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IT Roo Cafe, Johor Bahru
IT Roo Café in Johor Bahru claims to serve the best chicken chop in town – and judging from the crowd and queue when I paid them a visit, that claim must have been true. Either that, or it’s the hype....
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Xiu Ye Mao Pan Mee (小夜猫), Jinjang
I remember attempting to make pan mee in the UK – skyping with my mum in my room with a bag of flour, egg, water and an empty beer bottle in hand. Yeah, I was too cheap to buy myself a rolling pin...
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What kind of email person are you?
My former boss (I’ll call her Z) had this habit where she would pick up the phone, speak to whoever she needs to speak to and follow up the conversation with an email recap. When I joined her team, she...
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B.A.J Restaurant, Setapak
Cheese seems to be the magic ingredients for everything these days – cheese fried chicken, cheesy cream soup, cheese with ramen and now, cheese with bak kut teh. Jien overheard (eavesdropped) a bunch...
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Uncle Seng Restaurant, SS15 Subang Jaya
I like to believe there are three types of noodle eaters out there – the kon loh (dry style) eater, soup noodles eater and the soup drinker. I fall under the soup drinker category and would always...
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Influencer vs Consumer
Preferential treatment is something we can’t evade in the world of social media influencers – outlets, brands and PR are (often) giving in to the whims and fancies of these said target groups, in hopes...
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Pampas Reserve, Suasana Bukit Ceylon
I’ve always pegged Pampas Reserve as a happy hour joint – the drinks are reasonable and it’s located right smack in the middle of Kuala Lumpur. Suasana Bukit Ceylon to be exact. What I didn’t realise...
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Restoran Hua Mui, Johor Bahru
Hui Mui in Johor Bahru oozes an old school charm amidst the row of new cafés along Jalan Dhoby and Jalan Trus. Established since 1946, the place is said to serve the original Hainanese chicken chop in...
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Long Chim, Singapore
“Best Thai food in Singapore”, so Long Chim claims. I had the pleasure of dining at this internationally acclaimed Thai restaurant in Marina Bay Sands when I was in the city two months back. Long Chim...
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Body & Soul at Club Med Bintan
Travel writer: Melissa Foo A year ago, I came to know about Club Med Bintan when one of my teenage idols, Denise Keller (think Channel V days) shared her snapshots of the resort on Instagram. Impressed...
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Yellow Apron, Section 13 Petaling Jaya
Yellow Apron in Section 13 Petaling Jaya hits a couple of right notes with Jien and I – him, more than myself as he’s a bigger fan of burgers and modern cuisine. The team at Yellow Apron combines the...
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Bangsar Babe in U.S.
Am documenting my trip to the US which is way overdue to a point I’m starting to forget! Jien and I have always wanted to visit the States and since my dad wanted to celebrate CNY in London, we figured...
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The Crusty Nest, SS15 Subang Jaya
Good pies are hard to come by and I’ve been disappointed with a number of specialty pie shops in Klang Valley until Jien took me to The Crusty Nest in SS15 Subang Jaya. He ate one of their pies during...
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Bangsar Babe takes a break
It’s been almost a week since I last updated this blog, partly because work has been all-consuming and I was really focusing on client projects from the agency end. I also took a short break from...
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Nam Heong, Pavilion Elite
Nam Heong in Ipoh is one of the pit-stops I’d make when I’m in the city as they offer a range of Ipoh favourites like the egg tarts, which I enjoy. When I heard of their venture into Klang Valley, a...
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Ekkamai at Batai, Damansara Heights
I’ve walked past Ekkamai along the shops at Jalan Batai several times but it wasn’t until last week that I tried it for the first time with my family. We would usually go to Busaba when we crave Thai...
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A self reflection
Around the same time two years ago, I was on my desk typing my resignation letter for the umpteenth time. But that time around, I somehow found the courage to send it to print and sealed it in an...
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Vietnam Jie, Cheras
There are a few things I would go the distance for and beef noodles are one of them. Whether it’s the Chinese style herbal broth or Vietnamese Pho Bo with amber-tinged broth, I’m game. I came to know...
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Chicken Up, Subang Jaya
Chicken Up in Subang Jaya has been making waves on social media, so frequent that Jien and I got curious and thus we paid them a visit. Their marketing initiatives have been aggressive – involving...
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Yu Noodle Cuisine
I first heard about Yu Noodle Cuisine a couple of months back, from a reader who noticed my frequent visits to another popular noodle house. Based on the photos of Yu Noodle Cuisine online, it’s easy...
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