Christmas dinner

Traditional 3-course British Christmas dinner at friends' place; and yes, with Christmas crackers.

British wedding reception

First time I've ever attended a British wedding reception, with traditional hog roast. Tastes like crispy pork (siu yuk) without the fat part, it's all lean meat.

Hari Raya overseas

Malaysian Muslim friends celebrating Hari Raya open house. Interestingly different atmosphere, as this kind of celebration is more like a kenduri than typical open house in Malaysia.

Fried chicken

Takeaway fried chicken and fries, when lazy to go out to eat.

Pangkor Local Food

1) Pangkor Ikan Bakar (similar to Melaka Portugis style). (2) Fish ball sup. (3) This Mamix Chicken,very nice (4) Fried LaLa (5) Pangkor Curry Mee (I realized that Pangkor ppl like to use curry powder, so the taste is like Mangi Curry mee. (6) Pangkor Cu Cheon Fan, quite unique (7) Pangkor "Le Hu Pau" / Otak otak, totally no the same as Muar otak otak, although look like Northen otak-otak, the taste is different, no curry leaf. (8) Pangkor Lam / Loh mee. (9) Pangkor Laksa. This is one of most surprises found in Pangkor local food, another variant, the taste is more like to Perlis laksa, less fish but more vegetable.

British lunch

Eating excursions are not necessarily just confined to restaurants and stalls. Friends invited us to a traditional British feast: meat hot off the oven.

Eating at IKEA

IKEA is not just popular due to its no frills approach to home furnishing, there's also food. Here we have fish and chips, as well as Swedish meatballs with sweet sauce.

Laksa Sarawak

Laksa Sarawak, anyone knows how it differs from laksa Penang, or laksa KL?

To me, there's real laksa (the former), and there's other chaplang styles of laksa (the latter).
Then again, even within the former style, there are chaplang versions.

Seafood Bakar in Sarawak

Ikan bakar, sotong bakar. These days, people have run out of ideas on how to cook. Fancy bakaring sotong with the fingers of ladies.

Tomato Kuay Teow in Sarawak

Tomato kuay teow = wat tan hor - soya sauce + tomato sauce.

Strange as it may seem, my liking for this particular dish is due to my father bombarding me with this dish (yes, my opinion was not sought) whenever we went out for breakfast during childhood.

Hakka Mee Pok in Nilai

It is customary whenever I visit L in Nilai, to have breakfast before I depart.

This time it was to a seeming Hakka noodle place. I can't even remember the name of this place now. To be honest, I was kind of disappointed, it turned out to be mee pok disguised with Hakka noodle ingredients. I thought the Hakka noodle's noodle is supposed to be narrower? Certainly, they are so at the other Hakka noodle stalls I've eaten at, and they did not disappoint, unlike this one.

Eating at Loon Sing, Nilai

L's treat; I reckon not many have tasted the reddish chicken cooked with hong zhau wine.

Eating at Seri Penang, Cyberjaya

I was amazed (still am) when I saw tables full of people sitting under the canopy outside the restaurant, under the hot afternoon sun. Lunch was Y's treat. The layout upstairs was lounge style.

Eating at roadside stalls in Seri Kembangan

Had a craving for yuan-yang, the real kind, i.e. kuay teow and bihun. Then C recommended to try the sai kua tai: this humongous jug (drink directly from it) of watermelon juice. Kept drinking and still could not reach the bottom.

Eating at Q Thai, Cyberjaya

Presentable venue, edible dishes, a tad too loud though during lunch time, can hardly hear oneself speak.

Eating at Yuen Steamboat, Sunway

My friend C drove me here to have a try, said it was worth checking out. Great stuff, it was packed full of sardines (typo, I meant to say people). This must be the first time that I was eating at a relaxed pace at a buffet venue. Obviously, I was only eating from the tomyam side of the boat.

Eating in Seri Kembangan

Seri Kembangan, hmm. Used to be a village of a town, that you drive through on the way to from Cyberjaya to the Mines. Now there's Jusco and modern shops. Photos show the Kenny Rogers chicken and side dishes...and Malaysia's version of jacket potato, ho hum, nothing to shout about.