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Teochew Tryst

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Once again, mum was away on an official function-- Mid-Autumn Festival-related. That gave KH and I another opportunity to 'hook up'. A good part of the morning was spent on that. Once we had rested enough, we called up SK for lunch. We ate at Restoran Hoi Kee Heng Hwa, a Teochew restaurant in Taman Desa. Been a while since we ate there. To replenish lost sexual energy, we ordered an oyster omelette. Carbs were from a plate of Heng Hwa Bihun. Also ordered a round of hot watercress drinks, something uncommon at restaurants. Tastes like sweetened watercress soup. Right after lunch, we went hunting for coffee. Gambled on Le Bon Cafe near LDG. Bad choice. We were greeted by lukewarm service and most of the tables had been reserved for God knows what reason. The owner couldn't be bothered to vacate a table that his staff used for lepaking . Sympathetic customers vacated a table for us to use instead. Coffee was meh too and here were no cakes. Won't be going back ther

Swallowing Seremban

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As someone who has lived in the Klang Valley for more than one and a half decades, it's pretty impossible not to notice the existence of Seremban. The capital city of the neighbouring state of Negeri Sembilan is just an hour away via the Seremban Highway. Even if one doesn't travel to Seremban, the Seremban Highway is an important traffic artery that many people use. For once, I actually made a trip to Seremban on a day trip organised by KH. On a rainy Malaysia Day, KH drove us ( mum, SK and I ) down to Seremban. During the one hour drive, it rained and rained but luckily it stopped by the time we reached the city. The first thing we noticed about Seremban was the traffic lights. Lots of waiting at junctions. Next was the high density of Taoist temples. Didn't realized how Cina Seremban is. We had a three-pronged strategy for our Seremban outing-- eat, eat, and eat. The destination we punched into Waze was the Pasar Besar Seremban, Seremban's main wet market. It&#

Mooncake Makan

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Here's how we celebrate the mid-Autumn Festival at my house: EAT!

A Catholic Haj

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My parish organized a local pilgrimage on Hari Raya Haji covering two neighbouring states, namely Negeri Seremban and Melaka. Woke up at an ungodly hour to be able to gather at church by 7:00 AM. Thankfully, I was feeling better. Once registration was completed, everyone was grouped according to their buses. The priest who led the pilgrimage made an opening prayer and we all started streaming into the four waiting buses. The start of the journey was wet with a little drizzle. In the bus, we were given our breakfast pack and as expected there was a praise and worship session. Didn't sing all the way to Church of St. John Vianney in Tampin . When I was last in Tampin, it was also for a pilgrimage . That was in 2009. The church looks different from what I remember it. The front of the church had been dramatically renovated and original chapel is no longer a kindergarten. Back then, it was Year for Priests. In 2016, the church is designated with a Holy Door of Mercy for the Jub

Viet Vomit

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Hari ini dalam sejarah : 15 years ago, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were downed by terrorists. In 2016, I barfed out a bowl of pho ( too sweet for my liking ) from Lucky Quan , Kuchai Lama. I took ten steps out of the restaurant and ended up bent over the drain to empty the contents of my stomach. Breakfast and lunch was expelled together with the gusto of Regan from "The Exorcist". Static washed over my vision and I just rested there, catching my breath. According to my mother, I turned white as a sheet and sweated profusely. Don't worry about eating there, it wasn't the food. Immediately headed for the clinic and went home after that. Slept and slept and slept. Some time in the afternoon, KH came over to see how I was doing. That was very sweet of him. Made me forget my illness for a while. I had a church pilgrimage the next day, so I needed to get well fast!