Food Overload

Can you eat everything in Singapore in one day? Obviously no, but it doesn’t hurt to try. You know the saying, aim for the stars. If you miss, you still can still come up with a top ten list. In my case, I got through everyone’s top ten things to eat in Singapore. Now it’s time for me to come up with my own. Well, maybe I need one more trip. Come on, there’s so much here. And I really wanted to try those odd looking ice cream sandwiches. They looked so good in the unforgiving heat. But the line was way too long to wait under the sun. We had other motives to be outside.

That was, to shop along Orchard Road.

Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t a stroll from one plaza to another. It was a mad dash like two vampires from one haven to the next with our only sinful delight being the blasting AC units within. Oh I wanted to cry like a baby when it was time to go outside. But I digress. Shopping here was huge. Department stores and malls crammed into this half mile stretch of road. Each one sporting similar name brand shops. I think I saw at least three Ferragamo stores within a block of each other. Not all were high end. We ended up at Far East Plaza which was very local local. Compared to Paragon, it was like a 360 in terms of pricing. I’m not sure how many places we stopped at. Somewhere in the hundreds I assume. All to get some underwear and two pair of jeans I already think are way too skinny for me. Especially now after gorging all of this day.

We ate everywhere.

From the hawker stands to the disappointing Ya Kun Kaya Toast (see my description) to mall food courts to a fancy dinner along the river. Yes, count them. At least four meals with a bunch of sharing. This day alone accounted for the 4 out of 5 pounds I gained on this trip. don’t worry, I’m not complaining about it. I’ll wear the bulge as a badge of honor.