Astons has cheap and fairly decent steak - for the price you are paying. Every set meal comes with 2 sides of your choice from the list of either the cold or hot side dishes. They have quite a wide variety of sides to pick from but so far my favourite has always been the onion rings. I also had the mashed potatoes this time round and they are not bad as well, but very filling. The steak comes in a sizable portion with a generous topping of sauce. Come prepared to wait in the que for a long time though, for 2 persons the wait is at the very least half and hour.

This Thai express was located at jp. Basement 1. I arrived with a pretty large group of friends and was able to find seats, barely. It was a weekday afternoon but was very crowded. I ordered the Thai curry soft shell crab. The waiters were a little too few and it took very long to take our orders and also to serve them. I waited at least 20 minutes. When it finally came, the portion looked ever so small. I don't remember it looking so tiny before. Two scrawny soft shell crab cowevered with Thai curry was accompanied by an equally scrawny portion of rice. That aside, the dish was good and delicious, as usual. The curry was thick and eggy. The crab was well prepared but a little oily, however nothing bad about it. Hopefully that portion size can be increased, or at least stop shrinking. Costed $13 and I wouldn't say it is cheap, but if you like soft shell crabs, Thai express has one of the best

My favourite japanese rice cakes are from Kuriya at Jurong Point's basement japanese food street. They have a couple of flavors, but the one i like best is the bonito flakes and egg. Each rice cake costs $1.20 and they tend to sell out by night.

Kuriya also has a promotion for sushi and sashimi at night! After 9 their takeaway sushi and sashimi counter will start offering very good discounts for the leftovers starting from 10% all the way down to 30%, with the discounts increasing every half hour. A very good deal if you're looking for a nighttime supper.

Lai lai is more commonly known for its excellent beef noodles, however i had an opportunity to try their mee sua and found it a let down. Compared to the beef noodles, the mee sua is a 4/10 in terms of taste. Or perhaps its an acquired taste? Its supposedly taiwan mee sua with a choice of topping (mine was shredded chicken, the other choices were pork if im not wrong). The size of the bowl gave me a shock when it arrived - it was minuscule. And the starchy soup had a weird taste to it, even after adding alot of vinegar and pepper.

I tried a new dish at Din Tai Fung today, a deviation from the normal xiao long bao and mian.
Its the Vermicelli Soup with Deep fried beancurd skin and minced meat ball ($7.80). For that price (cheaper than most noodle dishes from Din Tai Fung which normally range between 8-11 bucks), i can't really complain when all that was served was glass noodles, with tao pok slices, and minced meat wrapped in beancurd skin. The portion is very small and it did not taste as good as all other Din Tai Fung noodles. Goes to show cheap is not always good.