2 girls cannot eat so much yong tau fu!
that was what the uncle said incredulously when we paid $53.20 for our supply of drugs-that-remind-us-of-home. but the record was from our last visit to the yong tau fu shop - $72-something worth of yong tau fu! it lasted us several good meals, though. but it was a nice middle-aged lady who served us then, and she told us that the boys from melbourne uni would visit the shop and spend $100-odd. so. ours just paled in comparison.
born and bred in the tropics, i never gave much thought to flowering seasons, happily assuming spring was the time to see the lovely colourful blooms, and fall/winter would offer a bleak view of a garden. so i was nicely surprised when i saw these pretty things while on one of my long walks one afternoon. the guy on 60 minutes said that 15 minutes of walking, spread out each day - roughly 2000 steps, could stop weight gain. but i digress. these flowers were so pretty i had to snap a few shots of them. i even used it as an el-cheapo, belated mothers' day gift to my mom!
that was me. at the graduate research conference held over the previous weekend. what is it with poseur designers and black clothes, eh?? which explains the sabbatical from blogging and the internet. sabbatical sounds so much cooler than vegging out or slacking... during the past week, i even managed to resist driving to areas offering retail therapy, or even set foot anywhere near the city. i became a true blue girl from the 'burbs, and had a cookout with sotong, sausages, chicken wings, beer and the works. right at my balcony. and borrowed some books from the local library. and had a mental run-through of projects i'd been putting off, and that i could get started on now.
aaaah... this is life.
and right now, my ambition is to try out as many of the breakfast places, mentioned here, as i can. and that means lots of walking to follow. too bad i'm always waking up several hours past lunchtime, so making it in time for breakfast is a big challenge. that's a project to get started on in week ahead, then: project fatty breakfast.
posted by limegreenspyda at 3:46:00 pm
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WAH BIANGS!!! that's A LOT of yong tau fu lorrrhh!!! hey hey there's this really nice bakery for bread + brekky.. but I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME!!! ARRRGGHH
& there's this nice winery called t'gallant or something close. go during the wine tasting season,on a weekend, there's muscians & lotsa yummy food.
arrrgghhh I MISS MELBOURNE!!!
hao: so helpful you are... ;) but when you come over, we'll bring you to this really nice place up the dandies ranges! you sure die, go to heaven, and then come back!
but yeah, melbs is a great place for food. but lousy cold dreary weather. no wonder it's called victoria. gray gray all day.
twit: yay! healthy addiction! somehow that's an oxymoron, but hey, since it's not just a lot of empty carbs, i can just pile on the yong tau fu! saves a lot of room for my other addictions. :)
oh hang on, which yong tau foo shop do you go to???
I MISS YONG TAU FOO
I'd go wherever you tell me =)
wait, is it the one in glen waverley? called grand tofu?
adinahaes: it's over at box hill... on station road. i think there's a tram from the city that'll take you to box hill. or the train. but i can't recall the name. it's opposite philip webb real estate agents' though, if it helps... :)
go buy! it's yong tau fu heaven over there!
I'd like to start a Project (Not-Necessarily-Fatty) Breakfast of my own, but I have the same problem of waking up in time. Also, local food notwithstanding, I suspect our brunch places aren't quite as fancypants or adventurous as those in Melbourne!
My goodness! How do the two of you managed to eat $72++ worth of yong tau fu at one go?!?!!?
You is powerful sia.
tym: kopitiams/markets at non-peak hours remain my favourite brunch places in singas. cafes back home always seem rather poseur compared to those in melbs somehow. maybe it's the decor, maybe it's something else.
but the kopitiams/hawker centres are really stiff competition for the cafes. arrgh! now you've made me miss all the yummy food from home.
sibeh sian: don't underestimate 2 girls' eating capacity, ok?! and. it lasted us 5 meals.
i like your photos. :) i have never really eaten breakfast out - it seems to alien to me! ;)
the flowers were very pretty! and the food looks yummy!
mae: thanks, mate. you should give it a try, y'know, having brekkie out.
but a mocha coupled with a magazine at a cafe in the afternoon is good, too. :)
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