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    KY eats – Vietnamese Street Food 101 – #2 Pho

    the traditional way is to give you way too much vege

    The most famous Vietnamese dish outside Vietnam is of course, the Vietnamese beef noodle, or pho (pronounce as “fe-eh”). This is likely the first dish most people think about when it comes to Vietnamese food, and for good reasons –

    KY January 5, 2017July 31, 2022 Eats, Foreign Food, Outside Malaysia, Travel, Vietnam, Vietnamese 22 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Authentic Vietnamese street food at Quan An Viet, Kawasan 17, Klang

    bún bò, bún riêu, gỏi xoài

    In my previous-previous job many years ago, I used to travel quite a bit to Ho Chi Minh City for work, and aside from the hospitality of the people there, the one thing I always looked forward to was some

    KY May 16, 2016July 29, 2022 Foreign Food, Hawkers, Klang, Selangor Others 23 Comments Read more

    Vietnamese Noodle at Pho Dzung, Richmond, VIC

    Vietnamese Noodle at Pho Dzung, Richmond, VIC

    Those who have been reading this blog for some time might realise that pho is one of my favorite foods of all time. My love for this simple Vietnamese noodle dish started from my year long stint in Northern Virginia,

    KY August 12, 2009July 31, 2022 Australia, Eats, Outside Malaysia, Travel 20 Comments Read more

    Vietnamese Beef Noodle at Pho Hoa, the Curve

    I had noticed this little Vietnamese Beef Noodle call Pho Hoa place at the Curve before this particular trip, and told Mell that we had to try this place before she left for Melbourne. So on Valentine’s day itself, a

    KY March 15, 2009July 29, 2022 Damansara/Uptown, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Halal Food, PJ area 41 Comments Read more

    KY saw – single voice dubbing on Vietnamese TV

    KY saw – single voice dubbing on Vietnamese TV

    Whenever I go to any foreign places, it is always interesting to tune to their local tv channels to get a taste of the local media. I think there is no other places that airs more languages on national TV

    KY August 30, 2007July 5, 2022 Saw, Travel, Vietnam 5 Comments Read more

    KY eats – O’ Viet at Sunway Pyramid

    It’s been a while since the last time I had pho in KL, and it’s been even longer since I went to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. As we were looking for dinner before movie, I happened to chance

    KY March 8, 2007June 27, 2008 Eats, Foreign Food, Halal Food, PJ area, SS2 SS3 SS4, Subang & Sunway 14 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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