Jurassic World

Scenes from Jurassic World

It was about a year ago that I last watched a movie in the cinema and that was at GSC. Though it opened for business last year, I have not patronized TGV Cinemas at the Permaisuri Imperial City Mall until today when I went to watch Jurassic World. Grossing $204.6 million dollars during opening weekend, Jurassic World became the 2nd ...

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Happy Father’s Day 2015

Happy Father's Day

Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Malaysia like ma

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Street Art in Miri

Gua Niah , hornbill and Malay girl in sampan

I find street art rather fascinating and have made it a point to visit street art venues in places that I visit. I particularly like the street art of Melbourne and Penang but I find the street art on the walls of Ta Kiong Emporium in Sibu rather disappointing. I drive by Miri Heritage Centre almost every day and have ...

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Smart Bookshop Miri & The Vision of Paradise

Smart Bookshop Miri

Being an avid reader, I was pleased that Smart Bookshop Sdn Bhd has recently opened a branch on Level 1 Permaisuri Imperial Mall. With a lot of free time on my hands today, I dropped in the bookstore to browse around the store. The store carries a wide range of books and stationery but it is unlikely that you will ...

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A Gastronomic Trip And A Trip Down Memory Lane To Bintangor & Sarikei

Coconut Tom Yam Freshwater Prawn Noodle

June 6, 2015 After taking our complimentary breakfast at Bamboo House in Premier Hotel, my wife and I waited for my mother-in-law and our niece Wan Ying who were staying with my wife’s cousin. We left Sibu by taxi at about 8.40 am and arrived in Bintangor at 9.30 am. Before this trip, I had googled to see if there ...

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Retirement

Have a Kit Kat!

Retirement. To many, retirement is a destination. To me, it isn’t. It is the start of a new journey where a new phase of my life begins! Retirement…time to chill the proverbial beans, smell the roses, have a break, have a Kit Kat. Maybe two.

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I Am Free!

A whole new world beckons!

May 31 2015 was the first day of the new phase of my life as a retiree. I have been looking forward to my retirement for so many months and now that it has actually crystalised, I can’t help myself from feeling like a bird let out of a cage. Yes, the world beckons and I am going to live ...

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I Love Saba Orchard Pineapples

Austin Saba...fit as a fiddle

I have tasted the pineapples of Saba Orchard on a few occasions in the past courtesy of my brother Chin Tian and my sister-in-law Christina Sio. I love the sweetness and the taste of the Lambir Pines so I always look forward to eating these pineapples. Yesterday when I was sending my brothers Chin Tian and Chin Kiong as well ...

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10 Reasons Why You Should NEVER Visit Malaysia

Hey, u gweilo!

I was a bit angry lah when I saw the title of Vaughan McShane’s blog article “10 Reasons why you should NEVER visit Malaysia”. I was thinking who is this Mat Salleh who dares to trample on Malaysia. S-kew me, you gweilo, u go die lah you…celaka you! It was only after I have read the article that I burst ...

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Brekkie At Ming Xin Coffee House Miri

Fried kueh tiaw

I dropped by HSBC this morning to do some personal banking via their ATM machine. Realising that it has been quite a while since we last visited the Ming Xin Coffee House located in the front portion of the building, my wife and I decided to have breakfast there. During our previous visits, we have enjoyed their fried kueh tiaw ...

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