It was supposed to be a meetup with all the bridesmaid to pass them their bridesmaid dress but due to unforeseen circumstances, I only get to meetup with Esther. No idea when's the last time both of us hang out together, just the 2 of us.
We did that very often in the good old days. It's like a weekly affair thingy in the past haha! Now that We have our own family to take care, hence the meetups became lesser. We do cherish date night like such.
We only agreed on the dinner venue that evening itself lol. I was craving for durians (my first durian of the year and it's the last too), and Bugis Street's durian stall is the one which is located conveniently for us.
But first, we settled our dinner at 新源记. This used to be our favorite hangout eatery whenever we come Bugis area too.
Long queue but thankfully Esther went in to grab a table before I reached. She also helped to order the 'usual' food and our food came shortly after..I was famished by then given the fact that I always have my lunch before 12pm.
Ice Barley, Fish Slice Noodle and Prawn Paste Chicken
#welfie before dining in..
Okay last one!
We had a quick dinner as we intend to have durians after that. The price of the food sold at 新源记 has increased over the years. It used to cost less than $5 for a bowl of fish slice noodle but it's $5.80 now. That goes the same for their prawn paste chicken which cost less than $10 last time but it's now $13 dollars if I never remember wrongly.
At the very least, their food standard didn't drop over the years despite charging at a higher and higher price each time I visit them.
We hop over to Bugis Street and walk around a little before heading to the back alley for durians. Somehow Bugis Street's stuff doesn't catch my eyes anymore. #signsofaging
There wasn't any seats available when we reached the durian stall, but we managed to grab a table within few minutes of standing there. There's tourists leaving and even offered us to have the durians. They couldn't finish it. But we were too pai seh to take their durian but instead we asked them to give it back to the stall owner.
Enough said, here's our 猫山王!
Very nice looking color of the flesh and the durian is very fleshy!
The smell is really strong but it taste really yummy :) Down side is that it's slightly on the expensive side (despite news saying this year durian's price should drop) but give it benefit of doubt that Bugis street is a tourist attraction, things tend to be slightly more expensive.
one last #welfie of the night before we indulge in the 猫山王
We didn't finish all of it in one shot, but instead we only ate half of it. The remaining half were split into 2 and we brought back for our husband for supper lol.
I'm glad we share cab that day because the smell of our durians were really strong (despite being covered up in styofoam box).
It was a short night out despite being on a Monday night, but totally #nomondayblues. Probably one of the best ways to kick start your week along by meeting up with your best friend :)
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