The watch shop in Sungai Lembing

The only shop open in Sungai Lembing that didn't sell food nor repair bikes, was Mr Yap Yoon Nan's watch shop. We stayed in Sungai Lembing during a non-peak period weekday. When the weekend tourists were gone, time stood still in this sleepy … [Continue reading]

Sungai Lembing tin mine tunnel

Sungai Lembing was built on a history of tin mining. The lands were rich with precious metal, and the mines were among the largest in the world, reaching more than 300km with a depth as deep as 700m. That's like a 140-storey building! The town … [Continue reading]

Rainbow Waterfall, Sungai Lembing

A famous Sungai Lembing attraction is the Rainbow Waterfall, thus named for the promise of a rainbow appearing by the fall at certain hours in the morning. You need a 4WD to get there, which you can easily book (for the next morning) once you're in … [Continue reading]

Panorama Hill, Sungai Lembing

Sungai Lembing's well-known Panorama Hill needs no introduction, but here's one anyway... The Panorama Hill (Bukit Panorama) is a beloved tourist spot, where a 45min climb up some well-maintained steps would reward you with a calming, peaceful view … [Continue reading]

Sungai Lembing, Pahang

Last year, I had some days off in between jobs. So I made full use of it to re-visit Sungai Lembing in Pahang. Back then, the urge to escape the city was strong, to close off the world and revel in the stillness of a small town. I'd been to … [Continue reading]

Recipe: Fuzhou Red Wine Chicken

Being Fuzhou (Foochow), it is a tradition to celebrate both the first day of Chinese New Year and our birthdays with a bowl of Fuzhou red wine chicken mee suah (ang zhao mee sua). This one-dish meal contains sesame oil, lots of ginger, rice wine … [Continue reading]

Big strawberry in my hand

At Jaya Grocer's fruits section, I did a double take - they were selling strawberries almost as big as my hand, a punnet for just RM15! I was flushed with excitement. Picked one up and put it close to my nose. Gotta have a whiff to know if they'd … [Continue reading]