After such a wonderful foot massage the night before, I woke up with more energy than the day before! While today would be the day we would leave Hatyai, we had planned for more shopping. But first, we needed to fill our tummies. The hotel provided free breakfast but the breakfast spread at Lee Gardens …
Read MoreHatyai With Dancing Ladies, Part 3 1
After a tiring day (we did wake up at 5am in order to get onto the bus for our Hatyai trip), it seemed that everyone would be tired, right? And this was after an afternoon of wandering about the pseudo floating market in Hatyai. But the Uncle who was our tour guide decided that we …
Read MoreThe Hip Way To Being Green 0
I count myself lucky to know Don and Mylene. It started with someone giving me their phone number a few years ago because I wanted to contact them to give a talk at Mensa Penang. They invited us to listen to their environment talk at the Pulau Tikus church one morning. I was totally in …
Read MoreHatyai With Dancing Ladies, Part 2 0
If you read Part 1, Part 2 is where it gets interesting. We were spending a two-day, one-night weekend in the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in the heart of Hatyai town. It was a clever idea to get this hotel as it was smack dab in the midst of all the activity of the town …
Read MoreHatyai With Dancing Ladies, Part 1 2
It was one of those spontaneous things – I got invited to join a group of line dancing ladies from Han Chiang for a weekend in Hatyai in January (yes this is a very late post but better late than never ya!). Nic was visiting Kuching for the week and I had nothing planned so …
Read MoreFeatured in Guang Ming Daily 8
Remember that story about Guang Ming wanting to know how I made yogurt at home? Well, they featured my how-to as well as a tiny picture of me holding a tub of yogurt on 20 March 2011. UPDATE [Li Choo, the Guang Ming reporter, recently emailed me the link to the feature on the Guang …
Read MoreWandering Jew For Tea 4
Recently I was given this plant when I went over to visit Mylene. It’s become a habit of ours to exchange plants and seeds. She often said that she wished most companies would give her a potted plant as a token of appreciation instead of the usual souvenirs like mugs and engraved plaques. I agree. …
Read MoreSimplicity and Heart 0
I have been rather tied up with things lately that I have had very little time to blog. But today being Wesak Day, I decided to give myself a break and come back to my scribbles. Lots of you have checked in and found too few updates. I promise to be regular. The thing is, …
Read MoreThat Once A Month Thing 1
Once a month I engage in a ritual. It’s called nourishing my body. Actually my femaleness needs it. I grew up drinking this brew. Mom made it a must. As I have 2 younger sisters, mom always made a pot of it. We all drank it – vile though it may look. Taking Pat Zhen …
Read MoreFood Musings… 0
I wrote this post over at my Soup Queen blog and thought you might like it too. I ate this dish made with pomelo rind while in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It was a tasty, unique appetizer. Have a read and tell me if you’ve had this dish before.
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