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Sulaiman’s Famous Cendol, Pudu.

During a recent walkabout around the Pudu market (???) area, we were brought to this cendol stall in some alleyway off Jalan Pudu. Only after we were seated, we noted that many locals ordered their cendol in cantonese! Yup, the Indian uncle manning the stall speaks Cantonese 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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Berkeley – Chez Panisse

In less than 30 minutes, one can take the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) from SF to Berkeley, in the East Bay region. There, you can visit my alma mater and enjoy great food. Continue reading

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Bak Kut Teh @ Gurney Plaza ( RO KU CHA WANG)

– The Shop- Cuisine: Chinese Non Halal Location: Level 4, Gurney Plaza, Penang RM15-20 per person Rou Gu Cha is better known as Bak Kut Teh” in Penang. We were having lunch in Queensbay GP since we are kinda bored by those fast food .. and we decided to try something new. Continue reading

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California – COI Restaurant (San Francisco)

The concept of Coi sounds all righteous and good. “best ingredients we can find in our area: cultivated plants grown from heirloom seeds; wild-harvested leaves, flowers, barks and roots; local fish, seaweeds and coastal grasses; pastured meat, poultry and eggs from small farmers 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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Lamma Island, Hong Kong.

Idyllic Lamma Island Even before I planned my HK trip itinerary I knew I wanted to head over to Lamma Island (???). Continue reading

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Hong Kong – Yee Shun Milk Company

The girl friend needed dessert even after all the sashimi and sushi. 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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Congee Wonderland ???? , Hong Kong

It was the Chinese name that attracted me. with the same pronunciation as the chinese saying on contentment; “????” in which to know contentment and gratitude is to know happiness, it was quite a memorable name. it was just down the street on where I stayed in HK and I’d pass it on the way to the MTR station. Continue reading

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