{"id":40,"date":"2008-05-03T21:33:40","date_gmt":"2008-05-03T13:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=40"},"modified":"2008-05-03T21:33:40","modified_gmt":"2008-05-03T13:33:40","slug":"if-your-ang-mo-friend-is-coming-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2008\/05\/03\/if-your-ang-mo-friend-is-coming-over\/","title":{"rendered":"If your ang mo friend is coming over…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blog-prata.jpg\"\u2026what would you recommend him? Okay, this is my list of things to do:<\/p>\n

Topmost on the list: Must bring him to try our local fare, of course!! I mean, we don\u2019t have much of a natural heritage here, or any man-made wonders of the world (eh, does the Singapore Flyer count?), or dirt-cheap shopping, or nice quaint vintage houses, or tranquil countryside, etc.<\/p>\n

Matt, our dear buddy, will be flying all the way from America to Singapore in a few weeks\u2019 time. This will be his second visit here (he was Yang\u2019s best man during our wedding, remember?) He will be here for our local food. He misses the Katong laksa, roti prata and dim sum. Okies, for the sake of our dear foodie friend, I shall draw up a list of must-try foods for him while he\u2019s here again:<\/p>\n

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  1. Paranakan Cuisine: laksa (Katong of course!), nonya curry, mee siam, rojak, popiah, kueh kueh, otah, etc<\/li>\n
  2. Chinese cuisine: dim sum (e.g. xiao long bao from Din Tai Fung), clear soups, congee (Crystal Jade\u2019s), Hainanese chicken rice, duck rice (A* coffee shop), steamboat, shrimp dumpling noodles (Rivervale Mall<\/a>\u2019s Foodcourt), beef hor fun (Casaurina Rd), fried carrot cake (Shi Fu coffee shop), fried kway teow, fried rice (Din Tai Fung\u2019s), chilli crabs (Jumbo\u2019s), fried Hokkien mee (Punggol Plaza coffee shop), etc<\/li>\n
  3. Malay cuisine: mutton \/ beef rendang (my mother in-law\u2019s one is good), satay, nasi briyani, nasi lemak, lontong, mee rebus, mee soto, mee goreng, etc<\/li>\n
  4. Indian cuisine: Roti prata (Compass Point<\/a> Banquet<\/a> – the best!), naan, teh tarik, teh halia, etc<\/li>\n
  5. Thai cuisine: green curry, mango and glutinous rice dessert, red rubies, sweet tapioca, etc<\/li>\n
  6. Local fruits: durian, mangosteen, malay apples, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pant, pant\u2026 did I miss out any \u2018die die must try\u2019 dishes? Tell me please ok?<\/p>\n

    As for places to look-see, here\u2019s my rough plan:<\/p>\n

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    1. Rustic pulau ubin<\/li>\n
    2. Bukit Timah nature reserve<\/li>\n
    3. Singapore Flyer<\/li>\n
    4. Singapore River \/ Clark Quay<\/li>\n
    5. Chinatown<\/li>\n
    6. Little India<\/li>\n
    7. Marina South (to have steamboat??)<\/li>\n
    8. Chinese Tea House ??<\/li>\n
    9. Zoo?<\/li>\n
    10. Where, where, where? Oh yah, go catch latest blockbusters\u2026cheaper than the States\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This time round, we will still get Matt a tub of bak qua as happy-hour snack and stock loads of chilled green tea in our fridge. \":)\" Now, haven\u2019t we got something going? \":)\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      \u2026what would you recommend him? Okay, this is my list of things to do: Topmost on the list: Must bring him to try our local fare, of course!! I mean, we don\u2019t have much of a natural heritage here, or<\/p>\n

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