Two Fat Men at East Coast Road

It has been long time since I have stepped into a pub/bar/ restaurant type that serves beer as I am no longer interested in drinking beer and getting a beer belly.

Recently, or rather quite a while ago,  I broke that long spell and went to Two Fat Men to chill out several times. The place is great for hanging out and for me, the best part is, they serve both Thai food and burgers. The best part is the food is not bad for its very reasonable pricing for the quantity and quality!

For drinks, we had the Thai Iced tea. My favourite part of the meal as it is just nicely sweet without being too cloying and really refreshing.

Next up, is the basil fried rice which seems to have raving ratings here in the Internet. To me, it tasted just fine.

If you had tasted grilled pork neck in Thailand, I am sure you would not resist ordering this dish that is not widely available here in Singapore. I would not consider this as excellent but considering that this is pretty good. I would order this again and again whenever I drop by.

My initial reaction to the burger listing in the menu was somehow skeptical. However, I am really glad I was brave enough to order it to try out. I love my beef burger plain without any of the frills and just taste the moist beef patty with a soft bun. Really, this burger reminds me of the In and Out burger chain in the US with the  beef patty, lettuce, onion rings and tomato slices. Yums!

Lastly, this finger food had me licking the bowl clean. French fries with beef chili and beans. It was so good that I did not bother to take a picture of it. Double yums.

After putting up this post, it would seem that I am more enamoured with its American fare of burgers and chillis.  There are plenty of other Thai dishes available in the menu and it would be great to expore and try them out one by one in my next visits to this place.

Notes of Thankfulness

The past 4 days for me has been eventful. My mom and sis paid me a visit in Singapore. Even though we did not visit that many places as my mom's age is catching up, it was an important time as we could spend some time with each other and have some family bonding.

We went to the Marina Bay Sands shopping mall, Singapore Arts and Science Museum. Over here, I learnt that Vincent Van Gogh is indeed a great artist. He lived till 37 years old only and he commited suicide by shooting himself in the chest. He was also well known for cutting a lobe of his ear. When he was alive, he  battled mental illnesses and was in and out of the hospitals for treatments. Out of his 900 paintings that he has painted during his 10 years as an artist, only 1 was sold when he was alive! If you ask me what is my favourite painting from Van Gogh, it is the almond blossom tree painting.

We also went to Haji Lane for some sightseeing and window shopping but it was not so successful as my mom could not walk too far and needed a rest too soon. Perhaps some other time, we could make it a more fun trip.  Dinner at Chits, Changi SAFRA was fun as it was dining by the sea. The food was slightly above average but it was nice to be able to dine and enjoy the sunset.

We also went to Orchard for some really light shopping at Orchard Central and 313. I scored a Uniqlo's women's umbrella for SGD4.90 only. The original pricing was SGD14.90. A good deal!

I am glad that my sis also brought me several small gifts from Thailand which she has bought along on her trip here. A polka dotted olive skirt, a purple T-shirt and a cute polka doted bag from Naraya.

Thank you to my mom and my sis for visiting me here. Special appreciation to my sis for bringing my mom along. Last but not least, thank you to F for taking time off to accompany us and show us around.

You could pick either cheesy or caramel popcorn

I have never ever loved popcorn until I discovered Garrett's popcorn. I remember my first virgin popcorn eating pleasure at Sentosa when I visited Universal's Studio. There was a long queue and I was just really curious why is the popcorn priced so expensively and yet the queue was so long. I purchased a bag of mixed flavours as in cheesy corn and caramel. A small bag of sweet and savoury popcorn costed me 8 dollars.

It was so darn delicious. The cheesy corn popcorn was savoury, cheesy and nicely salted. The caramel popcorn was coated evenly with a caramel and was crunchy due to the sugary coating. It is indeed very sweet but yet, I could not stop myself from eating one after another. With my limited popcorn experience, I thought that the popcorn was larger than usual from those purchased at the local cinemas!

I did not have it for a while and finally I found it again at the basement level of Marine Parade. It is just located beside Cold Storage. After doing your round of groceries at Cold Storage, you could always just "pop" by at Garrett's to get some popcorn.

A little observation of a maid and a baby

I was having a leisurely breakfast of Mee Siam at Old Town today when I saw a a group of 4 tai-tai's having breakfast. A napping baby in a pram was just beside one of the ladies. Nearby, a maid who is at another table was having her breakfast of nasi lemak and watching the napping baby from time to time. Sooner or later, the maid has finished her breakfast and was waiting patiently whilst her master was busily and happily chatting with other tai-tai's.

The baby must have been sleeping too much and yawned and was awake. The baby did not cry. Good boy!

The maid then tried to play peek-a-boo with the baby who was still strapped to the pram. When the maid appeared, the baby boy would smile so sweetly and happily.  When the maid was out of sight, the baby boy would not be smiling and would be looking around for her. When he sees her again, he would break out into a smile.

I love seeing a smilling baby boy and kudos to the maid who was so attentive to her baby-in-charge.

Singapore Food Trail at Singapore Flyer

Singapore Food Trail is an exciting concept dining attraction which aims to bring back the nostalgic feel and charm of Singapore in the 1960s. It is set with  the backdrop of the iconic Singapore Flyer. You can relieve the good old days while tucking into famous local fares and familiar food of the past, such as the ice balls, kachang puteh and many more. Some vendors include Hill Street Tai Wah Pork Noodles, Boon Tat Street Barbeque Seafood, Rong Chen Bak Kut Teh, and Alhambra Padang Satay.

Okay, I didn't write the above. I copied it from http://comesingapore.com/tourist-directory/review/852/singapore-food-trail. I tried the good old oyster omelette but it was definitely not great. It was too oily. The Sin Ming pork noodles were quite good. The noodles was springy and the soup broth was rather good. But again, it was not something that I would come back for again.

The place was nicely decorated in the theme of the 60s though. There was a little corner of knick knacks with some vintage or antique gramaphones, typewriters. good eye candy and for photo taking.

Is this a little toy car? I like it. 

A wooden rocking horse. I like it.

A display of tiffin carriers and something else. I am not sure what that is.

I have no idea what this is but it looks new and nice.

A retro typewriter. Nice.

An older looking typewriter.

A well furnished corner that reminisces about the 60s.

Check out the 60s soft and coffee table. Would you place this in your house?

A New Beginning

I finally bought a new home for one or two! There is so much hard work and effort taken in to make sure that the new home is comfortable for living, not only aesthetically.

As the new home is a pretty small condo, 540sqf, space is a major concern for me. All measures must be taken to ensure sufficient storage space is available without compromising the living space. Clutter has always been part of me as I am lazy as a pig and I definitely buy way too much clothings and books.

I have decided to stick to neutral colours first, to be safe. Some pictures of a partially furnished living room and bedroom.

From the looks of the photos, I have definitely gone overboard in being too matchy-matchy. I would probaby try to add in some outburst of colours.

My living room.

My bedroom.