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    A 3N2D Staycation at Hard Rock Desaru Coast, Johor

    The Elephant & The Butterfly restaurant by the pool

    Prior to the pandemic, I didn’t even know Desaru Coast is located at which state… or country for that matter. It was during the first opening of state boarders a couple years ago that I got to learn about this

    KY November 4, 2022November 5, 2022 By Invitation, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Halal Food, Travel, Western, within Malaysia 14 Comments Read more

    Ultimate Trails of Penang 2022 – 20k Event Report

    crossing the finishing line!

    Other than being blessed with plenty of awesome hawker dishes, Penang also has plenty to offer for those who loves trail running and hiking. Last weekend, we finally completed UTOP (Ultimate Trails of Penang) event that we signed up two

    KY October 14, 2022 sports, Travel, within Malaysia 11 Comments Read more

    My 2022 Merapoh Trail Run Experience

    left - last 2km, right - running in river

    Earlier this year we signed up for Merapoh Trail Run 2022 that was supposed to be held on March. Like many other things, Covid said – “how about you delay it to a later date?”, and that’s how we did

    KY August 3, 2022October 14, 2022 sports, Travel, within Malaysia 7 Comments Read more

    KY travels – Things to do at Angkor Wat and Siem Reap, Cambodia

    Ba phuon with the "sleeping buddha"

    For Chinese New Year of 2020, we decided to head to Siem Reap for a short family getaway, while we may not necessarily enjoyed the local food at the Old Market that much, one thing that did not disappoint was

    KY February 24, 2020July 12, 2022 Cambodia, Travel 15 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Local Khmer Dishes and Dessert at Siem Reap Old Market, Cambodia

    brunch for three, rice or noodle for you?

    For this year’s CNY escape, my brother & I brought mom to Siem Reap for some Angkor Wat sight seeing. So naturally, we got to try some of the local foods. I always thought it was a little strange that

    KY February 8, 2020July 29, 2022 Cambodia, Eats, Foreign Food, Travel 27 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Khao Jao Thai Restaurant at Thong Lo, Bangkok

    Khao Jao Thai Restaurant, Bangkok

    I need to do a better job at posting on this blog, as this was from a trip to Bangkok last year…. Anyway, if you find yourself at Thong Lo, an upscale area in Bangkok with quirky cafes and plenty

    KY January 28, 2020July 29, 2022 Eats, food video, Outside Malaysia, Thailand, Travel 14 Comments Read more

    KY travels – Komodo Dragons at Rinca Island and Pink Beach, Flores, Indonesia

    a bit of forced perspective doesn't hurt any dragon

    There’s only 3 more days in 2019, time flies, but it’s still not too late to write about the diving trip at Komodo Islands that I went back in September. This is the first part of the trip – a

    KY December 29, 2019July 12, 2022 Indonesia, Travel 22 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Pork Offal Rice, Sukhumvit 55, Bangkok

    pork offal soup with rice, breakfast of champions

    There are two types of travelers, the one that plans for everything including transportation, hotel, point of interests, and which restaurants (and sometimes what to eat) to dine in; then there’s the type who likes to have a bit of

    KY June 24, 2019July 29, 2022 Eats, Outside Malaysia, Thailand, Travel 13 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Tanatip Restaurant, Hat Yai, Thailand

    fried roasted pork with basil

    Earlier this year, mom, brother, and I decided to head to Thailand for Chinese New Year. Our first stop was Hat Yai, the Southern town that has been a pretty popular spot for Penangites since way back when Penang Bridge

    KY May 30, 2019July 29, 2022 Eats, Foreign Food, Outside Malaysia, Thai, Thailand, Travel 31 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Scrambled Egg Banh Mi, Hanoi

    Baguette with freshly cooked omlete

    Banh mi, or bread in Vietnamese, was developed in the 1950s as Vietnam’s own interpretation of baguette. It is a classic marriage between ingredients from both East and West – baguette, pate, and mayo from their French colonial times, and

    KY May 14, 2019July 31, 2022 Eats, Foreign Food, Travel, Vietnam, Vietnamese 18 Comments Read more
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