Last Sun evening, hubby finally succeeded in bringing me to Bedok 85's Ba Chor Mee. He'd suggested a few times in the past months but always got turned down by me.
We reached there just few mins before 7 & were glad to find an outdoor table effortlessly in a sea of preoccupied tables & chairs. So we're told that the waiting time would be 30-45 mins for the BCM.
Got some BBQ chicken wings as a starter & were done in minutes. Delicious. Then we waited, & waited, & waited...... Another 30 over mins passed. Curbed the temptation to order some thing else to fill our stomach & to pass time lest we might have had too much to appreciate the long-awaited BCM (soup). Finally, our order arrived & I was surprised by the portion served. Only then hubby remembered he'd ordered a $2 bowl (earlier on he still asked me how much could it be & I went "eh hello? you went to order one & I never eat here before..."). Once in a while my honey will give me surprises like this.. but I certainly still adore him so! Hee.
Since the serving was smaller than a normal one, we went ahead to get something else (五香虾饼). When hubby came back & said "wait 20mins", I nearly fainted. We finished the bowl of noodles in 5 mins & played the waiting game again. By then, our butts started to numb, so were our legs. We're in the midst of the clustered tables & chairs.. without much space to push back our chairs & relax. When our food was served at least 15mins later, there wasn't much of an appetite left.
After our "3-course" hawker meal (literally course by course, each with a minimum 20-min interval), we're caught in a traffic congestion for another 15 or 20 mins. Our only consolation was that we didn't need to work the following day.
Next time shall be smarter. Options are: not go on a weekend, or reach there @6, or/& place all orders at one go.
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.. had a self-created long weekend. Mere coincidence that it's right after Hari Raya. :)
To beat the blues of at least 1 monday, we've long planned to take leave on the 1st work day of the week.
Had a swim in the late morning, then a 2-hour buffet lunch at Holiday Inn Park View. Food wasn't fantastic but we enjoyed the luxury of couple time which we seldom had on a weekday. Apparently, many seemed to be off work too.
Next stop was Holland Village. Too full for even a drink. So just fed our eyes with the adorable pets in various pet shops.
Then we spent the entire evening watching some rented VCDs & dinner was takeaway dim sum from Northpoint.
By the way, hubby brought me back to Pet's Station at Frankel on the previous day. There's this particular kitty that reminded us of our Tubby-boy. For a while, I was overwhelmed with memories of Tubby who's extremely lovable & good-natured.. it's a pity he's an ailing boy.
Hubby has been suggesting to get me a bunny instead & lop-eared rabbits are so cute. But nope. I can't cope with the growing emotional attachment & responsibilities. Plus the financial & time commitment especially if it is, like Tubby, prone to ill health. At least not now. Also, hubby & I love to move around freely & my mum doesn't help out at all as she's horrified of pets of whichever kind. I wonder why... not that we hadn't kept any before. Thus occasional visits to those in the pet shops should be the best solution for now.
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