Archive for October, 2007

Sabah Koay Chiap and Koloh Mee

I was in Sabah last week and hence, the lack of update. I notice that most of their eating places have huge signs that say, “serves no pork”.
So, most of the places we had our dinner have no pork dishes. We ate seafood most of the time except for this one morning when [...]

Posted by lilian on October 28th, 2007 under Hawker foods, Out of Penang | 5 Comments »

Nothing like a plate of ’siew bak’

Have you been to the coffeeshops on mornings when all the old retirees sat down for their early morning coffee and bragging? Do you notice how many of them are fond of buying a packet of roasted pork and put it on the table to enjoy along with their dim sum? Have you [...]

Posted by lilian on October 17th, 2007 under Food | 2 Comments »

Fruit baskets - Perfect gifts

Have you notice how people often send flowers to those patients in the hospitals and only to have those flowers put along the corridors because the sick patient cannot endure the pollen and the smell? If the person is richer, the more flowers they will receive. Well, I personally do not like to [...]

Posted by lilian on October 16th, 2007 under Food | Comment now »

Loh Bak hawker in action

I love this corner coffeeshop at Jalan Sri Bahari and Penang Road. It is always packed during lunch time because of the chicken rice, loh bak and other hawker foods which are very good. The coffeeshop is call Kheng Pin and is opposite the Oriental Hotel. They are open only for lunch.
If [...]

Posted by lilian on October 14th, 2007 under Eating places, Hawker foods | 4 Comments »

Kalipok and hua chee

This is Penang’s Hokkien pronunciation of curry puff - Kalipok.
I bought these tiny curry puffs from the Batu Lancang market for 20 cents each. It is really tiny and good for one mouthful only. There are several fillings like dried shrimps sambal (sambai hairbee), bak hoo (meat floss) and peanuts.

You can’t miss the [...]

Posted by lilian on October 11th, 2007 under Dessert, Food | 1 Comment »

Travel insurance for elderly folks

A few years back, one of my sister-in-law was warded in a hospital in China because she got a bad viral infection. In fact, the whole trip saw her in the hospital with her two sisters taking care of her.
Next month, they are going to UK again. All three of them are pretty [...]

Posted by lilian on October 5th, 2007 under Travel | Comment now »
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