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Underwater Video from Similan Islands Diving Trip

KY — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:55:01 +0000

Here’s a short video compiled from the video clips I took during the dive trip to Similan Islands. Looks like I’ll need a video light or shoot almost exclusively on shallow water under bright lit condition to make this better. Most clips were shot with Olympus E-PL3 (except those not underwater, shot with Sony Xperia [...]

When in Thailand, Eat Like a Thai!

KY — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:36:42 +0000

It is always a mystery to me as to why there are so many people who insists on eating the things they are used to eating at home while traveling to another country. The phenomenon must be very prevalent, so much so that at most touristy places, there are more Western restaurants than there are [...]

Teasers from 2012 Similan Diving Trip

KY — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:19 +0000

Just got back on another excellent live aboard diving trip at Similan Islands, as with last year, the experience was nothing short of awesome. The photos are now transferring onto the computer and waiting to be processed, in the mean time, here are a couple photos from the trip. dive buddy Dave in picture, at [...]

Olympus E-PL3 Underwater Gears

KY — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:58:12 +0000

By the time you read this, I’ll be on MV Vilai Samut and diving somewhere near the Similan Islands, and hopefully underwater enjoying a bit of compressed air. (last year’s trip here) The difference is this time, the good people at Olympus has loaned me the following gears to pair with my E-PL3: Olympus PT-EP05L [...]

KY eats – Tua Pui Curry Mee, Laksa, Muai Chee at Weld Quay

KY — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:38:15 +0000

We actually spent a total of 10 days in Penang over CNY, my longest stint back home since getting a job in KL some 10 years, and that explains the recent flood of Penang food posts. There will be just a few more before the more KL centric posts resumes. The extended eating binge was [...]

KY eats – Pork Intestine Porridge at Seapark

KY — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:08:26 +0000

Everyone has their favorite comfort food, the go-to dish that you would want to have after a long trip, or when you are feeling less than 100%. For me, it has to be porridge, and among the different variations of this dish, nothing beats a good bowl of pork intestine porridge. My go-to pork intestine [...]

KY eats – Braised Chicken Feet at Kimberley Street, Penang

KY — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:17:41 +0000

After watching the epic Australian Open men’s final between Nadal & Djokovic where the joker prevailed after nearly 6 hours of tennis, it was time for my long overdue dinner. This being the last night that we are spending over the long CNY break in Penang, I wanted to have something that isn’t easily found [...]

KY eats – the best Fried Oyster at Lebuh Carnarvon, Penang

KY — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:19:29 +0000

I only have precious little memory of my late maternal grand parents. I remember tagging along with my late grandma to the wet market on most mornings. and after shopping, she would tapao a packet of my grandfather’s favorite oh chien (fried oyster). Together with the day’s newspaper and coffee, that would often be a [...]

KY eats – the other Lorong Selamat Char Kuih Teow

KY — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:44 +0000

There are plenty of people who are from Penang that will tell you that Lorong Selamat char kuih teow is over hyped, over priced, overly crowded, and that there are many better alternatives. Well, I am from Penang and to heck with all those comments, I still love my Lorong Selamat char kuih teow, and [...]

KY eats – Penang Hokkien Char & Chee Cheong Fun at New Lane

KY — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:11:30 +0000

One of the definite Penang hawker dishes is Hokkien Char (福建炒), or Fried Hokkien Mee. However,this dish is quite different from what is served in Klang Valley even though they are identified as the same name. I’ve been searching for this exact dish in KL/PJ area for a long time with no avail, so I just [...]