" Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made "
Overseas visits (Jan > June 2026) - a little eating, noodle or rice, small eat, street food, hawker food, restaurant food, fusion food, spicy food, finger food, takeaway, local delicacies, dessert, fresh fruit, hotel buffet, feel good food (DIY) & last but not least, a food for thought; eating for joy & culture (cafes & coffee shops) ! One man's meat is another man's poison ! You are great if you enjoy cooking & could overnight make a food from "distasteful" to someone's delight ! Let food spice up your retirement & travelling LIFE ! So eat well & dined well when you have good food, good mood & good company !
To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art ! Happy eating whenever you are travelling overseas or in your own backyard ! Give yourself a treat & go for a mango sticky rice & seafood Tom Yum soup when in Thailand; Banh Mi sandwich & vegetable spring rolls in Vietnam; Hainanese chicken rice & chilli crab in Singapore; Lu cuisine & steamed wheat buns in Shandong Province, China, as for my home country Malaysia, enjoy eating Musang King durians (you either love it or you hate it), nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk), Bak Kut Teh (herbal pork rib dish) & banana leaf rice in curry gravy. Every bite tells a story of a destination's history, geography & traditions ! For foodies, one may like to ponder, you live to eat or eat to live ! Just have to be aware, over eating (so eat moderately) could lead to obesity, high cholesterol, gouts & diabetes !
1) Vietnam (Jan 18 > Feb 5 2026)
2) Shandong, China (April 12 > 27 2026)
3) Singapore (May 17 > 20 2026)
4) Thailand (June 21 > 1 July 2026)
Saturday June 20 2026 - attended a wedding dinner of my niece Phoebe & Ashton (hubby) in Grand Imperial Platinum Room @ The Club, Bukit Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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| Grand Imperial 4 Combinations |
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| Deep Fried Scallops with Pomelo/Pepper |
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| Smoked Duck Breast with Amorphophallus |
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| Double Boiled Whole Abalone Soup with Shark Lips, Fish Maws, Mushrooms & Cordycep Flowers |
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| Grilled Spanish Iberico Spare Ribs with Honey & Black Pepper |
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| Steamed Orange Roughy with Chopped Chilli & Ginger |
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| Poached Tiger Prawns & Flower Clams |
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| Braised Bean Curd Sticks with Broccoli & Mushrooms |
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| Steamed Glutinous Rice with Whole Abalone & Chinese Waxed Meat |
Tuesday June 17 2026 - lunch with my wife + sisters Inn, Peng & Mei in Yuan Fong Kopitiam, Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
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| Ipoh Chicken Noodle Soup Rm12.90 ++ (US$3.15) |
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| BB Pork Noodle Rm10.90 (US$2.65) |
Wednesday Half Way to The Weekend June 10 2026 - lunch with my 3 sisters & wife in Puchong Yong Tau Fu restoran in Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, Selangor
Monday Blue June 8 2026 - breakfast with my SS17 Subang Jaya neighbourhood friend (Mr Ng) to discuss & finalise our travel itinerary (11 days) by train from Kuala Lumpur to Southern Thailand covering Padang Besar, Hat Yai, Krabi, Phuket, Koh Samui & Sg Golok, savoured an India dosa (savoury batter bread) / curry gravies (Rm3) + Cham tarik drink (Rm2.50) & Ng's delight, a roti canai (Rm1.50) + teh tarik (hot teh tarik, Rm2.50).
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| Sayur Kachang (Chick Peas) Rm2.50 |
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| Roti Canai Rm1.50 (US$0.40) |
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| Indian Dosa Rm3 (US$0.75) |
Saturday Fever June 6 2026 - lunch (fish fillet mihoon soup & Sarawak mee) with my brother Weng in Restoran YY Sri Muda, Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam
Thank God is Friday (TGIF) June 5 2026 - beef noodle lunch with my ex-travel buddy, Boon in Restoran Soong Kee in Kuala Lumpur City Centre.
Thankful Thursday June 4 2026 - early morning breakfast with my SS17 neighbourhood friend (Mr Ng) in Restoran Darussalam, SS15, Subang Jaya
Wednesday Half Way to The Weekend June 3 2026 - lunch with my wife in Kiow Jie Hakka Yong Taufu, Jalan 1/19, PJ Oldtown, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Saturday Fever June 1 2026 - Restoran Lian Heng Pan Mee, USJ1/1c, Subang Mewah, Subang Jaya, Selangor
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| Pan Mee Soup (L) Rm10 (US$2.50) |
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| Pan Mee Soup (S) Rm9 (US$2.20) |
Sunday Wesak Day May 31 2026 - lunch with my sister Inn, Peng & Mei in a Mixed Rice restaurant in Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
+Saturday Night Fever May 30 2026 - Heng Kee Bak Kut Teh, Jalan 1/10, PJ Oldtown, Petaling Jaya, Selangor - an old established Bak Kut Teh stall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, roaring business during the weekend, savoured Bak Kut Teh dish + steamed oyster sauce lettuce, taufu pok & fritter for a table of 3 comprising 3 of my family memebrs, Bak Kut Teh is a popular Hokkien style pork / tendon, belly & offal dish cooked in medicinal broth.
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| Bat Kut Teh (Big) Rm40 (US$10) |
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| Taufu Pok Rm5 (US$1.20) |
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| Fritter Rm2.50 (US$0.50) |
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| Stir Fried Vegetables Rm9 (US$2.20) |
Saturday Fever May 30 2028 - my lunch favourite ie roasted pork rice & my wife's delight, roasted chicken rice, 'takeaway" or "taobao" from a chicken rice stall in Subang Jaya, my home place.
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| Roasted Pork Rice Rm11 (US$2.70) |
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| Roasted Chicken Rice Rm8.50 (US$21) |
Wednesday Half Way to The Weekend May 27 2026 - Good Taste Restaurant, Jalan TS6/10A, Taman Perindustrian Subang Jaya, Selangor - my 1st time visit, lunch with my wife in an industrial area of Subang Jaya, approx 6km from my home place.
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| Char Siew Wat Tan Noodle Rm10.90 (US$2.70) |
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| Signature Pork Noodle Rm16.90 (US$4.20 ++) |
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| Signature Wat Dan Hor Rm11.90 (US$2.90 +) |
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| Hometown Fried Rice Rm11.50 (US$2.85+) |
Saturday Night Fever May 16 2026 - Restoran Bahao Mee Hoon Kuey,
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| Minced Pork Mi Hoon Kuey Soup (L) Rm12.50 (US$3.10) |
Sunday Roast May 10 2026 - USJ Moon Fish Head Kitchen, USJ1/1b, Regalia Business Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor - meet up with ex-travel buddy, Boon from Petaling Jaya, each of us savoured a bowl of their signature grouper fish head mihooon (Rm23.90 = US$5.90 ++), fish was fresh, soup tasty & delicious !
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| Fried Mihoon Rm11.90 (US$2.95) |
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| Signature Ulu Yam Loh Mee Rm11.90 (US$2.95) |
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| Fried Fish Cake & Lobak Rm16.90 (US$4.20) |
Good Friday Labour Day May 1 2026
Sunday Roast April 5 2026 - Lai Foong Beef Noodle Stall, Jalan Tun H S Lee, Kuala Lumpur - beef noodle lunch with my ex-travel buddy, Boon from Petaling Jaya a popular beef noodle stall in Lai Foong Restoran, Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Boon will be travelling with me on a free & easy trip to northern Xinjiang, China from August 9 > Sept 7 2026.
