Backdated to 26/11/07 – Best wanton mee in Malacca - to me it is

We ate this lovely dish along Jalan Bunya Raya, they call themselves "Bunya Raya Wanton Mee". They have been operating for over fifty years.

This pushcart operates only in the night, and it is situated just right in front of a coffee shop and on the left of "Medan Makan Bunya Raya" or “Bunya Raya Lane”. Their noodle (doesn't have too much yellow sodium bicarbonate – aka “khee” here - added to it thankfully) is chewy probably made from high quality flour, the char siew is tasty (but it can be juicier inside), the wanton is delicious and the soup is light but favorable without being laced with too much MSG. The sauce they add to the noodles is light, clear and very yummy – has the right amount of soya sauce, pork lard, etc in it.

Definitely haram (meaning “sinful” in Malay) and it tastes great!

No hogwash!

To me it is one of the must eat food in Melaka.

Eat already, triple steam eh! Eat to believe.

After I eat this stall wanton mee in Melaka, I don’t have much appetite for Singapore’s wanton mee – ching kang kor.

Backdated to 11/11/07 – Zakayo Nderi sets new record in Swissotel The Stamford vertical marathon, Singapore

Zakayo Nderi wins (in 7mins 03sec) it as my friend Nick has predicted. His winning prize is to compete in the Empire State Building vertical marathon in New York, Feb 08.

Nick wants to prove that Africans make world class cyclist also besides marathoners. Read my earlier posting in October, Backdated to 20/07/07 - www.theafricancyclist.com

Pic is courtesy of Nicholas Leong

http://www.theafricancyclist.com/Climbing%20buildings.html

Latest updates:

17.12.07 - He will take part in the vertical marathon in Taipei 101.

Backdated to 25/09/07 – Taiwan Mid Autumn Festival BBQ

I took a picture of the BBQ pits and accessories displayed prominently in the isle of a local Taiwanese supermarket called AiMai. In Taiwan, mid autumn festival is a holiday there and families with friends have a BBQ in the evening on that day! It is a big and important event unlike here. I wished I were there. I don’t know if they have fireworks that evening. If they do then it is almost like the fourth of July.

FYI: Their kids carry lanterns during Chinese New Year unlike us here during this day.

Backdated to 22/09/07 – Tanya’s “Tiger Special”

No, has nothing to do with beer. My Aussie customer – a foodie herself – calls my non-spicy Taiwanese beef noodle “Tiger Special”. She ate my beef noodles once, then it became twice and then it became three times a week. She thinks it is really good and has brought her hubby, relatives, friends (including those visiting from down under) and colleagues to try it and all of them like it too.

Many thanks Tanya!

I learnt from her friend that she will leave for home in Feb 2008!

I’ll drink to her good health.

She’ll be missed.

Backdated to 19/9/07 – Two good Samaritans

Two of my customers wrote me a get-well message on a postcard after they found out I had a little accident. They also enclosed $200 to help offset my medical bills/expenses during this time. I returned them the money, with gratitude, because I am not financially strapped.

Thank you S.F. and X.R. I won’t forget your kindness and thoughtfulness. Numbers 6:24-26

Backdated to 16/09/07 – Japanese-Taiwanese style BBQ

This a Japanese-Taiwanese style BBQ located near Chong Yuan University. At SGD13.50 you can have 6 repeated orders of tender beef for you to eat yourself silly after BBQing them . There are pork and mutton slices too for you to BBQ till your heart’s content. They have sauces for you to dip your barbequed meats into which are Japanese-Taiwanese style – makes your BBQ tastier. Their fresh salad, veg and fruits help to add fiber into your protein rich, cholesterol-laden diet. Their smokeless grill works beautifully unlike some of those here – you end up smelling like BBQ. Their drinks and ice cream are free flow.

During lunch and dinner, it is jammed packed with university students. Therefore remember to go there early.

If you want to retire in a place where you don’t mind suffering from gout (formerly a rich man’s disease), high blood pressure with high blood cholesterol, and heart disease. This might be a good place for you to consider.

Backdated to 16/09/07 – Real fresh fish

I took a pic of these fish in an ordinary evening market, Taoyuan. They have shiny scales, their eyes are clear, their bodies are firm with lively colors, and they don’t smell fishy – that’s because they are fresh! Caught this morning! They don’t cost a bomb either. They taste so good. They look and taste so different from the fish we get here – so not fresh. After eating fresh fish in Taiwan, I generally don’t have much appetite for fish sold here in Singapore market.