#ice milo

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The general consensus for KFC Singapore is that their burger menu is CMI (cannot make it) compared to their competitors. So when they came out with the Extra Tasty Crispy Burger, also known as the ETC Burger, I am skeptical it will be good. Look at how they ruined their once good Zinger Burger by turning it into a dry and tough eat!!!

With mum tagging along one fine Saturday afternoon, I went to the KFC nearest to my place and there was hardly any crowd at all. On the other hand, McDonald's within the same shopping mall was hosting to a full house crowd. Went to the self-ordering kiosk to order the ETC Burger Meal (S$8.80) and changed the coke into a regular Iced Milo (topped up S$0.95). First impression is the brioche buns are shiny with a glaze of oil so you ended up with oily fingers after eating the burger. The supposed crispy chicken fillet patty was not crispy at all and not juicy due to using breast meat. However, I do enjoy the KFC secret sauce with the zesty pickles, fresh lettuces and the soft albeit, oily buns. Would I be going back for this? Probably not.

Topmost image and video courtesy of KFC Singapore.

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Brought mum to her medical appointment and while she was at the clinic, I went to buy breakfast at McDonald’s Singapore. Browsing through the menu at the self-service kiosk, I noticed that they have this Scrambled Egg Burger 2x Value Meal (S$12.40) which comes with two Scrambled Egg Burgers, two hash browns and two hot beverages.

The Scrambled Egg Burger with Sausage paired light, fluffy scrambled eggs with chicken sausage patty, glazed buns and yummy mayonnaise. While Scrambled Egg Burger with Chicken came with luscious scrambled eggs, crispy chicken patty and creamy mayonnaise. Sis got her black tea but I topped up S$1 and change mine to a small Ice Milo drink.

Topmost image and video courtesy of McDonald’s Singapore.

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Ice Milo Drink from Chin Mee Chin in Singapore

Also known as Asian chocolate milk.

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ice milo

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Packet Drinks

As the finals approach, I’m drinking more and more coffee. Coffee, coffee, coffee to keep me awake and energised for studying! All this coffee got me thinking about how we traditionally get our coffees to go back home. Forget Starbucks, I’m talking about local coffee sold in coffee shops and food courts. They’re usually only $1 or less per cup!

Over here, when you get coffee to go, you usually get it in a paper cup, foam cup, or in the rarer case, plastic cup, right? Well cups aren’t the only things you can fill your drinks in.

In Singapore, we use plastic bags for drinks. Say whaaat?

Whenever you order a drink to go in a food court, they will pour your drink in one of these transparent plastic bags with strings tied to it at the top, forming a convenient handle for you to carry your drink. You can spot it in the picture above!

It’s used for both hot and cold drinks. While it may be inconvenient in the sense that you can’t put your drink down, the workers of Singapore love it because you can just hang it anywhere. On a hook, on a fence, on a doorknob - basically anywhere that the handle fits.

Sometimes when you buy a larger quantity of kopi (Malay for coffee), the seller ties up the bags with the strings and you can safely carry all of them back to your friends. To drink, just untie the strings and stick a straw in! (Yes, somehow people can drink their hot drinks with a straw - that still amazes me)

I miss my plastic bag drinks! Although I still find them kind of inconvenient, it’s a novelty to me.