MY HOMETOWN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE: 4FINGERS AT JBCC

This was a gathering that had been long overdue. It was not easy to get everyone to sit together and chat nowadays as our working hour schedules have not been as regular as they used to be. However, today there were more people who joined in which means there will be more fat people in the world soon.

I arrived late as the training workshop I was attending in SMK Medini finished real late. We planned to meet up at 4fingers in KOMTAR a.k.a JBCC at 3.30 p.m. but my session only ended at almost 5.00 p.m. I did not know I could drive from the school to the city centre just in 15 minutes, but finding a parking space at the mall seemed to take more of my time. Consequently, I missed all the juicy gossips and also the fun eating the Korean food at 4FINGERS Restaurant for the first time. And we could not stay longer as everyone really had to rush back home.

happiness abound

The surrendering of the belated birthday presents had also been performed to the birthday girl, and me. It is always better late than never.

uncontrollable excitement 

gratification

my dream came true

I did not take any photo of the food as I was either too hungry I gobbled up almost everything that was not eaten yet. I took home my chicken burger so as not to let my friends wait for me to finish my food and ate my burger at home. So how was it? The chicken patty was very Korean, sweet and spicy, and crispy too. Will I come back again to 4fingers? Why not?

Thanks so much to all my friends: Pn.Mazzelina and En. Khir, Pn. Rumaiah, Pn. Rashida and Pn. Ida Amiza - for the food, the birthday presents and the company. We shall meet again some other time, with or without any birthday celebration.

VISITING THE MARINA BARRAGE IN SINGAPORE [PART 1]

19th OCTOBER 2018 ~ After lunch at Geylang Serai, we all were taken by the bus to Marina Barrage which is located at Marina Bay, just beside the Gardens by the Bay. This was my first time here so I was eager to find out what this place had to offer. We however had just a short time to spend as we had to hurry home to avoid the congestion at immigration check point out getting out of Singapore.

A barrage is actually " a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation". [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]

As for the Marina Barrage, it is a reservoir and water catchment area in the heart of the city which has intelligently been turned into a recreation spot and tourist attraction.

The view by the sea side in a bright (and hot) Friday afternoon was definitely breathtaking.

And then I realized I had been separated from the big group. These people just disappeared.

T O   B E    C O N T I N U E D  . . . . .

EXPLORING GEYLANG SERAI NEW MARKET DURING LUNCH TIME

19TH OCTOBER 2018 ~ After performing our Friday Prayer at Siglap Mosque, the bus took us to Geylang Serai New Market for lunch. I however did not feel like eating so I went exploring instead. The last time I came here was on 31st August 2009 - 9 years ago. It was during the fasting month so there was not much to see during the day as the food stalls we all closed.

The market here serves mainly the needs of the Malay and Muslim community so there are many halal eateries at the food court - something that I rarely see in Singapore.

Basically the market here is divided into three sections: the food court on the ground and first floor, the wet market and grocers on the ground floor, and the place to buy clothes and fabrics on the first floor.

The wet market is somewhat very similar to the Larkin Market in Johor Bahru.

I might want to come back to the market for lunch next time I visit Singapore.