Asia, Malaysia

Malaysia II Day 7: Touring around KK

After a full day of R&R yesterday, it is time for some exploring! We have a full day of activities planned for us starting with dim sum. It was all very typical Chinese dim sum. I tried some new things like a bun with egg yolk in the middle and some old favourites like xiao… Continue reading Malaysia II Day 7: Touring around KK

Asia, Malaysia

Malaysia II Day 6: R&R in KK

It was a full day of R&R after all the previous festivities. We mainly stayed at home and ate. There was also a never ending supply of pastries including a Malay version of 鹹煎餅, egg tarts, and an assortment of sponge cakes. We also had some local instant noodles - Maggi, which was as tasty… Continue reading Malaysia II Day 6: R&R in KK

Asia, Malaysia

Malaysia II Day 5: Wedding Celebration Kadazan Style

It was an early start to a long day as we had to wake up early to clean up our room for photos and to get hair and make up done. The makeup artist was very professional and super detailed so it was many hours of sitting but at least I got to listen to… Continue reading Malaysia II Day 5: Wedding Celebration Kadazan Style

Asia, Malaysia

Malaysia II Day 1: Ottawa – Toronto – Hong Kong – Kota Kinabalu

After 26 hours of non-stop travelling, 3 “breakfasts”, hours of interrupted sleep intermingled with random TV shows, we finally arrive in the lovely city of Kota Kinabalu (KK). But please allow me take a detour to discuss my trip here. Firstly, when we landed in Hong Kong, we were nicely greeted with Asian food galore.… Continue reading Malaysia II Day 1: Ottawa – Toronto – Hong Kong – Kota Kinabalu

Canada, Vancouver

Yummy (pork) belly in my belly!

I wanted to milk every minute of my time in Vancouver so I went on another food adventure with my Favourite Fellow Foodies (AKA FFF’s) before I had to leave. This time, we decided to be a little fancier and had lunch at Homer St. Cafe in Yaletown.  Situated in a historic building, it really had… Continue reading Yummy (pork) belly in my belly!