Food Haven

Home sweet home!

We arrived home on June 18, and what a busy two weeks it has been for my wife and me. Well, what else could we expect? This is, afterall, busy Singapore! In the last two weeks, we got contractors to paint the house, dry clean the curtains, service the air conditioners, and repair some water seepage problems. Some defects are still outstanding though. I have also started work on July 1 and spent the first few days repacking my office and clearing out a lot of "old" stuff. In between, we managed to find time to look around for a car, which will be ready for our collection coming Monday. Thus far, we have been relying on Singapore's very own BMW, i.e. Bus, Mrt (subway) and Walk.

Our immediate meal upon reaching home
- Fong Seng nasi lemak

When we were preparing to come home, we were often asked this question, "what food did you miss most during your one year in the States?" Then, my answer was "nothing really, as my wife can cook most of the dishes I like to eat". Since returning home, guess what? We have only used the kitchen to cook rice once, and that was two days ago. Part of the reason was we threw away our old wok and only managed to buy a new one a few days ago. It also gives us an excuse to sample and feast on the regular hawker fares. See slide show below:

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With such a great variety, eating is a national pastime in Singapore.

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Did you know? “Ni chi bao le ma?”, which is translated as “Have you eaten yet?” is a customary greeting amongst the Chinese (particularly the older generation). In Singapore, we don’t talk so much about the weather as much as we talk about food. This devotion to food may be a relic from the days of the early immigrants, when life was hard and no one could be sure when their next meal was coming from (source: culinaria)