Roti apa kamu mau?

I was waiting in front of a stall for my roti naan to be done when I was suddenly greeted by a small kitten right in front of me.

It kept purring which got the attention of one of the fellas from the stall.

He took the kitty away and returned. He immediately got behind the stall and started massaging the dough.

“Roti apa kamu mau?” he asked.

He never washed his hands.

Korean Restaurant gets invaded by Thai Villager

It was more than 2 weeks ago that some of us decided to drop Amcorp Mall to pay a visit to Joey’s stall. He was selling some items from his shop which is based in Kelantan. Before we went there, we had lunch at Haeun Khon Restaurant. It was a Korean / Japanese / Chinese restaurant and it seems to be famous for it’s kimchi sets.

I wasn’t mentally ready to torture my mouth more over i was dead hungry, especially after queuing up like a cow for close 2 hours to ride a hot air balloon. That i will talk about in my up coming post.

This was Angeline’s, which was too vege-ish for my liking. When i am hungry, i definitely need meat and not make myself greener. Nevertheless it tasted quite ok.

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The Chronicles of Cambodia 7: Angkor Wat & Amazon Angkor

I suddenly had the inspiration to blog about Cambodia again after Chiaw Yin passed a very random statement over on Facebook.

“Mr Shiya is very good”.

I was cracking my head on who is this fella and why is she telling me this. Then it clicked me ! Mr Shiya aka Siya was our tourguide in Siem Reap and i used to call him as Ya. I knew Chiaw Yin was in Siem Reap not long ago but i never knew she also got him as her guide.

The best part was, she said he still remembers me ! ^.^

But to be frank, he is one hell of a guide, to be honest. Though we occasionally teach him the wrong things in Hokkien, hahahaa. I really hope the guide i am getting in Indonesia would be as good and enthusiastic as Siya

Back to my writing, I am still in 3rd day of Siem Reap of the 4 days we were there. The picture above shows a note from one of the kid saying she isn’t well to do and she supports the family by selling books. The thing about the kids, they really look pitiful but if you don’t play their game then you will just end up being cursed. As for the books, after closer inspection you would noticed that it’s photocopied. Just the cover is coloured. So yeah bargain hard.

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The Chronicles of Cambodia 6: Eating the embryo

I am finally BACK ! I am BACK blogging. Curse facebook and twitter for taking up my blogging time, LOL. Anyway i am back here to finish off my Cambodia entries with the second last entry which is basically the 2nd last day in Siem Reap. For some reason i think it was a bad idea shooting this particular shot in sepia cause it emphasizes how dirty the hands were.

If you didn’t already know, the egg looking thing in the plate my friend is the unborn ducky -_-!

It’s known as Balut in the Philippines.

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Coconut Jelly and Prawns

Initially i was suppose to take a photo of mine but due to unforseen circumstances, i only realized i forgot to photograph it right after i was done eating. Too bad i don’t have a clear shot of the jelly and this is the only picture i have before my sister asked me to buzz off.

The jelly of the coconut is actually the coconut water itself and this is done by removing the outer husk and left in the oven to roast. During the cooling period, the coconuts are placed in a cooling room and this is when the jelly is formed.

It’s best to be eaten there and then cause if you were to leave it in the car and finally return home after a few hours, it would turn sour. There’s no preservatives, all natural.

Angeline brought it home and some of it did turn sour when she and her family ate it the next day. Mine on the other hand was perfect as i ate it on the same day.

It’s RM 3.70 per coconut and it’s pandan coconut, just like the one at Abu Siti Lane but this is along Dato Keramat.

Earlier that day, Angeline and I met up with Richard and Emily over at mainland to have fresh water prawns for lunch at Sungai Acheh. I made a call to the owner prior to our arrival so that he can reserve 1.5kg for us. Initially Hugo was suppose to come but he had to ‘tutup kedai’. Apa lar lu

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