www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Cari makan where cari means find and makan is to eat in the Malay language. Literally, finding food also means earning a living. If there's only one thing to love about Singapore, it must surely be the food. There are often times when we go "cari makan", we are not looking for lavish or expensive food. We just need something simple. If we have to nominate our best foods, those that are popular and everywhere and whom the people love must feature. Chicken rice, satay, bak kut teh, are favourites even for tourists and visitors. What about char kway teow, nasi lemak, mee goreng, rojak and popiah? There was a very good popiah stall at an old coffee shop at Martaban Road (next to Pegu Road) along Balestier Road. Then later a popiah restaurant was opened at Tanjong Pagar. You get a pot and make your own DIY popiah. Then we found a very good one at Whampoa where you can order and take home for your popiah party. What makes a good popiah? To begin with, the skin must no...

You will find people doing all kinds of things in this world just so that they can catch your attention, make a name for themselves and be famous or to win some money. They keep the world's longest finger nails, jump from the tallest buildings, sleep with the most poisonous snakes. In Hokkien, we say "kah chua koon". On television you watch the Fear Factor and you get people eating a bowl of worms till they puke. Why do such things because someone throw money at you? I look for other more dangerous things to do like eating. Do you know that whenever you eat and swallow, this little thing called an epiglottis, a flap at the base of your throat prevents food and liquid from getting into your airway and therefore, prevent you from choking to death. This happens all the time and every time. Some times you may choke a little because your epiglottis is not sure if you are talking or eating. So do not talk when eating. It is the same for golf when your hands is not sure wha...