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East Coast Road Trip I: Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu, and Keropok

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Ended 2017 with a road trip to the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The trip was for both business and pleasure. In case you didn't know, SK and I are both from that part of the woods. That's why mum and SK also tagged along to visit relatives and friends. For KH, it's to spend time with me and at the same time try to expand his Nu Skin network there. We started the drive bright and early, arriving at Gambang before 11:00 AM. Made our first stop at Restoran Zaman , Jalan Gambang, a place popular for its nasi lemak and roti canai . Their nasi lemak comes pre-packed in banana leaf, and when a tray comes out from the kitchen, it never has a chance to make its way to the front. In my opinion, the nasi lemak isn't very impressive and it doesn't have much condiments. The sambal is sweet, which is considered authentic, but not to my liking. And if you like your roti canai from scratch, do come here. From there, it was just a short drive to Kuantan. On the way

Famous Meat and Mee

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Simonlover was in Hong Kong so I asked him to help me get some Nu Skin products ( TS Scalp and Jungamals SCC ) that aren't available in the Malaysian market. Arranged lunch with him at My Toast n Roast  ( by Sean and Angie ) so that he could pass it to me. It was still the year end holiday season, so there was ample parking directly in front of the shop in SS2. We were pretty early, so there weren't that many people in the shop. Unfortunately, the waiter still managed to screw our orders. Although Timeout magazine voted them as one of the best char siew in Kuala Lumpur, but I wasn't impressed. Since the drinks there were diluted, we continued our chit-chat over a cup of teh tarik at Kayu Nasi Kandar instead. In the evening, went on a Hokkien Mee Trail with SK and mum. Tried Restoran Ahwa near Jalan 222. Crazy place to find parking. Best bet is to get into the residential areas near the shop. There are many food stalls there, but I think the star is the Hokkien me

Boxing Day with Zentai Zed

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Boxing Day was reserved to meet Zed, an online friend whom I had never met in person before. A very kinky person who had enlightened me about niche subjects like: Leather Latex Zentai and other body suits Puppy play Sounding Masks Chastity Shibari Cock Ball Torture etc Well, he didn't manage to get me to try all the above, but I don't mind dabbling in some of them. Haha. Anyway, we had jointly made an online underwear purchase ( Junk Underjeans on MySale ), so we met up so that I can pass him the stuff. We arranged to meet at The New Chapter . According to him, he came straight from a staycation with his BF ( just some zentai fun he told me ). Zed looks as innocent in person as in his social media profile pics. Easy to talk with, and is open about any subject. Anything from Folsom Street Fair to hacking Grindr ( he's a talented mobile developer BTW ). Always something interesting from him. Photo credits: Chris Hacking

Natal 2017

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Following The Tribe's Christmas tradition, they would open their presents at my house on Christmas morning. The amount of presents that they brought over did not lessen compared to last year. Could stack it all up to make a nice little fort in the living room. The discarded wrapping paper could easily fill a large laundry basket. The kids got loads of toys, mostly Nerf guns. When opening gifts from mum and I, Big Monster exclaimed, "It's clothes right? You always get us clothes.". LOL. The Monsters got me a reindeer plush toy with an inflated head that is filled with activated carbon. Cuter than it sounds. LOL. BIL gave me a power bank. Quickly cleaned up the mess and headed to church for Christmas morning mass. Baby Jesus made his annual appearance at the nativity scene. Went to Paradigm Mall after church. Discovered that Purple Cane Tea Restaurant had been replaced by Chef Hong Kitchen . Might as well give it a try. Mum and I shared their True-Blue Favourite

Night Before Natal

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In 2017, Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday. Normally, mum and I would attend Christmas vigil mass, but by doing that, we couldn't fulfill the regular Sunday mass obligation. For Catholics, attending the sunset mass is equivalent to attending the mass for the following day. So on Christmas eve, we attended our usual Mandarin mass at 11:15 AM, and would attend the same slot on Christmas morning to fulfill Christmas obligation. Technicalities, technicalities. Ventured to One Utama after church and boy, getting parking was quite a huge challenge. Ended up parking at an open air car park. Even that was difficult to navigate because the roads were so narrow due to inconsiderate parking. We found parking at the far end... Since it was Christmas, I decided on a Western lunch at ANTE . Mum and I shared a huge pork shoulder and a polenta. Nearly overdosed. The shopping mall's creative team came up with a Christmas in the clouds theme complete with a giant crescent moon, which in my

Epicism's Rear End

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Recently, I watched one of Epicism 's ( a whole lot of AIYOOOOOOHHH , EDIIII, AHHHH MIIIII ) clips on Facebook about sibling favouritism and I suddenly noticed that Shawn Gan has a cute booty. For your viewing pleasure, I have posted the video here ( WHEN YOUR MOM FAVORS YOUNGER SIBLINGS MORE ) and even set the time correctly that you can see how much his bubble butt stretches his joggers. In case you are too lazy to set the play speed to 0.25, here are some stills: The other half of this pair is Chan Wei Keat and his trademark is his biceps. Perhaps a post about him some other time.

Kenji in KL 2017

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The last time I met Kenji in Malaysia was back in 2015 when he was visiting family. KH arranged for a lunch gathering at Hailam Kopitiam , Jalil Link. Why Hailam Kopitiam? KH thinks highly of the nasi lemak there, plus they serve some other Malaysian delights that Kenji might enjoy. Kenji was a bit flu-ish ( didn't affect his cuteness ), but he made an appearance anyway. At least it didn't affect his appetite for nasi lemak , roti canai , and prawn noodles. Glad to know his F&B business was doing well, and he and his hubby would be venturing into another franchise soon. An exciting time for them. Knowing Kenji, he could never resist dessert. Thought to bring him to Cafe Ame Soeur, but it was fully-booked. Tried our luck at The Owls Cafe , and thankfully they could squeeze us in. They had some seasonal Christmas items, so we gave them a try. The Christmas waffle was "The Rudolph". It was so cute. Mum made tang yuan , so I invited them to my sister's

Churching in Cempaka

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For close to 30 years, St. Ignatius Catholic Church had been neighbours with Kampung Cempaka. The predominantly Chinese villagers are very familiar with the church because weekend masses create a wonderful traffic snarl for them when coming in from LDP ( constructed in 1997 ). Over the years, the church has grown so big that its impossible not to notice. The current parish priest decided that the church should be more proactive in reaching out to its neighbours to promote community spirit and togetherness. In order to achieve this, the church reached out to Kg. Cempaka via their headwoman ( actually the church had started building bridges since the gotong-royong activity during Lent 2017 ) to organize "Solstice & Christmas Party 2017" at the Kg. Cempaka basketball court ( it's actually covered and often used for community functions ). The event was on the exact date of the Winter Solstice, an important festival for the Chinese. Many expressed worry that the turnout