I think it was a couple of weeks ago when John became a member of the Facebook group, Sarawak Kolomee Appreciation Society…I couldn’t believe it, an appreciation society for a food dish? Well, in the hearts of Sarawakians, Kolomee does kind of reign amongst all noodles..all food in this matter. After nearly ten years away from home sweet home, finally, with the help of Facebook, we found West Malaysia’s most authentic Kolomee stall, and it’s not too far. Accessible by car, 40 minutes drive from Kajang. Immediately, as we found out the place in Puchong at Bintang Foodcourt, plans were made to make a trip there. That Saturday, we have…

What is that big, square, yellow building? You can find lots of such buildings in Sarikei, as you drive along the village road. These are actually ‘house nests’ for harvesting bird’s nest. Swiftlets are raised and bred in these house-like structures that in one glance may look like a prison. Traditionally, bird’s nest harvesting used to be done in caves like Gua Niah, but today, these buildings are used, as harvesting in the caves are really risky and dangerous. Thus, bird’s nests are so pricey. This also gives bird’s nest harvested in buildings a lower grade. Don’t worry as the nutritional value is actually the same. The process of achieving…

Elma showed a face of dissatisfaction when I failed to give her threats…Elma is already well fed with cat biscuits daily, sometimes changed between Whiskas or Friskies. Those are a normal daily food, like rice to man. However, she begs for threats when she’s bored, and threats for her are in the form of dried prawns or anchovies. She knows where it’s kept in the kitchen and usually, when I come back after work, she will not fail to purr and try to beg me for some. Today, I was just wanting to take a portraits, thus the dissatisfied look.