ABBEY: Wilma got a long story when she went to Singapore Maritime Exhibit on Vivo City last 2012. She told me that she was teary-eyed as she was dreaming of Philippines to be that bigtime in maritime industry. But in reality, it'll take maybe forever to be in that position.
We went to Plaza Singapura and it happened that the exhibition was there. We went to it and I was amazed how this city-state became a prime in international trading.
It displayed models of cargo ships that travels across the globe for business. In there also are models for oil rigs; the number one commodity in the world. You can get souvenir postcards as well as key chains. Along the exhibit is the T-shirt design contest. They were beautiful and eye-catching; but sadly there were no replicas for sale. Twas an informative and fun exhibit.
WILL: As I was educated by the history and humble beginning of now the busiest port of world, I am always on the look for next Singapore Maritime Week.
Last year, Singapore flaunt how they begin to dream, now, 2013 the Singapore Maritime Week flashed to the public how successful the O&M (Offshore & Marine) engineering services this little island have.
They really want to tap and update as many people they can as MPA build three exhibits... In VivoCity, NEX Mall and the main is where we went, at the Plaza Singapura. They also ask students from different schools to design a shirt. So sad they do not have pieces for sale.
Well, we are so great that even we do not memorize the answer at the question, the people behind the counter gave as some cute keychains of Ponzi. :)
Next time! We can't wait :)
ABBEY: Who wouldn't take a bite to a langhap-sarap Jollibee Chicken Joy? For us, every come-back visit to Philippines we will always find a time to dine at any Jollibee store. That's why the buzz was all over Singapore when the news of opening a Jollibee branch hit the city-state. According to older Filipino expats, back then Jollibee was already here but was closed due to lack of market as they say.
I was almost have gone to its opening day but it was a good decision not to as the queue is very long and the minimum wait time is 3 hours. Finally on Easter Sunday as we remit money back to Pinas we got our chance to visit the "busiest bee".
In the front door, I posed with Jollibee and it made me feel like a child again :) we got two 2-piece Chicken Joy, spaghetti, chocolate sundae and Champ; all for little more than 30sgd :) Each bite put a thousand flavor in my mouth. It is as if we're back home for an hour; the place is homey and hasn't lost its Pinoy touch.
WILL: How famous is Jollibee in Philippines? Well, some mall housed two of branches just to accommodate the people who wants to enjoy the "langhap-sarap" foods that they offered.
Lucky Plaza in Orchard is indeed lucky to cater the first branch of Jollibee here in Singapore. Filipinos really love and missed the tasty servings of this fast food chain, that you must queue for 1-2 hours to enjoy the food.
We went there last March early morning 930am I already in line and waited for half an hour to be served. Like there is no tomorrow, I asked for 2 orders of 2-pc chickenjoy, 1 spaghetti, 1 champ burger and 1 chocolate sundae. Very sad that the Jolli-hotdogs were finished.
Gosh, like a child, Abbey and I bit the chicken with joy. The fries is really lovely.
It feels that we were back in our childhood, very happy to see Jollibee's statue in foreign land, I asked Abbey to strike a pose!
We will surely be coming back for more langhap-sarap experience!
ABBEY: When I was a child only a few pizza parlor are available in the Philippines. One of these is Shakey's. I always pass by on it as the jeepney terminal to my home is adjacent to it. It was memorable to me because as we are about to ride the jeep a kidnapping incident took at Shakey's. Enough of the CSI story.
Shakey's Philippines is represented by a mascot in a red-yellow suit with red cape. I don't know if they will have one here in Singapore. But it is good that they opened shops here. We went to their branch at Liang Court in Clarke Quay. We were warmly welcomed by their staff and we were given our table. We tried their salad, BBQ chicken wings, beef lasagna and of course their pizza (cheese lover). The servings are big. We shared the delicious meal and talked about anything. Its as if we went back to Philippines. The taste and aroma stays the same. We were already outside the mall when we remember that we should have ordered mojo potatoes. We didn't see it on their menu or maybe we were just excited to indulge on the pizza.
So we went there for the second time and first ask if they have mojos. We got ecstatic when they said yes. We came there as we redeemed Wilma's voucher for a free personal pan pizza. The dip really complement the mojos. We enjoyed our second visit as much as we enjoyed the first. Coincidentally, we were given the same spot of table as before :)
WILL: As I heard the news that Shakey's pizza opened its first branch at Junction 10, I asked Abbey to treat me there someday, but that someday never happened.
The Man above knew what I really want, He let me win a Shakey's facebook contest so we can dine at their 3rd and newly opened branch located at Liang Court.
As it is so accessible, after our cruise at Singapore River via River Explorer, Abbey, Chat and I walked for 5 minutes from Clarke Quay to Liang Court and dined at their newest branch, even without the voucher. Haha!
We ordered 1 solo meal which consisted of pasta, pumpkin soup and coke that costs $14.80, one 9" Cheese Lover Pizza coats $18.80 and Chat asked for a salad $4.80.
Pumpkin Soup is my favorite, gosh I am craving for this since last year, oh I really miss their pizza. I ate two slices and got so full. Abbey and Chat shared the pasta and I never got the chance to taste it. Haha.
Our second time in here was when we go for passport renewal. This time I make it sure that the voucher was with me. We ordered the free pizza and a basket of Shakey's Famous Mojos worth $4.50. When the mojos were served, we were shocked that it is too many for us to eat. Hmmm I declare that mojos here is nicer than the one in Philippines.
Thanks Shakey's Singapore for a great opportunity to dine for free. ;) Go guys to their branches from services to the food, you will surely be satisfied. ;)
