Queensway Shopping Centre

Buying sports gear (e.g. Jogging shoes, tennis racket, soccer ball) or a pair of glasses in Singapore or sportswear? One of the best place in west area is Queensway shopping centre on the corner of Alexandra Road and Queensway, near Ikea or Anchor Point.

Look for yourself for whatever you are looking for!

Hédiard

A quiet hide away for Sunday Brunch restaurant in Tanglin Mall area.
Good for when looking for casual set of French Homemade style foods.

Japanese fruits in Meidiya

Meidiya (明治屋）is one of the largest Japanese branded supermarket in Singapore. The shop is located in B1F of Liang Court along River Valley Road.

address: 177 River Valley Road, Singapore 179030

Lots of grocery not only from Japan but all over the world is readibly available. One astonishing fact I found is that they sell direct import fruits from Japan. Do not be surprised to see the pricetag!

Ankake Spaghetti @ Don Don An(どんどん庵）

Nagoya seems to have interesting style spaghetti called "Ankake Spa" or Spaghetti with thick starchy sauce. One of the chain store I tried in Nagoya, Don Don An (どんどん庵), has whole set of menu of this Ankake Spa. I tried the one with vegitable on top. The pasta is relatively hard, and the feeling is like a rubber, but nevertheless the sauce makes the stark difference. Hard to describe the taste. You should try one whenever you are in Nagoya area.

The shop I tried is located in CBD of Nagoya:

Address: 1F Marunouchi Rieto Court, 3-23-23 Marunouchi Naka-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken, Japan

Note: I cannot check the latest status of the restaurant, as my visit was in March 2011.

Ambassador Transit Lounge (Changi T1)

Another non-airline affiliated lounge available in Changi Airport (T1). It is on the far end from the airline lounge area but on the same floor. This is adjacent to a free of charge cinema room (24/7) and next to this is the airport transit hotel, where you can have your own sleeping room for minimum 6 hours.
The lounge itself provides a gym, shower, and eat snack area. You can either pay for the entry or to enter by the Priority Card. PriorityCard covers the usage of
gym, shower space and eat & drinks.

Ginpei (KitaShinchi) in Osaka - Seafood Restaurant

In the Dojima area of Osaka Japan, there is this legendary seafood restaurant that I always look forward to visiting whenever I am in Osaka area. Ginpei (銀平) offers one of the best Sashimi, Grilled fish, and grilled fish mixed rice dish that I can ever think of. It is very popular and would recommend booking for dinner, or come early (by 11:30am) for lunch time to avoid any disappointment.
The photo here is the affordable lunch time set menu, which ranges from 1000 JPY.
address:1F Hatsune Bldg., 1-5-4 Dojima Kita-ku Osaka-shi, Japan
phone: +81-6-6341-6000

Unagi Hitsumabushi in Maruya (Nagoya Station Bldg 9F)

Hitsumabushi is a Roasted Unagi (Eel) put on top of a rice and mixed with green tea and some spices. This is a famous dish in Nagoya area of Japan. I went to one of the top popular restaurant in JR Nagoya Station in 2011 March. This is a "must" try dish once you are in Nagoya area. 

address: Meitestsu Department Store 9F, 1-2-1 Mei eki Nakamura-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken, Japan

phone: +81-52-585-7108

まるや本店　名駅店
TEL	052-585-7108 ※お問い合わせの際は「ヒトサラ（旧グルメGyaO）」を見たとお伝えいただくとスムーズです。
アクセス	名鉄名古屋駅より名鉄百貨店9Fへ。
住所	愛知県名古屋市中村区名駅1-2-1 名鉄百貨店9Ｆ

まるや本店　名駅店
TEL	052-585-7108 ※お問い合わせの際は「ヒトサラ（旧グルメGyaO）」を見たとお伝えいただくとスムーズです。
アクセス	名鉄名古屋駅より名鉄百貨店9Fへ。
住所	愛知県名古屋市中村区名駅1-2-1 名鉄百貨店9Ｆ

SAKANA MidPlaza

A nice lunch set menu or a casual drinking Japanese restaurant in Jakarta? I found another candidate for such place in MidPlaza Tower 2 Basement floor in Jakarta. The shop is unique in a way that sets up an atmosphere of an old Japanese town scene, including the entrance and cashier. Each seat is separated by a wall with a gate, so it gives you certain privacy. I visited during the fasting period, but the shop seems to be open as usual with lots of foreigner (Japanese) or those local who do not follow the Muslim custom.

Prego at Fairmont Hotel

I used this restaurant to hold my wife's birthday party inviting her friends. We ordered a lunch set (with soup, main and dessert for 42SGD ++ per head for lunch. If you are a AMEX Platinum member and received a half price deal, it would be quite a reasonable price. The atmosphere is adequately lively and spacious. No private room but they can provide seat along partition.

Rainforest Lounge (Changi T1)

If you don't have the airline upper class lounge access, but do not mind paying some nominal fee or have the Priority Card, then you may want to try this one. With the priority card you have the free access of yourself, with usage right of Internet, shower facility and some light meal and soft drinks.