This trip to Malaysia is a bit special as I got to spend it with my brothers and sisters and their families. The celebrations and tradition starts on the eve of the first day of Chinese New Year. We used to travel a day or 2 before the eve so that we would be at …
Heading Home for Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year is around the corner and I am heading ‘home’ to celebrate it with my family in Malaysia. After 10 years of celebrating it in the UK, I am finally flying to spend time with my bothers and sisters and their families. This time I decided to fly with Malaysia Airlines. The last …
# Summer #Fishing in Cornwall
Fishing trip in St. Mawes, Cornwall. A great trip and my first youtube video!!
Dinner @ The Oak Room, Moor Hall Hotel & Spa
We recently had dinner at the Oak Room, Moor Hall Hotel & Spa (Sutton Coldfield). The restaurant was near where my brother-in-law lives. So we decided to have dinner there, just the 4 of us. When we went there, upon entering the premise, we could tell that this is an upmarket place with many facilities. We went …
Marco Pierre White Steak House Bar & Grill, Jurys Inn, Hinckley
Last week, we decided to have dinner in Marco Pierre White Restaurant Bar and Grill in the Jurys Inn, Hinckley Island (formerly Hinckley Island Hotel) It was a belated Mothers’ Day Dinner. I have stayed in the Hotel several times and the rooms were good and spacious and the bed was very comfortable. I had …
Penang by night
Penang has undergone a lot of changes since my younger days. When I go home for a visit, I noticed that I do not visit the old places any more. Shopping is more in the modern shopping complexes. The city of George Town has also undergone a lot of changes. In the olden days, rent in …
The Shard, Jackson and Rye, London
The Shard After Borough Market, we walked towards the embankment and we went to The Shard, one of the newer iconic buildings of London. However, it began to drizzle. We went for the tour anyway as we will not be coming this way until many months later. The ticket costs £30.95 each ( adult). …
FullHouse Signature Restaurant
While holidaying in Malaysia, I decided to go window shopping in Sunway Pyramid. As explained in my previous post, this is a shopping complex and the Aeroline Coach stop/ office is near here. The FullHouse Signature restaurant has been in Sunway Pyramid for many years now. I have passed by many times and I have not …
There is not such thing as a free lunch!!
On my trip to Malaysia, I went for an appointment in Kuala Lumpur. Since the troublesome driving experience where I got lost and took many wrong turns, I decided that I would not be driving to the city. So I had to rely on public transport. On the day of the appointment, my sister-in-law sent …
Extra day in Hong Kong
After we disembarked from the ship we went back to Panda Hotel. We booked an extra night in Hong Kong. Actually, it was a half day ( evening), a full day and another half day ( up to afternoon) before we depart. We were given a room upgrade to Panda Plus. It was a much …