Monthly Archives: January 2008

Yesterday I took Mom and Dad to Ya Kun Kaya Toast, but for some reason the chain bans photography in its shops. (Check out the link — they have great ads.) So today I went to Ah Mei Cafe by … Continue reading →

Back in Singapore, we went back to Chinatown to check out the lights and crowds of the Lunar New Years celebration.

I think I just burned the soles of my feet!

  By coincidence, we were in Penang during Thaipusam. It’s celebrated in relatively few places in this part of the world, so many people come to the celebration in Penang — reportedly 1 million Malaysians, Burmese, and Thais were visiting … Continue reading →

Now we’re sacked out at a fancy resort on Langkawi island. My standard of living has drastically increased during my parents’ visit.  The resort restaurant we ate at last night was really nice, but it feels strange to spend $30 … Continue reading →

There’s a giant semiconductor industrial park right next to the penang airport.  I took some photos out the airplane window.

We spent a few minutes in Fort Cornwallis, which was the base of operations for British trade.  Except, it wasn’t really the British, it was the EIC.  And, the more I learn about the EIC, the more I think I … Continue reading →

(That’s me posing in the middle of a fig tree.) The fruit farm was another photographic bust.  All the plants and trees look the same… except for this one:   Apparently that’s where dragonfruit comes from.  The cylinder under the … Continue reading →