A savoury dish cleverly disguised as a cup cake.
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 …
Star Cruise – SuperStar Virgo Part 2
The next day we decided to check the morning activities and we volunteered to be the ‘instructors’ for the morning exercise by the pool deck. It was fun as we were a bit silly. Anyway that’s what happens on holidays. Then we went for the tour to Halong Bay. The approach to Halong Bay was beautiful, …
Star Cruise – SuperStar Virgo
In my recent holidays in Malaysia, I booked a cruise to China and Vietnam, embarking in Hong Kong. It was a 4-day cruise. We flew from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong. Arrangements were made by our tour company to spend the night in Hong Kong and to have a day tour of the city before we …
Pork With Roasted Vegetables and Quinoa
This is a recipe adapted from Weight Watchers magazine. I have cooked this many times and I find it has an interesting taste. When I was on holiday back in Malaysia, I offered to cook a few meals so as not to make myself ‘of not much use’. I offered to cook and instead of …
Ahh…. Laksa…!!!
Laksa after having a dig in. Sorry forgot to take pic first! Finally, I managed go get a bowl of Laksa, Penang Laksa, that is. I need to have this before I return to the UK. Without doing this my trip is incomplete!! You see, Laksa in other parts of Malaysia means a curry …
Otak-otak
Soon after I arrived in Malaysia, a dear friend of mine, Chan and his wife Angie, invited me over for otak-otak. However, I have a prior appointment that evening I could not make it for dinner. Anyway Angie invited me over to share her recipe and make otak-otak. What a splendid idea! So I went …
Remembering my mother
My trip to Penang coincided with my mother’s anniversary. So on that morning my sister woke up early to cook some food to take along with us. She cooked assam prawns or tamarind prawns. We packed them and drove over to the mainland crossing the famous Penang Bridge. Then we made our way to my …
Lazy day #takeaway
Today is Saturday and my younger sister visited me pretty early! She came with the letter from the Golf and Country Club of which I am member but now I have been an absent member since moving to the UK. I should not be paying for the subscription as it was agreed that I would …
Meeting up with friends and family
My trip to Malaysia is a time to meet up family members and friends. Before my trip to Penang I met up with my immediate family members and as usual we spend a lot of time together reminiscing about the good old days, but actually catching up on things. It has been 3 years since …
Uncle Sam has 4th of July, Penang has 7th of July
Georgetowm Heritage Day 4th of July is the American Independence day. Malaysia’s Independence day is on 31st August. 7th July is Penang Heritage Day. On this day, Penang was recognised as a UNESCO Heritage site. Or rather Georgetown, the capital of Penang was declared as a UNESCO HERITAGE SITE There will be events held to …
I am travelling to Penang
Today I’m traveling to Penang to visit family and friends. I am travelling by Aeroline, a comfortable bus service. Aeroline provides intercity transport between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. I prefer to travel by bus and this is very convenient. I live nearby the pick up point in Sunway Pyramid / Lagoon. It stops at …
I am on holidays!! In the Far East
My airline lunch, blah. It has been a while since I last blogged. I was travelling, and busy meeting up with old friends and catching up. I have been away for a few years so it it good to be back. My flight to Kuala Lumpur was nothing to shout about. Went to Schiphol, Amsterdam …
Or Bak (Black Cooked Meat)
This is another easy and cheap dish using very basic ingredients that can be found in almost any kitchen. If you have dark and light soy sauce in your kitchen, then you must try this – even if you are a novice in Chinese or Malaysian cooking. You have salt and pepper in you kitchen, …
Stir Fried Bean Sprouts
Stir Fried Bean Sprouts This is one of the easiest dishes to cook. It is quick and easy and has very few ingredients. Back when we were young, we would fry the beansprouts with firm bean curd or tofu (or Toukwa). Sometimes we add spring onions or chives and chilies to give it an extra …
