A symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (aka SCOBY) fermenting a jar of sweetened tea into a healthy drink called kombucha. Recently my possee and I attended a party at the opening of an Amsterdam design event. Free drinks were flowing because the party was heavily sponsored by a distilled beverage...

When I want Chinese food, I don’t go to Paul Fleming Chang’s China Bistro . When I’m jonesin’ for Chinese food, I want to be able to pick something from a bilingual menu and give my order to an angry Chinese woman who yells it to the cooks in the back of the restaurant, one o...

Born in Toronto during the 80s and growing up as a Canadian with parents who are originally from Hong Kong, I've been fortunate enough to have a family that is very open to experimenting and exploring food.  Of course as a kid, the first thing that came to my mind was McDonald's (yes, yuck).  Alas...

Friday Night: Jaime, the designated driver, was late. So, we only managed to leave TPY HDB Hub after 8pm. Me, Reggie and Steffie were all excited to be at the first pitstop (a.k.a toilet break). We arrived at Melaka in one piece. Got lost midway. Driver was exhausted. Got caught doing an illegal U-t...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Food and Drink, Stories, Hotels and Accommodations, Airlines, Camping, Budget Travel Summary: Butte, a town in the southwestern part of Montana, began as a group of gold and silver mining camps in the 1870s. When copper mining boomed, it grew into one of the w...

Is it possible to eat great (or at least decent) frozen food for under a dollar? Mel tries Michelina's Shrimp Fried Rice and learns the hard way that appearances are not all they seem....

We knew that he was bored as the aquarium is closed for winter, and at two feet, seven inches Otto had discovered he was big enough to swing onto the edge of his tank and shoot out the 2000 Watt spot light above him with a carefully directed jet of water. ... Once we saw him juggling the hermit crab...

Thanks to CK, I had the most expensive Yong Tau Foo ever. A small bowl of noodles and another bowl of yong tau foo cost me S$11.50. Damn amazing!!! This was along mosque street if I'm not wrong. Will get the address and stall name another day. It was pretty tasty, but hey, $10 for a bowl of yong tau...

WET WEATHER STEW It always surprises me how much the first rain of the season improves San Francisco. For several months we become used to the dense fragrance of the city, then a bit of rain washes it all away, and the air smells earthy and fresh again. It is a blessing. Today is not cold, nor parti...

I have been a blog neglectorerer lately. Suckage. Work has been busy and intense.  I tend to get really into my work.  I seem to be incapable of 'phoning it in'. This can actually be a hindrance in certain situations. For instance, let us say that a project I am working on suffer...