Showing posts with label Geylang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geylang. Show all posts
Paya Lebar Quarter - Shop, Dine, Play
8:06 PM
Architecture, East, Food, Geylang, History, Joo Chiat, Paya Lebar, Shopping
Paya Lebar Quarter is located within the culture-rich neighbourhood of Paya Lebar, Joo Chiat and Geylang. Sitting at the heart of the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority’s masterplan to develop a dynamic regional business hub between the CBD and Changi Airport, the quarter consists of residential, commercial and retail spaces with vast, green public green spaces to encourage the community within to relax, mingle, and engage in the planned diverse range of activities around the year.
Inspired by the Songket fabric, a traditional Malay brocade textile, the gold-and-silver colour palette for the facade, interior and landscape design unifies the buildings and public areas, and seamlessly weaves the four plots into a single tapestry.
To move around, there are sheltered open spaces with huge cooler fans, and bridges connecting the various buildings seamlessly, making exploration of PLQ and the adjoining culturally-rich neighbourhoods seamless.
To prevent the claustrophic feel that this is just another carbon copy mall, the mall management team has thoughtfully introduced Instagrammable spaces within the mall - Say hello to the iconic Pelican and Dragon playgrounds, or watch a trailer at the Shaw IMAX spaces...
The mall will have over 200 stores with familiar brands, entertainment and F&B establishments like Popular Bookstore, Tokyu Hands, Starbucks Reserve, Haidilao Hot Pot, and Shaw Theatres with its 12 cinema halls and IMAX theatre. In addition, the Mall also has several spaces for start-outs as well as "first in Singapore" established brands from overseas.
Read more about the delicious food options in PLQ
You Tiao & Soya Milk Just Good Enough For Cravings
8:15 AM
East, Food, Geylang, North Asian, Taiwanese
Yong He Eating House
Geylang Road
October 2012
Merlion Wayfarer had a craving for soya milk one fine night when she was in the Aljunied area. As it as quite late in the night (11-ish), she opted to go to the 24-hour Yong He Eating House. Located at Geylang Road, this eatery serves mainly refreshments and snacks.
The S$1.10 You Tiao (fried dough stick) was served to us cold and very oily - The oil actually soaked through the white rice paper. The S$1.20 soya milk was cold and thick. Unfortunately, it was quite a small cup and a bit powdery.
This place is good for satisfying cravings, but as a should-think-about-it if you intend to be a regular patron.
The full album is available at:
Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa (Food - Taiwanese)
Geylang Road
October 2012
Merlion Wayfarer had a craving for soya milk one fine night when she was in the Aljunied area. As it as quite late in the night (11-ish), she opted to go to the 24-hour Yong He Eating House. Located at Geylang Road, this eatery serves mainly refreshments and snacks.
The S$1.10 You Tiao (fried dough stick) was served to us cold and very oily - The oil actually soaked through the white rice paper. The S$1.20 soya milk was cold and thick. Unfortunately, it was quite a small cup and a bit powdery.
This place is good for satisfying cravings, but as a should-think-about-it if you intend to be a regular patron.
The full album is available at:
Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa (Food - Taiwanese)
A Wait Since Secondary School For Arnold's Fried Chicken
City Plaza, Geylang Road
East, Singapore
July 2012
Merlion Wayfarer heard a lot about Arnold's since secondary school. Even in recent few years, she heard quite a bit from her Easterner friends who frequent the place. So one fine evening, she and Her Hunk decided to make a visit all the way to City Plaza in Geylang Road for her fried chicken adventure.
When they reached the lobby of the shopping mall, the fragrant smell of fried chicken surrounded her. But despite the strong fragrance, they could not locate the outlet after walking around the entire level one. She was stumped!
It was only after she asked the Ah Chek at the security post that she knew Arnold's is located at the second floor near Watsons.
And... horrors of horrors. They had forgotten that it was Ramadan and it was time to break fast. There were lots of people milling outside. And their queue number was 20 numbers away!
A queue system where you take a queue number and place your order first even before you are seated...
Lots of people both inside and outside the restaurant. Chairs are provided for diners waiting outside...
She tried to see things on the bright side - Ok lah, can go shopping. So it was time to mill about the interesting fashion boutiques in City Plaza, looking at the really affordable clothes that ended up in online blog shops at jacked-up prices.
Only 10 minutes later, they decided to check back at Arnold's, you know, "just in case". And the queue number displayed was just a few numbers away from theirs!
There were two separate queues - One for dining in and and another for takeaway...
Surprisingly, they were seated less than 15 minutes after taking the queue number.
Many people inside waiting for their food too...
Since it's their 1st time at Arnold's, they ordered the spring chicken set. Since many people ordered that too lah. Ok monkey see, monkey do. A bit pricey though, at S$11.90. And added on some potato wedges.
The wedges were fragrant and crispy. A bit heavy though. Too much to finish...
Then the famed spring chicken came. (After all, this is Arnold's FRIED CHICKEN!)
The chicken was crispy on the outside and tender white on the inside. It was swimming in a bit of liquid, and more oozed out as they ripped it apart. Much as they'd like to think it was just "juice" (a.k.a. water) from the chicken, it turned out to be pure oily oil. Somehow, they tried to console themselves - at least two of them sharing the chicken, so it was just "half the calories". After some time, it kinda got a bit gelat. And they were really glad there were two of them sharing the chicken!
More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
Elusive Durian-Detection Skills
Wonderful Fruit Enterprise (旺德福名种猫山王)
147 Sims Ave, along Geylang Lorong 17
Singapore 387469
July 2012
One fine night, Merlion Wayfarer was sidetracked by all her friends' delicious posts on the latest durian posts on Facebook and decided to venture out seeking the thorny shells herself.
On that weekend night, Geylang was as usual chaotic with the evening traffic and the dining crowds. Many bright stalls beckoned, but filtering from left to right, or right to left, in the onslaught of cars and buses and heck-care-the-driver pedestrians proved to be a mountainous task. There were no bright neon "P" signs to indicate available parking in plain sight.
Finally, a bright light appeared in the horizon where ample parking space abound in the lane and estate behind. On goes the indicator light, and soon the car was parked.
Known for her acute sense of smell, Merlion Wayfarer sniffed a few pokeys in the pile. Uh-uh, she knew they were the pale yellow type.
“你会不会选?" the Ah Chek asked. Well, maybe he didn't like people to dig up his entire pile to find the better-tasting ones.
Mai hiam, for a lower price than some of the stalls they saw and much larger fruits, they settled. (After all, must look ai-zai mah. A bit paiseh to admit they didn't know their fruits well hor?)
Well, it's time Merlion Wayfarer brush up on her durian detection skills!
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