok/mee kia as the "bun" in the burger.

Instead of having fried ramen noodles as the "bun", why not use fried mee pok/mee kia?

As for the patty, it should be made of minced meat marinated in vinegar and the chili sauce that accompanies our typical bak chor mee. Yum.

Yup, that's five possible food that could be incorporated into our fast food imo. While the localised fast food e.g. McDonald's Nasi Lemak Burger does taste not bad (my opinion again), nothing beats the real authentic local food. And I am pretty grateful for the wide assortment of food Singapore offers 😍😋

With that, happy birthday Singapore!💖

Sometime ago, I had a task at Outram Park so I took the opportunity to have lunch at Chinatown Complex. This is from my favourite Japanese hawker stall, Kazan Japanese Food Cuisine. Somehow it doesn't taste as good anymore. Was it the dish I chose (the salmon was really good)? Or was it just because it's not my first choice?

Well, my first choice was actually the dry ban mian from the food centre. But when I reached there, the shutters were down and there was no signboard there any more. Did it never have a signboard? Or has it really closed down for good? Sigh, I think all the food places I like face the same fate :X

Although there is a "famous" dry ban mian near my workplace, I can't help but feel the one at Chinatown is so much better. Is this why people say "Only the things you no longer have will always be perfect."?

Yet you still value the things you've lost the most. Because the things you've lost are still perfect in your head. They never rusted. They never broke. They are made of the memories you once had, which only grow rosier and brighter, day by day. They are made of the dreams of how wonderful things could have been and must never suffer the indignity of actually still existing. Of being real. Of having flaws. Of breaking and deteriorating.

Only the things you no longer have will always be perfect.

Maybe subconsciously I have picked the second choice. Or maybe it's just growing out of it and realising it's not what I wanted. I just wish that it's not too late a realisation.

Ending off with my current earworm.

或许我 是个没有出息的小虫 

 不该一直作梦 你不是个英雄

Sumiya 

Genki Sushi

Address: Blk 320 Shunfu Road Hawker Centre #02-26, Singapore 

Opened from 7:30am-2:00pm, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays,

2. ABC Brickworks' Jin Jin Dessert (Chendol)

Address: 6 Jalan Bukit Merah Lane 1, Singapore 150006

3. River South (Hoe Nam) Prawn Noodles

Address: 31 Tai Thong Crescent, Singapore 347859

4. Saboten

5. Sin Lee Food (Salted egg fries)
Address: 4 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore 162004
Opened from Tues- Fri: 11:00am-9:00pm, Sat: 9:30am- 9:00pm, Sun: 9:30am-6:00pm, closed on Mondays

6. Momiji

7. Potato Head Folk (Naughty fries)
Address: 36 Keong Saik Rd, Singapore 089143
Opened from Tues- Sun, closed at 12:00am

8. Fengshan Market and Food Centre's Bak Chor Mee
Address: Block 85 Bedok North Street 4 #01-07 (Xing Ji) #01-08 (Seng Hiang) #01-18 (Poh Ji)
Opened from: 5:00/6:00pm- 1:00/3:00am

9. Nunsaram Korean Dessert Cafe
Address: 181 Orchard Road #05-51/52 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Opened from: 11:00am- 10:00pm

10. Chicken Up
Address: 48 Tanjong Pagar Road,, Singapore 088469
Opened from Mon-Thurs, Sun: 5:30pm-2:00am, Fri-Sat: 5:30pm-3:00am

11. Ah Bong's Italian
Address: 56 Eng Hoon St, #01-46, Singapore 169793
Opened from 10am-2pm

12. AEIOU
Address: 111 King George's Ave, Singapore 208559
Opened from Tues- Thurs: 11:00am-10:00pm, Fri: 11:00am-11:00pm, Sat: 10:00am-11:00pm, Sun:10:00am-9:00pm

• Roycemary 
• Tian Kee and Co.
• Hoopla
• Cafe Melba
• Boufe Cafe
• Maccha House
• Pitchstop (Does it really count as one???)
• Coffee Nowhere (Now here, not no where haha)
• Prive
• Tiong Bahru Bakery
• Montana Brew Bar
• Carpenter &Cook
• L'etoile Cafe
• Holy Cow Creamery
• Sunday Folks
• SPRMKT
• On The Table

Tiong Bahru Bakery

I have been wanting to go back to Lola's Cafe for a longgg time. I honestly think they serve one of the best chicken wings (other than Four Fingers omnomnom). Honey Paprika Wings is definitely one of Lola's signature dishes. Other than the good chicken wings, I think the good service recovery may be the reason why I had such a good impression of them. Many cafes actually do offer good service (like RoyceMary- offers to take photos, gives suggestions about drinks etc) and I do think that for a cafe to do well, it not only needs to offer good food and ambiance BUT also impeccable service. HAHA good service recovery does remind me of MR lessons, hmmm but bye bookssss see you again if I ever do a Masters. Okay back to Lola's.



Hungry from looking at the chicken wings :'( But anyway, since I am not sponsored/paid, I can afford to be honest hehe. While their chicken wings, mains and dessert were average to good, their drinks were not very good. :( BUT I still want to go and try their scrambled eggs with croissant hehe. Okay, I must be really weird since Lola's Cafe is so out of the way for me and there's always a queue... They do have another shop called On The Table with similar food  BUT also inconvenient for me. Woes of living at where I lived hahaha.


Haha the issue of taking so long to update this post is that... I really went to On The Table and tried their croissant with scrambled eggs. This is good and really filling. I think two can share this dish and order their legendary, Honey Paprika Wings.

Oh and I tried their Affogato too! My first ever Affogato so I can't comment...

Prive Cafe

The ambiance at Prive Cafe is really good. Well, apparently stars can be spotted at Keppel Bay, how romantic rightttt, so if any guys come across this page, DON'T SAY I NEVER SHARE. Oh if one were to go there in the morning, it's still a good place to hang out. It's definitely very ootd worthy hahhaha.

Hmm, I usually prioritise the taste of food over the ambiance if I were to choose the dining location. I am not saying that the food at Prive was not good (it's really not bad) BUT the ambiance definitely contributed to the fact why I chose it as one of my favourite cafe hehe. Oh, I really want to give their brunch sets a try someday hehe.

Tsujiri Tea House

Having tried several matcha places in Singapore, I think Tsujiri offers the best tasting and most affordable matcha options (ice-cream and latte wise). Maccha House and Nana offer good matcha as well BUT the prices were like 10+ to around 20 dollars!! But the servings are much bigger as well. BUT desserts are not meant to be so huge right? Tsujiri's servings are just nice in my opinion. :) And having several outlets is a definite plus point :)

Red bean is definitely one of the best thing to go along with your matcha ice-cream hehe

Oh I did try Amasoy matcha ice-cream and I am a firm believer that matcha should be a little bit bitter instead of being just sweet. Amasoy icecream is a little too sweet and too icy in my opinion but if you like sweeter desserts, you can give it a try cause it's quite affordable.

What a long post hahaha. Sigh and I wonder why I don't have abs, now I guess I know why. Till the next time when I explore more foooooood.

Signing off,
a fat jane.

Ivan's Carbina, Blk 354A Woodlands Ave 5.

One of the few (if not only) place(s) that you can find rosti at such a cheap price!




Fried whole shrimp paste chicken 
This contains onion fritters and Asian pickles which was basically like achar and I love achar cause
it's sour and spicy. And I love onions too. But I couldn't taste the shrimp paste. Hmm.

Hazelnut praline
Spend a long time deciding on desserts because there were too many options. I was thinking of trying their rich chocolate cake cause the Straits Times said it was perfect for chocolate lovers and it wasn't too sweet BUT I don't really see it at the display :( In the end, Hazelnut Praline was chosen because Ladyironchef said it was nice haha.

1. Many of them are paid/sponsored
2. People have different taste

Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King Four Seasons

King's Ramen cause I thought King's will taste the best. Added the ramen egg for $2 because I loveee ramen eggs. Oops.

Company of the day

So on Friday, I went down all the way to Joo Koon and since I didn't want to waste my transport fees, I headed to Jurong Point and I finally tried Prata Wala!

Okay so if anyone reads all the way here, and you have the same question as everyone else... 

Why do you always cafe-hop?

Here's my answer. First, I always thought cafehopping means you visit numerous cafes at one time HAHA, but okay, it doesn't seem like it okay...

1. Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak

2. 白米粉

3. Momiji Japanese Buffet

4. Mookata (anywhere)

5. Tom's Palatte (salted egg yolk icecream?!)

6. Sunday's Folks (pistachio soft serve omnomnom)

7. Prive cafe

That's all for now I guess. 

Trying out Beans & Cream icecream. Matcha and Mao Shan Wang durian. 

VERDICT: Not bad for a neigbourhood icecream shop. But how long can this cafe scene last?

Nana's Green Tea

Into green tea food. Love the green chocolate like thing :) But I think Tsujiri softserve tastes better?

So many up and coming food! Here's the list of food I kind of want to try. Please jio me if you have common interest as me HAHA.

Soft-serve/ice-cream (with/without waffles) /yogurt

Cafes

Japanese food

1. Koh Grill & Sushi Bar
2. Standing Sushi Bar
3. Momiji Japanese Buffet