Sunday, 21 November 2021

TGG Day 5 │ Recap

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A Productive Final Morning Today was our fifth and final day in Kuala Terengganu, and we hoped to make it a productive one — tying up loose ...

TGG Day 5 │ Warung Bidara POKMAN

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Making Up for Yesterday Eager to make up for yesterday’s disappointment with the elusive Ikan Celup Tepung (ICT), we picked Vinodh up again ...

TGG Day 5 │ Restoran Plan A

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Resting After the Market We returned to the hotel after our market hunt at Pasar Kedai Payang and rested for a bit. Since we had plans with ...

TGG Day 5 │ PASAR KEDAI PAYANG Market Hunt

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Our Final Day Begins It was our fifth and final day in Kuala Terengganu, and we planned to end our trip with a proper market hunt at Pasar K...

TGG Day 5 │ AISAH AWANG Gerai 27

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A Market Hunt to End Our Trip It was our fifth and final day in Kuala Terengganu, and we planned to cap off our trip with a proper market hu...
Saturday, 20 November 2021

TGG Day 4 │ Recap

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An Early Start at NDAT We woke up incredibly early this morning and headed to the Nasi Dagang Atas Tol (NDAT) 3 outlet at Jalan Hiliran, Kam...

TGG Day 4 │ Kedai Makan MYM

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Chasing ICT in Seberang Takir We had made plans with my good old friend Vinodh to have dinner at one of the famous Ikan Celup Tepung (ICT) s...

TGG Day 4 │ Nasi Dagang ATAS TOL

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A Morning Mission There is a long running debate about which Nasi Dagang is the best in Kuala Terengganu. This morning, we set out to see wh...
Friday, 19 November 2021

TGG Day 3 │ Recap

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Breakfast Before the Real Work The real reason we planned this trip back to Kuala Terengganu was to tend to my late Aunty’s house. As soon a...

TGG Day 3 │ Restoran ON THE WAY

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A Gruelling Morning, A Satisfying Result We spent a gruelling but satisfying three hours at my Aunty’s house, clearing and sorting out the f...

TGG Day 3 │ Spring Cleaning!

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Returning to Aunty’s House Breakfast sorted, we made our way to Jalan Sultan Ismail and to the house left behind by my late Aunty. She passe...

TGG Day 3 │ KAK PAH Nasi Dagang

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Searching for the “Best” There has always been a lively debate about which Nasi Dagang is the best in Kuala Terengganu. This morning, we set...
Thursday, 18 November 2021

TGG Day 2 │ Recap

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A Slow Start to the Morning We meant to wake up early, but fatigue kept us in bed longer than expected. We finally began our morning walkabo...

TGG Day 2 │ Pantai Batu Buruk

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The First Breath of Home We arrived in Kuala Terengganu yesterday, but I only truly came home the moment I caught the first whiff of salt ai...

TGG Day 2 │ Warung KAK SAL Nasi Dagang

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A Stop at the Market A little over half an hour into our morning walkabout, we reached Pasar Kedai Payang and decided to explore the maze of...

TGG Day 2 │ Morning Walkabout

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A Later Start Than Planned We meant to rise early this morning, but the exertions of the previous day kept us in bed longer than expected. S...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021

TGG Day 1 │ Recap

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The Long Drive East We woke up at 6am and left our condominium by 7am. After a quick pitstop at the Temerloh R&R around 8:30am, we conti...

TGG Day 1 │ RIDWAN Cafe & Seafood Kuala Terengganu

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The Search for Dinner It was a very maddening night. Most of the eateries on our list were either closed for the day — or closed for good. W...

TGG Day 1 │ ARENA Boutique Hotel Kuala Terengganu

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A Landmark From Our Childhood Growing up in Kuala Terengganu, Hotel Seri Hoover — known simply as Hoover to the locals — was always a promin...

TGG Day 1 │ CHUAN KEE Chicken Rice

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Back to Where It All Began When Cat and I first got married in 1998, we stayed with my parents — just a few hundred metres away from Restora...
Sunday, 14 November 2021

Sunday Stroll │ SUNGEI WANG Plaza

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Back at Sungei Wang Plaza Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! Hardly a day after our walkabout at Sunway Putra Mall, w...

Sunday Stroll │ SYED Bistro Dang Wangi

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Errands Done, Time for Lunch Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! After settling all our errands at Sungei Wang Plaza —...

Sunday Stroll │ EYE SMART VISION Enterprise

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After Brunch at Kopi Club Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! After breakfast at Kopi Club, the Millennial headed off ...

Sunday Stroll │ KOPI CLUB Sungei Wang Plaza

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Back to Sungei Wang Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! Sunday morning saw us back at Sungei Wang Plaza to run yet mor...
Saturday, 13 November 2021

Saturday Stroll │ Sunway Putra Walkabout

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A Mall Steeped in Personal History Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! As usual, we had a few errands to run this Satu...

Saturday Stroll │ MyeongDong Topokki

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A Craving for Korean Food Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! Cat had a sudden hankering for Korean cuisine, so we dec...
Friday, 12 November 2021

I remember... Kuala Terengganu

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Happy Birthday Vivi! Kuala Terengganu.  I spent all my youth here. My earliest memory as a child was running buck naked along a kampung lane...
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Saturday, 6 November 2021

Saturday Sashay │Running Errands

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Starting the Morning at Plaza Damas Happy National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 4, Kuala Lumpur! We had a few errands to run this fine Saturday...