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Malaysia filming 3

 

The 1.5hr drive along the highway took us to this little sleepy town Taiping.  On the left we have the fried kway tiao from Ipoh, on the right fried kway tiao from Penang.  As most Singaporeans know, Ipoh is known for its Ipoh Hor Fun, so it’s a natural assumption that Ipohtians make the best rice [...]

Malaysia filming 2

After we took all the shoots we needed, recorded everything I needed to say till this point of our trip, (and trust me it was a lot of work even though everything we did is concised in half a sentence) we headed for the ferry terminal that will take us from Georgetown (Penang) to Butterworth.  [...]

Malaysia filming

 

Together with the crew from Channelnews Asia, Jernnine and I went on a Malaysia shoot for a brand new series that will air later this year.  We took a flight to penang and from there took a 1.5hr drive to this little sleepy town known as Taiping, which happens to be my birth place which [...]

Yoshii on The Rocks

Yoshii is yet another Japanese chef on his way up in Sydney’s circle of celebrity chefs.  Four of us had each a sushi course at Yoshii on the night we walked the grueling 8km in Sydney.  This is our 2nd sushi meal in Sydney; first it was sushi-e and now yoshii.  Point in view, Tetsuya is not [...]

Recalling the Japan Trip – Kaiseiki

Looking back, this photo reminds me of how Jap cooking can be simple yet exquiste. The rice was unheard of and the soup was so smooth….not to forget the reflection of the chopsticks. 2 items so simple by itself but when put together tastes so great, especially when its served towards the end to signify [...]

More Home Cooking

One of my past favourite home cooking dishes. Come to think of it, long time no cook this niku jaga stew….. should try again this weekend…=)

High Tea @ Victoria Tea Room

So after our brunch, we took the longest walk you can ever imagine to burn off all the calories and work up an appetite for our next high tea booking at 2pm.  We walked all the way from Surrey hills to the main station, then to Chinatown and from there to the Victoria Tea Room in Darlinghurst, [...]