Singapore - Day 6

The heat and amount of food is finally get to me! I am starting to experience a bit of soreness in my throat, and I always feel that I am so full! Well, my parents DO NOT think so...they still feel I am too skinny. So for breakfast, they thought I needed a whole bowl of "lo mee". Lo mee is a dish with a mix of egg noodles, eggs, meat, vegetables cooked in a thick, sweet sauce. Usually it is eaten with a touch of vinegar to enhance the flavor.

Lo mee

My sister and I brought my two nephews to their creative writing class. While they were in class, we took the opportunity to talk about family affairs etc. I am really proud of my sister for doing such a good job with my nephews. It is definitely an accomplishment to raise two naughty boys as a single parent.

I decided I need to give my digestive system a chance to recuperate. Therefore, I only have "tim sum" for lunch. Tim sum is a famous way of eating in the Cantonese society. There are numerous dishes such as chicken feet (again!?... see how popular this dish is!), dumpling, chee-chong-fun, bao from. These dishes are usually served in bamboo containers. I chose chee-chong-fun and dumplings. Chee-chong-fun is made of small pieces of meat and vegetables wrap is rice sheets, and steamed to tenderness. Tim sum dumplings are slightly different from the won tong dumplings. Tim sum dumplings are made of a mix of minced pork , vegetable, and various spices and held together by egg wraps. Again, it is steamed to ensure the final dish is tender and tasty.

Tim sum - dumplings
and chee-chong -fun

H&M opened a new branch in Singapore today. I stumbled upon the opening while I went to town to look for Linda. It would be an understatement to say that Singaporeans are crazy about opening events! There was not one queue but two queues trying to get into the H&M store! The queues not only double but tripled around. There were even rumours that some people started joining the queue as early as the previous night! And there wasn't even an opening sale!

Long queues at H&M opening day 

We had dinner at Linda and Francis's place. I had heard rumors that Francis is an excellent cook. Dinner was great and I can confirmed the rumours were true. The dishes for the night started with a medium-raw steak cooked in rosemary sauce, vegetable pasta and pear salad marinated in orange juice. Francis is a vegetarian and I am really grateful that he spend the time to cook steak for me! Dessert was strawberry cupcake, dark chocolate cake, and chocolate-caramel cake from another newly opened store - Antoinette. And as all Asian traditions, dinner is not complete without the final serving of the king of fruits - Durian! According to a lot of "ang mo" (Caucasian), durian smells like seweage, and taste like custard! Well, Asians knows best...thus making durians the king of fruits! The smell is so strong that durains are not allowed in hotels, subways and airlines! We spend the rest of the night drinking red wine (which is from NZ!), talking about meditation, and life in general. It was a great way to wind down the night.... (Hannah, you will love their house! There is even a walk-in closet for shoes and clothes!... We have a chinese-style bed for us to stay overnight when we visit during Chinese New Year)

Durian!