In Vietnam, do as the Vietnamese do. Eat Pho and Drink Vietnamese Coffee! So this is what I did. This is part of the street food tour. I got on the bike and the tour guide zooms in and out of the flower market, pass many inter-junctions and turn right when the lights are red. …
Zooming around Ho Chi Minh city in a swarm of motorbikes is surreal. Fortunately, I am a bike rider. I used to go to school in a motor bike when I had my bike license. If you are not used to ridding pillion on a bike, this definitely will freak you out! The scene is …
I was in Vietnam for my holidays. I tried to book a package, but the package tour from Malaysia was only in Mandarin. Unfortunately that is the state of affairs nowadays. A lot of people, I mean Chinese people tend to send their children to Chinese school. So English is not so popular now. English …
As I am staying in Subang, and we are not travelling to Penang until the first day of Chinese New Year, we are having our reunion dinner here. There are a few of us, my family and my sister-in-law’s family. We have it in this restaurant Thai Star. As usual, we have Yee Sang. Then …
I am back! I was away for a long needed holiday to Malaysia. It has been about 4 years since I went back. The last trip was in 2019. And soon after that it was COVID-19!! I normally visit Malaysia every 2 years or so. So this time is a long awaited trip. I made …
Hello, as promised, here is Part 2. After visiting some of the places, We have lunch there, and also visited some interesting shops and outlets and strolled the streets around the area. There are bars and pubs in the location and many restaurants and pubs on the streets/ road above.
I was in London a few weeks back to celebrate my daughter’s graduation, and decided to do a food tour. We took this opportunity to visit London Borough Market. I have been there several times over the years, and each time it has changed slightly. This time I noticed that it has really expanded!! There …
Mangosteen is not an easy fruit to open and eat. If your are not in a country where mangosteens are available, I am sure you would be wondering how to open the tough skinned fruit to get to the delicious, sweet, sourish and slimy fruit that I do not know how to accurately describe the …
You tube videos? Yes, I have been doing a few videos lately. I mean, actually a lot. I have given myself a challenge to do a video a day. Let’s see how it goes. I have published one video a day, so far and I hope to keep going for December and then January 2020. …
Last Friday, I did a Friday night take away. It featured my most popular meal, the Penang Hainanese Chicken Rice. It is the most popular meal in Wefifo. Since the lock down, I haven’t been doing much. So when the lock down eases a bit, I am feeling a bit restless. My hands got to …
Burns night is a celebration of the poet Robert Burn’s birthday. Did you know that at one time the largest celebration of Burn’s was in Russia? Because of his famous words ” A man is a man for all that.” .. ,it means that inspite of being a common man or a lord, you are …
In my recent holiday to Malaysia, I decided to travel, in addition to visiting my family. My trip to China starts very early in the morning. My sister and I arrive at the airport 4.30 am. We fly from Kualal Lumpur and reach Guilin, the capital city of Hunan province in South central part of …
There is a nice restaurant near me. I have been there several times before, and it never fails to please me. My recent trip there was great. Poachers Brasserie in Thurlaston is run by a couple from Poland. The food is modern, using different, unusual and seasonal ingredients. The presentation is always pleasing to the …
I haven’t been posting regularly. This is because I am so busy with Nyonya Recipe Shop. I have been having to do all things by myself as I am the only one working on it and I have to attend a lot of digital training. Alas, I am not able to implement what I have …
You might still be invited to a Chinese New Year do, even though the ‘New Year’ is over. This is because the Chinese celebrate the New Year for 15 days! Yes one five. So these top tips are still useful as you will probably be invited to a do this week-end. I have had my …
