Singapore Food Trail

N had a booth in a flea market at the F1 Pit Building near the Flyer today so we decided to go for dinner at the Singapore Food Trail before visiting the flea market. After work I drove home to pick everyone up and took Nicoll Highway down. 

Walking towards the Flyer from its carpark

Can see the outside of the Singapore Food Trail from the bridge linking the carpark to the main building

The Food Trail, located on the 1st floor of the Flyer, has been designed to look like the street hawkers of early Singapore. The stalls looked like the pushcarts from early Singapore as well as lights that looked like street lamps. 

Stalls that looked like they time-travelled from the 70s

Can even see double yellow lines!

There were many local favourites like Fried Kway Teow, Rojak, Satay and Chicken Rice etc. In terms of quality I thought they were probably just average or slightly above average but not fantastic. And all of them probably cost 50-100% more than other places. But then again the Flyer is a tourist destination after all so the price was kind of expected. I would probably get even more variety and better food at better prices @ Old Airport Food Centre. Good to bring foreign friends. Stupid to bring family there again. Once is enough.

Clockwise from bottom : Ngoh Hiang, Popiah, Chicken Rice, Fried Oysters, Rojak, Satay Bee Hoon

After dinner we made the short walk over to the F1 Pit Building behind the Flyer. The Flea Market was held in paddock 2 - 2nd floor of the Pit Building. I heard the rent of a booth/space was close to S$60/day.

The Flea Market @ F1 Pit Building

I saw alot of teenagers manning the stalls selling clothes probably donated by their own mothers or aunts. Apart from clothes and ladies accessories all I could find was a stall selling cupcakes. Seriously nothing like the flea markets I expected. 

All ladies'/girls' stuff... 

Went home soon after and managed to catch the LionsXII match against Sarawak. Am I impressed? I'm a fan of them! Compared to the National Team they showed more grit and determination to win the match in such a hostile environment. I'm also a super fan of Shahril Ishak now. Didn't think much of him in the past and always thought he was overrated and too slow. Thank you for proving me wrong!

Eat all over Eastern Singapore~ Part 2

Day 4
Saturday was the day I were to bring a few paintings for re-framing. Reached Katong and the shop was closed. Drove to Joo Chiat and the shop wouldn't open till an hour later. Off we went for Beach Road Prawn Mee in Katong. Why its still called Beach Road Prawn Mee when its in Katong? Well many establishments tend to name their shop after the street they started with and bring it around so that hopefully their customers will remember and follow them.

We went to get the paintings framed after the meal before going home. After a short rest off we went to Parkway and Kallang Park for more errands. Late noon was spent in the pool. I love the pool. It's really a joy to swim in Singapore, especially after finishing the errands. Then I brought D to play basketball at the nearby C.C. My childhood playground and here I am again~

Dinner was prepared on one floor and pushed to another floor on a trolley. I'm very happy with the dining table which can be extended from 1.4 metres to 1.8 metres or even 2.2 metres. We had the table at 1.8 metres and 8 of us managed to sit quite comfortably. Hopefully I will be able to open it up till 2.2 metres and seat everyone together for a good reunion dinner next year...


After dinner time was split between the 2 floors trying to squeeze as much family time in as possible. And soon it was time for supper at the prata joint downstairs~ More prata and teh tarik before we turn in for the night~

Day 5
Sunday morning~ Where do we go for breakfast? Katong Laksa! Throw in a few otak to go with it~



After a glorious meal, took a walk further down towards Still Road where we can find quite a few pre-war shophouses. This area is also famous for Peranakan food. We promptly made a reservation for dinner.



After walking around the new place looking at a few new apartments, we went back to the swimming pool for more action under the water. Managed to take a few shots underwater with the Sony TX5. Pretty impressive little camera.


Washed up and went back to Katong for our Peranakan dinner. SGD90 for a party of 7. Surprisingly it wasn't as spicy as I first thought. I'm glad everyone enjoyed the meal.


Ended up at Joo Chiat Complex trying to get a table cloth for my long dining table but ended up with cushions for the entertainment room.

Day 6

Woke up early for our appointment in Mt E Hospital. Its always sunny in Singapore...


After the hospital stuff were dealt with I finally have a chance to visit Ion Orchard. Took me less than 5 minutes to leave that place... felt too much like any mall in HK.


I preferred to have a nice local meal at Old Airport Road again. Had a great big bowl of wanton noodle($4) and Fried Kway Teow again.

Went back home, settled a few stuffs before we started the dreaded trip back to HK... I love the idea of having trees in the airport and an outdoor smoking area instead of a room within the building.


Hours later we were back in HK... Well... at least we were happy to see the pups!

Eat all over Eastern Singapore~ Part 1

Was back in Singapore for 5 nights. Had alot to eat thanks to the location of our new place. No further than a few minutes' drive in any direction will bring you to a famous eatery or a hawker centre. But this trip was not all about eating. The primary goals were a medical checkup and finishing up the apartments.

Day 1
Reached Singapore in the evening. 10 minutes on the taxi and its home sweet home~ Spent good time exploring the 2 new places and also agonising over some of the mistakes made by the contractors... *fumes*

Day 2
Commonwealth Hawker Centre in the morning for a nice cup of teh tarik and economical bee hoon. Had to queue up for kopi. Had my hair cut before going to Ikea for some shopping and lunch with Hanz. Then off to Robinsons @ Centrepoint for some bedsheets before we go home. After dinner went down to Kallang Park to buy some electrical appliances like fans and an oven, then to Parkway Parade to see if we can get some PC stuffs like a printer and PCs. To cap the day off was a nice cup of teh tarik and roti prata downstairs~ *thumbs up*

Day 3
Waiting for the contractor to arrive... wait and wait... went nearby to visit a friend's mother. She made dinner for me when I was left on my own during my primary school days. I'm a bit ashamed of myself... ashamed that I took so long to visit her again. Her husband has been bedridden for the past year or so. I could see his legs from outside the door and they were as thin as bamboo poles. I declined her invitation to sit inside and hastened to leave after chatting with her at the door for around 10 minutes.

After that went down to get some kway chap... had kway chap at home...
Contractor still not here... *ANGRY* Finally came and we went to check out some sofas. Spent good money on an Italian sofa. It'd better be good else I'll be biting a certain contractor! Off to Toa Payoh to get some textbooks, AMK for a PS3, Courts @ Tampines for computer stuffs. Went home and fetch the family to Old Airport Hawker Centre for dinner. Fried Kway Teow, Fried Prawn Noodle, Satay, Sambal Stingray, Clams, Chicken Wings, Sugar Cane Juice... Off to Kallang to retrieve a glass tray for the oven. Everyone slept in the entertainment glass room for the night.

Day 4-6 coming up in the next post...