Ipoh, Kami Mali Lah!

Since the death of my Ma Ma and Yeh Yeh, Chinese New Year has been slightly different. Back then, we used to gather at their flat for steamboat on the eve of the new year. I would stay for the night and the joyous celebration would continue when everyone returned again the next day.

But now that we cannot gather at their place, we decide to take it a few kilometers further to Ipoh instead. And when in Ipoh, eat tau fu fa from Funny Mountain and enjoy fresh lotus seeds! Seriously, lotus seeds are the awesome-est Cina snacks ever. Lotus seeds = the new kuaci.

Wanting to try something different, we gave our usual hotel a miss and opted for something slightly more expensive this time around. And this new place, surprisingly, comes with, apart from the customary soap and shampoo, other items like toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, shaver, lotion and even slippers. The cheapskate in me is super happy!





"I wouldn't give up my family for anything. Not for all the chocolate in the world." - Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

"When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses." - Joyce Brothers

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." - Desmond Tutu

"We cannot destroy kindred: our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break." - Marquise de Sévigné





While hanging out at the lobby, Kimberly wanted to play with my camera. When the five-year-old returned it, i noticed that it came back with a photo...



...of a dustbin. It is a pity that we are not blessed with the privilege to remember our first encounters with the objects of our world. The world, as seen through the eyes of children, definitely is a whole lot more exciting.