Walking into a house that resembled the traditional Nyonya Baba house of Melaka was so surreal. In Hanoi, where the Chinese have immigrated & settled, the houses are no different from the olden Chinese houses that we have here except that they have preserved much of the ancient feel byRead More →
‘Fine plateau shut in by lofty mountains’ was how William Cameron described the area in his discovery of the place as a British surveyor in the map-making of Perak/Pahang in 1885. It wasn’t until Sir George Maxwell visited the mountains in 1925, that led to the building of this hillRead More →
36K6WKADYFXE As soon as the meeting was over, the planning for my next excursion began! The following day, Wolfgang and I, drove to Disney World (yay!). Stepping into a world thats foreign to mine, the music seems to be emanating from all directions, projecting from the plants, the pillars, theRead More →
The Damai….. Its a long hiatus and one that was not intended to be. Almost as soon as I complete a trip, I had to pack and go somewhere else. Back in July, I was blessed with the grand prize for a lucky draw in renewing my subscription to SDAARead More →
A constant reminder flashes on my PDA to look into areas which Ive neglected since shuttling between countries became a weekly affair. Tasting the best that Hanoi had to offer, I actually miss the food in Green Tangerine after I got back. To say that I have not fine dinedRead More →
When I set my sight on the boats that lay soulfully on the seabed of Pulau Bidung years ago, I never thought I would be interested in how they were sunken. A man called Alcoh Wong, whose son Ive come to befriend after his demise, was instrumental in detailing theRead More →
Frantic is a word synonymous to my packing and getting ready for each trip involving Air Asia. No doubt that it has enabled me to go many places that I hadn’t been before, one of them being Manado in North Sulawesi, a mountainous area and landing point to Lembeh IslandRead More →
In the quest for excellent tasting curry puffs, I tracked down a seller in Johor Bahru who makes the best in town. Curious over a piece of puff, I decided to hunt for their mobile van in Taman Bukit Indah where they are located on weekends and finding the locationRead More →
A paradise that sings to a tune of the waves beating the stilts of the hardwood-built resort, the moment you set foot on this Giligan’s island, you want to be marooned forever. The last island before the international border of Philippines, Mataking is made up of Mataking Besar and Mataking Kecil, roughly three times the size of Sipadan, which means, to take a stroll around the island would take about 2 hours.Read More →
[slideshow id=2] We were captivated by the colourful fishing boats exhibited in front of Tanjung Balau Fisherman Museum, one of Johors main attraction that documented the livelihood of the local fishing folks. Fishing has been a major economic source for the seafarers of Kota Tinggi district since long ago andRead More →
