Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Nippon Obsession (Intro)

Japan/Nippon/日本/Jepun/Jepang - The Land of the Rising Sun! I'm in love with this country since the first day of my first visit. That was back in March 2010. I have happy and sad memories in this particular country, lots of smiles and laughter, followed by continuous tears of sorrow. It took me several months to recover from the grief. :(

I'm amazed with the culture, discipline, food, art, hospitality, technology, etc. etc. of Japan and its people. They queue in line while waiting for public transport, not knocking into each other while walking even in the busiest stations during the rush hour, trains and buses are clean and punctual, how they recovered from the Tohoku Earthquake.

I'm learning some simple Japanese language now, I can read and write hiragana now. I plan to travel across Japan one day, from Okinawa to Hokkaido. :D

Konnichiwa.
Watashi wa Lee desu. Malaysia kara kimashita.
Douzo yourishiku onegai shimasu.


Monday, July 16, 2012

The Queen of Fruits - Mangosteen

After introducing the King of Fruits in my previous post, now it's time for the Queen. I'll try to introduce as many Malaysia's tropical fruits as I can in this blog. ;)
  • Mangosteen (山竹 in Chinese Language)
  • Known as manggis in Bahasa Malaysia [Malaysia's National Language])
  • Also known as the Queen of Fruits because of its 'cooling' properties (compared to the durian which is 'heaty')
  • Sweet, slightly sour, juicy

Mangosteens
Another photo...



Yummy~ 

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Roses at Rose Garden, Balboa Park, San Diego (3)

This will be the final post for the roses in Balboa Park, San Diego.

Pumpkin Patch
Easter Basket

Lovestruck











Easy Does It

Pink Flamingo

Julia Child

Cherry Parfait
 
Sun Flare


Apam Polka Dot / Polka Dot Cupcakes

I ordered 100 pieces of these cute Polka Dot Cupcakes to be shared among colleagues and friends the other day.

:)

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Durian - "Musang King" and "Kaki Buluh"

  • Durian (read more about it here)
  • Also known as the King of Fruits
  • Duri = thorns
  • 11.07.2012 (Wednesday)
  • Location: Karak, Pahang, Malaysia


Parents arriving at the durian stall (far left & far right)

The Kaki Buluh (竹脚) durian
 (literally translated as "bamboo feet"?)

The Musang King (猫山王) durian
(literally translated as the "civet cat king"?)
[said to resemble the cat sleeping]

7.3kg of the "Bamboo" durian to bring home ^^

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Roses at Rose Garden, Balboa Park, San Diego (2)

"Rock N' Roll"

"Apricot Drift"

Its huge :P

"Brilliant Pink Iceberg"

"Muacks Muacks~~"

~Roses are red, violets are blue...Roses are expensive, will dandelions do?~

Little guy at work :)

Tokyo Skytree - September 2011



View of the Tokyo Skytree from Shinagawa


Oshiage Station near the Skytree...


Up Close..

 I need a DSLR camera :P