Well, it seems that the last post was a bit premature. Dragged no 1 child down to Jurong Point Shopping Centre in the afternoon for a look around. This place is pretty huge for a suburban mall. It had all the usual places Singaporeans love to shop in, with the anchor tenant being NTUC Fair Price, a bit of a cross between Woolies, Aldi and Big W. Of more interest was the huge number of eateries scattered throughout the place, it even had a little food lane in the style of Osaka eateries, that is to say, gaudy.
As it wasn't long before dinner we had to satisfy ourselves with a snack, at a place which sold, among other things, clam chowder. And pretty decent chowder it was too, served in a square bread bowl. We loved the eating instructions, which went something like (and I swear we didn't make this up) 'gracefully cut the bread into little pieces and soak them in the soup......'.
We also passed by a place going by the oxymoronic name of Awfully Chocolate, which sold something called cold poached chocolate. The sales girl (chocolatier?) didn't make a particularly convincing case as to why we should part with S$6.80 for essentially a slice of mousse (albeit very nice mousse) topped with cream. Nonetheless as chocolate and no 1 child enjoy a very special relationship, we had to get one. Yumm.
And yes, I did find that elusive t shirt (on special at 30% off) right towards the end of our tour of the mall. I'm not Singaporean but I love a good bargain as much as the next person.
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