We can’t do this any more. We can’t keep going on like this.
It was fun while it lasted. Those are harsh words but true. How many times have you heard it before, from past admirers? How many times have I said this myself, to so many others?
It was fun while it lasted. Except, that’s not true. …
Slow summer days. Every day is summer in the tropics, after all. Weekends spent at home are recuperative, restoring. When my best friend and neighbour (Diva a.k.a. the Domestic Goddess herself) comes a-callin’ and bringing a fresh batch of cookies or scones, straight from the oven, we make a pot of coffee, black and strong. …
The Italians say that he must have a long spoon that sups with the devil.
Be wary, be canny, when you deal with someone of dubious character. Sound advice, this. But when you are dealing with this devil — the Devil Wears Prada, and none other — perhaps the most dangerous exchange would be the credit card …
Or, How Everyone Ignored My Roast Chicken.
(But more on that later, promise.)
First, we must begin with the sweet joy of receiving an email one fine day, a couple of weeks ago, from a dear reader inviting me and Devil to a potluck party she was kindly hosting. When this wonderful lady also happens to be …
The domestic goddess, she surveys her domain. It is not her kitchen, of course, but it doesn’t need to be. She’s the only lady here, surrounded by her bevy of boys and her wish is their command. They sit and obey. Or rather, they scurry around the apartment, boiling and frying and stirring and tasting, …
There is enough time for one last meal in Tokyo before we retire to bed, and on the morrow, we will wake very early and take the first train to Narita and breakfast at the airport. We will fly home, to Kuala Lumpur, back to our Malaysian shores. It will be a warm welcome — …
June 3, 2010 – 3:54 pm
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By Kenny Mah
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Posted in Food, Life, Travel
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Tagged akihabara, ameyoko, asakusa, ghibli museum, ginza, goodbye, hakone, harajuku, ikebukuro, meiji, okachimachi, ramen, roppongi hills, shibuya, shinjuku, tokyo, tsukiji, ueno, yanaka
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Time is running out. Only a couple of days before we have depart from Tokyo and fly home. And there are still so many sights left to see? Which to see first? Which would we have to skip?
Oh decisions, decisions…
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1. Akihabara Electric Town & the Anime Manga Mania • Akihabara
We begin with Akihabara (秋葉原), which translates …
