A Tour of Singapore, sort of

Sad, tragic news: My dinner last night got postponed as a couple of friends I was supposed to meet got stuck at work. So no Out of the Pan. I did have a nice relaxing dinner in solitude, though, of random mix-match of things I needed to consume and clear up before I leave.

Not very interesting, but just in case you were still dying to know what I ate last night…:

• Steamed cauliflower with turmeric and cumin powder
• 20 mini chicken hotdogs
• 700gm (about 2.5 lbs) of sweet potato, sliced and baked into chips
• a big bowl of chocolatey oatmeal made from 3/4 cup oats, 2 tablespoons cocoa and 1 tsp vanilla
• …and the grand finale of 3 big-ass Jollibean peanut pancakes.

I think I eat more than a sumo wrestler, but it seems I actually need this amount in order to gain!

Anyway, since there is a serious lack of pictures, I decided to compile some everyday pictures of Singapore as a tribute to the country where I have my fondest childhood memories…

Sophia’s Picture tour of Singapore

There are so many familiar scenarios of Singapore that I will dearly miss, but I’ll only be able to portray a few…

There’s the tall, practical apartment buildings with no-nonsense and frill-free architecture…

The loud, noisy kopitiams (coffee shops)…

The hawker centres (open-air complexes with many different inexpensive food stalls)

Selling dirt-cheap food…(Can you believe the freaking cheap price?)

If you ever come to Singapore you’ve got to try its local favorite, the chicken rice (vegetarians, please accept my apology)…

The crowded food courts…

The many different food kiosks…

My favorite Mr Bean shop selling amazing Japanese pancakes…

The best ever…

And my other favorite food stall, Jollibean…

I shall sorely miss my daily fix of these incredible peanut pancakes…

The fresh, live fish available in every supermarkets…

And the abundant variety of fresh greens!! (And the adorable little old ladies in their traditional clothes)

The exotic tropical fruits…

This is what I will not be missing…

A lot of old, red-faced men drinking in the middle of the day…

The air-polluting idolatry…

The freaking crazy prices of dairy!

Cheese and ice-cream lovers, you don’t wanna live here in fear of bankruptcy…

I have received permission from my friend Jingwen to post a picture of her, so here is the face behind the “famous” person:
Excuse that weird expression on her face. She likes to make random funny faces! And notice that Burberry bag in her hands? This is Singapore’s very own Shopaholic!!

But on to the warmest, most loveable hosts ever, Wengang and Liwen:
Aren’t they a good-looking couple? They’re like angels to me; they have helped me so much in my recovery.

I will not cry. I. Will. Not. Cry.

On a brighter note, I’m quite excited (and a tiny bit fearful, but that shall pass) for tonight because I’m meeting my church youth group friends for dinner at this fabulous French-Japanese restaurant, Ma Maison. I’ve heard superb reviews about this place, so anticipate some yummy pictures~

So long, dear blogger friends!