Regret. Regret. Regret.

Today I had what my people would call a case of Itchy Backside (but in Hokkien). It pretty much means doing something (which seemed like a good idea at the time) and then regretting it.

Like buying an aquarium because you love gazing at all those colorful fishes and then realizing that you need to clean the aquarium regularly because it gets really gunky.

I wanted to eat beef noodles (yup, yup, I know need to cut down my carbs) and instead of going to the tried and tested, I decided to revisit Shen Niu Beef Noodle House.

In the past, I visited once and only once. There must be a reason when you don't go back, right? But I forgot why.

I have walked past many times and my observation is they were never full house.

Ordering is done by way of ticking your choice on the laminated menu.

I noted that the place is now manned by foreign workers. The local guys who used to run the show when they first opened were nowhere to be seen.

That's my dry style Braised Oxtail Noodles (ramen). The soup that accompanied the meal was SALTY. And that's it. Salty with no other flavor profile. So I just fished out the coriander leaves and transferred them to the noodles.

As you can see, the portion of oxtail was miserable. They were tender but not falling off the bone. Some pieces still had a bite and I had to use my hand to handle the meat. The carrot was tasteless and overall the noodles failed to impress.

Towards the end of my meal, a gentleman took the seat opposite. From the questions he was asking the server, I could tell it was his first visit. I wished I could tell him, go someplace else. Ah, well. I am sure he won't be back. Neither will I. I don't foresee this place lasting very long.

Meanwhile upstairs, Teow Chew Meng is making a comeback. Seriously??? I did not have a good experience when I visited before they shut down.

This was my dinner (leftovers from lunch) on Sunday. Why are my hard boiled eggs like that? Don't ask.

My partner sent me this photo.

This cat looks grumpy but at the same time I thought it looked cute.

It has a bushy tail.

And then it flopped down on the ground asking for attention. It looks like an old cat and it is female.

I was still hungry after the lunch and went around looking for something (light) to eat.

So I went to Bask Bear Coffee (on the same floor at the basement) hoping to get coffee and a toastie.

I was told by the counter staff that they are only serving coffee because "there is something wrong with the kitchen". This newly opened outlet has been empty for many weeks. So I checked google review and oh dear, it does not bode well for whoever owns this outlet. I shall not get itchy butt to visit this one hah..hah...hah...