Showing posts with label Singapore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singapore. Show all posts

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Breakfast at Singapore Marine Parade Food Centre and Market

During our trip to Singapore, we wake up early on the third day to have breakfast at Marine Parade Market and Food Centre. This food court is located in the heart of Singapore Marine Parade Central and you can find the map of this place here.

I love to eat at this food court because there is a large variety of food to choose from. There was a good morning crowd here when we arrived, mostly office workers having their breakfast.

Each stall normally sells a few types of food. Lor Mee (Braised) noodle stall might also offer other stuff such as Hokkien Mee as well.


My son came back with this packet of Nasi Lemak which he bought from a stall in the middle section that have a long queue. The Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice) looks very delicious with the deep fried ikan (fish) selar kuning and ayam goreng rempah (deep fried chicken with spices). He ate all of it in a jiffy! Must have tasted quite good!


I could not decide what to eat and actually walked around the food court for at least 2 times. But when I wanted to order Lor Mee, the stall proprietor told me that the soup is not ready yet.
After that I manage to locate a kuih (local cake) outlet that sells chee cheong fun. I was eager to try it out and ordered two pieces. The sauce is lighter than Penang Chee Chong fun and there was no Har Ko (shrimp paste) in it. They used sweet bean paste (tnee cheo) or more popular known in Korea as Gochujang. Yum yum, I love it!


The kuih (local cake) stall that I bought the Chee Cheong Fun from.


My brother in law came back with some light snacks of Teochew Chui (Chwee) Kueh (Watery cake) which is actually a steamed rice flour based cake topped with spicy dried shrimp sauce. Very delicious except that I don't like to use tiny toothpicks to eat them. I dunno why they always serve this soft chui kueh with toothpicks?????? It is not easy to pick up this super soft kueh using the toothpicks!

Nostalgia.........! My daughter looking at one of the exercise equipment in the playground outside the Marine Parade food centre. She played with it a few years back. She was 4 years old that time. Unfortunately the equipment leg paddle is gone now. Only left the top handle.

Hah, this stall selling Singapore Schools Examiniation papers is still around.....LOL!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Late Night Chu Char (Fried Food) Supper at a Marine Parade Promenade Coffee Shop

After a full day out around Singapore we went back to our hotel to freshen up. Then our stomach start to growl again, so we went out for supper at a Food Outlet in Marine Parade Promenade near Marine Parade Food Court. This coffee shop is open 24 hours for late night drinkers but the Chu Char (Wok Fried Food) would close around 11.30 pm. We managed to make the last order for the day and was happilly tucked in the food when we suddenly realised that we need to order more. Too bad, the chu char owner would not take anymore orders because they are preparing to close the stall.....sigh...



Although it is about 11.50pm and the next day is a working day, there is still a good crowd at this eating place. Most of them are here for a nite shot of beer! Yam Seng

The first dish that came, Fried Hor Fun (flat rice noodles) with fish slices and garnished with bean sprouts(taugeh)......very nice.


Fried Ee Mee (Fried Egg Noodles) which is known as Man Ee Mee in KL. Another tasty dish from this stall.


Ahhhh, I love this Fried Singapore Bihun........
Fried with to perfection! Yum Yum.....

Location :
This makan place (eating place) is very near to the Marine Parade road overhead bridge. If you are crossing the bridge from the opposite site, then walk towards your left. When you see the Marine Parade Promenade Arch, you will notice a corner restaurant with a large 24 Hours sign board. 

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Random Photos of Visit to Singapore 2011 (Vivo City, Singapore Zoo, Universal Studio, Orchard Road, Fullerton Bay Hotel)

Some random photos of my trip to Singapore,


Nice Xmas decoration at our hotel......, take a closer look of the next photo...


The roof is made from bread......maybe ginger bread? Hey, who bit off a chunk? lol


Kids having a whale of fun at Singapore Science Centre Water Exhibition area


This is probably the most photographed structure of Singapore Universal Studio....at Resort World, Sentosa, Singapore...

Puss in Boots.........here, kitty, kitty, kitty......


Opps, let's see some mummies..........


2 balls during climax?.....ha ha ha.......kena wash brain liao......lol!


Spectacular lights decoration in the most famous shopping street in the world, Orchard Road, Singapore....


Singapore Fullerton Bay Hotel was named one of the world’s top new hotels by Condé Nast Traveler Hot List 2011 and Travel + Leisure It List 2011.
Fullerton Bay Hotel is located in the heart of Singapore Business district. This is the latest addition to Marina Bay waterfront. I love the nice view of Marina Bay from this hotel.......


The luxurious Fullerton Bay Hotel lobby........


The ladies want to shop at Singapore latest and largest shopping complex, Vivo City......walk until 'pengsan'.


A playground in the middle of Vivo City.......


View of Sentosa Island cable car from the park behind Vivo City.......


A lot of all these elephants everywhere in Singapore......


Hanging around Vivo City while the ladies shop............


Wanna check out Marche at Vivo City?......

Finally, the Water Play Park in Singapore Zoo. My kids played for hours here......while I 'tidur' (slept) on the bench......to tired lah! ha ha ha

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Trip to Singapore Continue in to Marina Bay Sands

After having our fill of nice Singapore Hokkien Mee and a refreshing hot bath at our hotel, we headed towards Marina Bay Sands.
The photo below shows the Giant ferris wheel, Singapore Flyer which is 165m high. Marina Bay Sands is behind the ferris wheel. The boat shaped structure above the building is Marina Bay Skypark.

Night shot of the Singapore Flyer....


With the kids tagging along, I didn't gamble in the Casino......sobs! sobs.....

Ahh, we managed to find other things else for the whole family to do together! We bought ticket to take the elevator up to the 57th floor, Marina Bay Sands Skypark!


A large crowd gathered at the viewing platform nearest to the elevator. We were greeted by a spectacular and awesome night view of Singapore city with glittering lights everywhere!


The water ways with round white flotillas floating above it. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get a good shot of the flotillas.

I love the view of this football field which is located within the Marina Bay Sands vicinity! Must have 'sampan' (boat) ready to retrieve the football whenever it goes over the fence! LOL!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Singapore East Coast Lagoon Food Village (Hokkien Mee, BBQ Chicken Wings)

After a nice walk along the Singapore East Coast Park seafront, we hopped over to East Coast Lagoon Food Village to have our dinner. There are many varieties of food to choose and I walked for around 2 rounds before deciding what to eat. If I am not mistaken, there are at least 40 to 50 stalls here selling a wide range of hawker food.

For starters\, I bought these barbecued chicken wings from Haron 30 Satay stall  (Stall no 55) for SGD1.20 each. These chicken wings are very tasty, have very nice aroma and are barbecued to perfection. Very worth it and price is also quite reasonable. The chili is very spicy! Damm Shiok to eat with the chicken wings! lol!

Stall Location and contact number :
Haron 30 Satay
Stall No 55, East Coast Lagoon Food Village
Contact person : Lynna, 64410495


I missed Singapore style Hokkien Mee (noodles), so quickly I ordered one from a stall run by a lady not far away from Haron 30 Satay. Sorry ya, I forgot the stall number liao! A small size plate of Singapore Hokkien Mee cost SGD4. From the photo, the Hokkien Mee might not look very appealing but it is actually very tasty! I love the sweet and rich gravy! At first my son hesitated from trying it but after the first spoonful, he was hooked.

My daughter returned from bicycling and complained that she is very hungry. I wondered whether she has covered the 15km seafront bicycle track but she does looked very hungry and tired. LOL!
So, I went over to the same stall and ordered a medium size Singapore Hokkien Mee. I paid SGD6.00 for this delicious plate of medium size Hokkien Mee. I was amazed when my daughter finished the whole plate......!  This is also the first time she tasted this dish and she likes it very much!

This is the Singapore style Oh Chien (fried oysters with eggs) that we tried out. If sure looks different from the Oh Chien that we have in Malaysia. The Oh Chien here is rather pale in colour and have lots of eggs in it. Although the Oh Chien looks plain, it is rather tasty. .....can't go wrong with food fried with eggs! yum yum!

We tried other food from the stalls here as well but there are nothing to shout about them.
The evening crowd at Lagoon Food Village....


Ok, tummy filled liao! Next stop....Singapore latest casino! It is 'Picture!' 'Picture' time! ha ha ha!

Map and Location of Singapore East Coast Lagoon Food Village
For Direction, See Google Map Coordinate : 1.307024,103.935835
1220 East Coast Parkway
Singapore 468960

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Singapore East Coast Park Beach

After having the tasting lor mee (braised noodles) at Toa Payoh we drove East to our hotel to check in. We decided to drive to East Coast Park to have a casual walk by the beach there. I love this well kept and organised beach front. East Coast Park has a long stretch of sand and tarred pavement for bicycling.

There are many people fishing on this long jetty. Next time I would bring my fishing rods along!

A good weekend crowd at the East Coast Park seaside.

My kids rented bicycles to cycle along the tarred track by the seaside.

Then we came across a very enterprising proprietor selling sand castle plastics mould. Many visitor bought these moulds and were busy building their sand castles.

Oh, oh, this boy is going to destroy the sand castles.......

They even sell little figurines for you to decorate your sand castles.


A wizard....or maybe Gandalf of Lord of the Rings fighting with a giant winged lizard....lol!

Opps, stomach hungry again.....we just walk over to East Coast Lagoon Food Village which is a very big food court selling many varieties of hawker fares......yum yum....., stay tune to find out what we ate there!