Sitting in an air-conditioned restaurant in Subang Jaya last Sunday, I thought the food I grew up with – the palappam, putu, with coconut sambal and sardine peratal – tasted delicious, but the atmosphere was all wrong. There are no sounds of family members talking over each other, no scratchy radio blasting Hindi music, filling…
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Down Memory Lane: Eastern Studio, Segamat
May 2024 was a busy month, which is why I was looking forward to a short escape and time-out with the extended family who were gathering in the town of Segamat in Johor for our uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration. My last trip to the town that my mother’s side of the family called home,…
Throwback: Sg Sedili Kecil River Ride
River ride through mangrove forests in the southern Malaysian state of Johor.
Southern Sojourn
Kukup, is a little known seaside town in the southernmost state of Johor in Malaysia. More importantly, Tanjung (Cape) Piai which is a short drive away from Kukup, marks the southernmost tip of the Asian continent. Kukup is not the place you come to if lounging by a white sandy beach with a swim in the sea…