Wandering Fel

Pho with lemongrass chicken and spring rolls

Lately, I’ve been kinda cutting my budget on food because of the upcoming Japan trip (and its associated expenses). So whenever I hang out with my friend (or even boyfriend), we tried to choose something costs less than SGD 20. Good thing is my friend just came back from her Taiwan trip and hence, she does not mind having meal which does not cost a bomb. However, she wanted to go for grocery at Fairprice so we had to choose somewhere which has Fairprice and near her house in the west. Thankfully, I noticed that Clementi Mall has So Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant which sells a rather reasonably priced Vietnamese food like pho (Vietnamese noodle) and rice.

I prefer dry pho to the soup version I’m not sure why. Probably it’s because the sauce (which is on the sweet rather than spicy side) goes better with the spring rolls, the chicken and the noodle when they are dry. But then again, this is probably just tastebud preference which differ from one person to another. I don’t know. So Pho’s rendition of noodle with lemongrass chicken and spring rolls taste pretty good and look at how much veggies they throw on this bowl of noodle. The noodle is pretty a lot for me and I kinda regretted eating too much of it because I ended up a bit too full for my liking. Hahaha.

Oh right, this is actually the first photo of Piggy Brown which I asked my friend to help me buy from Line Friends store in Taiwan. Actually the fake version is way way way cheaper (and you can find them in Bugis Junction) but the real one is of course, better done and cuteeerrr. With the price I’m paying for this bag charm/ my meal companion, I do expect a very good quality made Piggy Brown of course. The real version costs me around SGD 20 omg. I’m so tempted to buy fake Foxy Brown at SGD 6 but I suppose maybe next time. XD

Right, back to the noodle (I’m so easily distracted, really). Price-wise it’s pretty wallet-friendly because it’s less than SGD 20 even after tax and service charge. So yeah, I’m quite happy with this meal. I should probably eat more at hawker centre on weekdays for this wallet-dieting regime that I’m currently living with. Unti next time!

Rendang mac and cheese from Arbite Singapore

It has been raining so often in Singapore, I’m kinda reluctant to make a trip outside shopping malls. Hahaha such excuse I know. But one Saturday, bae and I decided to have a little adventure to Serangoon Gardens where the famous Chomp Chomp Food Centre is located. It was not easy to reach Serangoon Garden because you have to take bus trip from Serangoon MRT station and go few stops away until you reach the bus stop at the centre of Serangoon Gardens area.

This neighbourhood has a few restaurants, cafes, a hawker centre and even a shopping mall (albeit small but it has some restaurants and cafes too). I could not really decide what to eat initiatlly but bae said the quality of food at Chomp Chomp may not be as good as what have been registered in his memory (not sure how long ago). So we decided to go for dinner at Arbite. The decision came quick because it started to drizzle as soon as we alighted from the bus.

The dinner crowd has not really formed at Arbite around 6.40-ish so we did not have to wait for a table. What perks my curiosity upon checking Arbite’s menu is the fact that they have this dish called Rendang Mac & Cheese. I know how a regular Mac & Cheese taste and I’m not sure if the local twist of putting rendang (hmm, it’s some kind of spicy meat dish, usually beef) in mac & cheese will work. However, since I have not tried this rendition of mac and cheese before and I’m always up for challenge as long as it’s not disgusting or too raw for my liking, I decided to order it. Bae has decided to order something less peculiar, Pork Chop.

The rendang mac and cheese surprisingly taste pretty good although it becomes a bit too much upon a few bites, bae has to help finishing at least the meat pieces. Arbite is pretty generous with the amount of meat they throw inside the mac and cheese, really. It comes with a small side of greens (which I suddenly forgot what’s it called). Bae’s pork chop taste good too and since it did not make him super-full, he has enough tummy space to spare to help me eat waffle and ice cream from our next stop, Little Wimbly Lu. After all, we had travelled all the way here, it’s such a waste not to try as many things as possible, right?

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