Singapore Day 2

Assalammualaikum wbt,

Taken from my previous post on Britney's concert, so after the concert finished, we looking for something to eat as we didn't have dinner yet. We decided to walk instead using GPS on Fadhlina's phone. We were thinking just to grab fast food as it's already almost midnight. So we went to McDonalds in Kallang. About 20 minutes walk from Singapore Indoor Stadium. When we got there, there were so many people! But, one thing caught my eye and left me with jakun moment was their touch screen ordering monitor weyyyy. You can place your order on the screen and pay using credit card. So so so cooool. Singapore McDonalds now currently on the theme of Minions so their main promotional dishes are made from Bananas! Everything banana here there. They have such cool menus to choose from especially on the dessert selections. Man, I did have some tough time to decide! 

After you have selected what you wanted and made payment, the receipt will be printed out with queue number on it. So, you gotta wait at their counter until your number is called/appeared on screen before collecting them. Kallang McDonalds that night were so packed but there are a lot of available tables. One thing I realized, most of the workers, especially the cleaners are old citizen. As old as my grandparents. Most of them like 60 years old and above. I felt so guilty to let them clean my food especially when I didn't finish them. He even checked my burger box and shot me a questioning look why I didn't finish it, it made me even guilty when he shook his head in disbelief huarghhhh whyyyyyyy?? I felt so so so bad. 

The next morning, we checked out earlier because we wanted to have breakfast and continue our quest to Zam Zam Singapore's Briyani Rice. Been thinking about it from a day before. Our hotel, Oxley Blossom Hotel is a very basic hotel. More like Breakfast & Bed minus the breakfast haha. But that's fine with us because we only wanted a place to sleep and we won't be staying much indoor. Even the water heater isn't working, only cold water available, reason being I shorten my bath time here hahaha. The rate is cheap, about RM100+. It provides basic amenity like toothbrush, soap and kettle. 

Before we went out, I Googled the good cafes around Geylang and resulted to Brawns and Brains. And we definitely not regretting that choice. We walked there from our hotel, about 200 metres. The pastries are very good that I regret I only bought one. We had Vanilla and Almond Roll to share, oh boy, it's so so so so delicioussssss. The coffee are good too. I was thinking to order their main dishes, omelette with avocado something, boy everybody ordered that and it looks so mouth watering and definitely looks good in the picture too. They're instagram-able worthy! 

But, thinking we will fill our belly with great Briyani delicacy later on, we hold that thought. Yes, this would be a reason to return to Singapore one day. Fadhlina and I had a good time taking endless pictures and talking to each other. I like this cafe interior, very basic and minimalist. 

After the delicious breakfast treats, we ordered a Grabcar and heading to our next big mission, Zam Zam Singapore restaurant. Again, I also ordered Murtabak Singapore to bring home. Their Briyani Ayam is so goooooood. The rice are soft and fluffy.. So good. The chicken is good too but I think Mahbub's are better. I noticed there were a lot of people ordered Thosai and Mee Goreng that day. They're look so delicious too. But, how can I tapau and eat?! I'm afraid it will spoil because once I touched down, we'll be heading straight to Ipoh. There, another reason to be back here again soon! 

We don't go to other places in Singapore like the Orchard Road to experience the delicious Roti Ais Krim because of the time constraints. I also don't do much shopping or buying any souvenirs, which is very unusual for me, hahaa. Will definitely come back with my family for that reason. After the delicious Briyani treat, we ordered a Grab car and heading to Changi Airport. Our flight was delayed for an hour but Alhamdulillah the journey was ok.

One thing I realized about Singapore is of course their cleanliness. And as a banker, I can't help myself but to highlight on their credit card system. In Malaysia, we have started using the PIN for transaction, well it was mandatory now anyway. However, to my surprise, Singapore hasn't implement it, yet. I don't know if there are only selected places but so far, I haven't encountered one. This is quite weird to me, because Singapore is quite a strict country or rather a safest one but the most basic thing that almost worldwide has practicing it, Singapore hasn't done it yet. Maybe soon.  Overall, I think Singapore is one great country if your interest is shopping because there are many international brands here and the famous cafe/restaurant chains here compared to Malaysia. Not really for the sight seeing unless if you like to see architectural and buildings. Not much on the nature part though. I heard their Singapore Zoo is fun, will definitely bring Hanif Aiden here soon. Seeeee, as a mother, I can't help myself to think about my child all the timeee, like "ohh, Hanif Aiden will have fun here", or "Oh, this place is suitable for family", or "My husband will definitely enjoy this". I just can't help it guys.. 

Afterall, this trip is definitely gonna be a memorable one because I got to do it with my best friend, which I haven't seen for yearsss. We definitely had a good pillow talk about life, love, career and stuff. It's amazing to see and listen, and making me realized how far we have grown, how matured we are and how different we used to be. It's good to have someone to reflect back on your past and remind that you're doing ok with life and to remind that you actually have friends who care even they don't contact or see you regularly. Although we may have different parts of life, to listen to one's experience and perspective can be an eye opener sometimes that there are more to life than what you currently seeing.

Until then, hope to see you again Singapore. This time, I won't miss your Roti Ais Krim, I promise.