On the labour day, we wanted to eat something decent. My friend recommended ITE campus as students were not in, it could have peace and quiet walking around the campus. We decided to try this Chinese restaurant. 2 of us occupied a small table, it was big enough and seating wise, it was spacious.

We didn’t have big stomach on that day. We wanted to have something for munching while we were chatting. So we ordered braised duck wing and their signature fry rice noodle for carbohydrate fix. The braised duck wing is an appetiser and portion is generous. Taste wise, it seems it has been braising for quite a number of days. Meat is too soft for chewing. Each wing has cut up for easy eating, actually, we don’t mind it serves in full wing, that is the fun of eating this dish.

We both liked the fry rice noodle. It wasn’t oily at all and yet rice noodle could be separate, it wouldn’t stick to each slice. The best was it could taste the wok fragrance of which home cooking could not achieve.

Service wise, so far so good, no complain.

Whenever I wanted to have something deep fried, KFC fried chicken will flash on my mind. Frankly, I wouldn’t patron other places for deep fried chicken, I am a loyal fan of KFC, to be precise it is deep fried crispy chicken only. So far, KFC has not disappointed me for their deep fried chicken. I didn’t try their burgers at all, therefore, no comment on them.

It was late morning when I reached Vivo city and decided to settle my lunch early in avoiding the lunch crowd. As usual, I placed my order and waited for a short while, my food was served. There have few patrons only. I could enjoy my food peacefully and quietly. Once it filled with families, kids might run around and making so much noise. It wouldn’t paranoid me though. The whole atmosphere has changed.

Coleslaw is too ordinary and nothing to mention, veggie is crispy as usual. Mashed potato is something that I don’t understand! It has a thick layer of brown sauce but I can’t identify the taste, it is tasteless to me. I wouldn’t eat the sauce and always left it behind.

Chicken is crispy and meat is succulent, even though I am eating the chicken breast, it won’t be tough and dry. Standard maintains always.

There are so many dinning choices in Hougang mall, it is definitely spoilt by choice. Dinning alone on that evening, I just wanted to have something simple and quick. Check out the Kopitam, there were not so crowded. Walked towards my favourite stall, Pu Tien Heng Hua, there were few people standing around this stall. Compare to other stalls, they looked quiet. It seems this stall is getting popular. Follow the queue, the lady who took the orders was fast, she would remember our orders and collected money at the same time. There is/are someone inside doing all the cooking.

This was my second patrons, I didn’t come to this area about 2 years already. I love their fry thin noodle, it was one of the best I have tried some 2 years ago. This round I ordered fry bee hoon, comparatively, it wasn’t soupy like fry thin noodle, probably bee hoon absorbs too much soup, it will become soggy, it will affect the texture. Taste wise, it was light, prawns was naturally sweet, clam was tasteless. It wasn’t too oily though. I didn’t taste any MSG. That is what I like the most, after the meal, it won’t feel any quilt on having too much oil, salt and MSG. Sure, I will go back if I am around that area for a meal.

I would think Mr Bean’s soy bean biscuit is considered a healthier choice for snack. When they first lounged, they offer at least 6 types of fillings for choice and there were only 2 types of fillings on that day, one was salted green bean and another one was pineapple. I chose salted green bean. The crust is crumbly and lightly, it has a mild butter flavour, filling is well balance of salt and sweet. Standard and size have not changed. It is still one of my best choices for snack.

Going window shopping, the best to go along the tiring way is having some finger snacks. It won’t fill up the stomach and yet it can fulfil the food craving for a while. So that it can have more time in shopping! Anyway, passed by this corner and smelled durian, there were some people holding the soft ice cream around the area. Out of my curiosity and check it out, followed the short queue and bought this Meow Shan Wang durian soft ice cream. Firstly sniff it, secondly taste it, it really tasted like Meow Shan Wang durian, most importantly, the texture was super fine and smooth. I will eat again if I want to have quick fix for durian!