Thye Hong Fishball Noodle • Bukit Batok People Don't Want You to Know 太豐鱼圆面 • 武吉巴督

太豐鱼圆面 武吉巴督 Thye Hong Fishball Noodles | 233 Bukit Batok East Ave 5, Singapore 650233 (stall inside Kimly kopitiam) 🚅 10 minute walk from Bukit Batok station ⏰ 5am - 2pm (Tues & Fri off)

This was kaki kaki Shirley's Thursday haunt which she shared often on Facebook. She said Thye Hong, and I always assumed it was the popular fishball stall at Ghim Moh food centre which I am also a big fan.

Paddy Field Seafood Claypot Porridge in Johor Jaya 稻香园 ☏ +6017 728 9972

Paddy Field Seafood Claypot 稻香园 | 6, Jalan Dedap 9, Taman Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru ☏ +6017 728 9972 ⏰ 1:30pm - 11pm

Kaki kaki Cat likes this place especially for their seafood porridge. It's a bit off the radar, tucked away in a far corner of Johor Jaya, Jalan Dedap 9.

Jombali Village in Pelangi Johor Bahru • Indonesian Inspired Cuisine ☏ +6017 733 5577

 JomBali Village | No.39A, Jalan Perang, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru, Malaysia ☏ +6017 733 5577 ⏰ 2pm - 10:30pm

Eight of us, we rounded up our dawn till dusk JB food trail at JomBali Village in Taman Pelangi.

Wah Leng Wanton Noodle ABC Market • Another WTM Tiger at ABC Market Hill 华玲云吞面 ☏ 9328 4428

Wah Leng Wanton Noodle 华玲云吞面 | Jalan Bukit Merah, stall #01-117 ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre, Singapore 150006 🚅 10 minutes walk from Queenstown station ☏ 9328 4428 ⏰ 6am - 2pm (Tues off)

Was at ABC Market last week for an event nearby. Noticed that this wanton mee stall was enjoying a long queue in the territory of media darling Fatty Cheong, which I enjoyed very much too. Long queue in the same small hill as another wanton mee tiger must mean this Wah Leng stall was no small kitten 🤭

Telok Blangah Maxwell 83 Teochew Hand Made Squid Ball • Pork Ball • Last Cuttlefish Ball Stall in Singapore? 麥士威83号 ☏ 9225 8484

Teochew Hand Made Squid Pork Ball Noodles 麥士威83号 | 11 Telok Blangah Cres, stall #01-119, Singapore 090011 (stall in Telok Blangah Crescent Market & Food Centre) 🚅 10 minutes walk from Telok Blangah station ☏ 9225 8484 ⏰ 7am - 3pm (Weds & Sun off)

Was a bit sad that the cuttlefish ball stall, Dong Fang Hong in Hong Lim hawker centre closed suddenly (in Jul 2025). 

Fortunately, found another one thanks to Slyvia, who pointed me to 麥士威83号 stall at Telok Blangah Crescent hawker centre - this is most likely the only cuttlefish ball stall left in Singapore now.

When one door closes, another door opens when you look elsewhere.

Pure Gem Dim Sum & Teochew - Cantonese Cuisine @ BEA Building opposite Lau Pa Sat 璞珍 • 精致潮粤菜 ☏ +65 9010 1236 (Sylvia)

璞珍 • 精致潮粤菜 Pure Gem Chinese Cuisine | 60 Robinson Rd, #01-00, #02-00 BEA Building, Singapore 068892 🚅 5 minute walk from Raffles station ☏ +65 9010 1236 (Sylvia) ⏰ 11:30 am - 3 pm | 6pm - 11 pm

Lunch at Pure Gem Chinese Cuisine, a new Cantonese - Teochew restaurant in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, just across Robinson Road from Lau Pa Sat (so easy to locate).

Rasa Singapura Food Centre • Bold, Successful Idea to Showcase the Best of Singapore Hawkers to the World

Rasa Singapura was one of my fondest memories of Singapore hawker centres. But, it's not the usual hawker centre. 

It was a bold experiment by Singapore Tourism Promotion Board (STPB) to abashedly showcase Singapore's street food to international audiences, elevating it to a tourism product. Remember, this was the 1970s, the Singapore nation just a decade old, and street food had not yet earned the respect it enjoys today. It was a long way from cheap affordable sustenance for the masses to becoming icons of Singapore identity. 

Rasa Singapura Food Centre was one of the key stepping stones, milestones of our nation building journey.

Kada Maxwell Shou 寿 Handmade Dim Sum • 5 Kadayanallur Street

 Shou Handmade Dim Sum | 5 Kadayanallur St, #01-02/03, Singapore 069183 (KADA) 🚅 5 minutes from Maxwell station ⏰ 11am - 2:30pm

We met up at Kada Maxwell, one of the new hangout, trendiest chillout places in Singapore (launched late 2024). 

History of Singapore Indian Mutton Soup • Sup Kambing • A Singapore Melting Pot

Sup kambing or Indian mutton soup was one of my favourite dishes and my circle of friends when I was a young man. Nowadays, Indian mutton soup isn't mentioned as much in social media based on my observation but I still love it a lot.

Review Zhiwa Ling Heritage 5-Star Hotel in Paro • Where to Stay in Bhutan ☏ +97 5827 1277

Zhiwa Ling Heritage Hotel | Satsam Chorten, Paro, Bhutan ☏ +97 5827 1277

Stayed one night at Zhiwa Ling Heritage Hotel in Paro, Bhutan in Dec 2023.

Bahrakath Mutton Soup • Sup Kambing Adam Road Food Centre ☏ 8510 8197

Bahrakath Mutton Soup | 2 Adam Rd, stall #01-10 Adam Food Centre, Singapore 🚅 10 minutes walk from Botanic Gardens station ☏ 8510 8197 ⏰ 11am - 12 midnight

Enjoying mutton soup or sup kambing at Adam Road Food Centre is one of my fondest food memories. I used to live nearby in the 1980s, and sup kambing at Adam Road was one of our favourite supper hangout, chill out place.

Bedok Chwee Kueh Chinatown Complex Hawker Centre Branch 勿洛水粿

Bedok Chwee Kueh Chinatown Branch 水粿 | 335 Smith St, stall #02-43, Singapore 050335 🚅 5 minute walk from Chinatown station ⏰ 7am - 6pm

Bedok Chwee Kueh really doesn't need any more introduction. The factory produced steamed rice cakes are found in many hawker centres across Singapore. 

Marsiling Ter's Teochew Fishball & Minced Meat Noodles Bak Chor Mee 马西岭 · 亚猪潮州鱼圆面 · 肉脞面

Ter's Teochew Fishball and Minced Meat Noodles | 20 Marsiling Lane, stall #01-11, Singapore 730020    🚅 15 minute walk from Woodlands station ⏰ 6am - 2pm

Saw buddy Tengcc shared about Ter's Teochew Fishball and Minced Meat Noodles at Marsiling Lane market & hawker centre 🙏 It looked delicious, so I went down to Marsiling to give it a try.

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan Golden Chicken Shanghai Dim Sum in Da'an Taipei 好公道金雞園點心 ☏ +88 62 2341 6980

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan (Da'an) 好公道金雞園 | No. 28-1, Yongkang St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106 🚅 10 minute walk from Dongmen station ☏ +88 62 2341 6980 ⏰ 9 am - 2 pm | 5pm - 8:30 pm (Weds off)

This is a place I would go back to when I am in Taipei again. The menu is wide ranging with all the quintessential Taiwanese dishes present. Prices are reasonable. We ordered only a few things and enjoyed everything.

Kim Kee Geylang Pork Prawn Noodle • Blown Away by Fried Shallot 金记肉骨虾面

Kim Kee Geylang Pork Prawn Noodle 金记肉骨虾面 | 611 Geylang Rd, Lor 31 Geylang, Singapore 389550 🚅 10 minutes walk from Paya Lebar station ⏰ 3:30am - 11am (Mon off)

After seeing buddy Tristan shared a delectable looking old school pork prawn noodle, I made a mental note to visit it soon 🙏 It's at Geylang Lor 31, so I got up at the crack of dawn and made my way here before it was sold out. Yeah, Kim Kee operates from 3am to 11am - its a place for night birds and early worms 🤭

Miracle of Natural Rayong • Temperate Flower Garden in a Glass Dome สวนดอกไม้เมืองหนาวระยอง ☏ +66 3 897 8400 Free Entry

Miracle of Natural Rayong | 8, 2 Rong Pui Alley, Map Ta Phut, Mueang Rayong District, Rayong 21150, Thailand (Flora Exhibition Hall) ☏ +66 3 897 8400 ⏰ 9:30am - 4pm (Sun & public holidays off) 💵 Free entry

Miracle of Natural Rayong is about 3 hours by road from Bangkok (only one hour from Pattaya). We stopped by the beautiful garden on our way from Chanthaburi to Bangkok. Right at around mid-point of our route, this was a natural place to not only let our feet and legs take a stretch, but our eyes too.

Le Jao Jom Cafe Bistro Bar • Ko Chang Chill & Hangout HQ ☏ +66 61 624 7932 เลอ เจ้าจอม เรสเตอรองท์ แอนด์ คาเฟ่

Le Jao Jom Cafe Bistro Bar | Rural Rd, Ko Chang, Trat 23170, Thailand ☏ +66 61 624 7932 ⏰ 10am - 7pm (Weds off)

Le Jao Jom is one of the must visit places in Ko Chang, especially for foodies.

Memoirs of Lanna High Tea @ Baan Borneo Club by 137 Pillars Suites & Residences in Bangkok ☏ +66 (0)2 079 7000

Baan Borneo Club by 137 Pillars | 59/1 Soi Sukhumvit 39, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand (137 Pillars Suites & Residences) 🚅 Phrom Phong พร้อมพงษ์ station ☏ +66 (0)2 079 7000    ⏰ 1pm - 5pm

Once we landed in Bangkok's international airport, we were whisked right away to 137 Pillars Suites & Residences 🤭

Khao Kwan in Koh Chang • Farm to Table Magic in Trat, Thailand ร้านอาหาร ข้าว ขวัญ ☏ +66 81 940 0649

Khao Kwan  ร้านอาหาร ข้าว ขวัญ | 51/5, Ko Chang, Ko Chang District, Trat 23170, Thailand ☏ +66 81 940 0649 ⏰ 11 am - 3 pm, 5pm - 8:30 pm (Weds off)

Khao Kwan restaurant in Koh Chang is a special place.

Beach Road Fish Head Bee Hoon in Whampoa • Fish Soup that Grew on Me 美之路鱼头米粉

Beach Road Fish Head Bee Hoon 美之路鱼头米粉 | 91 Whampoa Drive, stall #01-46, Singapore 320091 (stall at Whampoa Makan Place hawker centre) 🚅 15 minute walk from Novena station ⏰ 9am - 2pm (Mon, Weds, Fri off)

Woah... I like this fish head bee hoon stall 😋 Glad I picked the right choice for brunch today 😄 

Thailand Fly & Drive Itinerary Trat - Koh Chang - Chanthaburi - Rayong • 6 Days

After many trips to Thailand, I've never been to Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces. So, I was quite excited to experience this less traveled visit Thailand itinerary.

Time to step out 😄

We flew from Singapore to Bangkok, fly to Trat, ferry to Koh Chang (Elephant Island), back to Trat, drive through Chanthaburi and Rayong back to Bangkok, then fly back to Singapore. Six day fly and drive holiday 😄

Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice @ Chong Pang Yishun 记得来海南鸡饭 ☏ 9798 8788

Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice 记得来海南鸡饭 | 105 Yishun Ring Rd, stall #01-152 Chong Pang Market & Food Centre, Singapore 760105 🚅 10 minute walk from Yishun station ☏ 9798 8788 ⏰ 7:30am - 7:30pm

Singapore is blessed in many ways. One of the many ways is chicken rice. Even our Malaysian friends who debate with us on so many things, generally agree that Singapore chicken rice is better 💪 😝 🤭