At about 4:30 pm, the threatening clouds would build until the heavens spilled water like a bursting dam.  The rain would downpour in sheets of fury and roads would instantly turn to water canals.  Like clockwork by 5:30 pm the orange ball of fire would burst through the surrendering puffy clouds, taking ultimate supremacy and stealing the show.  The bay would rest as calm as a mattress, the sun would choose it’s brightest colors, and the market would metamorphose into something magical!
Tropical fruit and vegetables would emerge from plastic sheets, …

At 4,095 meters, Mount Kinabalu reigns as one of South East Asia’s highest peaks.  Situated in the Northern tip of the world’s 3rd largest and tropical island, Borneo, in Sabah, Malaysia, Mt. Kinabalu is a jaw dropping environmental stunner that sprawls into the heavens!
The grueling vertical ascent of Mount Kinabalu is a trek that usually takes 2 days.  The 1st day is spent climbing to the base camp, Laban Rata, and spending a fortune on accommodation.  On the 2nd day, climbers scale to Low’s peak for a glimpse of the …

It’s quite an easy process to travel from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, to Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei in a single day.  I recently took the journey completely hassle free, comfortable, and arrived safely.

Kota Kinabalu to Brunei in 1 Day

Get to Jesselton Point Ferry Pier in Kota Kinabalu the afternoon before departure in order to purchase a ferry ticket for the next morning
You have to take 2 different ferries to Brunei, 1st to Labuan riding the Labuan Express Tiga vessel (duty free port in Malaysia), 2nd to Serasa Ferry Terminal, …

Dry Chili Pan Mee
Location: Restoran Super Kitchen Chilly Pan Mee, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Address: Jalan PJU5/4, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Cost: 5.5 MYR (1.66 USD)

Chilly or Chili Pan Mee is yet another crazy Malaysian divine mixture or goodness that had me in disbelief entirely as I wolfed it down.  I’m going to go ahead and label it as Malaysian spaghetti.  The dish begins with a bed of thick and starchy freshly boiled pan mee noodles.  Atop the piping noodles, the creator adds a selection …

No other natural phenomenon that sprouts on this green earth comes close to the body altering, emotion heightening, crazy feeling, and flavor bursting sensation of the world’s ultimate natural gourmet high; the Durian.  It is truly a fruit that transcends all fruity competition and boasts as monarch in a world or natural delicacies.  Somewhere down the road a Malay genius deemed it necessary to create a buffet of the craziest possible food on earth.  Don’t ever underestimate an all you eat Durian buffet, it will force you to bow, respect, …

My passion of being a voracious connoisseur of all things edible from all over the globe has led to the development of a movement from “starving to stuffed” and “hungry to happy,“ that will focus on displaying feasts from around the world.
What is “Rules of Engorgement?”
A weekly Saturday blog article posted on Migrationology that will showcase ambrosial culinary feasts and encourage world travel by way of delicious food.
Rules of Engorgement posts will include:

Name of Food
Location Eaten
Cost (if applicable)
1-3 Mouth Watering Pictures
Brief Description (of experience or just the food)

Name: Nasi Berlauk (rice with mixed …

1. Chili Peppers…Please!
I grew up eating food with spice and sometimes with chili.  Throughout SE Asia however, I have nurtured my ever craving lust for the succulent seeded heat of chili peppers.  I simply can’t taste food unless there is an abundance of hot chilies involved in the meal.  In my month in Indonesia, I was able to come up with 9 mandatory foods to eat in Indonesia and every single dish would not be the same without a massive dollop of sambal chili sauce.
2. No Toilet Paper …

My first day walking around Manila, the Philippines and I happen to stumble upon a food item that I simply could not possibly pass by.  I took one look at the pile of “1 day old” chickens and decided I had to partake of them.

I ordered as the chef quickly threw one of the baby chickens into the boiling oil to reheat it.  He then poked it with a stick and pulled something very small out the mid section of the bird to discard (no idea what it was, but …

One of Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia’s favorite late night food groups is “Satay Celup.” A restaurant offering satay celup skewers up a large and random assortment of edible bite size things, creating a new definition of what it means to eat off a stick.

There are really only two restaurants to eat satay celup at as JasonMumbles.com suggests, Ban Lee Hiang and Capitol Satay.  I chose the latter.
The basic drill is as follows:
1.  Grab a tray and choose as many sticks from the fridge as you want.
2.  Bring them back to your …

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 shave ice treat.
When it was finally time to order I used my little self control I possess and only got two.  One original and one mango covered.
The bowl starts off with beans, and either kernels of …