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24 May 2018
I had spent yesterday in town with my cousin and her son. Strangely, I showed them two great places that I’m surprised they didn’t know. Firstly, the Singapore superstore that is called Mustafa. It kinda has anything and everything ranging from nightmarket cheapies to Mont Blanc belts side-by-side! There’s electronics, clothing, luggage, pharmaceuticals … but […]
22 May 2018
Today I fly from the big republic that is Indonesia to the smaller one, Singapore. I started the day with a breakfast of muesli and milk with papaya, purchased from the supermarket yesterday. I checked out around 0930 and used Grab to order a ride to the airport. The driver got near the airport and […]
22 May 2018
Sumatra is the birthplace of the famous Rendang and Nasi Padang, but it has a lot more to offer than that. Edit: Includes Batam and Natuna as they are politically part of Sumatra. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, July 9, 2011
21 May 2018
With no hotel breakfast today, I went down to McDonald’s located within my hotel building. I ordered their Nasi Uduk which came with a piece of fried chicken (spicy option), egg, sambal and crispy shallots. It was yummy. Even the rice, by itself tasted good. It was compressed into a cube-like lump but very moist, […]
20 May 2018
I was surprised to be issued breakfast vouchers (but realised they were given by mistake and there would be none for subsequent days). It was a simple buffet of rice, chilli fish, veges and a few other things. Despite Ramadhan, I did see some Muslims eating. It appears that Indonesia is more relaxed than Malaysia […]
19 May 2018
We landed about 10 minutes late into Singapore but it didn’t bother me as I had a scheduled 4h40 self-connect to Jetstar to Palembang (a flight that was nearly free apart from Singapore airport’s ever-increasing taxes). As with my last trip, we were parked at the far end of T3 at Changi which required a […]
18 May 2018
It felt like any ole day with gym and yoga before doing chores through the day. Kim drove me to the airport around 2100 for my 2355 flight to Singapore, the start of my journey to Iran and Galapagos, amongst other places. First up would be Singapore, connecting to Palembang. My winter escape for 2018 comes […]
28 April 2018
Most Malaysian food overseas is cooked by Malaysian Chinese (or even Mainland Chinese nowadays), so it is always a good "find" to encounter food cooked by Malays. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, April 27, 2018
21 April 2018
My culinary adventures through Vietnam in 2011 and 2012. Don't you think Vietnamese food has the perfect balance between freshness, lightness, flavour and spice? Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, June 7, 2011
21 April 2018
Penang is supposedly the cuisine capital of Malaysia. I reckon its reputation is very much justified. This album captures my intake through three stopovers through the island. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, January 10, 2011