Since i wake up early and have the whole place to myself(& darcy e shadow) w no nice early morning shows, the only thing i feel like doing is to cook a big hearty breakfast. That is eggs, sausages, grilled mushrooms and tomatoes kind. But its hard to do so in sing. Because the kitchen is not MINE!!
Our kitchen has everything i'm sure, just that 20% of the things i need, i do not know where they are placed. Another 40% of the food tt i need are spoilt or expired and very possibly with mould growing.This can be verify by Mr Peng who had, over the years, grew to be smarter and will check the expiry date of everything he used and then take a sniff to double confirm that they are alrite. THIS, is my hse in Sing.
Whereas, on the otherhand, in Melb, in my little Sydney Road 2bedroom apartment with Safeway just behind, literally JUST behind where i can just 'lup' a jacket over and go for grocerries instead of changing to appropriate clothes and walking to the nearby over crowded market and snatching with others for the freshest food available.
Yah, back there i waltz into Safeway and shop in a peaceful enviroment with no sweat achieved.
If i feel like having pancakes, i buy buttermilk and some strawberries,
if i feel like making eggs florentine, i buy some baby spinach and muffins,
if i feel like baking i can buy all the flour and sugar and butter i need,
and if i feel like making toast, i just buy bread and whatever fillings i feel like.
Here, the nearest supermarket that will offer buttermilk, fresh baby spinach and the other more 'rare' stuff will be up the little hilly at Woodgrove's NTUC and its not everytime they will have it and not forgetting the queues and the sweat achieved.
Lastly, not forgetting the cleaning up part, in my little Sydney Road Aptm's kitchen which is small but well equiped, its also neat and tidy where things are properly stored away after used and everything has a place of its own. Not forgetting that the place is bright and airy. Here, the kitchen is so messed up that i just leave it there and let my mum do the putting away part because trust me, i'm not lazy, its just tt when the things are finally dry they are just not where i'd left them at. And honestly, i just dont know where to start.
Argg.. On days like this, i really miss my Sydney Road Apartment and WOW AU.
BUT, BUT, BUT, what i have here and not there are khakis to have pratas, macs big breakfast, kaya toast etc etc.
There i only have ET(when she's nt busying phoning home) who will indulge w me once in w while for some eggs florentine and ice coffee in somebody's garden, ultra thick hot chocolates and pastries by the street and not forgetting the bratwurst w sauerkraut as well as the sugary spainish donuts in vict mkt.
Sigh.. Those were the days!
After checking in, we went to the nearby restaurant, Sunday for dinner. rm120 for 2 mains, 1 stir fried veggies, 1 soft shell crab, 2 beer. Nice bali-thai deco hence the steep pricing. The food was so-so but the ambiance is worth it.
My iced coffee float taste kinda different but bearable and her iced tea is fruity and cooling.
Our lunch cost 50rm which may be ex for Malaysian std, but aft converting to sgd, its actually reasonable. We sat and eat and chat till nearly 3pm, paid for the bill, got a cab, went back to collect our luggage and head to the airport.