Posted in Bon Appetit on Jun 24th, 2007
Do you have a craving for bitter gourd? I can understand if you say “no”. It is often used in Chinese cooking for its bitter flavour. Usually stir-fried with meat or prepared as soups. This vegetable is also widely used in Indian and Pakistani cooking, where it is often prepared with potatoes and served with […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on Jun 24th, 2007
Eating crabs cooked Chinese-style is unlike nibbling sandwiches. It’s a messy affair. But crab lovers swear that the ritual of using mallets or hammers to smash the crustacean shell makes the feast more enjoyable and fun. Indeed, the mess involved and effort required to get at the meat makes it seem even tastier.
That said, […]
Posted in Fotoblog on Jun 23rd, 2007
Without any doubt, the most photographed structure in Malaysia is the Petronas Twin Towers. Each tower soars to a height of 452 metres (1,482.6ft) above street level. At one time it was, of course, the world’s tallest building.
The Towers were one of the location filming sites for The Entrapment (1998) starring Sean Connery and Catherine […]
Posted in Fotoblog on Jun 22nd, 2007
For photography enthusiasts visiting Melaka, chances are that they would go home with loads of photos of the Melaka River. This photo shows old pre-war buildings along the Melaka River was taken around 8pm as I was heading to the night market at Jonker Walk. There was a time when boats laden with goods would […]
Posted in Etcetera on Jun 21st, 2007
Oh my gosh, did you read today’s New Straits Times? Someone’s kidnapped Homer Simpson right in front of his family. So far, there’s no demand from the kidnappers for ransom money. D’oh! Who would do such a dastardly thing? Why?
Actually, Homer has not been kidnapped. However, he’s gone missing. The NST report says that […]
Posted in Fotoblog on Jun 20th, 2007
Kodak LS633: 1/125 @ f/5.6
A candid shot of the setting sun taken in June 2005, during my earlier days of using a digital camera for snapping holiday photos. This was taken along Kuching’s Waterfront, fronting the
Sarawak
River. I remembered clearly that it was taken after the rain had stopped, giving rise to the picturesque […]
Posted in Fotoblog on Jun 19th, 2007
This portrait of a Karen girl is from my photo collection taken during a visit to Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai. She is a resident at a Karen Hilltribe show village located on the outskirt of Chiang Rai, in northeastern Thailand where the province has Myanmar and Laos as her neighbours. The Karen originated from Myanmar.
Traditionally, from […]
