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Mom’s Bday Dinner – Strawberries and Cream

So after some hardcore shopping we were pretty hungry, we headed home and sparked up some snacks and Gin and Tonic (How English I know..) After that mom started up the cooking machine again, whipping up another one of my favourites! Chicken escalopes with potatoe wedges! We used turkey this time though, take a couple […]

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Happy Birthday Mom!- Cider and Cheese..

The topic reminds me of one of my old housemates from my Uni days, nutter from Wales by the name of Taffy. The first time I walked into the flat he was there, he introduced himself as such: He proceeded to open the fridge and show me…it contained only cider and cheese, anyway that’s going […]

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Shopping and Lamb Chops

So after the fantastic English Breakfast to start out my day, hung around for a while and headed into town for a couple of hours, managed to pick up a pair of casual shoes, a couple of pairs of work trousers and a pair of jeans from next. I mainly planned to buy work shoes […]

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English Breakfast – JUST WHAT I NEEDED!

So after sleeping like a zombie for 14 hours I crawled out of bed and took a shower.. Take a shower is quite an experience here, like in Malaysia you take a shower to cool down, when you take a shower here, the temperature is about 15 degrees so as soon as you step out […]

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The Arrival..and the STEAK!

So after the gruelling journey and the drawn out stop-over in Amsterdam (which turned into an impromtu blogging session[/url]), I finally arrived safely back in fair old England. I was greeted of course, in style with typical beautiful British weather….GREY SKIES AND DRIZZLE.. For the past 5 weeks they’ve been having 30 degree temperatures and […]

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Eating at Jusco – 1 Utama

Sometimes I just like to go to Jusco in 1U and eat, they have a whole variety of stuff there including decent sushi in packed sets, a good bakery, Cinnabon and Auntie Annie’s Pretzels! I think my favourite thing there is some weird Japanese ball things, I’ve totally forgotten their names though…they are great! Watching […]

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Malaysian Dinner Takeaway Style

Malaysia has an eating out culuture, it’s the way it is here..it’s generally cheaper to buy something outside at the mamak, hawker centre or food court than to buy the ingredients and cook it at home (without factoring annoying parts like also having to wash up the pans, cooking utensils and plates). It’s common to […]

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The Best Seafood Restaurant in the World? Beach Wadiya

So some people say.. Let’s me give you some more lowdown on Sri Lanka, those of you from Malaysia I’m sure you’re aware most of the crabs we eat there are actually Sri Lankan. Cheap and tasty, so where better to gorge yourself on seafood than the home of said crabs. So the weekend arrives, […]

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The Jakarta Trip – With Pictures!

So here are my observations and pictures from Jakarta.. Am back in the land of the civilised now… So Sunday night I got home late and packed my things before crashing out.. As I mentioned the airport was very ‘rural’…and empty I arrived at the hotel, a modest affair, the Arcadia[/url] (under Ibis[/url]) The room […]

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Chinese New Year – Post Mortem

Chinese new year is an interesting time, a time for gatherings, eating, catching up, relaxing, drinking, eating, gambling, eating, playing with (banned) fireworks, eating and gossiping (for the aunties). Got a few messages from friends in the UK, ate too much, didn’t drink so much this year, gambled too much, got a record number of […]

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