19 Jul 2026 – Chinese,Eurasian,Singapore Culinary Indulgence

Thu: 客语HakkaYu/ParkwayParade founded in 2013 Guangzhou/China serving family-style Hakka cuisine –
Traditional HakkaPorkSoup 傳統客家豬肉湯 tasty clear soup
CantoneseCharSiu 廣式叉燒 too much fat for me

TraditionalCantoneseClaypotRice+CuredMeats 廣東臘味煲仔飯 decent
HakkaStuffedTofu客家釀豆腐 smooth tofu

CantoneseStirFriedChoySum 廣東生炒菜心 OK
HakkaPreservedVegetable+MincedPork 客家菜干扣絞肉 on the bland-side

Fri: in search of a good SIN-Laksa and KatongLaksa/George’sLaksa@307ChangiRd must be one of the favourites for me so far. A bowl of laksa can only shine with a spicy coconut-based soup, which is the soul of this Peranakan dish and most of them overshine with too much rich-coconut-milk but this one seems to find the balance. A great deal of preparation goes into making a Laksa –  traditional mortar to make the SpicePaste/Rempah, coconut milk is made daily for its freshness. Highly recommended and will most certainly return for more.

https://sg.style.yahoo.com/katong-laksa-george-george-solid-060048292.html

CnergyGasStation@DunmanRd with a wall-mural – must be the only one I know of where you can be served with coffee,beer,wine liquor…

All of Iraq’s oil fields are under U.S. control which is ironic considering all the gas stations here are run by Middle Easterners — Jay Leno

Sat: Quentin’sEurasianRestaurant – excellent RetuTintaChoka/BlackInkCalamariS$21 is a unique squid dish that stands apart from its Malay&Italian counterparts. Squid stewed in its own ink, Quentin’s version is made with chilli,garlic&onions to highlight the natural flavours of the squid. Unlike the Malay version which tends to be sweeter, spiced with lemongrass or chili. Or the Italian seppia al nero, rich&mellow with olive oil&wine which are also yummy.

DessertPlatter+Chendol
SugeeCake/almonds,butter,SemolinaFlour
Putugal/RiceCake w tapioca,coconut,banana,PandanEx;
Breudher/Dutch-influenced buttercake w fermented coconut-flower

TheEurasianAssociation has cancelled the open tender and extended the restaurant’s lease until 2027!  That said, the long-term future of Eurasian-cuisine is still uncertain, and continued support is more important than ever. This beautiful blue-and-white azulejos reminds me of the SãoBentoRailwayStation,Porto/Portugal but of course covering just a small of a wall instead of the all the walls from ceiling to floor.

Sun: appreciations with tkx to Theresa&CJ for scrumptions Sunday-Dinner@SoGood,Takashimaya/NgeeAnnCity. . https://sogood.sg/

WinterMelonSoup 冬瓜湯 long time ago since been served in a whole melon and this one done to perfection
Calamari lighty breaded and tender
RoastedChickenStuffed w GlutinousRice 糯米雞 excellent

Fish done in 2 different dishes – fresh enough for me to think about the days in Norway where fresh fish was the main diet.

Desserts – HKG PoloBun/PineappleBun 菠蘿包 despite the name does not contain pineapple but refers to the look of the characteristic topping which resembles the texture of a pineapple served with butter. RedDatesJelly紅棗果凍 RedBeansShavedIce 紅豆冰. Dinning with Theresa&CJ is always a delightful culinary experience.

Electricity tariffs have hit a record high here driven skyward by the MiddleEast conflict have pushed up the cost of producing electricity. For the Jul-Sep quarter, the household electricity tariff will rise by 17% adding ~S$17 a month to the average electricity bill for a 4room-HDB-flat. With this hot&humid weathers+with May for a work-visit, AC&washing machine on more than usual, looking forward to having her but not looking forward to higher power bills ahead – pix downloaded.

We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires – Dave Barry

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/electricity-tariffs-fixed-price-plan-cna-explains-6227501