Red Star, Esplanade, Ben & Jerry's

What do the Red Star, Esplanade, Ben & Jerry's have in common?

It was our Sunday morning outing with our Tahitian friend, Laurence.

We were supposed to go to the Bird Park yesterday, but postponed it because the sky was overcast. We ended up having tim sum breakfast at Red Star Restaurant, walking from Esplanade through Citylink (the underground mall) to Raffles City Shopping Centre, and having Ben & Jerry's ice-cream for brunch there.

Red Star Restaurant is one of the few tim sum places that still uses push-carts to serve the food. You have to be quick in chasing down the popular tim sum dishes on the carts, as the carts may never reach you, or the food may be gone before you realise it. It is an exciting experience nonetheless.

For Dot who loves donuts, we passed by a donut shop called "Donut Factory" in Raffles City that had a long queue waiting. You know, when S'poreans queue for something, it must be cheap and good - and so I read. On the very same day, it was featured in the Sunday Times as the top 5 queues recently. It was opened last month, and it was an instant hit with its light and fluffy donuts made on the spot. 30 people are in the queue before it opens, and average waiting time starts from half-hour to 1hr 45 mins. It costs $10 for a dozen plain donuts, and $11 for assorted flavours of your choice.

We discovered Ben & Jerry's by chance, and had a rolling good time eating and watching the boys enjoy their ice-cream.

The question is, how do you eat 3 ice-creams at one time?