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Korean girls group – battle of chicken CF

Yein Jee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:48:37 +0000

Fried/roasted chicken must be a huge biz in Korea, or perhaps it’s cheap to hire Korean celebs to endorse their product, or probably a bit of both.

Sharing here some Korean commercials featuring popular girls groups SNSD, Wonder Girls, Kara and 4minutes for different chicken restaurant chains…

SNSD – Goobne Chicken

SNSD has been endorsing Goobne Chicken for almost two years; video below is their third CF edition for the brand… [check out their previous dance battle CF]

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Orkid Ria Seafood Restaurant, Langkawi, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:59:07 +0000

Dinner at Orkid Ria Seafood Restaurant during my Langkawi trip in August 2009. A visit to Langkawi Island wouldn’t be complete without a seafood meal, and we decided to splurge a bit with…

Lobster muahaha!!!

Lobster stir-fried with chilli paste; probably not a wise option, as the strong seasoning was too dominant that it’s hard to taste the original lobster flavour. Nice texture though; freshness at its best…

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Chao Yen Teochew restaurant, Sunway Pyramid, PJ

Yein Jee — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:12:52 +0000

Dined at Chao Yen restaurant at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall in July 2009, which branded itself for authentic Teochew cuisine.

Teochew food focuses on braised, steamed and salt-preserved cooking methods; and probably most famous for its congee with variety of side dishes.

Braised intestines, duck meat, squid and tofu

Combo of some iconic braised dishes…

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Ramen-bot, robots make noodles in Tokyo restaurant

Yein Jee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:05:30 +0000

A Japanese ramen restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, is experimenting with two robotic-chef to cook the noodles; would be really cool if the whole restaurant’s operation is automated, with robots serving the dishes as well…

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New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice, Sri Petaling, KL

Yein Jee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:47:18 +0000

Dined at the New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur last weekend. It’s a branch of a famous restaurant (in Gasing, PJ) which has been operating since 1977; this one was opened a couple of years ago.

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Philippines roasted pig parade

Yein Jee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:53:05 +0000

Roasted pigs in costumes were paraded on the feast of St. John the Baptist, a hundred-year-old practise in the Philippines. Festival goers also got to sample the roasted suckling pigs (lechón), a famous Filipino delicacy, for free…

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K10 claypot chicken rice, Bercham, Ipoh

Yein Jee — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:00:38 +0000

Dinner a couple of weeks ago at K10 claypot chicken rice restaurant in Bercham, Ipoh. K10 is one of the Malaysia’s most famous restaurants specialises in claypot chicken rice, a simple yet tasty Cantonese delicacy.

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Girls’ Generation – Binggrae banana milk commercial

Yein Jee — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:16:26 +0000

Korea’s Binggrae banana milk commercial featuring members from pop group Girls’ Generation. Apparently the drink is quite popular in the country; don’t think I’ll like it though, regardless of how cute the commercial is…

[video via loveAngel1204@Youtube]

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Heart-shaped watermelons in Japan

Yein Jee — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:07:42 +0000

Hiroichi Kimura, a farmer from Kumamoto, and his wife, have found a way to cultivate heart shaped watermelons.

It took the Kimuras three years to create the perfectly heart-shaped fruit; the couple managed to ship out 20 of the watermelons for the first time this year.

Five of those were for sale at Fukuoka’s Iwataya department store at 15,750 yen (160 USD) apiece [news and image from Asahi, via Japanprobe]

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KFC’s Colonel Sanders fashionable in Japan

Yein Jee — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:18:51 +0000

Statue of Colonel Sanders, founder (and mascot?) of KFC franchise, gets a bit of fashion makeover in Japan; some are cool, but mostly bizarre…

Valentino Sanders? [photo by Patrick Bolduan]

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Top Spice Korean Restaurant, Puchong, Selangor

Yein Jee — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:08:30 +0000

Bumped into this Korean restaurant last week by chance; was settling some stuff at a nearby bank and the restaurant was just a block away.

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Kin Shui Tei Japanese Restaurant, Tropicana, PJ

Yein Jee — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:38:26 +0000

Lunch at Kin Shui Tei Japanese Restaurant at Tropicana Golf & Country Resort last Sunday. First heard about the restaurant from my ex Japanese boss years ago, who recommended the place for its authentic Japanese cuisine…

Somehow it took me years to make my maiden visit, which turned out to be one of the best Japanese meals I’ve ever had; guess it’s better late than never…

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Cold Stone Creamery, East Asian style

Yein Jee — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:20:34 +0000

Cold Stone Creamery, an ice-cream parlor franchise from Arizona, USA, is known for its mix-ins and lively service culture where the workers would sing a tune or two when tipped by the customers.

Tipping is not common in Asia though; so I guess the staff would probably sing along whenever they feel like it. Sharing some videos of the staff in action from Cold Stone Creamery outlets in Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan…

Japan – Forget ice cream, the girls are champs…

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Meng Kee Char Siew, Glenmarie, Shah Alam

Yein Jee — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:40:10 +0000

Saturday lunch at Meng Kee restaurant at Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park, Shah Alam. Their char siew (Chinese barbecued pork) is one of the best I’ve ever had, nuff said…

Meng Kee Char Siew
Address: 20, Jln Pekedai U1/36, Hicom Glenmarie, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Phone: 019-379 3629

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Toscani’s Wine & Dine, Waterfront, Kota Kinabalu

Yein Jee — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:58:00 +0000

Dined at Toscani’s Wine & Dine at Waterfront, Kota Kinabalu, during my trip in March 2009; the restaurant is specialised in Italian and Spanish fusion…

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Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:15:26 +0000

Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park is located in Sabah, Malaysia; it’s a marine park comprises of five islets and its surroundings.

The park is named after the first prime minister of Malaysia; it’s popular tourist spot for beach strolling, sunbathing, swimming, snorkelling and water-sports (parasailing etc.)

Some photos from my March 2009 visit at Mamutik Island and Sapi Island…

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