New York, New York

42nd St. Times Square. 

Never leave NYC without setting your foot in Times Square

The single most convenient and affordable mode of transportation

Manhattan in NYC is simply divided into Uptown, Downtown, East Side and West Side

New York City, long consider one of the biggest city in the world. This was where it all started for me, thousands of miles away from home to chase after a dream. This city would be my second chance at college education, having failed my first time in Toronto, Canada. 

Like the Chinese saying, 'You count on family when at home and friends away' holds so true to me. In a huge city like NYC, it's survival of the fittest and I can't thank my friends enough for being there for me through good times and bad.

I lived smack in the middle of Queens, one of the 5 boroughs in New York, the other 4 being The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island. Queens has a lively and diverse population with high concentrations of Asian in certain pockets of the borough. 

I spend 15 years in Queens. On the 16th year, there was this sudden urge for change. After a lot of thoughts, I relocated and ended up in southern California. I love the weather here, especially so after 15 years of snow and sleet. California is all sunshine baby! No matter how much good words I've for California, New York will forever holds dear in my heart.

 

Places Of Interest

Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

This hotel always has the most spectacular and eye catching display in it's lobby

Hotel room view of 'The Strip' in Las Vegas, Nevada

Grand Canyon National Park

This breathtaking and eye-popping wonder is in the northwest corner of Arizona, a 'must' visit vacation destination

The bridge, the bridge! 

No, it's not just any bridge, it's the 'Golden Gate' in San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Looking out from Pier39 in downtown San Francisco

Lake Cuyamaca, Julian, California

Lake Cuyamaca sunset
 

Why would I want to sleep on hard bare ground when cozy bed awaits me at home?

Firing up the marshmallows

This blog is in it's infancy and putting together everything to share with my readers is a joy to behold and a very good experience, so far. Is this all a temporary fad or something more permanent? Only time will tell. I definitely is more interested in food than traveling (except back home to Ipoh), but the places from these few pictures I enjoyed being at. I enjoy being a guide too, taking my friends to places of interest on the west coast of America and also New York state.

Starting From The Home Kitchen

Green Peas sauteed with minced chicken meat balls and oyster mushrooms

 Pan seared Yellow Tail with baby bok choy in a ginger garlic soy sauce

Sweet and sour 'dai ha'

The all-time favorite of many of us...'choy geok' 
Courtesy of Linda Lee in NY

Steamed goodness of salted fish and 'fa laum'

The 'Cannot-Go-Wrong' Curry Soup Mai Mein
I'm a die-hard curry guy. The above was served at the get-together I hosted 2 weeks ago. Proud to say all my friends love the curry soup. They always do.

 Chef G curry chicken soup mai mein. 
Besides taste, a good bowl of curry soup is all about the color, as in the oil turning red and separated

Vietnamese 'Bun Rieu'

Pho Bo (Beef Stew) Noodles

 Scrambled eggs on toasted cinnamon swirl rye bread

Let me start off this blog by sharing with my readers pictures of home cooked food, a combination of Malaysian and Vietnamese. When we feed our souls and senses with good food, our day will most often than not end up better than expected.