Spent another entire weekend between apartment hunting and hospitals... Still too overwhelmed to report on the rest of our affairs here so far. I can say that we like our temporary apartment and the facilities in the building - rooftop pools and playground, gym, and breakfast dining hall. Our small shockproof camera got shocked (by the humidity?) so we're photo-documenting a lot less than we would otherwise, which also explains the lack of food pictures amidst all the food blogging. We are a bit stressed out about a lot of things, but we are settling into some kind of routine if that is even remotely possible in our current situation. Too much is going on and I have not been able to digest it - unlike the food we've been sampling, so...
After sweating it out in LauPaSat last week I discovered that you can get similar foods (not as varied or exciting, but similar, and at the same prices) in little food courts in the first floor of various office buildings in the area - with A/C included! Today, Connie and I met for lunch. We work in the same building, but it actually took a few phone calls, several more emails, and much coordination to meet roughly at the same time in our shared lobby. I really tried to time it right so that she would catch my elevator (I'm on 13, she's on 11 but has to climb the stairs to take the elevator from 12 - Bloomberg!@#!), but somehow we missed each other and in fact she had to wait for me on the plush leather couch in the lobby.
We walked out to an averagely humid day, immediately beginning to wilt. After some hesitation involving new shoes and sore feet we still opted on further-afield LauPaSat. However, as we were trying to cut across one of the buildings we happened upon M11 @ China Square. M11 seems to be another food court franchise like Kopitiam - we've sampled some foods from the M11 @ Bencoolen across the street from our apartment building. This M11 has about 8-10 food stands so it is easier to actually report on what you can get: Korean, Ramen, Dim Sum, Cantonese-style BBQ & Chicken, Beverages (this is always separate from other stands, so for a meal with a drink you have to order from 2 stalls, although sometimes these food courts have someone walking around taking drink orders), and Yong Tau Foo. The neat thing about most Yong Tau Foo stands is that it is do-it-yourself. You get a bowl and choose a minimum of 7 ingredients from a selection of 20-30 veggies, tofus, and fish balls/cakes. Each is 50 cents. You also choose your broth or curry, the type of noodles if any (50 cents extra), and wallah - soup or curry at SGD$3.50-$4 to be enjoyed with some dipping sauces, fried-dried scallions, and your choice of sesame oil or soy sauce added to the soup or sauces. If you can find a seating place in the A/C court all the better. Still a decided lack of napkins - good thing we both carry packs of tissues everywhere now - but a fairly civilized affair here at M11.
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