It’s the last day of the year. And like most people, I tend to get a little reflective as the year ends. It’s a good time to take stock of what I’ve been up to, for the past 12 months. It’s also time to look forward and be excited about what’s arriving in the next …
Read More »No Brand But Just As Good 5
I’m not a big fan of tau sar pneah although Nic is. He loves them to bits and can eat a few at one go, especially if they’re going with brewed coffee. Soh Peng’s little adventure with finding tau sar pneah the last time she visited was enlightening, especially for me. I was a little …
Read More »What To Eat in Sungai Dua, Penang 0
Here’s an updated post on what to eat if you are new to Jalan Sungai Dua, the famous stretch of road after you get out of USM Sungai Dua gate. We still eat around this area as our office is still in USM. It’s a cosy neighbourhood where everything is easily accessible!
Read More »My Kerala Trip: Kuruva Isle 0
This was a post I wrote after I came back from our India trip in 2010 with the Paul Penders team. I didn’t get around to posting it up so here it is. One of the places we visited was Kuruva Island which was 20 minutes away from VanaMoolika. This was our jaunt in the …
Read More »A Passport Adventure…Or Why We’re Always Behind Singapore 0
Lots of people find difficulty in creating blog posts. I can tell you that if you observe your daily life long enough or meet enough people, you will have plenty to blog about. Case in point – today we were at the Penang Immigration Department on Beach Street. Most people, especially Malaysians, hate dealing with …
Read More »Rebuilding An Oasis in Love Lane 2
Penang is shaping up nicely indeed, if going by the lovely restored buildings of character each day. Just last Sunday, we were at the old Oasis Hotel on 23, Love Lane. Love Lane is a quaint old name, conjuring all sorts of imaginative visuals – why Love Lane? (It’s good alliteration too…rolls off the tongue …
Read More »That Quest For Tau Sar Pneah! 5
Living in Penang for the past decade and more makes me quite Penangite in the sense that I do not truly appreciate the little things Penang are famous for. If you ask me when was the last time I had a plate of sinfully oily char kueh teow, I’d have to think a bit. I …
Read More »Would You, If No one’s Watching? 4
I was so bloody tempted to write about a million other more interesting things if not for this niggling thing which annoyed me so. I wanted to write about my Nine Emperor God Festival experience – my first time ever going on a complete 8 day vegetarian diet, and my first time walking alongside the …
Read More »Cinema, Coffee & Sinful Desserts 2
Over the past few years (and way before Georgetown was declared a UNESCO Heritage site), many people have been intrigued and more than fascinated with old Georgetown. There’s a wealth of history and nostalgia in every crack and pore of these crusty, musty buildings we call pre-war shophouses. Many have a link to their past …
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