I did not order these. This was part of the Cruise package to Phi Phi Islands. The waitress would refill any dishes which were empty. We were sharing these dishes with another 4 persons and a baby.

We ordered this at our first evening there. This was in a Chinese Thai Restaurant, in Patong.

This was the Tom Yam Soup, the only local soup we could find in Phuket. We also found that the Chinese Tom Yam Soup was very red and very spicy. Whereas, Thai’s Tom Yam Soup was clear and less spicy.

This was a Thai BBQ Stingray. I ordered a piece. I was shocked to find that a piece actually meant that the whole fish! This Stingray has a layer of curry leaves and some other spices.

KFC? Yes, we just want to try some of the fast food in Phuket. We found that the similarity of the KFC in Phuket and Singapore was that the pieces of chicken were equally small. The KFC in Phuket gave really huge drinks. They also have some local dishes, like this one in the picture – steamed rice with chicken chop and green curry sauce.

These are some of the dishes which I had taken in Phuket. I will be sharing more in the next posts.

I remembered, the last time, I visited the restaurant was on 31st March 2010. I went there to a S$2.50 breakfast before heading to work. Little I noticed the notice that it would close at 10pm on the same day.

I am not a fan of McDonald’s, neither I am encouraging eating fast food. But the McDonald’s at Bukit Merah Central had been providing much convenience to those people like me, living or working around Bukit Merah Central.

First would be the famous McDonald’s S$2.50 breakfast consisting of Sausage McMuffin and a hot coffee/tea. Although it was only available during weekdays, excluding public holiday, it was a simple, cheap and convenient breakfast for us rushing to work. We could easily purchase the set back to the office. After finishing the McMuffin, we could slowly enjoy the coffee while doing our work.

Secondly, I found that this was a wonderful place to enjoy breakfast during lazy weekend morning. For many weekends, after waking up late, I was in a loss of what to eat. It was too late to have breakfast but too early to have lunch, and I was hungry. McDonald’s breakfast was just nice to fill in the gap. It had the elements of the breakfasts and filling enough for lunch.

Thirdly, it was located at the right spot near a bus stop where I usually alight and just near the Bukit Merah Bus Interchange. Anytime, just before I returned home, I could easily visit the restaurant to get a hot apple pie or French fries, to be consumed while walking home.

Lastly, it was opened 24 hours a day. I could go to the restaurant anytime I wanted. Occasionally, at night, being bored of the routine, I would just go to the McDonald’s to have supper.

Now, McDonald’s at Bukit Merah Central is now official closed for good. I believe there are many who like me, would miss this McDonald’s outlet. Miss the S$2.50 breakfast before rushing for work; miss the wonderful weekend breakfast; miss the convenience of grapping a quickie snack; miss the night supper. All we could hope for that, another McDonald’s outlet would be opened area the area.

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