Planted on the corner of Grantral Mall, Clementi, is a beef noodle soup diner called MEET Noodles. They’ve been there for as long as memory allows, witnessing the blur of change as the building renamed from CityVibe to Grantral Mall.

Despite that bit of rebranding, the building has always come across as forgotten glory to me. After my stint here, MEET Noodles sits like a beacon against its neighbours, giving me a reason to return to the mall anyway.