OMG I locked myself outside my room and inside my own house for the first time after 3 years of staying here. I was in a rush on a Friday morning and only realised that I left my keys in […]
Yoga Is Banned For Malaysia Muslims
It is official that Yoga is banned for Malaysia Muslims, as per declaration by The National Fatwa Council over the weekend. The council believes that by doing Yoga, the Muslim’s faith might be eroded, hence lead to the official ban. […]
Food For Thought 149 – Kuantan Salted Fish (关丹梅香咸鱼)
The famous Kuantan Salted Fish and other seafood Kuantan is famous for its Salted Fish (关丹梅香咸鱼), it used to have a whole street of shops selling salted fish, but some years ago a fire burnt down the majority shops and […]
Food for Thought 149 – Kedai Kopi Hai Peng
This coffee shop has been around since 1940, founded by a fellow Hainanese, Wong Sang Hai. My mum used to tell me stories about this coffee shop since she was from Kemaman. After decades of winds & rains, the shop […]
Food for Thought 148 – Stuffed Crab at Kemaman
Since we were passing by Kemaman town when we left Awana Kijal, we wouldn’t missed out the good food in this small fishing town. I brought my friends to this Restaurant Tong Juan which is famous for its stuffed crabs […]
Food for Thought 147 – Nasi Dagang
Apart from Nasi Lemak, Nasi Dagang is my favourite local dish. However, Nasi Dagang is mainly found in Terranganu, Kelanatan & Kuantan only. This special Malay dish is served with rice steamed in coconut milk together with fish curry. I […]
UOB Treasure Hunt 2008
This was my 3rd time taking part in the bank’s annual treasure hunt organized by Time Out Solutions. After Damai Laut & Desaru, this year around we went to Awana Kijal, a journey of 350km. My other team members were […]
Banking Sector Is So Depressing
With the mass lay off news of 53,000 staff came out from Citibank early this week, and the here & there retrenchment of staff from DBS, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, on top of all the poor investment bankers who lost […]