After browsing a few Singaporean food blogs today and as always, I feel I'm missing out so much, food-wise that is. Over here, we don't have the luxury of eating out that often and most of the time, it's Italian (cos the girls love pasta and pizza), very boring I know. We're also not those who will drive somewhere out of our radar to have a meal, well maybe once in a blue moon on a whim. Looking at the food photos - all the kueh kuehs, zichar fare, Peranakan dishes (must try, having watching 'Huan wo ji tang' drama), Japanese/Thai/Korean food.....(so glad I'm not hungry now because I just ate pineapples), I feel so sorry for my taste buds. I have the same lunch practically everyday - lotti. Angmo nang suka jiak lotti (caucasians like to eat bread) so since I'm in angmo country, just follow lor. You won't believe how many loafs of bread my family consumes each week. Anyway by the time I come home from work and picking Lavigne from nursery, I'll be too famished to whip up anything. I've digressed.
So everytime I return to Singapore for a holiday, other than family and friends, food is one thing I really look forward to. Yes, I'm the live to eat kind of person. Love food, enjoy food! My dear dad will always prepare and buy food he knows I like for my first meal back home. I remember the last time I went back, he went and bought a roast duck to welcome my return. As much as I love roast duck, I can't stomach any food everytime after a plane ride. I felt so bad but forced myself to eat anyway. Simple hawker food from Kovan Food Centre which I am most familiar with - fishball noodle, vegetarian beehoon, nasi lemak, fried carrot cake and laksa. I make sure I eat them all before coming back. My mum always dabao one of these back for me whenever she goes to the market. Very simple things and gestures like that make me feel - I am happy to be home.
The last time I went back, I had so many wonderful meals with my family. That was when everyone of us were reunited (youngest sis was studying in the States for 4 years or was it 3? before that. Sorry Qi, I'm getting old). My memory is seriously failing me these days if you believe me. Must be due to too much bread consumption (not much nourishment). Oh and age is another factor lah. Digressed again. All the places they took me and everytime I eat the food, I actually felt like crying. Ok lah, a bit over emotional. But tasting those food made me feel 'these are what I've been missing out on'. I wanted to savour every bit and pieces very slowly. I wasn't sure when I would get the chance to eat it again. My most memorable meals (in no particular order) were at:
So everytime I return to Singapore for a holiday, other than family and friends, food is one thing I really look forward to. Yes, I'm the live to eat kind of person. Love food, enjoy food! My dear dad will always prepare and buy food he knows I like for my first meal back home. I remember the last time I went back, he went and bought a roast duck to welcome my return. As much as I love roast duck, I can't stomach any food everytime after a plane ride. I felt so bad but forced myself to eat anyway. Simple hawker food from Kovan Food Centre which I am most familiar with - fishball noodle, vegetarian beehoon, nasi lemak, fried carrot cake and laksa. I make sure I eat them all before coming back. My mum always dabao one of these back for me whenever she goes to the market. Very simple things and gestures like that make me feel - I am happy to be home.
The last time I went back, I had so many wonderful meals with my family. That was when everyone of us were reunited (youngest sis was studying in the States for 4 years or was it 3? before that. Sorry Qi, I'm getting old). My memory is seriously failing me these days if you believe me. Must be due to too much bread consumption (not much nourishment). Oh and age is another factor lah. Digressed again. All the places they took me and everytime I eat the food, I actually felt like crying. Ok lah, a bit over emotional. But tasting those food made me feel 'these are what I've been missing out on'. I wanted to savour every bit and pieces very slowly. I wasn't sure when I would get the chance to eat it again. My most memorable meals (in no particular order) were at:
- Japanese restaurant at Vivo
- Ramen restaurant at Central Mall
- Korean restaurant (my first proper Korean meal) at I've-been-away-for-so-long-my-peasize brain-is-failing-me place - that durian building. I can't believe it! Ok, the Esplanade. Thank God!
- Chinese restaurant at (Teng, what's that place called? You joined us after work) where a man (customer) went into the Ladies while the girls and I were in there. No, it's not memorable because of that man but the food was really good!
2 comments:
the one in kitchener road?? I cant remember... dun worry, have new places to bring u to. Korean, Jap, Chinese... not sure if u've enough time! oh Qi can cook!;)
Good thing I just had lunch, if not I'll be tempted to fly back right away! :p Don't worry, I'll be back for a month so if you all make time for me, sure got chance to eat. Haiya! Qi so busy.....
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