Of Eager Tongue And Growling Tummy

Two fridays ago, I made a trip to Geylang Serai with some fine folks to immerse in the scents and sights that are Hari Raya Puasa. Kim, Andy, Zul and Wendy met me among the throngs of Paya Lebarese and quickly got lost in the pasar malam next door to the MRT station. There were many things to eat albeit fried things. We in fact wanted to partake upon the best fried chicken in Singapore but the queues at Arnolds were off-putting. We should have known hungry people breaking fast on a Friday would want to placate their pangs in a manner worthy of kings and colonels. So Zul took us to the hawker centre in the middle of Haig estate. This shot sees him consuming his mee goreng putih while I had the nasi goreng ikan bilis. And goodness they were good. No regrets not having chicken. Check out the Flickr set.

I came home one night and saw 5 apples neatly arranged in a curious pyramid on a tea-towel in the kitchen. I hesitated for a moment before the photographer adage of 'Take now or forever hold the memory' popped in my head. So I turned on the light from the cooker head, a deep yellow-orange glow that's more convenient to activate than the actual kitchen lighting on the ceiling (ask me about that later), to capture the fruit formation. The apple shots are at the end of my Misc set in Flickr. Images aside, it turns out that old saying of 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' holds some truth. Sailors took apples with on voyages as a source of Vit C to prevent scurvy. There are rich in certain antioxidants and phytochemicals. These things help to prevent some cancers, combat ageing, lower bad cholesterol levels and aid digestion. So go bite into some juicy appley goodness today and every other day too.

Last Friday, my weird friends and I (aw, you guys know who you are...) had ciders at Dirty Nelly's (see more apple related stuff) and then proceeded to have a feast at Por Kee. If I haven't mentioned this before, it is the duty of all Singaporeans, ready and able to partake upon Chinese cuisine, to visit Por Kee for a meal. Located in a carpark in the heart of old Tiong Bahru, this place has already made a name for itself by just being quaint with rather mature folk running the joint. The food you order need not be epic but it will make an impression. From the photo, you may be able to pick out asparagus sauteed in garlic, sweet potato leaves in sambal, the tom yum tilapia, the house specialty braised tofu with sea cucumber and snow peas, and champagne pork ribs. Mammma mia! And we topped off the meal with mango pudding but that wasn't so good. There are many other dishes to revel over at Por Kee. I have tried the cereal prawns, yam basket and yam paste (orh ni) there and no complaints from this makan lover.

Go eat go.