Billy Bomber: 30th of June, a day before July...

I intended to wander around Haji lane in bugis to find the lost Arab food place where Saleha and Khalid brought me last time. I was craving for the international sausages I had a year ago.

But since the place seems so elusive to my "no-sense-of-direction" mind, I consulted Fauziah's expertise and asked for a nice place to eat--without batting an eyelash: BILLY BOMBER! She even sent me pictures of whoever-that-person-is eating a BIG burger. So, I went ahead the American way--the Billy Bomber style!

I was so excited to fancy myself eating in a new restaurant that I had this urge to buy all the "chef's recommendation" in the menu.
ROOT BEER FLOAT
As the menu says, "Our best seller! Find out why, order one today!", and so I did order one--luckily, they had a promo: buy one take one! Here's the real best seller, and I didn't only take one, but two slurps!

Taste: 4.5/5 Just look at the triple layers in the mug! The lower layer is the ice cream, the next layer is the root beer and the third layer is the foam. The ice cream ain't just one scoop mate! It's a third of the whole mug. The taste of the root beer is almost the same as the can-in-a-vend-o-machine but the proportion of the ice cream and the beer makes it a real winner.

Presentation: 4/5 If only they poured this in a fancy mug, I would have given this a perfect 5.

Price: 4/5 A mug is $5.95, eventhough I can buy a complete meal for that amount, it's labeled as a restaurant, so I can't complain about the price.






Taste: 3/5 It would have been better if I'm sharing the food with another person. Six wings of chicken, multiply it by 5, equals 60 times of tedious biting. I was totally embarassed while eating it using my bare hands, the left and the right, hold them up high so clean and bright, BUT this ain't gonna make your hands clean dawg! It's slippery, it's wet, and its red thick coating sticks to your finger when you hold it. The taste is three-drop more than what would have been better. But my suggestion is to eat it after you've packed it up, brought to your home and placed in the refrigerator overnight--it tastes alot better! I hope they serve some fresh carrot, cucumber, and celery sticks next time!

Presentation: 4/5 Oh they have wings, and they flock together. They are juxtaposed nicely beside each other and the colors of carrots, cucumber, cabbage, and chicken creates a wonderful mix.

Price: 3/5 $13 for six pieces of chichen WINGS? I can even buy a $5 whole fried chicken in Giant supermarket at Bedok. :p

I'm tired of typing...all I can say is...IT's BIG!!!!!
And what did they say in their menu? >>The hugest burger you'll ever see << I guess they're right, but my housemate said I should make sure first that this All Star Burger is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records before I agree to its claim. Mind you, with a $16.50 burger, I would have opted to go to Carl's Burger.

I don't want to remind myself how much I spent in this meal. I'll probably go for oriental cuisines next time.

Thai Express - Centerstage, Marina Square

It was a non-working Saturday, so I indulged myself with a timeless sleeep--that brought lethargy the moment I woke up. After watching half of the Samurai I (Musashi Miyamoto) movie...ooops, I forgot, this is a food blog and not my "daily life" pad.

Okey, I went to Marina Square (less people, less tourists, but more shopping stores) and stroll around, until I saw this banner "Thai Express at Centerstage". Well, I wanna be at the center stage as well--if only I don't have stage fright!


I went ahead to the Thai Express outlet and comfortably sat on a two-seater table. I looked at the menu and was dilly-dallying on what to choose. I tried the Phoo Phat Pung Kari because it has soft shell crab and it's a Thai-japanese specialty--as you can read from the photo I took. Just bear with the photos, I'm still starting on this career.

By the way, I'm not some connoisseur (did I get it right?) or some food aficionado. I'm just here to squirt out the words aroused by the oomph of the food that comes in. ;)


Taste: 3.5/5 - it's salty for my taste, although the leaves on top (is it parsley or lemon grass?) gives it a Thai taste. I don't know how to say if a crab shell tastes great and besides, the shell is flooded by thick sauce, so all I can say is that it's crispy!
If not for the excess salt, the sauce would come out terrific with a plain steamed rice.

Presentation: 4/5 - i have this fetish over cabbage leaves and the ziggy-zaggy cut of any fruits. For the cucumber and the cabbage leaves, I'll rate this 4. Though not as fancy as what you'd see in some expensive restaurants, the pale lavender onion cuts on top looks really cute over the brownish red sauce.

Price: -- - no comment on the price. I guess it's not as expensive as the restaurants i've been to (which aren't that many by the way).

Next is the Seafood Salad. I am tempted to give this a 1/5 rating because I was really struck by the unexpected hot and chili seeds on top! I almost ran to the toilet after eating this. :p

















Taste: 4/5 - if it weren't too spicy, i would have given this a 5. I know, I know, Thai foods are meant to be spicy, but they failed to write it on their menu that this food is fiery fierce. My mouth, my tongue was totally swelling and I couldn't stop myself from doing the "hsss..hhffff" sound. But, the taste of the glass noodles is unique. Spicy, sweet and the noodles are ... aldente! I like the intoxicating mixed taste of sweetness, saltiness, and sourness. The leaves taste and smell good too, although I am not sure what leaf it is--if only they wrote it in the menu.

Presentation: 2.5/5 - presentation is so so. whenever i look at it, it seems like the cook just dumped all the ingredients on top and let them position themselves on their own--as if they can move by themselves.

Price: 4/5 - With three shrimps and 2 squids, I think the price is justifiable. Seafood heree in Singapore isn't cheap, in their colloquial terms: WHERE GOT CHEAP? Besides, the taste isn't that awful. :P

I only took plain water. I don't want to spend that much on drinks, fruit juices are all the same and sodas will always taste the same whereever you may go--sounds like The Calling's song.



Oh, the other reason why I didn't order any drinks is because I have to consume my $10 voucher at Starbucks...courtesy of my auntie in the office. Thanks auntie! :) So I bought the Banana Frappuccino (?? i think i got it wrong, i'm not a starbucks drinker, unlike my boss. :P) with no coffee of course! haha! And matched it with their blueberrry mufffin.












After eating, I saw this cute body fitting Samuel & Kevin navy green shirt with a 40% discount. So I bought loh! hehe. $13.50.

Total expenses: 15.80 + 0.30 (muffin) = $16.10
$16.10 + $13.50 shirt = HAPPY DAY. :P

It all started with ...

It would be a waste if I kept on taking pictures of the food I eat in some cheap cook shacks--whether it be a fastfood, restaurant or just a hawker shop, if I don't share it with the people who has the same craving interest for alimento.