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A few snapshots of CNY 2011 in Penang.

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Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:28:00 -0800 Kota Kinabalu in December http://merantausama.posterous.com/kota-kinabalu-in-december http://merantausama.posterous.com/kota-kinabalu-in-december

Christmas trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Relaxing holiday and great hospitality. And I'm really happy to meet up with Jason, Anna and Khaumo too! The pictures only tell a fraction of it. I'd go there again anytime!

2010 Kota Kinabalu

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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:22:00 -0800 Dinner at Jason and Rosa's http://merantausama.posterous.com/dinner-at-jason-and-rosas http://merantausama.posterous.com/dinner-at-jason-and-rosas The pictures say it all. Dinner was superb! Thanks a bunch Jason & Rosa for having us. And it was great to see Alex again after so long! :)

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Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:18:33 -0800 Steamboat Dinner http://merantausama.posterous.com/steamboat-dinner http://merantausama.posterous.com/steamboat-dinner Raw meat and chilli paste for steamboat dinner in Cameron Highlands.

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Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:59:18 -0800 Craft Brews Brewhouse KL http://merantausama.posterous.com/craft-brews-brewhouse-kl http://merantausama.posterous.com/craft-brews-brewhouse-kl Dinner was honey mustard ribs and a set a sampler beers. Awesome!

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Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:43:49 -0800 Chinese treasures in Taiwan http://merantausama.posterous.com/chinese-treasures-in-taiwan http://merantausama.posterous.com/chinese-treasures-in-taiwan

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The National Palace Museum of Taiwan has probably the best collection of historical artifacts I've ever seen. The display at the moment is of the Song Dynasty, and it's impressive! From calligraphy to porcelain to ivory carvings and jade, a visit to this museum is a must-do if you're ever in Taipei.

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Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:49:28 -0800 White bitter gourd http://merantausama.posterous.com/white-bitter-gourd http://merantausama.posterous.com/white-bitter-gourd

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Had a white bitter gourd juice drink yesterday at the Shilin Night Market. Interesting!

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Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:43:33 -0700 Saturday afternoon in BKK http://merantausama.posterous.com/saturday-afternoon-in-bkk http://merantausama.posterous.com/saturday-afternoon-in-bkk

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A colorful traffic standstill in front of CentralWorld, Bangkok on a Sat afternoon. Taxis come in several shocking colors like effing neon pink, bright blue, brighter yellow and oh-my-eyes! green.

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Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:43:31 -0700 Cabbages & What? http://merantausama.posterous.com/cabbages-what http://merantausama.posterous.com/cabbages-what

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Dinner tonight was pretty late and at a very interesting place called Cabbages & Condoms. Great Thai dishes at decent prices with awesome ambience.

Bit of a walk from the Nana BTS station, right close by the Sheraton Hotel like Cheong said ;)

Glad we went to check it out!

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Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:50:14 -0700 Thai dinner #1 http://merantausama.posterous.com/thai-dinner-1 http://merantausama.posterous.com/thai-dinner-1

Tomyam Kung. Pork with sticky rice. Crab roe dip with veggies. All yummy! At Taling Pling, Siam Paragon.

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Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:21:07 -0700 October China trip photos http://merantausama.posterous.com/beijing-trip-photo-album http://merantausama.posterous.com/beijing-trip-photo-album

Here are the photos from my trips to Beijing and Chengdu.

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Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:58:13 -0700 Dangling Panda http://merantausama.posterous.com/dangling-panda http://merantausama.posterous.com/dangling-panda Having lunch break at Jinli Street after visiting the Chengdu Panda Research Center. It's been raining all day so it's cold! Brrr...

More photos to follow, including an 'illegal' shot of baby pandas!

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Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:55:29 -0700 Kao Ya in Beijing http://merantausama.posterous.com/kao-ya-in-beijing http://merantausama.posterous.com/kao-ya-in-beijing Well, a trip to Beijing is not complete without a meal of kao ya (roast duck). Had some last night, together with a whole bunch of other great dishes.

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Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:02:46 -0700 Pu-er & chrysanthemum tea http://merantausama.posterous.com/pu-er-chrysanthemum-tea http://merantausama.posterous.com/pu-er-chrysanthemum-tea Pretty good tea in the cutest teapot! Great for my stomach after the food poisoning from too much Wangfujing street food last night.

Can't stop posting to Posterous, a cure for my withdrawal symptoms from not having access to social networking apps...

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Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:54:17 -0700 Tofu dinner http://merantausama.posterous.com/tofu-dinner http://merantausama.posterous.com/tofu-dinner
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At 'One Tea One Seat' near the Guomau station. Good stuff!

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Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:42:57 -0700 Social network vacuum http://merantausama.posterous.com/social-network-vacuum http://merantausama.posterous.com/social-network-vacuum
Boarded the Airasia flight for Tianjin in the morning, arrived in Beijing close to 6pm. While the flight had the usual turbulence, the journey from Tianjin to Beijing took me longer than I'd thought. You can get a RMB10 shuttle bus outside the Tianjin airport to the Tianjin Railway station. The bus ride is about 30-45 minutes with traffic. Then you can take the bullet train to Beijing for about RMB58 for a 2nd class seat. It takes about 30 minutes but you might have to wait a little for the next available train. Trains depart every half hour. Once at the Beijing South Station, it is connected to the city subway system which is great but battling the rush hour crowd was daunting!

And it's a social network vacuum here in Beijing for an English-speaking, Facebook-Twitter-Foursquare user like me. Google works, as does Google Apps. But I can't load Posterous on the browser, nor Picasa. So much for sharing info about my vacation! So I'm going to follow some advice I found online by posting my updates via email to Posterous. If this works, then Posterous - you are awesome.

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Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:16:09 -0700 Zero fares to Beijing http://merantausama.posterous.com/zero-fares-to-beijing http://merantausama.posterous.com/zero-fares-to-beijing

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Big thank you to Airasia & the wonderful ladies who has been helping with my bookings! Mmuuaaxx!

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Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:39:56 -0700 Seafood Farewell http://merantausama.posterous.com/seafood-farewell http://merantausama.posterous.com/seafood-farewell

Had farewell dinner with Li Ping before her move to Bogor, Indonesia...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:30:00 -0700 Sri Lanka July 2010 http://merantausama.posterous.com/sri-lanka-july-2010 http://merantausama.posterous.com/sri-lanka-july-2010

The trip was in July but I'd just realized that I have been completely ignoring this blog, originally intended for some travel photos and stuff.

See the whole album in Picasa

2010 Sri Lanka

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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:21:00 -0700 Melbourne and Canberra http://merantausama.posterous.com/30494425 http://merantausama.posterous.com/30494425

2nd trip to Australia. This time for Melbourne (stayed with Cindy & Kenneth's family for a little holiday) and Canberra (visit Environmental Assurance Australia's office).

2010 06 Melbourne

 

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