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To get to Chinatown (Yaowarat) Bangkok, the fastest way is via the boat ride, since it avoids traffic and it's cheap. First, we took the BTS to Saphan Taksin, and once we're out from the station we followed the crowd and saw Sathorn Pier barely 3 minutes away. At the pier though, it could be confusi
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More than 2 years ago, I visited the first Din Tai Fung in KL for the launch of its new menu and to witness the preparation of the 18-fold Xiao Long Bao. Fast forward 2 years plus later, I have lost count on the number of times I visited Din Tai Fung, usually for the cute dumplings and my favourite
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Pork burger lovers, rejoice! With the popularity of pork burgers gaining, there are more restaurants now offering pork burgers as their signature items. One of such is The Hungry Hog, aptly named so for offering pork items as their signature dishes. It was technically our second visit to the place,
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Happy Chinese New Year 2012! Can't believe the CNY holidays are all over! And now we're back to reality. Can I just say that I'm suffering from CNY hangover? :P Anyway, for those of you who are still having holidays, let me just say I'm jealous! But for the rest of you, let's make the rest of the we
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Last weekend marked another special occasion in our family. After the wedding of my brother barely half a year back, it was now my cousin sister's turn. The wedding dinner took place at InterContinental Hotel KL, and the food was prepared by the Chinese restaurant Toh Lee. As family members of the b
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Weekend is here! Not only is this weekend particularly long, it's also very festive due to the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration! Well to start the brilliant season, let's fill our tummy with a hearty Big Breakfast. :) This time, we visited Tom, Dick & Harry's for the second time to try thei
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A week ago, we were invited by Puma to go for a bowling event on a Friday night. It was ages since we last went bowling, so we put on our socks and bowling shoes, and were all geared up to bowl! The launch of Puma Social was held at Cosmic Bowl, Mid Valley where they introduced us the latest social [...]
11.20.2011 | Fun, Life | iamthewitch | 132 views
Who would have known, that less than 10 minutes from the city is a beautiful little Thai village nicely lit up at night? This is Paragon Thai Food Village, a gorgeous restaurant we accidentally passed by while we were driving around Cheras one night. The colourful and brightly-lit place was too attr [...]
11.17.2011 | Food | iamthewitch | 963 views
There's something about pretty coffee art that never fails to make me smile. To know that someone, a stranger really, has put in so much thought and patience in making something pretty just for you. Isn't that such a nice and warm feeling? Well, you'd be happy to know that each cup of hot coffee in [...]
11.14.2011 | Food | iamthewitch | 827 views
So 11.11.11 has just come and gone. What significance did they day bring to you? I spent it just like any other day, since to me, every day is special and unique on its own. :) But there is one extra reason to commemorate 11.11.11 though, and that is the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note in Malaysia! Ye [...]
11.12.2011 | Technology | iamthewitch | 539 views
So after all the hype and posts on the greatness of Samsung Galaxy Note phone, the most common question I get asked is "How much is it?" The good news is, Celcom is among the first to come out with the best deals and plans. Celcom is going to launch the elusive Samsung Galaxy Note on 11th of Novembe [...]
11.11.2011 | Technology | iamthewitch | 863 views
Situated just about 1 hour away from the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur in the town of Bukit Tinggi is this French-themed resort by the name of Colmar Tropicale, that is 2,700 feet above sea level. Inspired by the Colmar Village in France, this resort was built to look like a village when in fact, al [...]
11.11.2011 | Food, Travel | iamthewitch | 750 views
Good morning Thursday! I have been meaning to write about our trip to this place up in the mountains since a month ago, but there's just always something else that came up. Here are some pictures taken from that trip, but I'm sure you would be able to guess where this was once you saw them. It's a n [...]
11.10.2011 | Fun, Travel | iamthewitch | 202 views
Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? It's the new Samsung GALAXY Note, finally coming to visit Malaysia soon! Do you remember watching this cute advertisement in the cinema about a noisy clucking chicken finally keeping quiet when it saw some very realistic eggs shown on a smartphone? Well, that's the pow [...]
11.8.2011 | Technology | iamthewitch | 432 views
The past week had been a rainy affair during the evenings. Almost every day after work, I was driving through the rain and thunderstorms, with lightning flashing across my windscreen. And most of the time, apart from being scared from the loud thunder, I was also freezing cold! Those times, especial [...]
11.7.2011 | Food | iamthewitch | 607 views
Call it shabu-shabu, syabu-syabu, hot pot or even steamboat. Call it whatever you want, and it will still be the same, fun experience of cooking your own food in a big pot of soup. A Japanese variation of the hot pot, shabu-shabu's main difference is that each person gets an individual pot of boilin [...]
11.4.2011 | Food | iamthewitch | 2,772 views