Transportation system in Bangkok

The 1st thing tht impressed me. The elevated highways. What looked like 30 meters above ground.

This view shows, road on ground, pedestrian bridge on 1st level and the elevated highway on 2nd level. At certain parts, train system flows underground!

Our 1st Meal in Bangkok

I simply had to try the samurai burger. Look Ronald knows some tricks!

Oh the timer don't work either, tried all of them..

We're off to Bangkok!

Air Asia, originally uploaded by jooitc.

Air Asia.. RM9.99 one way.. RM283 after taxes and insurance.. Ok wattttttttt ;-)

Kitchen sink clogged

Just last week I fixed the piping beneath the sink. Some putty, some take n voila!

*so proud*

Couple of days back.. glup* glup* glup*.. sink was talking to me..

So I headed out to the local hardware store to get this..

RM9 for a bottle of liquid that smelt of ditch water! Was I conned? Let's give it a try.

10 minutes later.. KNS the whole kitchen smelt like a stagnant ditch!

Time to flush with water.

Hmm.. it works! Ditch water removes some clogs!

Otak Otak, Steamed

Wow wikipedia has an entry for otak otak! Saves me some juice trying to describe this.

I've tried 2 variants, the grilled and the steamed, the latter's proudly presented to you below.

There's even a fish head version of this which I tried in Johor some years back. It was kinda tastier as word is meat are richer in aroma nearer to the bones. The only thing I didn't like was the bones present in the paste.

A visit to Snips @ the Curve

Something I don't quite fancy doing, something I can't avoid either. Close eyes and go..

Plus Expressway

The Plus expressway goes from Johor Bahru all the way up north till Bukit Kaya Hitam. This very expressway links the south with the north of Peninsular Malaysia (west coast) which during it's inception brought many good to the nation's interstate trade, amongst others.

These fotos were taken on the 5th of May 2007 around milestones 290 - 350, right after Perak's toll south bound to Kuala Lumpur. Erm.. ok children, don't do this, taking fotos with a dSLR while driving ain't exactly the safest thing to do.



At some parts they are expanding the lanes from 2 to 3 lanes. Which really doesn't make sense to me. This expressway is only congested during the holiday periods especially Hari Raya and the Chinese New year. For a cummulative 7-10 days a year congestion, would it seem even remotely necessary for such an upgrade? Hey nothing comes for free right? Next year, the toll fare for Plus expressway is due for a review (in other words, hike!). You be the judge.

Hakka Duck Stew

mmm hmmm! This place serves Hakka dishes. It's more like Teochew styled where the dishes are readily available at the food counter.

1. Take a look what you're interested in
2. Point and let em' know how many pax
3. Go back to your seat and salivate

Jian Fatt's duck stew is top notch! The price is very reasonable as well! A very fulfilling meal for 2 (3 dishes, 2 plain rice, 2 drinks) would cost ya RM20-25.