Showing posts with label East Coast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East Coast. Show all posts

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Goodbye East Coast MacDonald's!

After 30 years the MacDonald's restaurant at Marine Cove will take their last order at 12 midnight today. This is because the land lease for Marine Cove has come to an end and the government will redevelop the area for more family activities... I hope... 

Anyway I brought my wife and youngest son there to take some photos before it all comes to an end...

Roadside stalls selling toys and iPhone covers
The Mac @ East Coast
30 years later... its a further drive to East Coast Seafood Centre for seaside Mac experience
Unusually crowded Sunday night~~
Korean UFO BBQ Buffet will move to Geylang Lor 15
Baby J will never have a chance to take these rides~~
Never had a chance to drink at the beach bar
Scruffy Murphy's - had many a good breakfast there
Very soon Marine Cove will be there no more~~
Last year, when I was in the midst of my job search, I spent many afternoons in Marine Cove either playing bowling or having some quiet time in MacDonald's or the HK Cha Chaan Tng. And it was our home ground for bowling since returning from HK. Not to mention the memories all the way from my primary school days, secondary school days, poly days and adult life. It has been an important part of my life, but like all things in life, will come to an end soon...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Marine Bowl... some similarity... and some differences...

Marine Bowl starts looking and feeling alot like Mei Foo Bowling World. We start knowing people from the pro-shop, the people behind the counter and other regular bowlers. I also know a few other people from the bowling coaching course I attended in May this year. Then there's also the drinks stall from which we get our sandwiches, mee siam and teh~ The nightly leagues also mean that we have to wait till they finishes before we get a chance to hit the better lanes (Avoid lanes 17-28 if you are a serious bowler).

Differences. Walk out of Marine Bowl we get the beach, eateries (but there's a HK cafe which is quite ok) and spacious carparks. The air-conditioning can be cold at times but once I try to recall the situation in Mei Foo, I just brush it aside. Pwah~ The aircon unit in Mei Foo can practically turn one into a popsicle! And of course there's the full-fledged Chinese restaurant in Mei Foo which means we could have our dinner while watching people play!

End of the day the differences are not important. I'm just really glad that I've found a place which I really like and not too far away from home. The next nearest place will have to be Chinese Swimming Club but I have absolutely no idea how to get myself a membership card... In any case I'm not thinking of that until I get a job so...

I'm still looking for a big venture capitalist who is willing to pump some money into revamping Marine Bowl and the place next to it~ So much potential so much wasted rental revenue!~ Anyone?