The filters and pouring cans used for Kopi and Teh in Singapore and Malaysia. If you look closely you can also see the star of the show, the can of condensed milk, also in the frame. Today we had Yung Yang (called Cham in Malaysia) which is a blend of Teh and Kopi and condensed milk.A 30 minute MRT ride and a 20 minute walk, only to be very dismissively told “sold out” by Mrs Moghan. The man in front of me secured the final roti. I am on the verge of tears and Declan tells me to get my act together. There is a thirty minute recovery period to follow.The area near Katong has a number of historically well maintained buildings. These are very colourful and favourites for tourists and locals alike to get photos in front of. The area appears to be in the midst of gentrification with boutique puppy spas adjacent to commercial kitchenware stores.Fruits are more fun on holidays. This is a universal truth.We return to the shopping mall with the public gaming facilities that was shut yesterday (Christmas) morning for Declan to purchase some very expensive socks (which he thanks Pauline for). We both like the man in the middle, who is driving with the one-handed precision and elegance the two preteens next to him cannot mirror.December is the wettest month of the year in Singapore, and we exit the shopping mall to the end of a rain shower. We take shelter for an afternoon Kopitan, sampling the hainanese chicken rice set.The reading habits of the world’s wealthy as they recline by the pool at the Fullerton is a grave disappointment to me. I spot Trent Dalton, Danielle Steel and the garish covers of airport paperback crime novels, as guests sit back and chat about their fourth overseas holiday this year.For dinner we walk to Newton hawker centre, which is an hour from the hotel, part of which is on an eight lane highway. Declan and I both agree we are the only people staying at the Fullerton doing this walk. Declan is in charge of ordering, and is a bit nervous about the frenetic pace of the hawker centre. After a small breakdown we get sambal stingray, kam klong, fried noodles (not yet delivered when the photo was taken) and a suspiciously fluro blue blueberry Logan syrup juice.
No audio clip today. I forgot to get the experience I wanted to capture. So two audio clips tomorrow to enjoy.
Did you fall on the ground sobbing when you missed out on roti.
Did you plead with her that you had come all the way from Australia just for her food.
Is it possible to have another go tomorrow.
Is the Fullerton worth the cost
What is stingray like
Sounds like a much more amenable day 🙂
Favourite photo: the Fullerton pool looks so majestic. I would just hang there and soak it in.
Favourite food reference: hainese chicken. I have always wanted to have – sounds so tasty.
Saddest story: no more roti that’s a modern tragedy.
35° and humid here today. Singapore without any decent food 🙁
Love M xx
Dad: I was heart broken when the roti was sold out. The lady running the stall could not care less. They closed the next day (Wednesday) and I think she was ready to leave.
I think the Fullerton is worth the cost. The rooms are very comfortable and spacious, I am sleeping very well. It’s also fun staying where people come as an event, and not just for the hotel. People go to the rooftop bar (which I can’t access due to dress code) and to have high tea. So there’s lots of ladies dressed up taking photos.
The stingray was alright but I wouldn’t rush back to order it again. The flesh tasted like fish but was more firm.
Mum: sad to hear about the weather in Coffs. Not very inspiring to go out and do anything. The pool is a good time. Easy to fall asleep at. Hainese chicken is very tasty – you’ll have to convince dad to come to Singapore on a food tour.
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Did you fall on the ground sobbing when you missed out on roti.
Did you plead with her that you had come all the way from Australia just for her food.
Is it possible to have another go tomorrow.
Is the Fullerton worth the cost
What is stingray like
Sounds like a much more amenable day 🙂
Favourite photo: the Fullerton pool looks so majestic. I would just hang there and soak it in.
Favourite food reference: hainese chicken. I have always wanted to have – sounds so tasty.
Saddest story: no more roti that’s a modern tragedy.
35° and humid here today. Singapore without any decent food 🙁
Love M xx
Dad: I was heart broken when the roti was sold out. The lady running the stall could not care less. They closed the next day (Wednesday) and I think she was ready to leave.
I think the Fullerton is worth the cost. The rooms are very comfortable and spacious, I am sleeping very well. It’s also fun staying where people come as an event, and not just for the hotel. People go to the rooftop bar (which I can’t access due to dress code) and to have high tea. So there’s lots of ladies dressed up taking photos.
The stingray was alright but I wouldn’t rush back to order it again. The flesh tasted like fish but was more firm.
Mum: sad to hear about the weather in Coffs. Not very inspiring to go out and do anything. The pool is a good time. Easy to fall asleep at. Hainese chicken is very tasty – you’ll have to convince dad to come to Singapore on a food tour.