Journey to the East (Part One)

I guess you guys must have heard of Journey to the West right? A Classical novel of Chinese literature. Well, I took a little trip to the East and spent some time there just yesterday. East region of Singapore I mean. I'm not writing about my journey there, but what I did when I got there, haha.
I set off from home at 0850 and took an MRT all the way to the Simei. I was to be meeting up with JL there to try out some pancakes made by his Mum. Thus, that was my breakfast yesterday - pancakes! That was at Hola Cafe which is right next to Simei MRT station. It was my first time there yesterday and I had thought that we would need to take a bus to get there from Simei MRT station when I first heard JL talking about it. Well, it turned out that the coffee shop was only a stone's throw away, literally. That was also the first time I got my breakfast "indented" for me as I got a treat from JL.
There was such a huge variety of flavours and fillings for me to choose from that I was really spoilt for choice. After I had selected a couple of different flavours, I stood there to watch the pancakes being made. The pancakes were made fresh upon ordering and arrived piping hot and looked crispy. I certainly could not wait to tuck in, yums! When I finally got to try out the pancakes, they really tasted so good that I couldn't stop eating haha! I really loved the soft fluffy, yet crunchy texture of the pancakes, and the wonderfully tasty toppings as well of course. Even after I was done eating, I still craved for more. However, I guess I will have to wait until next time to satisfy those cravings...
Most of the time, the pancakes we get from outside are made much earlier and are no longer fresh and crispy when we buy them. I guess that was what differentiated those pancakes from the ones JL's mum makes. The pancakes aside, I got to meet JL's parents as well who were both there helping out.
After breakfast, JL and I took an MRT to Tampines seeing as it was still early. We then went to Tampines Mall where I managed to buy a new pair of trunks at a 35% discount. The original price was $30.50 but I only paid $19.80 for it! Great deal eh?
There was nothing much else to do at Tampines Mall after a while and we grew bored. I wanted to explore more of the east and so we took a bus to East Coast Park, Bus 10. However, our surroundings started to get a little unfamiliar after a while, even to JL. We were going in the wrong direction! We then alighted and changed to bus 31. We then arrived successfully at East Coast Park... (to be continued)