Crab Obsessions 5

Posted by Alvin Lai on September 24, 2006

Happy birthday Yingli and Xinyi! My JC classmates of CG25 decided to celebrate with crab this fine Saturday evening.

I was initially puzzled having to meet at 1730 for dinner. Upon reaching I understood why.

Queue 1

And mind you, it’s not a restaurant or anything. It’s a KOPI TIAM (COFFEE SHOP)! We started queueing at 1800 and the kopitiam auntie was like broadcasting a 60 to 90 minute wait for a table, even suggesting to try out a rival kopitiam just across the carpark!

Queue 3

Eventually the queue spilled onto the carpark and they had to redirect it.

I can’t resist Xinyi’s expression here :)

Take orders

They even take orders while we queue to ensure that our crabbies arrive promptly when we get a table!

Beaming girls

The birthday girls beaming when we’re finally next in line for a table. Notice the sign at the background, it reads: Please Q For Table N Order, Thank You.

Interesting!

Queue Behinf

Just look at the queue that formed behind us! Singaporeans will die for food.

A group of a while later, we learnt that a group of expatriates came by and unknowingly occupied a table was meant for us, without realizing that you actually had to queue to eat at this kopitiam.

Additional waiting time..

happy girls

We got a table! Look at the happy girls.

Happy boys

And a hungry Bingxiong :) Joel looks like he’s wielding a light saber on his head :/ We finally got the table at 1910 – a 70minute wait!

Here comes the food!

Fried bread

Fried bread to go with the crab sauces..

Playboy Chicken

Playboy Chicken. Serious! That’s what it’s called! It tastes damn good too!

Paper Wrapped Ribs

Paper wrapped ribs.

Egg Toufu 1

Wok egg toufu. This is the bomb I tell you.

Toufu Egg closeup

I can’t resist a nice closeup!

Butter Crab 1

Front shot of the first crab. Butter crab! This is just sinfully delectable man.

Butter Crab 2

Rear shot! They use fresh lettuce which goes so well with the sauce! Ohhh!

Pepper Crab 1

Frontal shot of the black pepper crab. Apologies for the unfocused picture.. Didn’t have many clean fingers left after the butter crab :p

Pepper Crab 2

Rear shot.. Thank you everyone for patiently waiting for me to take a shot before attacking the crab haha..

Pincer 1

Damn solid the meat I tell you!

Pincer 2

The flesh would like fray out like sea anemones!

Butter Beehoo Crab

The butter beehoon (thick vermicelli) crab is their signature dish. It doesn’t look much but I tell you the soup is.. you gotta try it out for yourself man. Butter and crab goodness!

Satisfied Tummies

Satistied tummies.

BX Bike

Marvelling at Bingxiong’s big bike..

Artistic

A failed attempt for an artistic night shot at some random bushes..

Leaving 1

Before finally leaving for AMK Central..

Leaving 2

for supper at MOS Burger..

Wonderful night! Happy birthday Xinyi and Yingli!

Family Food Night

Posted by Alvin Lai on September 24, 2006

Ah, nice dinner outings with the family. Dad discovered a newly opened food store just across the street, and off we went!

Simple delectable foodfare such as..

Hokkien Mee

Fried Hokkien Mee and..

Oyster omelete

Oyster Omelete.

In a separate dinner outing the next evening, we went to try out satay at kopi tiam (coffee shop) near Serangoon central.

Satay 1

Heavenly I tell you.

Satay 2

I will so miss them in America. For a whole year too. Sigh

Silicon Valley, Here I Come!

Posted by Alvin Lai on September 15, 2006

I’ve been selected for NOC woo!

Look where Singapore ranks in bank account balances!

Posted by Alvin Lai on September 12, 2006

At $ 32,740,000,000 !

Check it out from CIA’s Website