Posted in Bon Appetit on Dec 30th, 2009
On Christmas morning, the family had breakfast at Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant on Jalan Kemajuan, Section 13, PJ. This was our first time at Ah Yat. The restaurant is part of the Ah Yat Abalone Restaurant chain founded by well-known Hong Kong chef Yeung Koon Yat, with branches in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, […]
Our coach was at a junction near the MBK Mall waiting for the traffic lights to change when we saw this bare-footed tourist video taping himself in various poses, much to the amusement of passers-by. He was probably travelling alone and filming himself to post on his blog for his loved ones and friends in […]
Posted in Xcapades on Dec 28th, 2009
Personally, compared to KL’s Chinatown, I find that Kuching’s Chinatown has more character … it has retained much of the ‘old charm’ and economic activities of the years gone by. When you visit Kuching, make it a point to explore the areas around China Street, India Street and Carpenter Street. Like the shoplots along the […]
Posted in Xcapades on Dec 27th, 2009
With some 95% of her population being Buddhists, the city of Bangkok has hundreds of Buddhist temples. Although there is no temple in the Pratunam area where my wife and I stayed, we came upon monks making their early morning rounds to collect alms from devotees. I saw this as a blessing in disguise as […]
Posted in Xcapades on Dec 26th, 2009
It’s Boxing Day … why is it called as such? Perhaps that’s the day when people open their Christmas boxes (gifts). Don’t think it’s a day where people throw punches at each other, haha.
OK, now for the serious stuffs … when in Kuching, the best place to be at night is certainly the Waterfront by […]
