We were driving towards the Queen’s Monastery in Punakha one morning when we got to know 3 Chinese girls on the road. Literally. They were doing a 10km (I think) cycling trip that morning and were cycling in the opposite direction from us when our
Wenchang chicken rice. I haven’t figured out whether Hainanese chicken rice is a Singapore invention or whether it originated from Wenchang, Hainan Island. (Wenchang is the city where my grandfather was born in.) My grandparents say it is the former. Whatever is
Sanya (三亚), Hainan Island. I have never really thought about visiting the place where my maternal grandparents were born, and whose Hainanese blood runs amok in my veins. Expiring annual leave and a Jetstar voucher gave me the opportunity to
Ha! Guess what was it about these two guys (or maybe it’s just one of them) that fascinated me? The national dress was introduced during the 17th century by the unifier of Bhutan to give the Bhutanese a unique identity.
…..and the fridge has only tomatoes, celery and nothing else (not even eggs)….! Looking at the plate set before him, TBH mutters that he is reminded of cattle grazing in Bhutan, eating nothing but grass and hay. (I am quite sure pasta
My idea of a perfect breakfast is a glass of freshly squeezed juice, a plate of fresh fruit with yoghurt, a bowl of muesli or cereal with milk, a pot of coffee and a stack of blueberry pancakes with butter and
I wasn’t sure if I could bring these coniferous things out of Bhutan. As pine cones can be seen lying on the ground nearly everywhere in Bhutan, I figured I wasn’t committing an illegal act by bringing some of these lovelies home. Our guide
Paro Airport I was 16 going on 17 (yeah, so tacky-sounding) – and about to embark on the best two years of my life – when I first heard of Bhutan. From my first-year civic tutor in college who also taught
A lovely box of Dalloyau macarons from C who bought me this in Tokyo. And the macarons come individually wrapped! With a 200 year (or is it 400…?) history, Dalloyau is one of France’s oldest and most respected maison de gastronomie and they created
I haven’t yet regained my appetite from the strenuous trek in Bhutan and my tastebuds seem to have gone haywire after eating too many fiery Bhutanese meals. I was craving for some appetite-stimulating food since the start of the day. Kimchi stew for
Ha Ha. Bee is back. Within minutes of arriving home from the airport (at 1am), I logged onto Youtube to watch Rain’s latest live performances of two songs from his latest album Back To The Basic. It has been a long while since
I was intending to stay Internet free during my stay in Bhutan. But what was I thinking? Here I am, checking Facebook and my email account in Punakha, reading the blogs that I visit daily and yes, blogging away at
We left for Bangkok last evening, stayed one night at the airport hotel and flew into Bhutan very early this morning. We will spend the next 8 days in Bhutan. Away from the urban jungle and my tiresome Blackberry. I hope we don’t get