SHAH’S RAMBLINGS

Been neglecting the blog for almost a month now after getting too preoccupied during all of my spare time playing with some recently obtained toys. So just for the sake of breathing a little life into this website I’m trying out a mobile upload using one of those new toys – the iPhone 3GS I [...]

One of our favourite makan-makan spots in KK is this roadside eatery introduced by a friend a couple of months ago. Apart from the usual goreng-goreng dishes served at most other restaurants, the out of this world specialty at this

Located at what was once known as Australia Place is this quaint little kopitiam in the middle of Kota Kinabalu which doubles as a mini museum showcasing a collection of antique collectibles as well as

The highly anticipated annual Tamu Besar took place in Kota Belud over last weekend. We attended the event on Sunday and got to witness first hand and to capture the colours and splendour at this

Even though it’s almost 3 weeks since Raya, since the menu is still Raya’ish I guess you could call this a Raya makan-makan. Or it could also be a belated celebration for my recent graduation/shift to new city/housewarming/promotion/new job/birthday. Almost everything on the menu was

On the drive we took to The Tip of Borneo a few weeks back, a group of us sped past this part of the KK-Tuaran road where along the roadside are rows of cars parked in front of the many

Met up with a couple of newly made friends who happen to be longtime silent blog readers for a late lunch last weekend. The meeting place was at this popular and

On one hazy, hot yet rainy Sunday evening, twelve hungry bellies got into 3 cars and drove all the way to

From the Kuala Perlis jetty after boarding the final ferry back to the mainland, we then proceeded to Syukur‘s family home for some absolutely delicious home cooked dinner prepared by his  mum.

Had lunch at this quaint little roadside cafe which happens to be owned by our friend Nasir who recently moved to Langkawi to run this place.

Today marks the official end to my week long break, part of which was spent in Kedah and Langkawi with a great bunch of

Fired up the stove again for the first time in many-many months on Sunday to cook up Beruang Madu’s birthday dinner ala Riverview style. Had no idea what the actual recipes were so

The initial plan to have Beruang Madu’s pre-birthday supper of Waffles & Root Beer Float at the 24 hour A&W had to be scrapped when we got to near Amcorp Mall & the whole area was jam packed with

Last-last dapat jugak aku merasa kehebatan skill memasak kawan kami Abg Syed aka Aladdin nih. Dari dulu lagi sekali sekala bila dia letak gambaq-gambaq masakan dia kat blog dia yg dah bersawang 15 inci dah lama tak update tu, memang terlioq abih aku nak

Had a fantastic time at the December babies’ birthday celebration at Las Carretas on Saturday night. The evening was made extra special thanks to the great company, good food,