Donut Factory

One thing I have learnt in Singapore is that where ever there is good food, people will queue for it, no matter how long. There is a new crave in Singapore, for donuts. And there is one leader in this new craze called Donut Factory. I think there are 2 branches in SG, Raffle's City and Suntec City.

Donut Factory Outlet

Let me share my experience with you. I came upon it by chance in Raffle's City. The first time I was there was at 7pm, there were 2 long queues. I was thinking, "What the heck are these people queueing for? Free food?"

The 2nd time I was there, it was 6.30pm, I tried to queue, at the persistence of my wife of course. But was told the queue was closed (luckily).

The 3rd time, at the persistence of my wife again, I went there after work. Arrived at 6.00pm, I went straight to the queue. The queue was not too long, so I thought "Great, I arrived early." Suddenly, a girl came up to me and said, "I'm sorry sir. The queue closed 30 mins ago."

"What! It's only 6pm and they close at 9pm." I thought.

Anyway, I left and passed by around 8pm. The queue was still there!!! People had been queueing for 2 hours!, for donuts!!!

Another time, I was there during the weekend. Arrived at 10am this time. There was already a queue, but the shop was not open yet! I found out the shop opens at 11.30am. So I came back at 11.45am just to see how the queue was. OMG!!! There were 3 queues!!! Can you imagine!

Anyway, on Saturday, I came upon this branch in Suntec City and was explaining the situation to Douglas, when suddenly my wife said, "Hey, the queue is not long here, why don't you queue?" Great suggestion.

It starts here

The queue in front of me (trust me, this is short)

The queue in front of the shop

At last, after half an hour of queueing, it was my turn. Luckily I started early. The queue got longer by the minute. Anyway, got half a dozen donuts, all with different toppings and fillings, for SGD7.00. I queued 30mins for 6 donuts. That's 5mins per donut.

Anyway, we passed by again an hour later. The queue was still there. In cantonese, there is a saying, They have never eaten donuts in their previous life (Chin Sai Mei Sik Ko Donut).

These people must really like donuts

Well, we stuffed ourselves with the donuts just before dinner. TBH, the donuts were good, really good. The dough was easy to bite and not powdery. A few bites and you swallow it easily. Donuts made to perfection. Reccommended for donut lovers.

But if you ask me to queue for 30mins again, I'll say never mind.

Frog Porridge at Geylang

Wednesday night - Ian & May took A.Ze and me to Geylang for frog porridge. Geylang is a very busy area. Cars flowing non-stop along the road. Shops were aplenty with food shops dominating the scene. There are crowds of people everywhere.

I know, most of you all, the moment we mention Geylang, you associate it with prostitution and such. That is partially true, you all can ask Ian (he's the expert). There's also plenty of accomodation, mostly charging by the hour (I wonder why), not that I recommend you all stay at any hotels there.

There are also plenty of restaurants, hawkers and kopitiam selling local delicacy. We had frog porridge for dinner. The restaurant had just been renovated and was very clean. Anyway, it seems the restaurant is quite famous, being featured on TV and newspapers (most of SG's food places have been on TV, papers, magazines, etc.) Anyway, the link to the restaurant is here.

Frogs cooked in a pot

You don't see the porridge in the picture huh. That's because the frogs are cooked in a pot and they serve you plain porridge in another pot. So you can order different style of cooking frog.

They have a promotion or some sorts. Order 2 frogs and get 1 free. We tried 2 different type of frog dishes. The food was great. We tried the kung pao (dried chili) style and the white pepper (only available here). It was spicy and very tasty especially when you mix it with the porridge.

If you decide to come and try this dish, feel free to call Ian. I think he's becoming a regular there.

Dinner at Thai Express

Apply for the Orange card and you get 10% discount plus birthday discounts

Went to dinner with my wife last Sunday at this Thai restaurant called Thai Express in Vivo City. The environment was not bad. Lucky we went there early, it was packed after 7pm.

The ones in the orange shirts are the waiters & waitresses

The Tom Yam Kung

Ordered ourselves the Tom Yam soup. Don't be fooled by the colour of the soup. It may look plain but there are cili padi all at the bottom of the bowl. Once you stir it, it's really spicy.

The BBQ Seafood Platter

The BBQ Seafood Platter was delicious. It is served with rice. What you are seeing is the fish and squid on top. Below the fish are an abundance of prawns, all grilled perfectly. Dipped with the chilli paste, it taste really good.

Fried Glass noodles with seafood or something

Tried out the glass noodles as well. Tasted great as well. The glass noodles were fried with some sort spice that makes it taste like Maggi Mee Goreng. On the dish, there are peanut and chilli sprinkles condiments that you can add to your liking. Overall, it taste great.

This is my 2nd time I've been here. The food's great. Environment's soothing and the staff was really nice. I changed my order a couple of times and they were nice enought to accommodate. The price was not too pricey, comparable to some other fast food restaurants. Check it out if you have the time.

Cheapest chicken rice in SG, JB n some say KL

Some say the food in SG is really really damn expensive. But I say otherwise.

I managed to find something that's really affordable. Like most ppl know, SG is famous for chicken rice. And I managed to find the cheapest chicken rice in SG and JB and some even say KL.

Behold. Chicken rice inSG for only SGD1.50. Believe wat u see. Even if you convert this back to RM, I think you can't even get it at this price in KL. And would you believe it, this shop even appeared in the newspapers

So the next time you all come here, I'd buy u all a good dinner with the best chicken rice ever.