September Teller 1
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Spotlight<br />
in Singapore and only review places<br />
and activities that I like and want to<br />
recommend to others. I enjoy seeing my<br />
reviews read, knowing it may have helped<br />
others enjoy what I have experienced.<br />
My kids – I have a 13-year-old boy and a<br />
16-year-old girl – would say “that’s lame,<br />
dad”, when I am taking photos of my food.<br />
I really enjoy local food and I always try to<br />
find local food when I travel. I would look<br />
for say the best nasi padang in Jakarta, or<br />
the best roti chenai in Kuala Lumpur. It<br />
does not have to be fancy – when I was in<br />
Hong Kong, I found a small porridge place<br />
in a hole-in-the-wall. It was really good for<br />
HKD37 (S$6.50).<br />
I love planning for holidays. I am part of a<br />
group of four families who travel together<br />
every year and they generally leave the<br />
planning to me. I like meeting the needs<br />
of different people – I will ask them<br />
what they want to do and I will research<br />
experiences that are a little bit different,<br />
aside from the usual touristy spots.<br />
Last year, we went to Spain for three<br />
weeks, which was wonderful. Watching<br />
the sunrise on the hilltop town of Ronda<br />
in Andalusia and enjoying fresh mussels<br />
along the Costa Brava were the highlights.<br />
Fun facts:<br />
What do you do when you need a short<br />
break from work?<br />
I would go for my coffee fix at Maison<br />
Kayser. I usually get a skinny cappuccino<br />
because I am trying to cut sugar from my<br />
diet.<br />
Where do you go for lunch?<br />
I have not really explored the area and I<br />
seem to always head to the same places<br />
for business lunches. For Japanese<br />
cuisine, I usually go to Tamashii Robataya<br />
Restaurant at North Canal Road and<br />
Kiraku at Market Street. Pasta Fresca<br />
Da Salvatore at Boat Quay is my go-to<br />
pasta place. I have not eaten there in 15<br />
years since I last worked in this area. It is<br />
amazing that it is still around. When I do<br />
not have a business lunch, I would buy the<br />
economy rice at the coffee shop at Philip<br />
Street and just bring it back to eat in the<br />
office.<br />
What’s in your bag?<br />
I am probably one of the rare guys who<br />
bring a bag because I do not like to keep<br />
things in my pants pocket. It is a small<br />
brown pouch from Braun Buffel where I<br />
keep my wallet, keys and cards.<br />
T<br />
<strong>September</strong> 2018<br />
TELLER<br />
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