A Strawberry with a bit of Kampua Touch @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

For Sibu folks who stay in KL or Klang Valley, missing your hometown signature dish which is Kampua and Bian Sip will be a sastifying meals once you have it. I had posted in my previous post on kampua mee found in Puchong area had moved to a new coffee shop. Strawberry Restaurant Puchong The Sarawak Mee in Puchong There was some argument between the stalls owner with the coffee shop owner and that the reason why they move to new location. The new...

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A simple dish - Murtabak Maggie

Last nite, I’d made my own version of Murtabak Maggi after reading few recipes on how to prepared it in the internet. It look simple and the process  is almost the same as making an omelette egg. So, I went to the groceries shop located at my apartment to buy the ingredient which i lack with in my kitchen cabinet which is the Maggi Mee and Curry powder. The finish product, Murtabak Maggie So, to begin with, please ensure you have the following...

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Bazaar Ramadhan @ Bandar Baru Sentul

Each year when the Ramadhan month arrives, there will always be Bazaar Ramadhan mushrooming in each housing estate in a district. Bazaar Ramadan celebrates the many colourful bazaars of the annual fasting month (Bulan Puasa). Food appears to be an unifying factor as more and more people of different race and religion are seen mingling and shopping for food together at these places. The sheer variety of mouth-watering delicacies, its cross-cultural...

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Rasa Sayang Cafe @ Sibu

During my last trip to my hometown in Sibu, the main thing you will do is eat and eat. As me and my sis from kuching craving for kampua, me eldest sis told that there is a good kampua near to her working place near Pahlawan Commercial centre. The place is located near to new bus terminal. There are few blog talking about this place as example as this one.As we reached at our destination, my sis told me during the weekdays usually it always packed...

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Tiong Hua Road Hidden Treasures (Kompia)

For Sibuian, Tiong Hua Road is located at a flood prone area which usually occurs at year end or when there is any heavy downpour.  Although the place is located in that area, there is a famous local delicacy which is the kompia and the “somboi limau” (sour plum with lime) drink. Signature drink for the stall, sour plum with lime juice. Cendol This place exists since my elder brother era schooling at Sacred Heart Secondary School...

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Melanau Seduan Traditional Marriage - Part 2

Ric family and friends from Spain Continue on my second part of melanau seduan/nangka marriage custom, this is the last part of the ritual where the married couple need to cross the other side of the river to get rid of bad luck for the newly wed.After the luncheon, we all went across the river via Igan Bridge. In the late 60’s or 70’s, the only modern transportation that can be used either using the penambang or we called it kapal tut tut (a small...

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Melanau Seduan Traditional Marriage - Part 1

Now our family have an alliance with the Spaniards after my cousin tied her knot with a Spanish guy. The wedding was held at my kampong way back in Sibu which known as Kampung Nangka or we called it Jackfruit Village by some young generation nowadays in FB. Although there is language barriers among the Spanish and the Jackfruit Villagers, but we have one thing in common which is sports. Through sports some of my relatives can communicate with the...

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