Lunch @ The Thai Table

The five of us met at The Thai Table for lunch. This cozy restaurant is situated along Upper Changi Road near the junction with Jalan Pari Burong. The staff are friendly. Today, the Guest of Honor was Eric Lim Meng Huat. "Welcome Eric" to the Yaukwees' Club.

We ordered the above dishes, namely, Som Tam (Mango Salad), Popiah, Olive Rice, BBQ Squid, Thai Fish Cakes & Deep Fried Chicken. Quality of the food is above average but the ambience is nice and quiet for a small gathering.

After our hearty lunch , we strolled to The Market Place in the scorching sun for drinks. Richard craved for the Rojak there. All five sat down for coffee and chendol and almost immediately everyone was eye locked on their iPhone. Actually, we did chat a lot lah!

Any suggestion where to Gasak next? Feedback please...dun be too engrossed with the coming General Election. What will be...will be!

Birthday Celebration for Dick Lee @ JB

Very Personalized Cake with the initial 'L' on it

Went into Johore Bahru with Dick, Phillip, Richard & myself this morning. At last, Dick had his MACS done at Bgn Sultan Iskandar Customs Complex...bye bye to using Malaysian Immigration White Card.

Proceeded for lunch @ Qui Lin Restoran along Jalan Maju. Unfortunately, it was closed for the day. Therefore, we settled for this restoran a few doors away as we found it packed with diners. Ordered the above and everyone enjoyed their fill.

Walked over to Plaza Pelangi and got a really tiny Tiramisu cake from Lavender & strolled around to digest our full tank. Sedap Corner is situated on the upper most level and we decided to have our coffee break and cake there cos WIFI is available. Each of us had a scoop of the cake after Dick made his birthday wish. The lady manager & waitresses thought amongst themselves if we were on such tight budget or simply too full to eat a bigger cake.

Alamak! Forgot to get Dick to wear his birthday suit & take some measurements. Maybe next year!

Lunch @ Restoran Fook Hwa - Johore Bahru

It was another fruitful day for us yaukwees in JB.

Dick Lee, Richard Lim, Phillip Lim & William Lim went to JB this morning to apply for Malaysian Automated Clearance System (MACS) @ Sultan Iskandar Customs Complex. Unfortunately, Dick's passport just missed the 2 years validity period and could not apply. So now we can clear Malaysian Customs without having the hassle of filling the Immigration White Card. It took about 45 mins to have the MACS processed at the cost of Rm30 per year.

Next we proceeded to lunch at Restoran Fook Hwa. Ordered the above. It was tasty but quite pricy. Due to the scorching heat, we headed to Pelangi Mall for coffee before coming back to Singapore by 5pm.

Penang Food Restuarant

I was treated to a dinner by two of my ladies course mates at Penang Food Restuarant at 76 Geylang Lorong 25A. The air-conditioned restuarant is located near Aljunied MRT station.

The recommendation was Penang Laksa. This must be one of the best I had tasted. The gravy was thick and starchy in texture. The other dishes which we ordered was "Ngoh Hiang" and vegetable with mushroom and tofu.

The laksa is really good and worth trying.

Makan Session @ Ban Heong Seng Restaurant, Jalan Skudai

34B Jalan Skudai, Batu 3.25, off Jalan Tahar

Order you food 1 day in advance

Dick's Affirmation on the tastefulness of the dishes

Oyster Rice Rm22

Oil Vegetable Rm10

Beggar Chicken Rm33

Melon Soup Rm20

Country Fish Rm20

Place where the Beggar Chicken are baked for at least 8 hours

Chicken Wrapped with Mud

Everyone had their fill

Dick Lee drove Richard Lim, Phillip Lim and William Lim to JB for lunch today. Arrived at this private house in Jalan Tahar, off Jalan Skudai around 12.30pm. The traffic along the causeway was quite heavy due to the school holidays.

Don't expect to walk in and order a meal. You will be turned down cos you have to order your food one day in advance. I wanted to tahpau a Beggar Chicken but there were no extras baked.

Dick order by phone the following dishes above in advance and they were all very tastefully cooked. Not much MSG as we were not drowning ourselves with liquid after that. It was a hearty meal.

We then went to cool down at City Square and walked to Kim Loong Restaurant along Jalan Meldrum to buy Curry Fish Head home. Left JB by 4pm to avoid the peak traffic coming into Singapore. It was a short but enjoyable outing.

Ya Ge Ge Boneless Duck Rice @ Tanglin Halt Market

Had lunch today at Ya Ge Ge Boneless Duck Rice, #01-07 Tanglin Halt Market, near Commonwealth MRT Station with Eric Lim, Richard Lim, William Lim & Dick Lee.

Eric ordered a plate of braised boneless duck and a plate of duck entrails, belly pork, dofu & peanuts. We agreed that this stall serves the best braised duck in town. The taste and texture of the meat are much more superior than those we have eaten before. Total cost $23.50 only.

Apparently, Eric also told us that this stall is owned by Jeffery Ho Chee Hean (SJI Old Boy). It was opened about one and a half years ago.