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    KY eats – Awesome Penang Curry Mee at Jia Li Mian, Kepong

    Penang curry mee & all-in curry mee

    Several weeks ago I chanced upon a post on Instagram by Choi Yen that captured my attention, it was a magnificent looking bowl of Penang Curry Mee. Being a huge fan of this dish, I knew I had to find

    KY January 10, 2024 Eats, food video, Hawkers, Kepong, KL City 9 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Nasi Lemak Ali, Penang

    squid, prawn, anchovies, and salted fish nasi lemak

    Not going to lie, the few times I had nasi lemak in Klang Valley resulted in disappointments. See, as someone who grew up in Penang and loves nasi lemak, the expectation is a little bit different, especially when it comes

    KY September 23, 2023September 23, 2023 Eats, Halal Food, Hawkers, Penang 10 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Chulia Street Wantan Mee, Penang

    Chulia Street Wantan Mee stall

    When it comes to Penang hawker food, I believe wantan mee is not going to be even top 5 for most people. Off top of my head it’ll usually come after char kuih teow, laksa, curry mee, prawn mee, kuih

    KY May 10, 2023May 12, 2023 Eats, Hawkers, Penang 22 Comments Read more

    KY cooks – Penang Style Sambal Belacan

    sambal belacan recipe

    When I moved to KL from Penang many years ago, one thing that I was never able to really get used to is the taste of sambal. In this region, sambal is often a pretty sweet affair, prepared with oil,

    KY January 21, 2021July 12, 2022 Cooks, Snacks 17 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Nasi Lemak Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya

    love my nasi lemak with potato curry & cuttlefish

    Sungai Way, situated across from Heineken factory divided by Federal Highway, is a pretty old part of Petaling Jaya. The main road at Sungai Way has a few rows of shop houses near the morning wet market and police station,

    KY December 8, 2017July 31, 2022 Eats, food video, PJ area, PJ Others 25 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Authentic Nyonya Dishes at Kakatoo, IOI City Mall

    cencaru with sambal, just like how mom makes them

    Haze always described me as someone who’s bordering insufferable when it comes to dining at shopping malls. It usually takes me quite a bit of merry-go-round trying to evaluate what is worth eating before settling into a restaurant. Luckily, at

    KY December 23, 2016 Eats, Halal Food, Putrajaya 14 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Nasi Campur Kelantan at Wisma Sentral, KLCC

    Nasi Campur at Wisma Sentral, KLCC

    Wherever there are office workers, there’ll be mixed rice stalls, and often time it is very difficult to tell them apart in terms of quality. This is especially challenging at places like Wisma Sentral with a number of different stalls

    KY August 25, 2015July 31, 2022 Eats, food video, Halal Food, Hawkers, KL City, KLCC and vicinity 12 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Ramadan Buffet 2015 at JW Marriott, Bukit Bintang

    JW Marriott's "Kampung Dining Experience" by the poolside

    Ramadan 2015 on KYspeaks is just around the corner, so it’s about time to review another traditional buffet offering that is fast becoming a popular seasonal event in our country. Together with my colleagues Nik, Razi, & William, we went

    KY May 27, 2015August 1, 2022 Buffet, Bukit Bintang, By Invitation, Eats, Halal Food, KL City 14 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Ikan Bakar Gerai Mak Alang, Jalan Bellamy, KL

    tempoyak is always a plus at ikan bakar places

    Every once in a while, the bunch of jokers at work would organize a fun “eating out” session, usually when one of us has something to celebrate and belanja the team. A few weeks ago, we ended up at Jalan Bellamy

    KY March 9, 2015July 31, 2022 Eats, KL City, KL Others 12 Comments Read more

    KY cooks – ikan bakar siakap

    ikan bakar with kunyit (turmeric) - sedap!

    Last week semperna ulang tahun kelahiran Haze Long, we went to Templer Park Forest Retreat for a bit of a getaway (blog post some other time). A place that’s a bit out of the city and more in tune with nature,

    KY January 16, 2015July 31, 2022 Cooks, Seafood 8 Comments Read more
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    Taipei zoo is definitely a must visit for anyone w Taipei zoo is definitely a must visit for anyone who visits Taiwan for sure, only 100NTD to enter too.

#kyxtaiwan #taipei #taipeizoo
    Dong Guan Beef Noodle at Taipei was a legit repres Dong Guan Beef Noodle at Taipei was a legit representation of what i imagined Taiwanese beef noodle is

#kyeats #kyxtaiwan #taipeifood
    Fu Hang soy milk in TAIPEI, only if you're a fan o Fu Hang soy milk in TAIPEI, only if you're a fan of queuing. Once is enough 

#kyxtaiwan #fuhangsoymilk #taipeifood
    This is the bak kut teh under the bridge, Seng Hu This is the bak kut teh under the bridge,  Seng Huat.
#kyeats #bakkutteh #nonhalal #klangfood
    Restoran 167 at Pandamaran, this was actually a pl Restoran 167 at Pandamaran, this was actually a plan B after next door Liang Li grill fish's companion stall was on leave. Popular for their mee hun kueh with fried egg but we also really enjoyed the fried meeting with mantis prawns and their hokkien mee that comes with bits of pork lard. Mom was happy.
#kyxklang #pandamaran #klangfood
    Day 6 - we spent the final full day in Japan at Ky Day 6 - we spent the final full day in Japan at Kyoto 

1. Leisure walk to Nishiki market, this 400 year old market turned out to be our favorite 
2. Lunch at Nishiki market's tempura n omelet restaurant - beef tempura was a bit overcooked but all other items were superb otherwise 
3. Coffee and matcha at The City Bakery, a hidden chillax area within the busy market
4. Local acclaimed watchmaker KUOE and Japan handmade shoes Springle
5. Matcha ice-cream at Gion Tsujiri
6. Dinner at Yakitori Daikichi - small no frill skewer place with mostly chicken yakitori
7. NAKED light show at Nijo castle to cap the night

Kyoto was great on foot and has so much to offer, hope to be back again some day.

8 days of travel with 6 full day in Japan, awesome family trip with memories that'll last a lifetime and images to show back to Casey when he's bigger.

#kyxjapan2025 #nishikimarket #kyoto
    Day 5 - Osaka day tour 1. Umeda sky building - gr Day 5 - Osaka day tour

1. Umeda sky building - great observation deck
2. Lunch at restaurant downstairs with awesome kobe beef bento at 1500 jpy
3. Osaka castle - remember to pet a dog
4. Osaka aquarium - 2 whale sharks, dolphins, different species of penguins, ringed seals and more. Best aquarium I've visited, surpassing my previous favorite at Chicago.
5. Dontobori - vibrant night life with all sorts of entertainment, glico sign
6. Dinner at Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu - Namba Sennichimae, oh so tender and delicious 
7. Bonus pic - Nintendo HQ back at Kyoto

Osaka aquarium was definitely the highlight! And beef galore for the day. Transport from Kyoto to Osaka and back takes about 1.5 hour each way.

#kyxjapan2025 #osaka #osamaaquarium
    Day 4, at Kyoto 1. Nara Park - little dude isn't Day 4, at Kyoto

1. Nara Park - little dude isn't afraid of wild animals it seems.. and greeted 
2. Todai-ji temple
3. Tonkatsu Ganko at Nara - the black pig tonkatsu is 😘👌
4. Daibutsu ichigo at Nara, the mochi & strawberry yums 
5. Fushimi Inari Taisha
6. Arashiyama bamboo forest 
7. Gion, we also went to a cultural show which was neat, and Casey somehow didn't make any scene, only excitedly said "light light" pointing at the stage lights
8. Dinner at Gion - Clover Tei, a bit overpriced but service was fast and taste was decent

#kyxjapan2025 #gion #bambooforest #narapark #ohdeer
    Day 3 From Tokyo to Kyoto via Shinkansen. 1. Lunc Day 3
From Tokyo to Kyoto via Shinkansen.

1. Lunch at Tokyo station - Tsukiji Sushiko Nagomi Gransta Marunouchi, fresh n delicious tho service wasn't fastest. Lucky we had buffer before train departure time. 
2. Tokyo local train to Shinkansen to another local train at Kyoto, 270kmh, smooth and comfortable. 
3. The boy had like 4 crackers from the lady as samples at Kyoto station... we did purchase from the shop
4. Fukuchian Ramen at Kyoto, super thick broth that's entirely overkill. Will order normal broth next time

 #kyxjapan2025 #shinkansen #ramen #sushi
    Day 2 at Tokyo 1. Tsukiji Market - breakfast was Day 2 at Tokyo

1. Tsukiji Market - breakfast was 😘👌
2. Asakusa District, Sensoji Temple - lunch was wagyu ramen, 麺処一龍 浅草本店 100%
3. Odaiba area with cherry blossom
4. Imperial Palace - not a whole lot to see
5. Meiji Jingu Shrine
6. Harajuku - had some crepe n ice cream
7. Shibuya Area/Scramble Crossing

Full day out so we ended up having convenient store food as dinner. The microwave fried rice and hamburg were surprisingly good tho!

#kyxjapan2025 #tokyoholiday #wagyuramen
    Day 1 Japan trip 2025 1 - Oshino Hakkai 2 - Kita Day 1 Japan trip 2025

1 - Oshino Hakkai 
2 - Kita Guchi Shrine 
3 - Lake Kawaguchi - lunch
4 - Lake Saiko
5 - Saiko Village
6 - Oshi Park 
7 - Churieto Pagoda
8 - Takeaway dinner back at Toshima district, Tokyo

We used a private car tour thingy, flexible and they have child seat. Started around 8 am to almost 6 pm. Our guide Hassan was great.

#kyxjapan2025 #tokyoholiday #fujisan
    Buka puasa buffet 2025 at @wyndhamacmarklang #hala Buka puasa buffet 2025 at @wyndhamacmarklang #halal #ramadanbuffet2025
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