Month: December 2006
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Vaguely appetizing
Because of work commitments, we’ve been eating out a lot, and we haven’t had much luck with the quality of food either. Being a little adventurous, we decided yesterday evening to drive all the way, 45 minutes and 30 km, in the evening jam, to Changi Village to dine at Charlie’s corner, only to find…
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No yellow boxes here
It had been awhile since we’ve gone out after work with friends, and for some reason, we said yes to an invitation to go out to a club / pub / oneofthoseplaces. Clarke Quay on a Friday night was always expected to be crowded, with MOS drawing their usual clientele who appear to spend more…
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Eyes catching
According to a friend, there’s a shop in Lucky Plaza which has its business model a bit screwy. See, this friend walked into the shop browsing through funky t-shirts and accessories, and expecting the shopkeeper to mosey up to him and say something to the effect of, ‘ex-cue me, can I helpchu?’ or ‘looking for…
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National pride
Because the remote control was too far away, Naomi and I found ourselves watching the semi-final of the women’s table-tennis competition at the Asian Games on Channel 5, played between Singapore and North Korea. It made for pretty good viewing, and we became mindlessly engrossed in the first match until Naomi asked me, ‘who’s that…
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This is a community service message
If you happen to be in Holland Village and because you can’t decide what to eat, and stroll in to this Japanese Restaurant called Raku, please, walk out again unless money and quality of food is no matter to you. I’m not saying that the service was bad or anything like that. But there are…