Posted in Etcetera on Aug 31st, 2009
In a matter of hours, 31 August 2009 will be eclipsed by 1 September … and for good reason(s) our country’s 52nd Merdeka celebration will go down as the most subdued in its history. Personally, I believe that everything happens for a reason … as amazing as it sounds, it is. Otherwise, events occur as […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on Aug 29th, 2009
Have heard much about Pappa Rich - another kopitiam lol - and decided to drop in at its outlet in PJ’s Kelana Mall. This mall has 2 other kopitiam chains as its tenants, namely Station Kopitiam and Old Town White Coffee. Gosh, kopitiam is a fad … so many sprouting up here and there.
For […]
Posted in People on Aug 28th, 2009
I had planned to post this blog last Wednesday, 26 Aug but I was stricken with migraine that day.
On that day it would have been Mother Theresa’s 99th birthday if this great lady is still around caring for the orphaned, poor, sick and dying. She was born in 1910 and passed away on 5 […]
Posted in People on Aug 25th, 2009
My nephew Spenser left for ‘home’ this morning, after being in Malaysia since early May for his summer holiday. ‘Home’ to him now is in a distant land, a developing ASEAN country, where his dad has a business project.
I was not at the airport to see him off, but I’m sure it was an emotional […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on Aug 23rd, 2009
Rocket United … a football-related cafe? Look at the signboard again … yes, it’s probably the first ‘political’ cafe here. Opened earlier this month, it’s located a few shoplots from the SS2 Maybank branch. I won’t be surprised if more outlets spring up in other parts of the Klang Valley and towns.
Got some favourable […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on Aug 16th, 2009
Restoran Lorong Seratus Tahun - located nearby the Sportstoto outlet on Jalan SS2/66 - has recently reopened after its makeover and rebranding. This Penang-themed eatery - famed for its curry mee - looks very different … in the like as other upmarket kopitiam. The owner has added new items to its menu, which is now […]
Posted in Happenings on Aug 15th, 2009
I was at the Atria Shopping Centre in Damansara Jaya, PJ this afternoon when I heard people singing … like a karaoke session. I tracked the singing to a hall on the top floor … filled with senior citizens listening to contestants taking part in the Golden Voices of Atria karaoke contest. The contest was […]
