Getting Beef-ed up

How often do you see youngsters now, wash up after their parents. And I mean they do it not because their lives were at stake.

How about giving up your 4-figure salary banking career (and chic clothes & air-conditioned office) to sweat it out with your dad as a hawker?

Well, Tina did. And so we went over to Far East Square to try the infamous Hock Lam Beef Kway Teow. And from the special request of Dr Leslie who runs the famous food blog, they had a special shabu shabu beef set only for that day. (Look! I even ripped the photo from his blog!) I guess it's kind of a birthday celebration for them?

Anyway, we ended up having beef kway teow at $45. Wow. The proceeds will go to charity so, it's all for a good cause!

Verdict: The silky smooth kway teow was fragrant with the crushed peanuts. Despite the rich colour, it was bland. The beef stock was tok kong. Power soup! Shabu beef is tender. Yup, that's all I liked about it. Going back for 2nd rounds? I guess I'll consider if I'm in the vacinity.

Selamat Hari Raya & Happy Children's Day to all children!

(Yay! We got a holiday for being nice children!)