DC. wrote:
>
> makes me hungry! btw... don't say kani nabe in singapore, i believe it's a
> rude word there! in a japanese restaurant sure... but not outside ; )
> do me a favour, head to Takashimaya the big japanese shopping mall & you'll
> find a hawker centre in the basement, there's a small stall that sells
> nothing but curry puff, the pastry is amazing!

I used to love curry puffs when I was a teenager! But I overdosed on
them, and haven't been able to stand the sight of them since then.
Perhaps with this recommendation, I'll get over my aversion and love
them once more!

I just thought of something...Is the curry puff the traditional
Singaporean-style (almost like a flaky, layered samosa dough)or is it
the puff pastry kind? If it's the former, then I'll have no problem
eating it at all! Which may not be a good thing....for my body-fat
percentage, anyway :-)

>you'll need to meet some
> locals & get them to bring you out for food!
>

My mother and I met up with truecol (aka Jason) last year. Actually, I
also have a cousin (second cousin) there that I could meet up with.
But I feel odd dining with people I don't know very well...my shyness
starts coming through :-D!

>
> jump on a bus & you'll be in Johor in 20mins, grab some lunch or dinner &
> you'll be back in no time at all ; )
>

We were going to do that last year, but couldn't get a bus down. OK,
OK, I know you can take a regular bus there, but we were looking for an
easy way ie a tour. They were all full by the time we tried to book
one!

I'm going to try again this time, though. I have a very short
time--two full days and one half day--in Singapore, so I need to budget
my time wisely. I also made the mistake of being there from Dec. 30
(late evening arrival) till Jan. 2 (early evening departure). I sure
hope all the stores and restaurants aren't closed! We were there last
year during New Year's, too, and I only remember the rain. That and we
left on Jan. 1, right after our stomach-bloating but oh-so-good New
Year's brunch at the Four Seasons. My stomach hurts just thinking
about it!

> DC. (who can only dream...)

Ah, but sometimes dreams can become reality :-).

rona (using way too many smiley faces in this post...:-) Sorry! I
couldn't help myself!)