Despite the miserable weather here (it's been raining every day since we arrived), no.1 child and I went down to Sim Lim Square to have a look around and also do a bit of exploring around the area.
On our way to SLS (as it's known to the locals) from the nearest MRT we had to go through through the Bugis Street night market which, despite its name, is open all day. Cheap clothing and food can be found here at the various stalls, but definitely not as good as the true night markets in Taipei.
SLS was disappointing, with prices not far off what one can get on the internet including delivery. Certainly not worth the effort of carrying the stuff home particularly if there was no international warranty. Definitely a case of caveat emptor when shopping here and it's no wonder that many locals make their purchases online. Although the sales people in the few shops that I went into were very polite and helpful, I couldn't help feeling that the ground floor had the atmosphere of a used car lot.
Anyway, after that experience we went through the hawker centre at the nearby Albert Centre where we stopped off for an afternoon snack of rojak (for the uninitiated a potent mix of you tiao, sliced cucumber, bean sprouts, nuts, pineapple and prawn paste). It tasted pretty good despite missing a few critical ingredients like green mango, but hey it was only S$2.50. Far better fare here than in the big name food court the other day. 
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