Thai Food @ Nakhon Kitchen (Kovan)

Sister: There's a very popular Thai restaurant near my father-in-law's house leh.

Me: Is it? Good or not?

Sister: Very nice! Next time we go lah.

Before the "next time" took place, bloody Mediacorp featured Nahkon Kitchen in one of their numerous food shows and the very next time i passed by the Thai restaurant, its popularity had heightened significantly with a freaking long queue!!!

As the equation goes:

Long Queue = Good Food

With this unscientific equation etched on our Singaporeans' heart, the Kon-Tan couple and me decided to try it out last weekend!

For me, it's the second visit (remember, my sister promised me)!

The queue did not disappoint as we queued for more than an hour outside the limited seating dining facility!

Here's the amount of food we had for 3 persons!!!

Green Curry Chicken

It was milky without being too thick and spicy. Good for me but i am not sure if it will be awarded the same testimonial from Ms Hannah Lim, a chilli-crazy person.

The chicken was soaked with the goodness of the green curry and every bite was tender and delicious!

Stir-fried Kangkong Thai Style

Personally, this was like the "malay glory" with a more numbing spiciness. Me didn't like it!

Tom Yam Seafood Soup

Clear base was chosen (there was a thick version and another type with coconut milk) and i found this to be a bit mild.

Initial taste was disappointing as i thought it was plain seafood soup. The kick came shortly after!

Sweet and Sour Pork

Not exactly a pure Thai dish (we know that!).

It was average (had definitely better ones before) but the vegetables were really fresh and crunchy!

Red Fish with Thai Chilli

The meat was too fishy.

Fortunately, the sauce drenched over the fish was good and the fish skin was fried to a crisp!

Pineapple Fried Rice

For a plate without much pineapple, we did not regret making a last minute order for this dish!

It was just too tasty!!!

Boneless Chicken Wings

 We had to order this dish after seeing it on so many tables!

 It was okay. I prefer my chicken wings to be filled with the original content... without the bones.  

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Setting us back by only S$51 for so many dishes, it was definitely a good deal! I shall be back if the wait is not as torturing!

Price

Green Curry Chicken - S$8

Stir Fried Kangkong - S$6

Tom Yam Seafood Soup - S$6

Sweet N Sour Pork - S$6

Red Fish - S$12

Pineapple Fried Rice - S$6

Boneless Chicken (3 pcs) - S$6

No GST, No Service Charge!!!

Location

 Block 212, Hougang Street 21,

#01-341 (drop off at Kovan MRT Station)

Additional Information 

 

Manned by mostly Thais, the restaurant has a wide-open dining concept (with temporary tables set up outside the shop) so don't expect cool air down your sweating neck!

Consolation for the heat?

Iced water is dispensed with no additional charge!

Unbelievable Cake Designs

Countless cakes were consumed since i started working in NUS three years ago! But in no way have i seen one as stunning and as realistic as the ones below!

Fat and Juicy Corns for the vegetarians!!

A crate of steamed crabs! I prefer the bigger sized Sri Lankan crabs though.

Barbequed Set for BBQ lovers!

Tomato Sandwich with Coco Cola and Chips!!

Bigger than the quarter pounder!! Looks like plasticine or something that comes out from a playdoh advertisement!

Wrap! The wrapping looks realistic but the ingredients.....

I love this!

This looks like a sumptuous breakfast!

A perfectly glazed turkey!!! I would like to pull out the fat drumstick!!

Would you bear to eat them!?

I will if i don't have to pay a single cent!

Ice3 Ice Cream Dessert Cafe @ Serangoon Gardens

Superscript 3 is also known as cube so the correct nameology is the simple ice cube (Ice3)! Trust the owners to come out with such a shop name although it is damn easy to remember!

In hot and humid Singapore, ice cubes are a must-have for drinks like root beer!!

Anyway, Ms Tan was craving for some waffles after our dinner at Nakhon Kitchen (potential post for tomorrow) and i recalled an ice cream cafe in Serangoon Gardens, beside the pet shop i used to work in!

Waffle

It's been such a long time since i had such great waffle! Granted, it was not as crispy as i loved but the waffle was so soft and fluffy inside!!!

The cookies and cream ice cream was a nice addition (i am comfortable even with plain vanilla ice cream) but the killer had to be the butterscotch sauce that was warm, not overly sweet and yet left a very sweet feeling in your heart.

All desserts should be like that!!

Don't you think so!?

Mudpie

Most mudpies are chocolate based and super duper rich. Since i am not a chocolate fan, Alcoholic Anonymous was selected.

Judging by this uncommon name, you should have guessed that it's rum and raisin ice cream!!!

Love it for the right balance of rum, thin oreo cookie base, fragrant almond slices, the raisins in and outside the mudpie and the overflowing butterscotch sauce!!

A fitting dessert for a rotten work week!

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My memory told me that the crepes were pretty good too!! Shall try it next time! When i have another bad day at work! :P

Location

11 Kensington Park Road

Serangoon Garden Estate

Very near to the all time favourite hawker centre; Chomp Chomp!

Price

 I vaguely remember the waffle with ice cream is S$8.90 and alcoholic anonymous mudpie is S$10.90.

10% Service Charge.
No GST.

Ramen Santouka @ The Central (Clarke Quay)

This is again another ramen post!

Have you ever faced a situation where you want to order a dish yet you don't want some of the ingredients (lettuce, mushrooms etc)?

The above mentioned situation will not be applicable because in Ramen Santouka, they will serve you the noodles (in soup) separately!

Yes, you can choose to add or not to add the tasteless bamboo shoots, slimy black fungi etc!!

It's your god damn choice!

At least the above is applicable for the ramen i had!

Since the pork cheeks ramen seemed really popular (Mr Kon enjoyed it), the four of us ordered pork cheeks ramen with different soup base (shoyu, miso, shio and spicy)!

Frankly, the shoyu (soy sauce) one was so savoury, it's like all the essences of meat had seeped into the broth!

Mine (shio aka salt) was surprisingly tasty, resulting in a nearly clean bowl but the other two (miso and spicy) bases were just too normal.

Springiness is a must for all noodles!!! The one here was bouncy enough although it cannot be compared to the fantastic one i had in Ippudo!!

Before taking a bite of the roasted pork cheeks, i was thinking how disgusting that was! In front of the ladies, however, i had to hide my displeasure and show my manliness!!

The meat was juicy and tender without the oily feeling i expected from the fats surrounding the sides.

However, when i took the fourth piece, there was a sense of too much meat (jelak!!) and the feeling of disgust surfaced again!

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I might be back for the other ramen Ramen Santouka offered and to take nicer pictures!!

I forgot to bring my Nikon DSLR this time!!

=(

Price
One of the most expensive ramen i had, at between S$19.00-20.00 (depends on the soup base).

Location

6, Eu Tong Sen Street,
 #02-76, The Central

The restaurant is not situated in a good location so happy finding if you are ever craving for a bite of the pork cheeks!

Additional Information

Be prepared to queue later in the evening!! When i exited the restaurant at 8.15pm, there was a queue of at least 18 people!

As you can see above, the dining area is really limited!

Service was appalling (with particular reference to one specific waitress).

She was quite irritated since we were not very forthcoming with our orders (our first time mah).

And finally, to chase us away (due to the long queue outside), she resorted to ask sweetly if we need additional side orders when she was already showing her condescending attitude before that!

That's really some kind of service!

Car Sex

When i was young, one of the boh liao (a situation of idleness) things my peers did was to go to those desolate carparks along East Coast Park.

The main priorities were to stake out cars that had an up-down momentum and scared the daylights out of at least two persons in the car!

However, these activities usually happen at night.

Today, i am going to show you a series of pictures showing a lewd act performed in bright daylights!!!

Could you see them?

Zoom-Zoom. Much nearer now.

Still cannot see them ah?

Gotcha!

For those with visual difficulties, this should be clear enough!

I am sorry to resort to these pictures but i need some light humour to lighten my mood.

:D 

Trembling with Anger

I have always wondered how the above feeling will be like. At 30 years old, i finally know how it feels like.

This afternoon, i experienced extreme anger (not felt in my three years in NUS) and to tell you the truth, this particular incident is still stinging my emotions!

My whole weekend is burnt because of this! 

Don't think you can get away from this just because you are in a bad mood! I have been accommodating without sounding rude so please do not take my niceness for granted!

And you work in an education industry for goodness sake!

I feel sad for the students who would be reading incorrect or confusing information due to your unwillingness (or should i say incompetence)?!

You want to play office politics?

Go ahead and fucking play it yourself!

Karma will not help your sincere prayers as it will be deemed as pseudo in the impartial eyes of god. And don't expect to go to heaven.

It will never never never happen to you!

Hair for Hope

As some of my fellow friends in facebook know, i have signed up for the hair for hope event this year at Vivocity!

Yes, i am forgoing my rapidly thinning hair for a look that have not been seen or captured for the past 9 years!

So what's Hair for Hope?

A few friends told me that the reason for shaving the hair is to provide raw materials to make wigs for children with cancer.

The real reason is more noble than that!

We all know that chemotherapy, one of the aftermath process of cancer treatment, causes hair loss. Through this symbolic gesture of shaving our heads, we are showing our moral support to all children with cancer and letting them know that there's nothing wrong with being bald!

To tell you the truth, i used to be pretty affected with bad hair cuts. However, as i grow older, appearance is no longer as important as before and no matter what, hair will still grow anyway.

Whether they are limited to the whole head or one part of the head or another part of the body is another issue!!

My sacrifice pales in comparison with the 200 over ladies who vow to show their support for this event by shaving their hair!

THAT is what i called courageous and noble!

If you wish to contribute your support for the Children's Cancer Foundation (organiser of Hair for Hope), please visit their website HERE!

Or you can always show your support physically at the Hair for Hope event on 25 July 2010 (8am to 10pm) at VivoCity!