After our long journey back from Sun Moon Lake, we only had one night left in Taipei. Our final hotel stay was at Grand Hyatt Taipei, by way of redeeming points. We managed to book the Grand King room that came with a huge and comfortable king size bed in a spacious room. Checking in…
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We spent a good whole 2 days in Sun Moon Lake, and during our one and only dinner opportunity, the chalet owner recommended us to visit Ah Rong’s Restaurant near the pier. Once we were seated, we were presented with a mostly-Chinese menu, except for a couple of pages of set menu in English. Since…
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Sydney has been blessed with pretty good weather for the past couple of weeks, boasting of blue skies and bright sunshine. Having gorgeous weather especially during the weekend screamed for outdoor activities! Last weekend, we decided to venture out to an area we had never been to before, which was the northern beaches of Sydney….
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I wonder what’s wrong with me, lately I have been on a banana cake-baking frenzy! It has been 3 weekends in a row that I’d baked banana cakes and I’m still not getting tired of it. Having said that though, I must admit the banana cake recipe is far from perfect. I still think that…
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It’s funny how we use different terms to mean different things when we’re in a different country. In Malaysia, ‘yum cha’ would most probably mean having a drink or supper at night after dinner in a mamak or some dessert restaurant. In Australia and many other parts of the world, yum cha refers to eating…
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If there’s one thing I observed about breakfast in Sydney, it’s that Bacon and Egg roll is a common item in the menu. In KL, breakfast would mean wanton noodles, roti canai, nasi lemak or pan mee. Needless to say, those items are not that easily available anymore, much less in the early morning. And…
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A continuation of the sunset in Sun Moon Lake, we went back to the chalet to freshen up before dinner, and asked the owner to fetch us out after. Before that, we took some time to explore the pier when night fell and observed the night view of Sun Moon Lake. It was peaceful and…
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