…when the buns on the shelf of a convenience store feature flavours like these:-
From left to right (click on above photo to see a larger view):
Kelapa – coconut
Ikan bilis – anchovy in chili
Kaya – coconut jam
Kacang merah – red bean
Spicy tuna
Retail price: only RM0.80 apiece (~USD0.23) as of this writing.
In a previous post, I confessed to being a perpetrator of drive-by shooting. And my latest ’shooting’ involved the Petronas Twin Towers.
I took these shots en route to a meeting at Mandarin Oriental Hotel using my D90 and my 50mm prime lens from a moving car.
Here are the Petronas Twin Towers, layered one on top [...]
An old friend from my alma mater, Ateneo De Manila University, was attending a conference in Malaysia last week and I had the chance to visit her at her hotel — the picturesque Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya.
The sprawling hotel — as its name indicates — is located right next to the man-made Putrajaya Lake, which [...]
Continue reading about Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya: Picture-Perfect Hotel In Putrajaya
Malaysian year-end school holidays typically start on the last few weeks of November and last all the way until the first Sunday of January. Hence, even though I was away for 30 days last November/December, I still managed to hang out with the children for the last ten days or so of their school holidays, [...]
Continue reading about Up Close & Personal With Elephants At Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary
One often-overlooked tourist destination in KL is probably the Royal Selangor Pewter Visitor Centre.
I believe it tends to get overlooked because although it’s not far from the city centre, it’s tucked away in a quiet part of the city and is a bit out of the way from the normal tourist route.
Nevertheless, I love taking [...]
