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21 December 2010
Today I flew with Malaysia Airlines, departing Kota Kinabalu at 1000 to my hometown of Kuching. Malaysia Airlines surprised me with a gorgeous prawn sambal nasi lemak on the 1h20min flight. They’ve changed their catering spec, finally. It used to be a (singular) mini filled roll or croissant … with next to no filling. That […]
20 December 2010
I took an excursion out to Klias River today, near Beaufort (2 hours each way) to see the fireflies at night. It was a pricey excursion but there wasn’t much of a choice apart from not doing it! The programme included more than just the fireflies … there was afternoon tea, boat-safari to view the […]
19 December 2010
I woke early to take the public transport (shared minivan taxi) to Kota Belud for its famous Sunday market. It’s the stuff that childhood dreams are made of, influenced by those tourism posters eg. Bajau horsemen, markets selling jungle produce, water buffaloes being traded … all against the backdrop of SE Asia’s highest peak, Mount […]
18 December 2010
We opted for a yum char (dim sum) breakfast … it seems wrong to do anything else in Hong Kong, seeing that it’s the home of this wonderful breakfast/ brunch grazing tradition. Interestingly, some of the accompanying traditions don’t make it out of here. I watched as diners poured their hot tea from the pot […]
17 December 2010
With a 0615 arrival in to Hong Kong, it made sense for us to recharge with a couple of hours sleep … followed by a rejuvenating cheap massage, before hitting the markets to do some Xmas shopping in the afternoon. We had dinner with my old schoolfriend Rosalind, and finally got to meet her husband […]
16 December 2010
It was a late night departure at 2355 to Hong Kong. This allowed me to fit in a full day at work … giving me a few extra drops of income before I (once again) head off into joblessness. Kim had managed to swap on to my flight as crew, meaning that we could have […]
9 October 2010
I thought I'd make an imitation version of Putu Mayam, the Sri Lankan and South Indian breakfast popular in Malaysia that's served with curry … brings back childhood memories. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, October 8, 2010
12 September 2010
Roti Jala (Lacey Pancakes) served with Lamb Curry cooked Nyonya style … ie. Nyonya chicken curry but with lamb… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, September 11, 2010
28 August 2010
My attempt at making Dendeng … Sumatran style beef jerky. The only thing I wanted to bring back from my recent trip… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 28, 2010
9 August 2010
Crossing the International Dateline, we landed in Auckland on Tuesday at 0850. We had the day to do chores and errands for the remainder of the day in Auckland; that was the reason for coming back early. We are grateful for the time we had in Rarotonga and Aitutaki, and didn’t feel short-changed for coming […]