Ok before anything else, let me just explain that this bowl of goodness was dabaoed (for those who don't understand, it was packed, to go, take away) and it had survived the walk back to my boyfriend's office, a whole train station away and sat there for some time before I took the train over from my office two stops away and picked it up and brought it on the train back to my office and then finally journeying into my belly.

So it was a good half an hour? Or more? Still the lor was piping hot and not congealed. You know how some hor funs turn to spit when left to cool for some time? This was perfectly smooth and thick and hot and omg... And that with vinegar (is it vinegar?) and the chilli, so good I tell you, even after half an hour. So much shredded chicken too, super generous. And it's even got crab sticks, I love my crab sticks, everyone who knows me knows that. So that's another bonus there. And the veg and the shitake, mmm. But the best part for me really was the fish wanton, the two oblong deep fried things. Omg, those things were just amazing. To have on its own or drizzled with some zhup or totally soaked in zhup for a few minutes, so so good. And when I had it was kinda lukewarm and chewy and still I'm raving like this. Imagine how good it must be hot, sigh.

Tip: If you can, please eat it there and not dabao to really enjoy all the goodness of it and show the dish some well-deserved respect lol.

Seriously guys, please support local desserts as much as you do your brunch and cafes. These stalls are disappearing and soursop's falling off the menu of those that remain. And hot bobochaha and the likes too, sigh.. Anyway, this was just a perfect ending to the spicy curry just before, mmm..

Boyfriend came here for the famed lor mee but all the coolness of the afternoon's rain had worn off into humidity and lor mee no longer felt like a good choice. So I queued 25 minutes for the bcm and still there were 10 people ahead of me and I gave up. Sincerely, it smelt and looked and probably tasted damn good but I was bored and impatient. So I switched to curry.

This stall's hidden in the back row, not a single person queueing for it the four times I walked by. Despite my apprehension and because I was starving by then (boyfriend had already queued for, ordered, received and eaten his bowl of lor mee and even let me try some and that made me hungry as hell), I decided to give it a try. Leap of faith yea.

The curry's not bad really. I got myself more potatoes so it cost a bit more ($4 or $4.50 I think). It's decently spicy which I like and the curry runs on the thinner side. For our chilli-averse friends, come prepared.. The potatoes were delicious although some were a little undercooked imo but that's also only because I like my potatoes falling apart at the very touch of my spoon lol. The rice though was stale and cold and hard, ugh.. Really wish they had the traditional jiam tao loti too ):

Verdict, I'd eat it again if I'm here at the same food centre so it's pretty ok. But I'd like to try the bcm next time lol.

Side note: The food centre has some pretty kickass sugarcane juice as well.

As with the milo volcano kakigori, I hated everyone I had to share this with lol. Seriously, it's that good, you won't wanna share.

The toast is perfectly baked and crispy golden on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. It's "cut" into nine cubes and the inner sides of each cube is very very well-buttered. For all of you butter lovers like me out there, this is for you. And then with that maple syrup.. That rich buttery salty and sweet warmth of a toast, I swear I had died and gone to heaven and reincarnated into a perfectly happy baby with each bite.

Side note: Strangely enough, I actually preferred the toast without any of that ice cream and whipped cream, just buttered toast and maple syrup. Also, they've got this free flow osmanthus (?) tea that's just the perfect subtle floral sweetness against these insanely sweet desserts.

So this is the fourth time I'm eating in the 10 hours since we had landed and it's desserts time baby! Milo lovers we are, milo volcano kakigori we had! And omg is this shit good. It's also one hell of a mess, another perfect first date option I say. I thought I was full (you'd have thought so too if you had seen how much I had been eating) but after the first mouth, I was starving. Hello second stomach!

The kakigori was shaved so thin and smooth, it was like snow. Ok, not snow. I've never seen snow before but on pictures, it looks kind of rough and clumpy and dirty like a dirty white if that makes sense. This was nothing like that. Perfectly soft and smooth and a creamy white heaven.. Seriously do yourself a favour and just try it ok? And oh that blend of textures, cold soft smooth creamy kakigori, sweet chocolaty malty milo powder, chewy cake inside and crunchy biscuit and thick gooey milo sauce, mmmm..

My only problem with this? I absolutely hated that I had to share this with seven other people. I'm guessing they were secretly unhappy to be sharing too. Don't remember how much it cost but whatever it was, it sure was worth it.

Pro tip: Save some of that milo sauce for halfway through so you don't have to eat the kakigori plain. And if you love your sweets like me, don't even think of sharing this.

I still stand by not wasting your time in restaurants when in bkk. Only stopped by here cause half of us had already eaten but the other half had only just landed. That aside, this place is not bad for restaurants although the tom yam was a little on the sweet side and the green curry could do with more chilli.

I was totally mia for the longest time, because travels, Myanmar then bkk. So in bkk, sabx2 wanton mee wasn't the first thing we had though it was pretty close to it, since we had landed at 1 am and went for supper at 3 am and then queued for sabx2 at 8 am when they opened.

It's as good as I remembered it and as packed with Singaporeans and other foreigners with the only locals being the cooks and waiters, as I had remembered. My all-time favourite wanton mee is our kok kee wanton mee and this ranks first beside that. No other wanton mee ranks second or third or fourth, only lasts. So just these two up there. That's saying a lot.

Some people complain about how bland and dry the noodles are, quite the contrary, I don't think it's bland at all? Very flavourful in fact imo. Perfectly salted and the dryness is just perfect too. And that light coating of oil, is it sesame? Omg, packs so much flavour those damn seeds and their oil. And the chilli flakes.. And would I forget to mention the crispy goodness of that pork lard? Mmmm.. So good we had it twice in four days.

The pig trotters though, pales in comparison. I don't understand why everyone I went with that day insisted that it's a must. Oh well, to each his own. I'd save every baht and spend it on the noodles instead lol.

Side note: They open at 9 but get there early like 8 to queue. The second time we went during those four days though, we went late like 1145 and there was absolutely no queue. But just a few minutes after we were seated, a queue reemerged. And while seated, we had to wait forever for our noodles.

For lunch, $16 (or is it $18?) is really way too much. But I argh, I just keep coming back and getting this kaisendon. Why????? Priorities, it's not that I don't have them. It's just that I've probably got them ordered like: 1) money, 2) food. But if it's sushi and convenient, then wait, what's "priorities" mean again? >< so yes, go figure what it says about how good this is.

This imho is the best dish they have on their entire menu, not that I've tried everything though. But I dare bet on it. It is so good, so so good. To think that I craved it immediately the next day lol. And I'm not even a fan of squid ink, it's like meh.. But this was omg good. Seriously, don't bother with the menu, just order this if you're there. You can try everything else another time.

I know I know, it's just bread. Right? Right? This my friend, is the best focaccia I've ever had in Singapore and maybe Italy. And the second best part, it's free flow. Every time I'm here, I eat as much bread as I do my mains. Seriously, they should consider selling these things. I could really see myself buying them home for breakfast the next day.

Woke up feeling like sweet food this morning and so sweet food it shall be! When your craving's as vague as anything sweet, everything sweet will fall on your hit list. Trust me, I know. So I spent the longest time going through the menu trying to decide on just one thing and finally decided on this brioche French toast.

And if my life depended on this decision, it most definitely was the right one. I don't know if they've got anything else more delicious on their menu but sincerely I do not care because this was just perfectly delicious. How good you ask? This thing was huge but I nearly almost finished all of it, myself.

And did they say brioche? Because they really meant brioche when they said brioche. Thick and dense but still fluffy the French toast was (wth contradictions?) with a perfect hint of savoury (you know, the egg and the butter).. That cutting through the sweet and tangy berry compote, heavenly maple syrup and sweet creamy kapiti vanilla bean ice cream. I can hear my stomach growl.

Side note: Editing photos from Italy made me feel all Italian and so I got a cappuccino which was pretty decent. There's also this orange juice that everyone else was getting, it looked damn good. But you know what they say, orange and milk..

Side note: I made such a huge mess eating this, think sludgy roadkill, that I highly recommend this for all first dates! (:

So they say you only miss what you've lost and like obedient children, we've been craving lor mee since our favourite bukit permai lor mee stall had shut. And you guessed it, we've been on the hunt for a fix since. (Same goes for my favourite buona vista boneless duck )':)

Just a brief background, don't judge ok, but the first time I ever had my own bowl of lor mee was three years ago at bukit permai. It's not like I've never had it before that, it's just that I've only ever pinched some from other people's bowls and I've never liked it.. :\ but I absolutely loved the bukit permai one, its garlicness (and I don't even like garlic usually) and especially that crunchy crispy shit it had, arrrrgggghhhh..

Anyway this one came highly recommended online and when we got there although early, 10++ am, cbd, on a Sunday, already there was a queue. So the boy got us a bowl with extra toppings each ($4?) while I queued for sugar cane juice with lemon (and lime???).

First taste of the lor, not enough cu. We both had to go back for more vinegar. I'm guessing it's to accommodate patrons with lower vinegar tolerance, idk.. >< I got mixed noodles which turned out to be a good choice because their mifen (although clumpy) tasted better than the mee, or at least imo. The fried fish was really delicious but other than that, the lor mee was so-so. Portion's decent but proved too much when not entirely scrumptious to me.

I guess for a regular bowl of lor mee, this is pretty decent quality and taste? Just not bukit permai good. So the hunt for good enough lor mee continues!