Return to Singapore 1995

There are many kinds of coffee shops on the streets of Singapore.

Li Xiaofan remembered that before his rebirth, there was a data saying that Singaporeans love to drink coffee. For such a small island country, the annual consumption of coffee powder and coffee beans is as high as 12,000 tons, which is 4,700 tons more than the 7,300 tons of steel used in the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

In every corner of Singapore, from the old coffee shops with the characteristics of the Lion City to the high-end Western coffee shops, you can see coffee fans of different ages everywhere. Especially those old people can spend an afternoon in the old coffee shops on the streets.

For people who like coffee, Singapore is really a paradise. The coffee culture is very rich and the prices are very affordable. At that time, an ordinary cup of coffee on the street only cost 20 to 30 Singapore cents.

Song Anni took everyone to a very unique old coffee shop on the street.

"Aqing, Afan, what kind of coffee do you want to drink? I'm treating you!"

"I want a cup of Kopi-O-Kosong!" Ah Qing said.

"What about you, Afan?"

"I want a cup of Kopi-C- Kosong!"

"OK!"

After ordering coffee, Song Anni said in surprise: "Afan, your English is really good, and your skills are even better! And you also know how to order our Singapore coffee, which is really awesome!"

The Kopi they mentioned when ordering coffee just now refers to the traditional coffee popular in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. Malaysian singer Mo Qixian once sang a song "KopiO"

The Kopi-C-Kosong ordered by Li Xiaofan means coffee with flowered milk and no sugar. The Kopi-O-kosong-gau ordered by Ah Qing means strong coffee with no flowered milk and no sugar added.

After ordering coffee, the three of them took out cigarettes in unison.

Although the old coffee shop on the street does not have air conditioning, there are fans above it and the shop is ventilated from all sides. The biggest advantage for smokers is that they can drink coffee and smoke at the same time.

Everyone is indeed a good smoker! The three of them laughed knowingly when they saw this.

Smoking is not popular in Singapore. If you want to smoke, you can smoke alone.

Song Anni smoked green thin Moore menthol cigarettes. She took a sip of KopiO, took a puff, blew out the cigarette ring, and said to Li Xiaofan: "Afan, your English and skills are very good! It seems that I have It’s no wonder your officer recommended you to join our three-person team!”

Ah Qing said: "Afan, you are now a legend in our entire Ximu Electronics Factory! Even the MD saw you smiling so brightly yesterday, like a flower. I have never seen our MD smile before. , this is the only time!”

This Ah Qing is a big foodie. After ordering coffee, he ordered a bowl of Katong Laksa for each of them.

Katong Laksa means Katong Laksa in Singapore.

The authentic Singapore Katong Laksa emphasizes the umami flavor of coconut milk, the sweetness of fresh shrimps and the spiciness of homemade chili oil. The soup is made from curry soup mixed with coconut milk. It tastes sweet, salty, and spicy. The ingredients include fresh clams, shrimps, curry powder, coconut milk, fish cakes, crushed dried shrimps, galangal, and ginkgo. Laksa leaves, lemongrass, etc., plus white thick rice noodles and chili sauce, after cooking, it will be a bowl of Katong Laksa with full color, flavor and flavor.

The Katong Laksa in this old street is very famous. It is served in a porcelain bowl and no chopsticks are provided, only a spoon.

The spicy taste of this bowl of laksa is extremely challenging. Li Xiaofan took a brief sip, and his ears seemed to be on fire. His taste buds were completely occupied by the rich and entangled umami, spicy and curry flavors.

But it’s very exciting! Just like before Li Xiaofan was reborn, it was popular in China to eat bullfrogs with pickled peppers and various heavy-flavored crayfish.

"Brother An, can you bring me a can of iced Coke?" Li Xiaofan said to the boss.

"Haha, Afan, is it too spicy?" Song Anni laughed as she looked at Li Xiaofan sticking out his tongue.

“It’s okay, but it feels even more exciting with iced Coke!”

Sitting in a coffee shop in the old street of Shicheng, drinking coffee and iced Coke comfortably, watching the passersby passing by, Li Xiaofan remembered the lyrics of "Long Time No See":

I came to your city and walked the way you came...

At the coffee shop on the corner, I will wave and say hello with a smile on my face, and sit and chat with you.

…

On Saturday afternoon, Li Xiaofan did not work overtime and agreed to go to the east coast with A Bin to attend a dinner between Tang's father and son.

Guo Hanyue and Liu Mengchen also participated. The two girls had actually wanted to visit East Coast Park for a long time.

There is a slender park more than ten kilometers long along the southeastern coast of Singapore. It is called Singapore East Coast Park in English. This is Singapore's famous East Coast Park and is the largest seaside resort in Singapore. There are various sports and leisure facilities in the park. Every weekend, it is bustling with young people and family tourists. There are tents everywhere, where people enjoy various leisure sports, entertainment and dining fun.

Originally, Uncle Tang's assistant Huizhen contacted Abin and wanted to send a car to pick up Li Xiaofan and the others, but Li Xiaofan refused. The drive from Orchid Flower Village to the East Coast was only about ten kilometers and twenty minutes, so they took a taxi there.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaofan, two beauties, and A Bin met in the parking lot next to Orchid Flower Village.

A Bin heard that Li Xiaofan said that there was a beautiful girl with him, so he dressed up specially today, wearing a brand-new brand-name T-shirt and jeans, and even sprayed perfume.

After Li Xiaofan introduced everyone, the carefree A-bin became shy when he saw Guo Hanyue and Liu Mengchen. He didn't know where to put his hands and stuttered: "Hello! I'm A-bin, the Bin of Wen-Wu Bin, from Kuching, Sarawak..."

"Silly old Yue, Gujing? What is this place?" Liu Mengchen asked curiously.

Li Xiaofan laughed and said, "Stupid, Malaysia is composed of West Malaysia and East Malaysia! The Sarawak A-bin mentioned is in East Malaysia, the largest state in Malaysia, and Kuching is the capital of Sarawak!"

"Yeah, right! Brother Fan is right!"

Guo Hanyue also laughed and said, "Mengchen, you must not have learned geography well. We used to have an introduction in our middle school geography books!"

"Oh my god, it's been so long, who would remember it!" Liu Mengchen has also learned the local interjections now.

The four got in a taxi and arrived at East Coast Park in 20 minutes.

The agreed dinner time was around six in the evening. They came so early because Guo Hanyue and Liu Mengchen were visiting the East Coast Park for the first time and wanted to have a good time first.

After getting off the car, the cool sea breeze hit us. In the park, along the winding beach that was more than ten kilometers long, groups of people were walking, riding bicycles, or rollerblading, enjoying the bright sunshine and gentle sea breeze. There were also many people swimming and surfing in the sea...

The beach, coconut trees, blue sky, sea, and cruise ships in the distance, the air here is fresh, the scenery is beautiful, and people feel extremely comfortable!

Li Xiaofan, Guo Hanyue, Liu Mengchen and others simply took off their shoes and stepped into the beach and sea water to play.

The excited Liu Mengchen playfully picked up some sand and small splashes with his feet and threw them at Li Xiaofan.

Li Xiaofan was caught off guard and attacked.

"Oh shit, Mengchen, you are such a good fellow, watch out!"

Li Xiaofan started to fight back with his feet...

While a few people were playing, there was also a group of girls playing on the beach and in the sea. Suddenly, one of the beauties saw Li Xiaofan, waved at him happily, and shouted loudly: "Afan, Afan!"