Finally – A Journey to the Middle East

Posted on November 22, 2013 by jipp

Hold your breath. I am probably one of the very first Malaysians to have ever written about their experiences in the Holy Land.

But before I proceed further, let me make it very clear to you that my trip to Jerusalem (and beyond) was a Christian pilgrimage which is permitted under the Malaysian Laws, green-lighted by the Home Ministry of Malaysia and under the consent of the Prime Minister of Malaysia as how he himself had declared some time before the General Election earlier this year.

As a Christian, or rather a Catholic, setting foot on the soil of the chosen land had always been a dream. This year is the Year of Faith in the Catholic Calendar so I knew it was just about the very right time to make it come true. And I knew, if I had to go there, I had to go with my mom. Then it would be a perfect dream-come-true for me. Aye? Thank you. 😛

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Of course we did not fly directly to Tel Aviv from Kuala Lumpur. Instead, we flew over to Amman in Jordan first, with a 45 minutes stop-over in Bangkok. Continue reading →

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Ngiu Chap – Finally in KL !

Posted on November 5, 2013 by jipp

When I was first told about it on twitter, I went – NO WAYYYY!! Part of me wanted to cry, another part was madly excited. For me, Ngiu Chap is the only dish that we Sabahans can fully claim (as) our own. Penang can have their Laksa, Sarawak their Kolo Mee (or Sarawak Laksa) and Ipoh probably their Nasi Ayam if they want to, but Ngiu Chap truly belongs to Sabah – at least our version of Ngiu Chap or beef noodles 😀

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You have no idea how popular the dish is in Sabah despite the fact that there are very few restaurants that serve it there. There is something so addictive about it that keeps you wanting for more and more especially when you are on a hang-over – which we (most) Sabahans regularly are. LOL! Continue reading →

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A Taste of Kampong Charms in Sekinchan

Posted on October 16, 2013 by jipp

I know.

I haven’t really blogged that much recently. I’ve been going through a phase of my life that needs a little bit of concentration and focus or I’ll be sorry for the rest of my life. Heh.

To tell the truth, I’ve been stuck in KL for quite some time now. I’ve got at least a few more days before I get on a plane again and then, off I’d go – towards a trip that bears so much significance to my life personally (and religiously) that by just thinking about it gives me some kind of  shiver every time 🙂

Until then, let me bring you to a place that I went to recently. It was a place that I had heard so much about and yet had no chance of going to until last weekend when I decided to take my mom and my two nieces to do a little bit of weekend escapade to a coastal district on the West part of Selangor.

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Distance : 92km , Estimated travel time : 1 hr 20 mins

Sekinchan is the name of the place – or rather the (sub) district. Trusting the newly updated Google Maps on my phone (it has a GPS-alike feature now), I drove off towards Sungai Buloh, across the yawning view of vast Palm oil plantations. It was quite a zig-zag that my niece almost puked. Continue reading →

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