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Baba Cendol: A Step Above Shave Ice

by on June 29, 2009

I found the answer to Hawaii’s very own Shave Ice while walking around Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia (same city where Migration Mark tackled the Durian) one hot afternoon with a friend. The line was out the door at Jonker 88 with locals and tourists from around the world, all lusting for a cold Baba Cendol glorified [...]

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Migration Mark Tackles the Durian Fruit

by on June 17, 2009

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLW2fY-8o6s “Try leaving cheese and a dead body out in the sun and you’re in the same neighborhood as the smell of durian.” — Tony Bourdain Durian is easily one of the stinkiest and weirdest natural foods the wonderful world has to offer.  The fruit comes wrapped in a thorny hard shell, protecting the mushy [...]

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Clay Pot Chicken Rice: The Ultimate Food of Comfort

by on May 10, 2009

An immediate sensation of welcoming, a homeliness, shocked my body (from my tongue downwards) as I chewed the first bite of my debut clay pot chicken rice in Penang, Malaysia.  It was a sense of comfort, relaxation, like I could sit there all day and eat, a great feeling, leaving me ultimately satisfied, and craving [...]

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Manchester United Burgers

by on April 30, 2009

Penang, Malaysia is known for their exquisite cuisine. I didn’t come to Malaysia to partake of a burger, something I could get in the United States. I came to eat prawn mee, chicken rice, duck noodles, nasi kandoor, fish curry, and roti canai along with other epicurean wondrosities. Yet walking down the street I was [...]

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Cute Fish Spa Massage

by on April 26, 2009

Walking through the central market in Kuala Lumpur, the sign for Cute Fish Spa caught my attention.  Minutes later, I was giggling like a middle school girl, hundreds of fish were swarming around my feet. It took a good 3 minutes of my allotted 10 to get use to the fish, slimily nibbling at my [...]

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Trip Around Langkawi Island

by on April 24, 2009

A 7 hour bus ride and a 1.5 hour ferry ride from Kuala Lumpur, and one is surrounded by lush vegetation, turquoise seas, and a relaxed island lifestyle.  Langkawi is a great place to hang out for some time to eat, see various sites, swim, and just plain relax. There are countless places to stay, [...]

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Surveying the Batu Caves

by on April 16, 2009

Just outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, lie the famous Batu Caves.  They are a series of limestone caves surrounded by various Hindu shrines.  The Batu Caves are some of the most popular Hindu shrines outside of India. The Thaipusam Hindu festival is held here annually.  Nearly 1.5 million people come to partake in the celebrations.  [...]

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