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July 23rd 2008: Conference (Day 3), Plus Sneaking Off For Food


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Breakfast at Hotel
Spicy scrambled eggs, toast, and yogurt. I also grabbed an apple puff on the way out of the hotel because I was still hungry. It turned out to be good.
Spicy scrambled eggs, toast, and yogurt.
I also grabbed an apple puff on the way out of the hotel because I was still hungry. It turned out to be good.
Lunch at Tiong Bahru Food Centre
The stall from which I grabbed a light lunch.
Chwee Kueh: steamed rice cakes topped with preserved radishes. The rice cakes had an appealing, silky, uniform texture. They had a slick exterior due to lots of oil. Also, I liked the funky pickled mixture on top of the cakes. There was also chili sauce to add on top of everything.
A drink stand.
Lime juice. I almost went for pineapple juice but saw everyone drinking a green drink with a lime in it. Hence, naturally, I ordered a lime juice. When I got it, I noticed it was a different color than what everyone else had. :( In retrospect, judging by the picture on the menu, everyone must've been drinking sugarcane juice. Indeed, I later realized sugarcane juice is a popular drink in Singapore.
The stall from which I grabbed a light lunch.
Chwee Kueh: steamed rice cakes topped with preserved radishes. The rice cakes had an appealing, silky, uniform texture. They had a slick exterior due to lots of oil. Also, I liked the funky pickled mixture on top of the cakes. There was also chili sauce to add on top of everything.
A drink stand.
Lime juice. I almost went for pineapple juice but saw everyone drinking a green drink with a lime in it. Hence, naturally, I ordered a lime juice. When I got it, I noticed it was a different color than what everyone else had. :( In retrospect, judging by the picture on the menu, everyone must've been drinking sugarcane juice. Indeed, I later realized sugarcane juice is a popular drink in Singapore.
Great World City Mall
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I took this walking excursion with my co-workers and didn't feel like taking any pictures.
Along or Near Orchard Road
The fountain across from the presidential palace.
A 360-degree panoramic movie showing Orchard Road, some malls, and the nearby greenery. Taken near the president's palace.
Greenery outside the presidential palace complex. When I view the full-sized image, something about the way the trees branch on the right side of the image into the canopy really appeals to me.
Chettiar's Hindu Temple.
The fountain across from the presidential palace.
A 360-degree panoramic movie showing Orchard Road, some malls, and the nearby greenery. Taken near the president's palace.
Greenery outside the presidential palace complex. When I view the full-sized image, something about the way the trees branch on the right side of the image into the canopy really appeals to me.
Chettiar's Hindu Temple.
Inside Chettiar's Hindu Temple.
Statues.
The stately Teochew Building.
The Chinese-style (specifically Teochew) House of Tan Yeok Nee, now part of the University of Chicago's business school. This photo serves as an example of how old, historic architecture can be seen in Singapore alongside modern buildings (as seen in the background).
Inside Chettiar's Hindu Temple.
Statues.
The stately Teochew Building.
The Chinese-style (specifically Teochew) House of Tan Yeok Nee, now part of the University of Chicago's business school.
This photo serves as an example of how old, historic architecture can be seen in Singapore alongside modern buildings (as seen in the background).
The short non-commercial segment of Orchard Road has manicured grass and pretty tunnels of trees.
The colorful, renovated shophouse architecture of Peranakan Place / Emerald Hill. The buildings closest to Orchard Road (such as these) are used as bars. Further away, many buildings hadn't yet been restored and seemed to be nearly falling apart. The contrast was striking.
More of Peranakan Place's renovated shophouses, plus some pleasant al fresco drinking areas. Though I took a number of pictures of shophouses over the course of this trip, it's worth looking at the full-sized image to study the architectural style: the roofs, the window frames, the shutters, the molded balustrades, and the decorated columns.
Gated townhouses with spots for cars (a rarity in a city).
The short non-commercial segment of Orchard Road has manicured grass and pretty tunnels of trees.
The colorful, renovated shophouse architecture of Peranakan Place / Emerald Hill. The buildings closest to Orchard Road (such as these) are used as bars. Further away, many buildings hadn't yet been restored and seemed to be nearly falling apart. The contrast was striking.
More of Peranakan Place's renovated shophouses, plus some pleasant al fresco drinking areas.
Though I took a number of pictures of shophouses over the course of this trip, it's worth looking at the full-sized image to study the architectural style: the roofs, the window frames, the shutters, the molded balustrades, and the decorated columns.
Gated townhouses with spots for cars (a rarity in a city).
The glaringly obvious yet somehow stylish Singapore Visitors Centre on Orchard Road. I didn't need help because I got everything I needed from the friendly people at the airport visitors centre.
Ngee Ann City, its imposing structure, and its decorative fountain. This mall is one of the largest in Singapore.
Another large mall, the Wisma Atria.
A closer view of this mall, taken to give you a feel of how modern Singapore and especially the Orchard Road shopping experience actually is.
The glaringly obvious yet somehow stylish Singapore Visitors Centre on Orchard Road. I didn't need help because I got everything I needed from the friendly people at the airport visitors centre.
Ngee Ann City, its imposing structure, and its decorative fountain. This mall is one of the largest in Singapore.
Another large mall, the Wisma Atria.
A closer view of this mall, taken to give you a feel of how modern Singapore and especially the Orchard Road shopping experience actually is.
Dinner Elsewhere
For dinner, I found my way to the Zion Food Centre for the Zion Road Fried Kway Teow stand.
Char Kway Teow, a fried dish of rice noodles, cockles, lard, and more. The cockles, a type of clam, are chewy yet have a snap like that of octopus and a taste I'm not going to attempt to describe. Meanwhile, I thought I'd find the chunks of lard gross, but did not. They're not like gelatinous chunks of fat. Rather, they're more like a potato. The red slices in the picture are, I believe, Chinese sausage. As a whole, the dish tasted smoky (good) and with the occasional interesting crunchy piece.
Whyogurt, an ice cream / yogurt stall in Great World City mall.
Fresh fruit (mango) mashed into yogurt & ice cream: oh so good. I like finding the occasional chunks. We should have this dessert in the states. (Cold Stone is the closest in style, but it's not quite the same.) During my afternoon excursion with my co-workers, I saw one of them order this--that's how I got the idea. Thus, when I was in the same vicinity at a perfect time for an after-dinner snack, I got one too.
For dinner, I found my way to the Zion Food Centre for the Zion Road Fried Kway Teow stand.
Char Kway Teow, a fried dish of rice noodles, cockles, lard, and more. The cockles, a type of clam, are chewy yet have a snap like that of octopus and a taste I'm not going to attempt to describe. Meanwhile, I thought I'd find the chunks of lard gross, but did not. They're not like gelatinous chunks of fat. Rather, they're more like a potato. The red slices in the picture are, I believe, Chinese sausage. As a whole, the dish tasted smoky (good) and with the occasional interesting crunchy piece.
Whyogurt, an ice cream / yogurt stall in Great World City mall.
Fresh fruit (mango) mashed into yogurt & ice cream: oh so good. I like finding the occasional chunks. We should have this dessert in the states. (Cold Stone is the closest in style, but it's not quite the same.)
During my afternoon excursion with my co-workers, I saw one of them order this--that's how I got the idea. Thus, when I was in the same vicinity at a perfect time for an after-dinner snack, I got one too.