MTGS

Sigh, sian, back to reality again, had a nice time there because this time round we didn't stay at one hotel all the way, for 6 nights, we stayed at 3 different hotels so it was refreshing throughout. So I'll break up my story in 3 part for 3 hotels. First hotel is Grand China Hotel @ Yaowarat Road a.k.a Chinatown. Price: 2 nights including all taxes was S$102.35, I got one night free. Without the free night I guess total would be S$180-S$190, so that's about S$90+ per night. I'll be blunt, the chinatown sucks, full of old buildings, mostly uninhabited I think, I wonder why the local government don't tear down all those old ugly disgusting buildings. Our two nights happened to be on weekends, so the night markets are open, and it was crazy crowded, super packed with tourists, food is very expensive too, no aircon but price is like restaurant pricing, just for context, one simple fried rice 100 Baht. Anyway we ate at a road stall which served nice fishball no...

The process was actually very straightforward even more so for cards without CEPAS. For those holding new POSB Everyday Card that doesn't come with CEPAS i.e. no EZ -Link/NETS FlashPay logo at the back of the card You can already start charging your bus/MRT trips to your card. Just use it like you normally do with EZ-Link or FlashPay. I guess you already know this haha. For those like me holding older POSB Everyday Card that comes with CEPAS i.e. with EZ -Link/NETS FlashPay logo at the back of the card Just to go any ticketing machine at any MRT station, place card on reader, choose "Check Transit Payment Mode" and ok all the way and it's done. The mode of your card will change to "Bank Card" which means it will charge directly to your master/visa. I also downloaded the SimplyGo app which I think is pretty nice, the trip updates are immediate for MRT rides, not sure about bus so have to try. It also have push notifications for every trip that ended...

Cost for my upcoming trip: To and fro plane tickets for me, wife and baby: S$479.09 Hotel stay: S$102.35 + S$312.92 + S$197.05 = S$612.32 Spending money: going to change S$800 Total: S$1891.41

Today went to see heart doctor with wife and baby, went there taking GrabTaxi, come back want to book but cannot get any taxi at all. So decided to open up the trusty comfort app and saw this new offering, now can add credit card, and if taking the ComfortRide, there is no admin charge; normally if pay by credit card there is a 10% admin charge. Reason why I say trusty is because Comfort no matter at what time or where, can always get a taxi, the availability is just amazing, but have to pay by cash because nobody is going to pay by credit card and get charged additional 10%, but now it has changed. Anyway the ComfortRide is a fixed pricing service, for example if the app quote $12.40, it means regardless of how long it takes, any traffic jam or delay, you still pay $12.40 so there is no benefit to the driver if the trip takes longer than it should be, but can see the pricing is roughly a bit higher but not huge difference, probably a few cents to a dollar, but I guess it is still ...

Yesterday went to try this stall, good thing they open on National Day, just trying my luck, well worth the trip, the soya sauce chicken is amazing. A bit pricy but I think it's very good so don't matter much. Forgot to take photo of the dumpling soup though, soup is ok, dumplings were nice. The rice also the defined type not mushy type which suits my palate. Must try. They open at 11 AM. 94 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, #01-04, Singapore 310094

Recently work seems to have slow down a bit, not as busy as previous months, but end of this year I foresee will be super busy again, so want to take this opportunity to go for a holiday. Still haven't decided on where to go but thinking of Hat Yai as we never been there before. A few other ideas running through my mind, maybe I check out the air tickets, see go where cheap then just go haha.

Since Jun until now, have been so busy with work, working weekends either in office or remotely accessing our servers from home to support, then weekdays sometimes work until very late also, so blogging put as last on the list of things to do. These few days have some spare time so can blog a bit, but soon will get busy again, I think end of this year will be really busy, siong man. But hope next year bonus will be good, hope can get at least 2 months, work hard so I expect good compensation. Anyway my current boss leaving, new boss hard to say already, sigh.

Been quite some time since we had a meal at Fish & Co., standard still there, worth revisiting.

Hole in the clouds.

Standard still there, I love this roasted chicken, great value and really nice and fragrant. The fried kway teow also very nice.