Singapore December 2014

In Singapore, we stayed at iStayInn, a hostel in Chinatown. Great location for it’s within decent walking distance to the Chinatown MRT station, and to the famed Maxwell Food Court.

Hostel at iStay.inn Singapore
Me: Why are you brushing your teeth here?
Jon: I can brush my teeth anywhere!

Chinatown, Singapore
Chinatowns anywhere are great for buying things that you don’t need

We spent a good few minutes arguing in the train. You see the photo below with the stations’ names? Someone in our group insisted that route and names were yellow in colour. The rest of us said no, it’s orange. It’s yellow, that someone insisted. No way are you colour blind, it’s orange and the bottom part with the warning is yellow!

Whatever, it’s yellow to me!

O..kay…

Singapore MRT trail
IT’S ORANGE LAH AHFA!

Got to meet my hot cousin who works in Singapore. As mentioned many times, introductory fee applies.

Got to hang out with Hassan before he goes back to Lahore, and who knows where else 🙂

Suanie with cousin and friend

Met up with Edwin, my #BatuPahat kaki who’s a great sport, obliging host, generall all-rounder awesome funnyman…

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… who took us to Smith Street Taps! It’s a stall somewhere in the massive Chinatown Complex Food Centre, an almost unlikely place for premium craft beer on tap.

But there it is, like a beautiful surprise serving beer to appreciative locals and hippie-type tourists.

Smith Street Taps is open from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. Find them on Facebook.

Smith Street Taps, Chinatown Complex, Singapore

A few stalls away is Shi Xiang Satay, selling tender, juicy, delicious pork satay with peanut and pineapple salsa sauce. I read that it’s quite a legend in Singapore, go look for it. Best enjoyed with a cold one from Smith Street Taps.

Shi Xiang Satay, Chinatown Complex, Singapore

We adjourned to Jigger & Pony, a cocktail bar along Amoy Street. The service was fantastic, the drinks were expensive, the quality was… okay. Maybe they were having a real busy night, that’s all.

Having said that, I recommend Jigger & Pony’s Corpse Reviver #101. Head bartender Aki Eguchi’s version of the classic cocktail sees a combination of Babicka vodka, St-Germain (elderflower liqueur), jasmine sweet vermouth and lemon, topped with an absinthe-infused jelly. It was best of the lot that we ordered, potent too!

Jigger and Pony, Singapore
Bangun pagi, gosok gigi, cuci muka, minum arak..

At Suntec, we chanced upon Pepperoni Pizzeria and decided to share a parma ham + rocket pizza. It was above average; a classic simple yet pleasing dish.

Pepperoni Pizzeria - Parma ham and rocket salad

Apparently all of Singapore’s hippies congregate to live in Tiong Bahru. If you like the arts and cafes and old-style living spaces, that’s where you should be.

Old style house in Tiong Bahru

At the Tiong Bahru market, Shirley queued up to get us some of Singapore’s best ‘zhui kueh’ (steamed rice flour cakes). They are served with sweet and salty radish, and sambal chili.

Famous Zhui Kueh at Tiong Bahru market, Singapore - Jian Bo Shui Kueh

We also took the overnight train, ate at Wild Honey, ate kueh chap and Tian Tian chicken rice, ate at Ristorante Da Valentino, and visited Gardens by the Bay.

Until next time, Xin Jia Por!

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  1. it’s YELLOW LA.
    YELLOW GOT DIFFERENT SHADES LAAAAAAAAAAA
    YOU TRY AND SEE! NAH:
    http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx
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  2. Why you say arak? Wiski is a legitimate Malay word too you know?

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