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Breakfast at Eng Loh Coffee Shop, Church Street Penang

One of my favorite breakfast joints in Penang is Eng Loh Coffee Shop in the heart of Georgetown. It is located at the end of Church Street, diagonally across the Pinang Peranakan Mansion and is exceptionally crowded during lunch hour. Besides serving good coffee, the coffee shop operator also serves choices of Western breakfast of sausages Continue reading

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The Betrayal

. If Hoegaarden was true love, what is Sapporo? . Continue reading

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Chinese Cuisines at Restoran City Star, Petaling Jaya

I was invited by Ken for dinner together with his friends from Tour2U at Restoran City Star in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya during my Kuala Lumpur trip. Continue reading

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Because Time Waits for No One

Friday 7 August 2009 I took out my keys to open the front gate, the corner of the wall was empty. It was an unbearable scene Continue reading

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# 2 The Black Echoes

* Read the first part of the Tales of Saigon here. That irritating sound won’t stop. It just won’t stop bothering me. Continue reading

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Tales of the Unexpected from Saigon

. #1: Untold Secrets of the Message Room When darkness falls, everything turns into a picture of dead silence. I stepped on the narrow staircase leading to the underground Continue reading

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That 3 Days in an Island

Different from what the title would imply, I’m not writing a hopelessly romantic getaway post. In fact, the trip was initiated by a not so amorous reason – to clear Fishy’s annual leave for the first quarter of 2009 Continue reading

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Penang Food – Dim Sum @Aik Hoe Restaurant

The day started with a “yum cha” session at the old eatery, Aik Hoe Restaurant located in Carnavon Street. This restaurant which occupied two shop houses still managed to retain its old nostalgic charm after fifty over years. The fixtures of old ceiling fans with flooring of small squares of blue and white tiles still Continue reading

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CK Lam featured in Guang Ming “We Eat”

I am happy to see myself featured in the “We Eat” section in the Guang Ming Daily published on 29th March 2009. It was indeed an honour to see the full page article of myself having breakfast in Aik Hoe, one of the oldest restaurants in Penang which is well known for its authentic dim Continue reading

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Yaki-Yaki Japanese Barbeque Buffet Restaurant @ Jalan Bukit Bintang

After witnessing the huge success of Tenji Japanese Buffet has managed to achieve by offering 50% discount on all dining period, many other Japanese buffet restaurants are doing the same too. Xenri, Daidomon and now the newly opened Yaki-Yaki Japanese Barbeque Buffet Restaurant too. These promotions or competition you might say, are definitely good news for Japanese buffet lovers. Continue reading

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