Nasi Lemak @ Changi Village

Junkie lost his version of the nasi lemak picture so me been nice enough upload my version for him.. muahahhaha... the rice is already scattered by me and thus this pic doesnt look so glam hor.. Junkie, u can write ur entry from here.. :p

Junkie say thank you to Yuri for kindly giving a picture taken from the her mobile phone for me to us ein my blog. My picture mysteriously disappeared from my memory card, or I did not capture the image & I though I had. It is seriously time to consider changing my mobile due to the display problems.

Anyway since Yuri had a nasi lemak craving while we were at Changi Village to check out the prices of various mobile phones from Online Mobile (the only shop I would trust to get the best prices & service), so I queued up to get 2 chicken sets (chicken wing, ikan billis, egg). They cost SGD$2.50 which is the same as the famous Boon Lay Nasi Lemak but this is where the similarities end.

At Boon Lay, the service is superb. The people who serve you are friendly & enthusiastic, always with a smile. One of the malay brothers there even can speak simple chinese!!! I cannot say the same for the malay aunties behind the counter of this stall. They gave me a feeling of arrogance & nonchalance. At Boon Lay, the quality & flavour of the food is several classes above that of Changi Village even though the standard per se at Changi Village is reasonable, probably due to the fact that there is high food turnover. At Boon Lay, the portions are filling & there is variety. Changi Village Nasi Lemak's portions are pathetic & if you were to change an item for something else, they will still charge you SGD$2.50 in addition to the item you want changed. So if you want to change the ikan billis for an egg, they will not give you ikan billis, they will give you the egg you requested & started you an extra 50 cents which brings it to a brand total of SGD$3. Over at Boon Lay, they will charge me for whatever is on my plate. No more or no less.

In short, I do not understand why so many people patronize their stall even when they are given bad service & average food. It is definitely not worth queueing up for even 10 mins & the only time I will eat their food is once in a blue blue moon or when S.O. wants it.

Ja neh!!!