Day 41 of the 60DWCC - Chinese New Year Decor Shopping Spree (Part 2)

As the amount of CNY decor we have got is somewhat lacking, we decided to visit Chinatown today to buy some more as well as to continue our traditional practice (THL and I have been doing that over the past many years) of visiting the CNY stalls at Chinatown every once a year.

The 3 of us left the house early since it is a Sunday and it is fast approaching Chinese New Year. We had breakfast at Wendy's which is located underneath the Jurong East MRT station.

After breakfast, we took a train to Clementi station and took a connecting bus to Chinatown. Upon reaching there, we first went to OG to shop for THL and RK's clothing. We bought a pair of shoe and a few clothing for RK. THL also bought herself 3 pieces of upper wear. 

After we are done with OG, we crossed over and started our CNY stall tour at Pagoda street. We bought a few sets of CNY decor as well as some fries and drinks from McDonalds. 

After we have finished our annual "Tour of Duty" at Chinatown, we took a bus back to Clementi central. We had lunch at the Japanese restaurant at CityVibes.

After our late lunch, we took a train to Jurong Point. We had a bite at Durian Empire before leaving for home. THL cooked some light stuff for dinner and we spent the night watching some TV shows.

Transport Expenses: $15.43

Bus Rides:

Feeder bus to JE => $.073 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82

Bus from Clementi to Chinatown => $1.35 x 2 + $0.58 = $3.28

Bus from Chinatown back to Clementi => $1.47 x 2 + $0.58 = $3.52

Bus from Boon Lay Interchange to Home => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82

MRT Rides:

Train from JE to Clementi => $0.83 x 2 + $0.41 = $2.07

Clementi to Boon Lay => $1.17 x 2 + $0.58 = $2.92

Daily Afterthoughts:

Since we have started taking public transport, we have the chance to visit quite a few new places which we normally would not visit had we still own a car. It is through these many bus rides that we have started to discover many interesting shops and eateries around Singapore. Now that the 3 of us have gotten used to taking public transport, there is a very high chance that we will continue to take public transportation even after the 60DWCC. We will most likely continue to go car-less unless the MAS make positive changes such that car loan can be serviced over a long period than the existing 60 months as well as for the car loan percentage to go beyond the existing 50%.

Day 39 of the 60DWCC - Fulfilling Meal at Menya Musashi Restaurant 麺屋武蔵

After staying inbounded over the past 4 days, THL and I decided to have a meal at WestGate. At 5.30pm, RK and I took a feeder bus down to Jurong East Interchange. As per plan, RK and I will find a place to eat dinner and THL will look for us there when she arrived.

After wondering around for a bit, I decided to pick Menya Musashi restaurant for our dinner. THL and I have walked past this Japanese restaurant a few times and we always see a long queue outside. We reckoned that the food must be nice since there is always a long queue.

RK and I got ourselves seated inside and to our surprise, every table comes with a mini iPad for customers to place their orders. How cool is that?!

While waiting for THL to join us, RK and I ordered something to chew on using their Mini iPad. The food and drink came within 2 minutes after I placed the order. Wow...I was impressed...

THL ordered her share when she arrived, We also order a Kids Meal set for RK and some little side dishes to share. All in all, despite the hefty price, the quality of the food was good, served hot although the service level could have been better. The space in between tables was rather cramp and the people sitting next to us could easily hear everything we say. No privacy at all.

Anyway we just wanted to try out the food so it is still fine with us. Will we still eat here again? Probably not.

After dinner, we walked around West Gate and JEM. After that we took a train to Jurong Point hoping to get a couple of Micro Charger cars for RK but we were told the cars are sold out islandwide. :(

We took a cab home from Jurong Point as it was already quite late and we were all tired.

Transport Expenses: $14.67

Bus Ride:
Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Home to Jurong East Interchange (RK and I) => $0.73 + $0.36 = $1.09

MRT Ride:
Joo Koon to Jurong East (THL) => $1.23
JE to Boon Lay Stn => $0.93 x 2 + $0.46 = $2.32

Taxi:
Jurong Point to Home => $9.20

Daily Afterthoughts:

We probably would not have eaten at the Japanese restaurant if we are still financially burdened with the hefty monthly expenses of the SUV. Now that we have this huge financial relief we are looking forward to pampering our tummies with good food once in a while. :)