Posted in Bon Appetit on Sep 28th, 2008
During a recent weekend, the family went to Mid Valley Megamall and was looking for a place to dine when we spotted Amuleto by Crystal Jade. Decided to give the place a go. But sad to say, our experience (and that of a number of other diners too) that evening was, to say the least, […]
Posted in Happenings on Sep 25th, 2008
Many people have heard about Carcosa Sri Negara - the official residence of Sir Frank Swettenham, first Resident General of the then Federated Malay States - which is now a boutique hotel, located on a hill in Lake Garden. The place where the rich and famous spend more than RM1,000 per room night. Everyone in […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on Sep 22nd, 2008
Having about the seafood restaurants in Teluk Gong - Coconut Flower Seafood Restaurant, in particular - from friends and colleagues, it was a matter of time before I made a trip to the place to see and saviour the much talk about seafood. It’s supposed to ‘pheng’ (cheap), ‘laeng’ (looks good) and ‘chaeng’ (nice […]
Posted in Fotoblog on Sep 21st, 2008
It’s common to find street musicians in cities across Europe. Though not common in Malaysia, I came across these buskers (who perform to entertain for tips) in some cities that I visited in Thailand.
Recently, I came upon a street musician performing with his erhu - a type of two-string violin. There were many appreciative […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on Sep 19th, 2008
Fancy having claypot rice? Then head to Busy Corner Restaurant - located in PJ’s Damansara Jaya; to be more precise, in one of the Mewah shoplots, not far from the Petronas Station. The place can be crowded during lunch and dinner time.
Beside the usual claypot chciken rice, Busy Corner offers other options such as prawn, […]
Posted in Happenings on Sep 16th, 2008
Answer to yesterday’s posting - nope, it’s certainly not an ID parade. Neither are they doing neck exercises. They’re participating in a street contest where they had to act contrary to the instruction given. You see, The 7 Patrol from ntv7 (Your Feel Good Channel) and a crew from Fly FM (95.8 FM in the […]
Posted in Happenings on Sep 15th, 2008
Posted in Fotoblog on Sep 14th, 2008
I haven’t riden on a bicycle for ages. When I was at the SS2 wet market recently, came across a few aunties who came on their bicycles to do their shopping. Take a look at these photos which were shot with my Sony Ericsson W810i.
Trying out a blouse!
Hmmm, that looks interesting… a good buy perhaps
Ah, […]
Posted in Fotoblog on Sep 14th, 2008
Here’s one last photo taken from the MAS flight making its landing approach to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. It shows the Sabah Foundation building, which overlooks the Likas Bay. If I am not wrong, the other building houses the Chief Minister’s office.a
Posted in Etcetera on Sep 10th, 2008
I recently flew into the spanking new Terminal 1 of the makeover Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Open mid of August, the new terminal can handle up to 3,200 passengers per hour during peak periods and have 64 check-in counters. It can accommodate 17 aircraft at any one time.
Passengers waiting in the departure lounge
