Check Out the Chicken..

So I have heard a lot about this Popeye's Chicken and how they recently opened a 2nd outlet in Singapore at the Singapore Flyer. I love KFC and so decided that I should go and try this new place. Come on let's face it, your chicken has to be pretty good if you want to take on KFC and fried chicken..


I have to say the outlet is not an easy place to get to by public transport. I ended up walking all the way from City Hall MRT and that was a 20 minute walk. Some of the guys were supposed to join me but pulled out for one reason or another, so I was on my own for this field investigation. I later realised that some buses do stop nearby, and they are namely: 56, 960, 77, 75, 171, 195..


So I finally got there and had a look at the menu. It looked very similar to the KFC one. I decided to be adventurous and tried the 3-piece combo. I had 2 mild and 1 spicy chicken. The combo came with small fries, a regular drink, and a "biscuit" that was more like a bun.


I have to say the meal was pretty filling for $8.90. Price-wise it was more or less same as KFC. The restaurant was crowded for a weekday night and the ambience of the place was pretty nice and relaxed. Now down to the nitty-gritty, the CHICKEN:


In a nutshell: If you like KFC Spicy chicken, then you will enjoy Popeye's chicken. If you prefer KFC Original Recipe, then Popeye's falls short but its still pretty decent. The chicken was hot and fresh, more than you can say for a lot of KFC chicken I have had in the past. The skin was very much like the KFC Spicy Chicken and the meat was pretty tasty. So all in all it was good, but not KFC finger licking good.


But where Popeye's stands out is the fries and the biscuit. The fries are garnished with salt and pepper and taste much better than soggy KFC ones. The biscuit that comes with strawberry jam lends a nice touch to the meal and you could see yourself ordering a few more because it really is rich and good.

All in all a pretty satisfying meal, but if I really wanted good fried chicken, then KFC is still the place to go. However, the Chicken fillet burger on the menu looked pretty interesting and it would be worth making another trip there to try that instead. The fries and biscuits are also a top draw and if you haven't tried it before, I'd recommend you go try.

Updates..

MiB met up on Sunday at NUS at 4pm to play. It was a good time for the working group, namely Zal, KK and Maran to get a feel of soccer again. We played against a group of indian guys that probably look like us in 5 years time. They also had a manjann in tow, just like our harry lim.

We then adjourned to Cafe Cartel at Bishan for dinner. We ended up sinning and ordering really over the top desserts. Caramel, vanilla ice-cream and more caramel is never a good idea. And the chocolate brownies, well, I think they stuffed 3 chocolate bars into those 2 pieces of cake. Prak hasn't slept till now from the sugar overdose.

A few of us met up on Monday to get some stuff around Sim Lim and book our MiB trip. It's finally done! MiB will be going overseas together. Eventhough it's only Batam, we have to start somewhere and here's hoping that with work and higher incomes, we can plan more adventurous trips in the future.

Here are the details of the trip: 3 Days 2 Nights to Batam. S$123 for ferry ride, accomodation and buffet breakfast. $28 in taxes. So far confirmed are Harvey, Prak, Bert and Vana. Almost confirmed is PP. Riz and Puvan are pending. It promises to be a fun time of go-karting, beach sports, playstation and a little sampling of alcohol here and there.=)

Sat is trying to arrange a field game for Saturday. If that happens then Friday there will be no soccer at NUS. Maybe we could head to Cafe Iguana on Thursday or Friday night to chill out if you guys want.

Any of you last minute decided that you want to go to Batam with us, please call Vana now.

Ah Ah CB Cram....

MiB met up for soccer on Friday at NUS. We started late cos Riz had an interview in Tampines. And we all know why he got stuck there, though he is still adamant that it was because he could not get a cab. Soccer was good as usual, and it was nice to welcome back Harry to the courts. He looked sharp and so did Chan. Moment of the day came when self-proclaimed "ArSATvin" was through on goal with Riz and Harvey to his right totally unmarked. There was 1 defender there but there were 3 of us. Instead of making the pass, he tried to be clever and dribble. To the amusement of everyone watching, he tripped on the ball, fell on the floor and toe-poked the ball to Harvey, which was then deflected for a corner.. Remember, it was the ball's fault.


We then adjourned to Botak Jones at Braddell. We first went to buy some lime juice with sour plum at the famous Toa Payoh stall. For all those who were having their drinks, if you didn't know, Sat did some quality-control for you guys to make sure the aunty did not poison your drinks. Food was pretty reasonable but Harvey made a boo-boo with the Pizza, thinking it was ham pepperoni instead of beef. Sorry my bad. We also ran into some interesting company there but all's well that ends well..


We then went down to Kovan area where Anan recommended O Bar. Puvan walked in there, there were lots of manjanns drinking and enjoying their karaoke sessions, and the only seats they had left were at the front of the bar, right in front of the karaoke screens. Needless to say we left the place to head to the Grapevine. Pretty alright place to chill if you ask me, just that it's outdoors so better to go on a cooler day. Prak's strawberry frappe was well-loved. Anan tried to clean the table with Puvan's mango-shake, while Riz n Vana got a jolt from the LIME juice. The waitress serving us had cute dimples I have to say. We had our usual MiB conversations and finally at 130am split from there.


Points to Note:

1. MiB trip to Batam is ON. 4D3N about $220. Hotel, ferry, 3hr massage, city tour.. So far confirmed ones are Prak, Bert, Vana and Harvey. Pending are Puvan and Riz. Looks like the rest have pulled out for one reason or another. Thanks guys..
   
   


2. Are we doing anything on Sunday? Sat and Anan were trying to get a field-game but it looks hard at the moment. Worse to worse we can play at NUS (it's FREE!) at 4pm. People like Zal and Bert are itching to play so we can make something happen. I don't mind swimming or playing at the Jurong East Swimming Complex. After that maybe we can go to the much-heralded Cafe Iguana before 9pm to enjoy the happy-hour benefits. I am leaving the planning to you guys as I have a game at 3pm. I will join you all after that.
   
   


3. I need to go to Sim Lim on Monday. Hancock after that? Who's on?
   
   


4. Next week is the Commencement Ceremonies for some of our friends. Let's go down and support them when we can. Take photos, enjoy the memories..
   


5. Riz just looked too cool in this outfit so I had to put it here..
   
   
6. SK player profile will be up soon.
   
7. Next MiB Lookalike will be up soon too. Watch out for that. It could be our best yet..
   

And finally, the quote of the day.. As Anan dropped us off in his car at the Grapevine cafe, he pulled over to adjust the seat behind. To which he overstretched some "muscle" of his, and loudly proclaimed, "Ah Ah Ch^^Bai Cram". All you needed to do was stretch Anan..

Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes.. Say it Out Loud..

That's not right! Sum Ting Wong
Are you harbouring a fugitive? Hu Yu Hai Ding
See me ASAP Kum Hia Nao
Small Horse Tai Ni Po Ni
Did you go to the beach? Wai Yu So Tan
I bumped into a coffee table! Ai Bang Mai Ni
I think you need a face lift! Chin Tu Fat
It's very dark in here! Wai So Dim
I thought you were on a diet! Wai Yu Mun Ching
This is a tow away zone! No Pah King
Our meeting is scheduled for next week! Wai Yu Kum Nao
Staying out of sight Lei Ying Lo
He's cleaning his automobile Wa Shing Ka
Your body odour is offensive Yu Stin Ki Pu
Great Su Pa

Updates..

1. Harry needs to go Peninsula tomorrow (Wednesday). So far me, Anan, Riz, Harry, Puvan and Sat are on. Chan and Vana pending. Meet at 4pm if you need to buy something. After that we will go have dinner somewhere and maybe watch a movie or something.
   
   
2. Soccer is ON this Friday at 4pm. We have enough people and Anan and Harry are itching to play. We can also play on Sunday at 4pm for those who missed out and had to work. I have checked with St Wilfred today and they don't have anything available for this weekend or the next.
   
   Alternative is Khalsa turf which costs $50 for a 2-hour slot before 6pm and $75 for a 1-hour slot after 6pm. So alternative is to play say 6-8pm and pay $150 in all. It should work out to about $10 per person if we get enough people. So as far as we are concerned, we will play this Friday at NUS, then plan from there. Ok Zal? Smile a bit more it's good for you ask Riz..
   
   
3. Our guys are graduating. Riz, SK, Rooban and KK will be having their commencement ceremonies soon. If you guys can give us the dates of the ceremonies we can come down and take photos with you and make it a memorable day for all involved. So please update on the chat-box. Did I miss anyone?

Welcome to Satheeish's Wonderful World of Driving..

The guys came over to my place to watch the game on Sunday, but we almost missed the entire 90 minutes because Satheeish was trying to parallel park. Harry was almost rushed to the hospital from stomach pain from laughing. I know the video is dark but I think you can see enough. Satheeish is trying to parallel park by going in head first and then he reverses, then forward, then reverses, then left foot in, right foot in, do the hokey pokey and we shake it all about.. You can also recognize it's him by his eyes. I am not kidding. ENJOY!=)

Viva La Espana!

Anan, Harry, Sat and Chan gathered at Harvey's place to watch the Euro 2008 Final last night. It could possibly be the last time we watch a 245am game together because soon everyone will start work and get married. It was a fun affair in general with the usual PS3 Winning Eleven games and Chan finally got to meet "Chan" at Yassin. It was one of those moments where time stood still, like there was a glitch in the Matrix or something. "Chan" was his usual self and the pratas were up to standard, though Sat's mee kuah failed to live up to his expectations. We had the usual MiB talk at the supper-table and we all concluded who MiB's "Romeo" is.

The match itself was a tense and tigh affair and it was a good final if you ask me. Both teams tried to attack and score and the score could have been easily 3-2 if both teams had finished better. There were lots of outstanding displays from the eventual champions Spain; Torres for the goal obviously, but behind him Senna and Xavi were brilliant as they have been all tournament, and Spain's defence with Puyol, Marchena, Ramos and Capdevilla will all be hailed as heroes back home with Casillas the obvious darling. So unlike many tournaments before, for Euro 2008, I think it is fair to say that the best team won. I enjoyed the entire 3 weeks and I think it was a good attacking tournament.

One month of cold-turkey now before the EPL resumes again. Time for the crazy transfer rumours to start.

WAG of Euro 2008: Sylvie Van Der Waart... SMOKING hot. See for yourself: http://images.google.com/images?q=sylvie%20van%20der%20waart&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

On another note, Friday Soccer at NUS will be ON at 4pm. Harry is itchy to play. He will dance the salsa every time he scores so it's something not to miss! See you there..