MacDonald's for dinner and TPDE Dance Concert

4/4/09, Saturday - I had Fillet-O-Fish Meal (S$6.45) from McDonald's at Tampines Mall for dinner, together with Ellie. It's just one of those days when you have cravings for something salty and unhealthy. Besides, most of the places were crowded and by the time, we decided on the place to eat, we would have been late for a concert.

When the food arrived on our table and I opened up the box, I realised that the fish fillet had somewhat shrunk. Clearly it was different from the menu board and I do understand that picture on the board is definitely different from what we will get. But I didn't expect it to be really thin and small.

The only consolation I had from the entire meal was the salty french fries. I always love McDonald's French Fries. It's really tasty and salty. And the coffee.

I realised they have re-packaged the coffee and I felt that it was a good move. It's a premium coffee and it really tasted like a premium coffee.

After that meal, Ellie, Cheryl and I went to catch Gin's choreographed dance concert at Temasek Poly.

Popeye's Chicken - The Spinach Man

Last Sunday, one of my cell friends, Qi organised a cell group lunch at Popeye Chicken's Fast Food Restaurant at Changi Airport Terminal One. When I first learnt of the news, I was jumping with joy because it has been such a long time since I ate Popeye's Chicken. Moreover, eating at Popeye Chicken is a real treat to me as I don't have the luxury to eat this wonderful and mouth-watering chicken meal all the time, given its inaccessibility. Actually, I think that the chicken at Popeye tastes so much nicer than KFC.

There weren't many people dining at Popeye at that point of time and it was a good thing for me because I don't have to jostle with the crowds.

I ordered the Two Pieces Chicken Meal (S$7.40) which consists of two pieces of crispy chicken, mashed potato and a drink . There used to be biscuits or rather a baked bun on the menu for this meal, however, I think they have discontinued with the baked buns. So to substitute for the lost buns, I got Coleslaw instead.

I like the Mashed Potato the best! It is spicy and the gravy is filled with shredded chicken. Yum.

While I am eating and chatting with my friends, I can't help but to look at the TV screen which telecast Popeye Cartoons. It reminds me of my childhood days watching how Popeye defeats Bruno and winning the affection of Olive. Of course, not forgetting the spinach. It's like a trademark of Popeye!

Now, I can call myself a fan of Popeye Chicken's!

There is another Popeye's Chicken outlet at Singapore Flyer.

The Long John Silver's Meal, First Aid Course and Gathering

16/08/08 - On Saturday, I had to wake up super early again on a weekend to attend the Standard First Aid Course. As much as I hate to forgo my beauty sleep over the weekend, I still have to drag myself up to attend the class. It was interesting to see new classmates from all walks of life besides your classmates, attending this life-saving course. We learnt various kinds of bandages and why we ought to save lives. In order to graduate from the course, it is compulsory for everyone to attend two classes before taking the practical test on the third day. There goes my weekend.

During our lunch break, we headed to Long John Silver's. There was an ongoing promotion called WRAP-VOLUTION! and I thought to myself, perhaps, I should try this meal. So I ordered the Mango Fish Wrap which comes with fries and drinks (S$4.80).

Inside the pita bread wrap was two pieces of fish fillet, smeared with mango sauce, lettuce and diced tomates.

I like the fries as well because of the way they battered the fries.

When the first lesson of my first aid class ended, I met up with my old classmates for dinner at Spageddies@Paragon. Since it was a weekend, I made a reservation just in case all the tables are being snapped up like hotcakes. But when my friend, Maryann and I went to the place at 7pm, it was half-empty. I surmised the customers will start queuing outside the restaurant after 8pm.

After studying the menu, I ordered Chicken Cannelloni (S$14). Originally, I wanted to order wood-fires pizza but I was afraid that I couldn't finish the portion. The Chicken Cannelloni was not too bad. It came in two large Cannelloni shell and inside the shell, it was stuffed with chicken, spinach, and onions. On the top of the Cannelloni shell was alfredo sauce and mozzarella cheese. Among the cheese family, I love the mozzarella cheese, especially the buffalo mozzarella cheese.

Here is another angle of the Chicken Cannelloni.

When we finished our main meal, Jo thought of eating dessert at Canele Patisserie Chocolaterie. But before that, we went for a walk to ease our filled stomachs. We went shopping for a while and also do some sight-seeing. At around 9 plus, we headed to the newly-opened Shaw Centre outlet. Unfortunately, it was so packed when we went that we were the six customers on the waiting list! Even after we went for a short window shopping, we still didn't manage to get a table. Well, we could only blame ourselves for not reserving a table earlier. In the end, we had our cakes takeway and ate it at the nearby McCafe.

I had my usual Raspberry and Hazelnut macaroons (S$2.30 ea). They were heavenly!

J2 had Jupiter cake ($7). When I first tasted it, it had a mixture of bitter chocolates and sour filling. So when I had a small bite, it was weird.

Despite the insane price the cakes at Canele, the quality of it remains the consistently - good.