Roving in NTU

Yeah, roving at NTU on a lazy Sunday evening. We had meant to find out which eatery stays open during the Sunday at Canteen A block that we might have a light snack.

Below Canteen A were eating outlets such as McDonalds, Subway and Canadian Pizza that were in business. Old Chang Kee outlet and two other restaurant of Sakae Sushi and The Palette Bistro were closed on Sunday.

Nothing seems more interesting than Muchie Monkey, at NUS.

After our light snacks of fries and shared burger at Mc, as we were about to leave, we chanced upon this little cozy corner of balcony sitting.

Where we enjoyed the cool, fresh evening breezes and sunset views... as i comfortably dozed off ... Zzzz zzz

House of Dumplings (III)

Famished at our very late lunch; feeling i could gobble up all food placed in front of me. We drove 'fiercely' down to Kelantan Lane to visit the dumpling house again.

As most photos of the food had already been taken before, i could therefore eat up without my usual ritual of "food photo-taking" before consumption :)

My Xiao Long Bao seems exceptionally good today as i've missed it after so long; since i first had it a month back. I slurped up all its soupy content so hungrily that a neighbouring customer commented to the hawker that he wanted one after seeing my eating it, haha...

Pan-fried Gyozas, 锅贴 ($5)

大鲁面 ($3)

Loaded with tomatoes, eggs and onions was the home-cooked noodles commonly prepared in many China households. Simple as it is, it's no doubt a remedy for homesickness for the many China immigrants here.

No doubts about the handmade noodles here, its texture was totally smooth and chewy irregardless whether it's of thinner or broader strands.

For more bite though, you shall order the broader handmade noodle, the Ban Mian 板面.

We then shopped at Cold Storage Supermart for our usual tidbits of Potato Chips & Prawn Crackers before ending the day at East Coast Lagoon to satisfy our craving for its Satay Bee Hoon (queue already forms outside the store even before its opening at 6pm).

Revisit to Techno Edge

Dining at NTU rekindle my craving of food in NUS, Kent Ridge Campus.

My suggestion of lunching today would therefore be at Techno Edge of the Engineering Building to ease my pining for its Indonesian Grilled Chicken & Western Baked Pasta.

Grilled Chicken Set ($3)

Prices had gone up by 20 cents; in fact many prices of food in the canteen had upped by 20-50 cents since our last visit here. I believe such trend follows the rest of the canteens.

Still, the well-matched spicy curry sauce with sweet sauced grilled chicken at Indonesian Panggang is worthy of my 3 bucks.

Seafood Baked Pasta ($2.20)

No increase in prices for my baked pasta; the seafood version was equally cheese-rich and yummy as the Chicken version i last had.

Soothing scenery of greens that was such heartening view from the McDonalds balcony sitting where we had our drinks & snacking on Chicken Nuggets.

NTU - Canteen 14

Armed with the Map of NTU with its location of canteens and reading up on the internet blogs. I had in mind a few places for our foodie hunt.

Canteens of NTU being numbered as according to its located Hall number was a breeze to trace.
Hall 14 of canteen 14 was Ric's recommendation today for its Western food. A search on the internet told us it was one of the winners in last year's TV featured "Campus Yummy King".

Chicken Cutlet ($3.80)

Its winning entry of Mixed Grill ($6.50) was tad a little big in portion for us; we thus set out to order the Chicken Cutlet Set instead.

It was indeed a worthy try if greasiness of the deep fried chicken piece can be tolerated. The stall could certainly boosts of its coleslaw (better than KFC anytime), well-buttered garlic bread and tasty seasoning of its crisply fried chicken piece.

Salmon Teriyayi Don ($3.50)

I wanted to try the Japanese food stall that also seems to command certain support from the students here. Most were ordering its Kastu Don. Food portion was generous and of decent quality.

My favored cooked salmon however remains that from Yoshinoya fastfood outlets.

Such serene environment at NTU was certainly much sought after, indeed befitting as a Tertiary campus. It was much more spacious and had lot more open spaces than NUS.

Hope we outsiders would not be a disturbance to the serenity here.

Tawatchai's Ladder

Crossing from Marina Square after lunching, we relaxed at the sight of this visual art piece at the Esplanade by Thailand artist Tawatchai Puntusawasdi.

As quoted from the explanatory board, "Two-dimensional planes are assembled to resemble familiar three-dimensional forms, distorted.

By creating, for instance, a tilted school chair, the artist challenges and subverts the viewer's fundamental way of seeing life, his/her perception of reality, its natural laws of gravity, nature, stability, volume and space, and the notion of symbols of social structure, such as the desk and chair so typical of our idea of school."

Disregarding the profound artistic philosophy behind each of these arts creation, visual arts simply has that calming effects, agree?

I would have love having these art pieces in my home if my place & pocket allows :)

Art sculptures by China artist Li Chen would be the first on my list of collection; many would have already been aware of his pieces that were being bought and display in many public buildings in Singapore.

You may otherwise catch his works at Ode to Art Gallery at Raffles City featuring contemporary Asian art.

Lunch Special @ Azabu Sabo (I)

An early end to my morning meeting enables us to gain free access to the Central Business District for lunch. And my first priority was still the lunch special promotion at Azabu.

Kimchi Beef Don & Shoyu Char Siew Ramen ($7.80++)

All's well except for the Kimchi that we don't really fancy its combination here with beef; it just tasted funny to us, despite the fact that we are Kimchi eater.

Unatama Don & Miso Char Siew Ramen ($7.80++)

An otherwise average fare of my favourite Unagi, if not for the surprise hint of spiciness from my Miso broth and the fatty Char Siew with fat that melts in the mouth.

The Ramen and its tasty broth were what i return here for.

Though the small bowl of Don & Ramen was enough to satisfy normal 'capacity' like mine, was nonetheless scanty for a guy's appetite.

Soft Ice-Cream w/Sweet Potato, Almond & Chocolate Sauce ($2.80++)

My meal here today end with this dessert again; i'm hook on its Caramelized Sweet Potato. On a commendable note, the cold desserts here are always served in well-chilled glasses.