26 Sep 2024 – Welcome Back To SIN, Aileen

Mon: reading the news this morning and was stunned to learn that F1 attracted a sold-out crowd of ~270,000 fans over the three-day race weekend – just imagine that if each ppl paid at least ~S$500each! Wow!! F1 is certainly good business for SIN. Congratulation to Lando Norris/25 who won 2024 F1 and he is young enough to be my grandchild!! – pix downloaded.

Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death – Hunter S. Thompson

Lando Norris wins Singapore Grand Prix in drama-free race at Marina Bay | The Straits Times

Tue: follow-up appt@SGH and fortunately got there before the sky opened up pouring cats&dogs, not that it matters – do like these downpours even when walking as there is always an umbrella with me.

OldShifuCharcoalPorridge/58SengPohRd opp TiongBahruMarket&FoodCentre has one of the best Cantonese 粥 zhou, otherwise Congee if you are not Cantonese! Here with lean pork+century egg and pork liver on the side hit the spot.

With lean pork+century egg and pork liver on the side hit the spot – highly recommended and tkx to Clement for introducing this location, will definitely return for this comfort food.

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Porridge vs Congee, what is the difference? Porridge is typically any soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other grains in water or milk. Congee is a type of ChineseRicePorridge that is usually paired with savory ingredients like spices,meat&veggies. Cantonese&TeochewCongee are two distinct styles of ChineseRicePorridge, each with its own unique characteristics&cultural significance.

CantoneseCongee is known for its smooth and creamy texture. The rice grains are cooked until they break down completely, creating a thick, velvety consistency – what I grew up eating, thus my preference.

TeochewCongee, on the other hand, has a lighter and more watery consistency. The rice grains remain whole and separate, floating in a clear broth – 7Porridge&Congee pix downloaded.

I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food ― Erma Bombeck

Tue: grocery@Giant with S$10+Promo+SeniorSavings – pleased with the MuscatGrapes/half price!

Wed: nice to catch up with Aileen for CheeCheongFun腸粉@MTmarket and walk to PP/MP. Appreciations for lovely flowers and for getting me to put in 8,000+steps today – lovely cloudy day. Above all, do not lose your desire to walk – Soren Kierkegaard

Read that SIN pop 6+million as at Jun2024 – considering that the area of SIN 719.1km²/277.65mi² and with Norway where the pop is 5+million with an area of 385,207km²/148,729mi²! Wow what a contrast, quite terrifying to think how overpopulated it is here and no wonder that I avoid going out during weekends!!

Singapore population crosses 6 million mark | The Straits Times

To all who might in the path of Helene/USA, plx take good care to be safe. Here in SIN its so far a lovely cool wet morning and hopefully will remain cool the rest of the day.

How beautiful is the rain!

After the dust and the heat,

In the broad and fiery street,

In the narrow lane,

How beautiful is the rain – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Thu: tkx to KK for dinner@InleMyanmar/PeninsulaPlaza – has been nearly 2decades ago since last tasted MyanmarCuisine. Salad,curry,soup,TamarindJuice+Mohinga which is Myanmar’s national dish of a broth that’s made from a mixture of fish paste,soup,rice vermicelli+various garnishes.

InleMyanmarRestaurant’s Mohinga also consists of rice vermicelli, but it also has yellow beans+hard-boiled egg. Yummy HsanwinMakin, sweet cake baked with semolina-flour. Asked about ChinSuck thinking it was some dish from fond memories of cousin David to learn that it means sour&spicy!