This morning I am meeting my in-laws for breakfast. I went to the Hougang Coffee Shop which specialises in Chinese vegetarian food. There are 3 long separate queues. One for drinks, one for fried beehoon and all the various varieties of vegetarian dishes and last queue for roti prata. The vendor is very successful. The menu is broad. I noticed mee siam, mee rebus and tahu goreng.
It is very interesting to see the people coming and going. Most of the patrons converse in Mandarin. Some in English and dialects but they are the minority. Also vegetarian eaters seem like a close knit community as I notice many patrons seems to know each other. Maybe they go to the same temple. I had my tea and read the Sunday Times while waiting. I had a good time observing all the customers come and go.
My father-in-law is happy with the variety of choices he has for his breakfast. He loved to eat like me. He was furious when he had to eat plain food after his open-heart surgery. He keeps complaining to his surgeon. He is happy to queue up as he has lots of options. I did not eat any of the food as it is not my kind of food. I came back home and make smoked duck sandwich with focaccia bread. It tasted heavenly.
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