The 70's Thread - Anything until the Dec 1979.

[Narong Wongwan]

Variations in Msia, dry version with some roots from LOS (Siam place, not siam as in verb:p)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mee_siam

Very interesting bro....thanks for sharing.
My Gf was excited when she spotted the name mee siam on the signboard of a local Malay stall....I told her nothing to do with Thailand :p

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Here you go. Seems Raffles Place still got

http://www.makansutra.com/Makanzine/Aug99/rickshaw.html

http://sg.openrice.com/singapore/restaurant/rickshaw-noodles/21237/

I googled found beo crescent there's another....seems like this beo crescent got some good food

 

[chonburifc]

I googled found beo crescent there's another....seems like this beo crescent got some good food

Thanks guys. Wow! Still can get 60 cents and 70 cents noodle. This is a must try when I balek. Not for the price, but for the good old memories.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Thanks guys. Wow! Still can get 60 cents and 70 cents noodle. This is a must try when I balek. Not for the price, but for the good old memories.

I think you need to order 2-3 bowls to be full...similar with my favorite sungei road laksa....need to upsize and order at least 2 bowls to get my fix

 

[Fook Seng]

Indeed, there were two padang restaurants; the other was called Tiong Hua. I've tried both and I think I preferred Tiong Hua's food. The Capitol coffee house you referred to was probably Merlin, complete with plastic replica food and a few lao chio waitresses.

You could be right about the spelling of cafe. Those days, I only heard the name spoken, never checked the sign boards and never saw it it print.

 

[kingrant]

Quite right. You got to make an order of magnitude estimation. Those days, I think we used our blains more..

and for some of the calculations you had to decide for yourself where the decimal point should be

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Quite right. You got to make an order of magnitude estimation. Those days, I think we used our blains more..

A pilot friend told me if his flight gauges fail theb he can do his flight calculations using only a slide rule and his breitling watch? He got smoke me bo?

 

[Merl Haggard]

I thought it was at Hyatt Hotel?? or something that I have missed??

No Sir, it was the Hilton hotel.

A week after the gruesome discovery we met with Ewe Hin at his cousin's house in Queen Astrid Park to play Gin Rummy.

 

[Charlie99]

No Sir, it was the Hilton hotel.

A week after the gruesome discovery we met with Ewe Hin at his cousin's house in Queen Astrid Park to play Gin Rummy.

The former Minister of Law, the Honourable Mr. E W Barker, used to live at Queen Astrid Park.

 

[Merl Haggard]

The former Minister of Law, the Honourable Mr. E W Barker, used to live at Queen Astrid Park.

Yes Sir. A few doors away lived Robert Kuok and Herbie Lim (major shareholder & CEO of Jackies Bowl).

 

[Merl Haggard]

While we played our card games, he would come over to tcss with us, and sometimes our host would arrange a mahjong game for him.

 

[looneytan]

A pilot friend told me if his flight gauges fail theb he can do his flight calculations using only a slide rule and his breitling watch? He got smoke me bo?

Not when he is on F16

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Not when he is on F16

If co-pilot of double seater F-16?

 

[scroobal]

The last Indian Mee Siam stall that I know was in Golden Shoe car park Hawker Centre. It was the real thing.

Don't think so, those kind of Indians were migrant settlers here, most of them have left or pass on. That is why the bread on bicycle is gone too. This is an unique Mee Siam ( not mai hum).

Anyone know why it is called Mee SIAM??

 

[halsey02]

The last Indian Mee Siam stall that I know was in Golden Shoe car park Hawker Centre. It was the real thing.

Right hand side star case, third floor, reach there turn left, that kind of Indian Mee Siam is gone, that fellow retired ages. My colleague & me, used to eat there, extra mee hoon plus gravy ( now NEA wants you to request less pay more!), top up with a tau kua, after eating take, go back office, hide in the conference room & tidur till lunch time is over!!. Really delicious...yummy! sedap!

Why is it called MEE SIAM? any idea? You go Siam, they tell you, what "Mess Siam"??

 

[halsey02]

No Sir, it was the Hilton hotel.

A week after the gruesome discovery we met with Ewe Hin at his cousin's house in Queen Astrid Park to play Gin Rummy.

Sorry, I still have a lingering memory it was Hyatt..ok! since you know the people involved, I have erred. I know someone who lives in Queen Astrid Park too...hmmm

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Sorry, I still have a lingering memory it was Hyatt..ok! since you know the people involved, I have erred. I know someone who lives in Queen Astrid Park too...hmmm

Robert Kwan lives there too? Used to see his Range Rover turning into the road there

 

[Papsmearer]

A pilot friend told me if his flight gauges fail theb he can do his flight calculations using only a slide rule and his breitling watch? He got smoke me bo?

Yes, its possible, on some models of Brietling, u don't need the slide rule. I am looking to buy a Breitling myself, so I have been doing my research. Its for commercial airline pilot. On a fighter plane, can't be done, u need your eyes outside the cockpit.

 

[Merl Haggard]

Sorry, I still have a lingering memory it was Hyatt..ok! since you know the people involved, I have erred. I know someone who lives in Queen Astrid Park too...hmmm

Jimmy and Jessie Phua?

 

[GoldenDragon]

Yes, its possible, on some models of Brietling, u don't need the slide rule. I am looking to buy a Breitling myself, so I have been doing my research.

Bro, how much for Brietling watches? 5-10K for low end?