A pathetic attempt at blogging

Little Saigon in Story Road

2009-07-13T07:40:00.008+08:00

There are many Asians living in the Bay Area particularly Vietnamese. Went to little Saigon in Story Road, San Jose for lunch. Had some Vietnamese spring rolls and and egg with shrimp wrap in Chinese lettuce.

Yum yum...

Definitely a change from eating the famous Vietnamese pho.

4th of July Sale

2009-07-06T10:14:00.004+08:00

The 4th of July sale is almost over. 40% store wide sale at Banana Republic. 50% discount of lowest ticketed prices... Crazy sale in the outlets this weekend.

Just look at the long queue of people waiting to get into the Coach outlet.

Wan, too, tree, pour, pive, sig... hmm... I see many Asians and Mexicans in the line =)

cK, Levis, Polo, T Hilfiger all sale sale sale

Saturn Aura and Mazda 6

2009-07-06T09:57:00.005+08:00

I have been driving these 2 cars for the past 2 weeks in San Jose. I got the Saturn Aura again but this time it comes with a sunroof. And it's green. I got the Red one the last trip.

This is the Mazda 6 and also my weekend car =) Mazda zoom zoom zoom...

2 weeks in the USA

2009-07-04T13:14:00.002+08:00

2 weeks in the USA and 2 more weeks to go. That's right, 2 more weeks before I fly back from San Francisco for a lay over in Hong Kong and another lay over in Kuala Lumpur before going home to Penang.

Jet setting is cool no? Cool when you get to earn airline miles for free trips. Not cool when you do not get to travel in business class during an economic downturn =(

Did some serious shopping last weekend and today. Nike, Osh Kosh, Carters, Tommy Hilfiger, Polo, Levis, Reebok, Banana Republic, Old Navy, GAP, Eddie Bauer... etc Damage to the wallet is approx USD200. Aaaargh... once a quarter ok la, since I come to California a couple times a year. And then tomorrow is the 4th of July so don't care and better take advantage of the 4th of July sale!

Strawberries and blackberries from Walmart. Could not finish and they turn bad in a week!

Food, Food and more Food

2009-06-07T14:55:00.006+08:00

Look at some of the food I had in Hong Kong. What a gastronomic delight!

Weekend filler

2009-05-30T14:58:00.010+08:00

I have been neglecting this blog for awhile, no wait... more like a few weeks as I had been pretty tied up with work or rather more like too lazy to update.

Sure, I was in HK and got back about 3 weeks ago during all the H1N1 flu hype and dived straight back into the backlog of work waiting for me back in office. Ya, back to reality.

Today, I'd thought I take a moment to put in this entry so y'all won't think I dropped dead like char siew or whatever.

Nothing beats dim sum in Hong Kong. Simply yummy.
Next trip is already in the pipeline. Destination... USA again!

In H1N1 territory

2009-05-02T23:47:00.002+08:00

Yours truly is now in H1N1 territory.

Hong Kong health officials have started screening travellers arriving by land, sea and air.

I arrived Hong Kong yesterday from Penang travelling on Cathay Pacific. Coincidentally, Hong Kong confirmed Asia's first case of the H1N1 flu virus the same day.

I was in the United States a couple weeks ago. Had I been in the United States abit longer, it would have been necessary for me to go thru some kind of interview by the HK Health Authorities.

Not many people have started wearing face mask. Only a handful. At present, the Metropole Hotel in Wanchai district had been sealed off.

Do you recognize him?

2009-04-28T22:55:00.002+08:00

The final league of my trip from the US was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Penang on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH blah blah blah... guess who I was on board with?

Late night supper

2009-04-28T22:10:00.003+08:00

One night after a couple drinks too many - we ended up at this Mexican place which I could not recall the name and had Tacos for supper on the trunk of my rental car.

Tacos

Jalapeño peppers

And while waiting for our Tacos... some San Jose Sharks' fans entered the store and I could not resist taking a picture with them. Too bad the Sharks lost that day...

Mexican food

2009-04-28T21:31:00.004+08:00

While in San Jose my coligs and I went to this Mexican restaurant for dinner. And the story goes like this... Mexicans love their beans

Strike a pose with crab leg

This is what I had. Told ya they love their beans

Bestest Mexican beer evar. Chavelas!

So if you are ever in the Bay Area, check this place out

Puerto Azul Restaurant
1072 Lincoln Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 297-1300

The other good Mexican place to go to is Tlaquepaque. Good Chavelas as well.

My ride last week

2009-04-24T23:01:00.011+08:00

This was my ride in March 2009. And here is my ride last week.

Damn... it's a BMW 330ci

No no no... All I really got for the week was a lousy big ass American make. But once again, it's Red!

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce to you my Saturn Aura XE V6 3500 CC with a nasty 219 hp to let loose.

This car is super quiet.

The cockpit!

By comparison, the Ford Fusion I got the other time has got a tad more horses at 221 hp, on paper at least.

6AUT513 rolling in the Bay Area Yo!!

Next time, I wanna be rolling like that Vanilla Ice song many many years ago... Rollin in muh five point oh! Or at least get something like this, ya hear me?

Continental Bakery, Nagore Road

2009-04-24T22:21:00.005+08:00

Working in the Bayan Lepas area, my colleagues and I travel to town for lunch on rare occassions. Last Tuesday was one of those occassions. We went to the world femes Continental Bakery in Nagore Road near Fima - you should know where Fima is if you are Penang kia.

They have one of the best Nasi Lemak.

The spaghetti is pretty good too albeit the small portion but they say good things come in small packages

The mushroom soup is a must try

Hungry liau? So let's dig in...

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do... buy bread for the family lah

After the nasi lemak lunch, we walked down the block towards siTigun for some oh kau. Got to know this place from Yuniq.

As you can see, the Oh Kau made me stim stim and high. Cheers to you and have a great weekend!

Dinner at Denny's

2009-04-23T22:05:00.007+08:00

Back from Silicon Valley last weekend and on to the daily routine again... but not for long though =) Last week was crazy. It has been a hectic week. But what comes with all the hard work at the end of each single day is to treat oneself with some gastronomous delight. That justifies.

Grilled shrimp skewers at Denny's, a typical American restaurant

Bestest Turkey sandwich eva

Prime rib sizzlin skillet with hash brown + diced bacon + melted Cheddar cheese + fire-roasted peppers and onions

And then I sank my teeth into the tortillas after working my ass off the whole day =) Sweet!

The skewers ... they are just okay jek~ Our shrimps are nicer but they have better turkey, beef and fries and fries and fries. Oh did I say they have the best ~~fires?~~ fries?

Nice!! Left me satisfied for the night

Internet down in Silicon Valley

2009-04-10T08:10:00.006+08:00

As Silicon Valley gets hit by Internet and telephone outage on Thursday our time, I did not receive any emails over the night.

Normally, I would start to get emails from that part of the world starting 10 pm.

No emails between 11:20 pm yesterday and 7:47 am today. And the last 2 emails received were some info about the internet outage.

Buzy is an understatement

2009-04-10T00:14:00.004+08:00

Okay, so after a few weeks back home, yours truly is gonna be back in San Jose again this weekend. This means no more makan-makan pics of me unless I get a chance to snap some pics of me makaning in California.

Buzy is an understatement.

Weekend lunch

2009-04-05T16:30:00.003+08:00

Lunch on weekends is normally at the kopitam opposite where I live. So lunch today is Chinese style fried maggi mee.

Mee maggi cepat dimasak, sedap dimakan

Lam Pooi or mix rice. Rice with gravy is not my thing.

Lunch at a Chinese place somewhere in Batu Maung

2009-04-05T15:51:00.007+08:00

Last week, I had lunch at this Chinese place that serves a variety of set lunch in Batu Maung. Can't remember the name of the place though. It's a few shops after Little Castle.
The seafood curry is quite tasty.

Me digging in and then some iced tek chia to cool down on a very hot day. Will definitely go to this place again.

Coffee Island Again

2009-04-04T21:05:00.007+08:00

Off to Coffee Island again... lepak, sembang and tok kok. Our weekly farewell gathering

Jom makan lah. Curry mee, Hokkien Mee, loti with kaya pun ada

Udang udang udang ~~~ tis is da bomb!

Best cheese cake ever I tell you. Thank you for the cheese cake and for bringing it all the way. You know who you are

Häagen-Dazs, Queensbay

2009-04-04T20:52:00.003+08:00

After Sakae Sushi, we went to satisfy our sudden craving for some si keh leng
4 Big 4 Semall please... 4 Big Scoops and 4 Small Scoops lah, you think I buy Kuda issit? =)

It's all mine

Sakae Sushi, Queensbay

2009-04-04T20:42:00.006+08:00

Nike is da bomb and me so happy jek! Okay now stop staring at my fat ass face and let the food do the talking

Mmmmmm... yummy neh... arrrrrr... good neh...

Xuan Xin, Gurney Plaza

2009-04-03T23:05:00.005+08:00

Foooooood foooood foooooood... oh glorious food~

Eating my veggies

Let the photos whet your appetite

Claypot siew bak is da bomb!

Yum~~

Seafood at tambun

2009-04-03T22:53:00.008+08:00

豪记海鲜 (opposite fisherman village restaurant)

Eating "Chi Lei" ... Fear Factor? Looks like I lost all my teeth from eating the shell of the "Chi Lei"

Prawns in Bamboo. Soli lah almost done with the nice food before we managed to snap some pics :X

Must have!

Mantis prawns with salted egg

Lalalalalala~~~ =)

Coffee Island, Gurney Drive

2009-03-21T23:32:00.006+08:00

Was at Coffee Island earlier this week and here is what I ~~did~~ ate ...

And washed it all down with some iced mocha

Jet lagged

2009-03-01T21:13:00.007+08:00

The date and time stamp in this entry is misleading. It will read some 9 o'clock ish but in fact it is 5:14am PST (that's Pacific Time or -8GMT). Well, you wonder why the heck am I typing this at this ungodly hour. Mind you, it's way past bedtime but I am here all alone in my hotel room suffering on my worst ever jet lag. Worst ever... I tell you! Or maybe from the Old Town kopi I drank earlier? I can't sleep I can't sleep... x 100000. Got out of bed and wallopped a hotdog I made and now I still don't feel full. Sent a text message home and see what my family is doing. Dem! They are enjoying an 8 course dinner. Me so sad adi. Okay, am gonna open another pack of Lays and wallop those as well. Later!

My ride for the week

2009-03-01T14:17:00.013+08:00

Remember I told you I see Red? Well, yours truly is in San Jose again and here is my ride for the weekend and the week ahead. This time I got a Red ~~Ferarri~~... errr ... It's not a Ferarri but it's Red alright. Vvvvroooom..vroom..vroom...

A change from the usual Toyota Altis I used to drive when I am here.

This is my 2009 Ford Fusion SEL V6.

With a 3.0L V6 engine churning out a super sweet 221 horses... watch my double exaust and see me go baybeh... Yea =)