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Monday, May 19th, 2008 by oei-ster
Address: 69 Seng Poh Lane, Near Tiong Bahru Market, Singapore
Date of visit: 12 May 2008
A few quips on MSN messenger, a quick string of email replies and a phone call later, dinner plans was made for a bunch of old friends to gather over some local zi char food at Por Kee Eating House in […]
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008 by oei-ster
Address: 100 Beach Road #01-26/28, Shaw Leisure Gallery, Singapore 189702
Tel: +65 6299 3773
Visited On: 18 March 2008, 23 Nov 2007
This post will be a study of contrasts. It might also provide an insight into how the world works…
The date was 23 November 2007. My friends jio-ed (dialect for invited..but with a more casual connotation) me […]
1 Comment » | Posted in Chinese: Seafood
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 by oei-ster
Address: Singapore
The concept of Yusheng is something that I do not get. The modern dish of Yusheng supposedly originated from Singapore. A few decades ago, one of the 4 main Chinese restaurant chiefs in Singapore invented the dish as a promotional thingie to get more people to fork out money. Well…it worked.
Singaporeans flock to restaurants […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008 by oei-ster
Address: Parkway Parade #B1-118, Singapore
Tel: +65 6348 2070
There is always a steamboat event during the Chinese New Year. This year I had a private one with my missus at a old-time favourite steamboat place of mine.
Mini Steamboat Delight started out as a one stall outfit in the basement of Parkway Parade many years back. […]
2 Comments » | Posted in Chinese
Monday, February 4th, 2008 by oei-ster
Address: 86 East Coast Road #01-09/10, Katong Village, Singapore
The issue of the development of transport in Singapore has been a hot topic lately. Let me add to the myriad of views out there. I do not owe a car and I am solely dependent on the public transport system. I guess that makes me […]
2 Comments » | Posted in Chinese
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