I rise at 9:30 feeling pretty refreshed. Go through my emails. And do some writing.
Andrew is up quite late. Again. Still, we're in no real rush. We're free until 4 PM, when we're meeting Charles Guerrier. Whom I met when judging in Bahia in Brazil. And with whom I shared many caipirinhas.
We leave the hotel at 1:30. To go grab some lunch at Chinatown Hawker Center. We don't actually end up going there. go to the one we intended to visit. But stumble across a small one.
Andrew is already looking a bit hot. Not quite at the turning grey and looking ready to collapse stage. But in need of cooling down. It’s not too hot under the massive ceiling fans. Which are rotating slightly faster than a spitfire propellor.
From a Vietnamese stall we each have a banh mi. Which is very nice. It’s very posh for a hawker centre. And one of the stands proudly proclaims:
"The World's First Michelin Rated Nasi Lemak Hawker".
The banh mi isn’t quite enough for me.
“I’m still feeling a bit peckish.”
“Now there’s a surprise.”
“Do you want anything else?”
“No. But feel free to stuff your face some more, Dad.”
“I will.”
I get some roast pork with rice from another stall. Which is also very good. And dirt cheap. That should do me for a few hours. I love Chinese roast stuff.
We get to Lion brewery at around 3 PM. And get stuck into some beers. An IPA for me. Something Lagery for Andrew. It has a bit of an English pub feel, with lots of seating. Including some settees. And, of course, there's the shiny stuff behind a glass wall.
Charles turns up, as agreed, at 4 PM. It’s good to see him again. Despite the unfortunate arm-breaking incident in Salvador last November.
We have a few more beers. Then Charles suggests we go to Welcome Ren Min, which is in the Maxwell hawker centre.
Today there’s on offer on IPAs. Both the Single and Double type. I have an excellent DIPA. Andrew and Charles just a normal IPA.
“Getting the strongest beer again, eh, Dad?”
“I just feel like a Double.”
“If they did Quadrupels I guess you’d be ordering one of them.”
“If I felt like one.”
“Which you obviously would.”
“Maybe.”
“You’re only fooling yourself, Dad.”
“Well, that’s good enough for me.”
“Pathetic.”
We manage to find seats amidst the chaos.
“I’m surprised that they use real glasses.” I remark.
“You have to take them back to the bar. Not to the normal returns place.” Charles says.
It's a bit odd having a craft beer stand in a hawker centre. But the beer is really good. It's brewed in Vietnam and then imported into Singapore. Which is a slightly unusual arrangement.
Next, we go to SG Taps. A small bar run by a Japanese bloke. It’s located in a typical old three-storey Chinatown house.
I have a Pink Blossoms Let it be Geraldine, a NE IPA. Which isn't as good as the beer at the hawker centre. But fine enough. Wet, alcoholic and drinkable. Just like me.
Charles has to leave to meet his daughter. But he points us in the direction of a street full of Korean and Japanese restaurants. We pick one at random, HiBuddy. Which turns out to be Chinese. Though it looks like a Korean BBQ. And they have kimchi.
Andrew orders a beer and we both get soju. Each with our own bottle.
“So much for soju being for sharing.”
“Shut up, Dad.”
Andrew isn't hungry. I order a rice, pork and egg thing. With a side order of kimchi. Which is sweeter than the one Dolores makes. And not as spicy.
On the way back to our hotel, we get some more booze and snacks. And watch YouTube for a couple of hours.
Lion Brewery
36 Club St,
Singapore 069469.
http://www.lionbreweryco.com/
Welcome Ren Min
1 Kadayanallur St,
Unit No. 01-33
Maxwell Food Centre,
Singapore 069184.
SG Taps Restaurant
13 Duxton Hl, #01-01,
Singapore 089597.
HiBuddy BBQ
68 Tg Pagar Rd,
Singapore 088489.
https://www.hibuddy.sg/
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