Inflation is severe...

I usually dun blog twice in a day but this I must say, is a serious matter...after fetching Nic from piano class, we zipped into the Lorong Ah Soo market cum food centre for a quick lunch. As Nic has the habit of taking her "own sweet time" to finish her bowl of duck rice, I quickly popped into the wet market below to grab a couple of vegetables (multi-tasking is every Mummy's innate 'talent').

I was very suprised to see that at 1pm, there were still a lot of vegetables being displayed and hardly anyone bought anything. Not sensing anything wrong, I selected two medium-sized brocolli florets and one medium-sized old melon (suitable for double-boiled soups). Guess what? The bill came up to a whooping S$7.60!!!!!! The reason? It's been flooding in Malaysia and vegetables are costly. Inflation is the technical term. The stall owner says that one kilo of long beans is now S$10!!! Arrrhhhh!!! *** hair dropping out *** Good luck to vegetarians...I think this week, we'll survive on potatoes and frozen peas... and more meat/eggs/dairy products...or pasta with sausages...just no vegetables....

Lunch was a nifty affair as we tucked into two plates of duck rice. This stall which we chanced upon is really value-for-$. Two plates of yam rice (very soft and moist with garlic bulbs in it and chunks of yam), one plate of duck meat with braised eggs and duck liver and a bowl of herbal soup (you can really smell the herbs) came up to a mere S$6.60... I love Singapore for its cheap and good food....btw, the stall's name is Seletar Yong Ji chicken & duck rice... I would award it 4 stars rating (out of a total of 5) for its good taste, value and most of all, excellent service. No grouchy hawker assistant barking out your orders but prompt, efficient and polite service. Thumbs up....