6 Aug 2025 – Tiong Bahru Food Centre

Sun: welcome back to SIN Kat,Devon&Eliot – not quite the baby as she imagine herself to be, hahaha! Appreciations for Sunday’s dinner fit for a king with Royal-Bhutan-Mushrooms,Steak-A-La-Rochalie,Morsels’Salads,MrsRahman-homemade–Lontong,BengawanS-kueys,literally–fresh-catch-of-the-day,etc…

Figs-Wrapped-Prosciutto and the kueys (request from Ivy) were my contribution not knowing that there was going to be that amount of food…

For those who are unfamiliar with freshly picked mushrooms and if you do not have a mushroom brush, do not wash with water just wipe clean with a tissue or cloth. These, a present from the king were absolutely delicious, have not had such good ones since those last picked in Møsvann,Hardangervidda/Norway another lifetime ago. Grilled to perfection when fresh, otherwise sauteed with butter and a splash of fresh cream hits the spot.

Mon: Bus16 to Suntec thinking to catch the SGF but to discover that misunderstanding on my part, misread the year – the mind is playing tricks on me! No worries on this pleasant cool morning before the crowd to wander around the building checking it out.

Always wanted to take a pix of the view from the angel of this sculpture and now finally did it! Bus36 back to the EastSide learning that the sinkhole@TanjongK-Rd has been filled&repaired and buses are back to their normal route.

What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind — George Berkeley

Tue: grocery day@Giant/Tampines taking a whole day with buses 196&168 ~2+hrs/both ways. Every 3-4months there spending between S$200-300 with all the heavy+non perishable goods delivered. This round including curtainS$19,pillow-protectorS$8,towelS$12.90 – totalS$353.61 SS%S$14.75 PromoS$28.95 CDCS$350 payingS$3.60.

Wed: the hood here is sprucing up getting ready for this weekend’s SG-60. For a moment thought they were putting grass on this roof – too many years in Norway, hahaha!

StTheresa’sChurch/KampongB used to stand out in this surroundings during the time when enrolled@StTheresa’sConvent in the 1950s! Cloud spotting a dove over former CHIJ-chapel-steeple, RevMothers John&Damien must also be praying for PEACE. Imagination with clouds are calming for an active mind.

In and out from CT-scan-appt@SGH efficiently within less than 30mins – record time.

Lunched@TiongBahruFoodCentre which has been newly renovated, now cleaner and has more fans! Still like the TowKwarPokS$4.50 but the sauce seems to taste different or has my taste-bud changed?

The line snaked around Loo’s but not in the mood for that, and not about to be in line. Went by to say hi to ppl@HarriAnns who were friends of 10thAuntie and both she and 4thSIL were regular customers here since they started in the 1950s.

The mural is no longer, looking clean and white-washed for now – nice alfresco sitting area, but too hot in the mid-day-sun! Tkx to Clement for helping me sort out the CareFridge-IJOOZ-App.

Edited 11Aug2025: appreciations with thanks to RY for his 2011 pano share and

found these from 2016 with the wall mural – appreciative for these older pix from RY+my blog  to know that the memory is still intact is a blessing, hahaha!