24. A little more of Langkawi ... 2009

And of course for those who love their desserts, no trip to Langkawi can ever be considered complete without a stopover at Bon Ton resort ... small place, rustic n o so charming? Just be wary for those who do not like dogs because there are a few roaming in the restaurants as there was (not sure now) an animal shelter/ vet in front of the hotel

And if you are departing via the ferry or speed boat or hydrofoil ... then when you visit the old crappy rundown so-called Mall in the town of Kuah, walk to one of the little eateries facing outside. They have these delicious iced lemon teas! Good for a hot day

23. Langkawi ... a mix pot ... 2009

Let's start off with something from one of the 5-star hotels that a group of us stayed for a night and woke up in the morning to a beautiful breakfast marred only by an awesome fly on the baked goodies! We do not mention name of hotels because ... hey these things happen!

For those non-halal types, you will be surprised that Langkawi has its own share of yummy pork-a-licious goodies ... the following photo is an awesome pig knuckle down to the bone cooked Chinese style in one of the shops near Kuah town

It is certainly yummy and there were some of us who wished we could gnaw on the ends!

22. Phnom Penh Cambodia ... Feb 2009

This is not your typical Cambodian tourist food or traditional food. It is in a nice restaurant that has been around for ages run by the press/ journalistic association or so the name says so and they have another high end outlet in Siem Reap ... what made it great is the warm lighting, old world feel and tons of awesome war torn and peace time black n white photos ... naturally everything there is over-priced!

Food was average, service was average ... ambiance is awesome!

21. JW Marriott Jakarta ... a disappoinment? April 2009

We arrived late ... and hungry ... and decided to have something simple, basic, well known at every street corner of the country ... nasi goreng or fried rice ... have a look at the photo below ... taste average n presentation? Definitely not even a good 4-star eh?

20. Hanoi Highlights ... Jul 2007

Okay we are going to skip the usual Vietnamese Pho and Banh and moved on to other dishes we had in Hanoi that is less widely available beyond Hanoi ... and that we stumbled upon it by accident

Our first breakfast was at a streetside vendor ... and we had no idea what they were selling except that the soup was delicious and steaming hot .. and there were loads of veg and herbs stuffed into the bowl!

Lunch a few days later was equally unusual where the restaurant's main dish is this ... pan with fish cooked in a sort of stir fry but the sauce was just awesome ... everything else was an accompaniment to this magnificent dish ... anyone who knows the name, please send me a message ... thanks!

19. Langkawi is our next stop ... Feb 2007 ...

Actually we flicked through about six months worth of photos but nothing much on food ... even though we stopped by Dubai amongst others ... until Langkawi ... and for our first offering ... Kuah Jetty Starbucks hahahahaha

Okay here is the most awesome romantic dinner there ... u go to one of the many sea fronts ... and some will have a mixed seafood platter for two with candlelights ... hehehe

No way can we finish this because it is accompanied on a separate platter full of salads and potatoes!

18. Back to Sey ... Jun 2007

Yes we admit that the photos seem to be jumping everywhere but the truth is waaaay back then we did a fair bit of jumping everywhere ourselves. Anyway, this one is a mix between home cooking and one of the local eateries. The local eatery shall remain nameless except for the table signage. So if you recognized it, means it still exists today hahaha (sorry for poor quality of photos)

That's chicken steak and chips with pizza ... and now here's something I was planning to whip up in my little kitchen at home on Baie Lazare (hope I get the spelling right)

Okay do ignore the vodka please ... we do tend to drink a wee bit more back in those days ... and here is the finished product

Banana leaf is actually harvested from our own garden hehehehehe ...