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Going on a millionaire’s trip

Yein Jee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:18:33 +0000

Will be travelling to Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park – famous for its volcanoes – in Indonesia next week. Still a few days to go, but I have a few personal matters to settle before the trip, thus the blog will not be updated until I’m back next weekend (Nov 14). See you again then.

So, what’s the millionaire’s trip about? Apparently Indonesian Rupiah is one of the least valued currency units; got myself 1.9 million Rupiahs (~US$200) the other day, which literally makes me a millionaire just like many others lol.

In case you are wondering, the world’s least valued currency is the Vietnamese đồng, which took over the #1 spot in April 2009 from the suspended Zimbabwean dollar, which had a 100 trillion dollar banknote (~US$33) at some point.

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Langkawi trip random food

Yein Jee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:40:22 +0000

Random food from my Langkawi holiday in August 2009…

Nasi Pattaya (Pattaya rice) @ Oriental Village

Fried rice wrapped in an omelette, a common dish in Malaysia; in fact pretty common in East Asia with slight variances. The Malaysian version, I assumed, was originated from Thailand with its namesake popular beach-resort-city.

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Underwater World Aquarium, Langkawi, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:41:17 +0000

Underwater World in Langkawi, Malaysia, is one of the largest marine and fresh water aquaria in South East Asia. Photos from my August 2009 trip…

Leafy seadragon

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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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Mat Cincang cable car & mountain view, Langkawi

Yein Jee — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:06:08 +0000

Mount Mat Cincang is one of the major tourist attractions in Langkawi, Malaysia, famous for its panoramic view of rainforest on the island and the Andaman Sea, with neighbouring Thailand within sight as well.

Photos from my Langkawi trip in August 2009. Couldn’t see much of the sea view unfortunately; the visibility was pretty low during my visit due to hazy weather.

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Super GT Sepang 2009 – race queens collection

Yein Jee — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:54:52 +0000

Japanese race queens at Super GT Malaysia in June 2009…

Yuriya Hasegawa (Team Yoshiki Rockstar Girls)

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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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Strelitzia, the bird of paradise flower

Yein Jee — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:50:26 +0000

Strelitzia, commonly known as the bird-of-paradise flower due to its resemblance; also known as the crane flower in South Africa, its country of origin. Photos taken at the Butterfly Farm in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, during my July trip…

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EQ Strawberry Farm, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:03:09 +0000

Being a tropical country, it’s not easy to grow strawberries in Malaysia. Cameron Highlands is probably the only place which mass produced the juicy fruit in the country thanks to its higher altitude and cooler temperature.

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Bharat Tea Plantation, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Yein Jee — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:43:46 +0000

The Cameron Valley Tea House was the first stop of my Cameron Highlands trip on July 11. Located beside the main road (between Ringlet and Tanah Rata) and overseeing the Bharat Tea Plantation, the tea house is a perfect place for tourists to have a first glance of what Cameron Highlands has to offer…

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Cameron Highlands holiday and blogging break

Yein Jee — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:13:44 +0000

Will be having a short vacation at Cameron Highlands in coming weekend. CH is a popular holiday destination in Malaysia, famous for its cool weather, lush green, tea plantations and strawberry farms etc.

Will take the chance to have a blogging break as well; the blog will not be updated until July 20, CU all again then… [image courtesy of Sykez]

Cameron Highlands travelogue

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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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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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Guest blogging on MTV Iggy

Yein Jee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:01:05 +0000

I’ll be guest blogging at MTV Iggy, MTV’s new branch for global (mostly Asian) pop culture and infotainment for the next few weeks.

This blog will be updated as usual; some of the stories here will be cross-posted at Iggy, and I’ll write a few extra stuff for the folks there during my stint.

Hope that the short project will benefit both parties and Asian pop culture fans; check out my updates at Iggy.

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Super GT Sepang 2009 – Zent Sweeties

Yein Jee — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:43:03 +0000

Photos from Super GT Malaysia 2009 – the Zent Sweeties, race queens for Lexus Team Zent Cerumo; (L-R) Junko Iida, Chika Tono, Mayu Oya and Kaori Minami…

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Super GT Sepang 2009 – race cars

Yein Jee — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:13:44 +0000

Some race cars photos from Super GT Malaysia 2009. One of the interesting things about the Super GT series is that the race cars are normally modified sport cars which we could find on the streets; it’s more ‘real’ as compared to F1 etc…

Impul Calsonic GT-R (Nissan GT-R)

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