Archive for the ‘General’ Category

NY Times readers choose Penang as No.2 must-visit destination for 2009 (The Star)

The Star, one of the mainstream media in Malaysia has gotten hold of the news from The New York Times. And it is an honour for this blog to be plugged by The New York Times and also JeffOoi. Below is the copy and paste from The Star, January 18 2009.
Penang as [...]

Jeruk Penang (pickled fruits)

Hubby, youngest boy and I have an hour to kill because my two other sons have sports practice at SXI. So we head over to Esplanade around 5.30 pm. As it was almost dinner time, I told him about the Mee Sotong. I found a stall, ate and found that it is [...]

932 – Do you know what it is?

932 is the number for money. It is a hot number for the Da Ma Cai, Magnum 4-D and Sports Toto punters. During Chinese New Year, it is even hotter and usually, you cannot even bet on this number if you are too late as the gambling companies only sell a certain limit [...]

Kickapoo Joyjuice – Perfect drink for Penang foods

This afternoon when I passed by the Tua Pek Kong Western Foods at Vale of Temp, a truck load of MPPP people were dismantling the famous western food stall. I haven’t been eating there for a long time because I hate the darkness, the crowds and heat. So, it is not a big [...]

Some noodles from Singapore

Some months back, I went to Singapore and stayed at my nephew’s apartment in Bedok South. We went to attend his wedding so almost all our meals were either wedding meals or fast foods outlets in Singapore shopping malls. It was a short trip so foods were last on our minds. After [...]