Gallimaufry#82

Just a gallimaufry of photos 📸

Venus flytrap

FUN FACT

Although the Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant, it cannot eat the same type of meat as humans. The plant turns black, rots, and dies if it’s fed a fast-food burger.

SKYWATCH FROM MY BALCONY

DINNER

Fish in a creamy curry sauce of butter and evaporated milk

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

Rotterdam 2019

COLORS OF BORNEO

Traditional costumes of several ethnic groups indigenous to the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo

These were displayed in a shopping mall commemorating Gawai Dayak.

Gawai Dayak is an annual festival and a public holiday celebrated by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Malaysia, on June 1 and 2.

Take note that the rest of the images below were sourced from the internet.

BIDAYUH

image source - The Borneo Post

Kindergarten pupils from Kampung Maan in their Bidayuh traditional costumes

KADAZAN DUSUN

Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penampang_Sabah_Joanna-Datuk-Kitingan-with-Bobohizan-01.jpg

IBAN

Images sourced from Pinterest

Gallimaufry/Rojak#81

Just a rojak of photos 📸

Rojak

noun

 a mixed salad of fruits and vegetables, drizzled with a piquant sauce made of prawn paste and topped with chopped peanuts.

adjective

In Malaysia and Singapore, "rojak" is also used as a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, in particular as a word describing the multi-ethnic nature of Malaysian and Singaporean society in both countries.

Rojak

Costus fissiligulatus (African Princess)

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

San Francisco 1990

Guess what that yellow thingy is

It's a coconut drink stand!

Countryside view of Bukit Tinggi

Claypot dinner

We had been patronizing this restaurant, renowned for its claypot dishes, for many years. The food is good, but the owner, not so much. She is always brusque and impatient. During a recent visit to the restaurant (our last, as it turned out), she made a mistake with our orders. "Excuse me, but this is not what I ordered", I said very politely. Instead of being apologetic, she became rude and defensive. Before I could get in another word, she dismissively barked, "It's your mistake, not mine!" I was speechless, but in no mood to argue. So, we just finished our meal and vowed never to return again. Ever!

Even if the food in a restaurant is fantastic, would you go back if the owner is obnoxious?

Gallimaufry#80

Just a gallimaufry of photos 📸

Bidor, a small town in Malaysia renowned for its guavas and stink beans

Fruit sculpture of guavas and rose apples in Bidor

Petai (stink beans)

Lunch

Grasshopper chowing on a bitter melon

 FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

One of the four lions of Fontana dell'Obelisco, Piazza del Popolo

"Gabinetto?", I asked a waiter while looking for a restroom in a restaurant where we were dining in Rome. He looked a little bemused for a second before he directed me to the facility. "Toilette", he corrected me.

But here's what I learned from the Daily Italian Words blog prior to our trip to Italy:

So, my dear Italian bloggers, which is the correct word—gabinetto or toilette?

Gallimaufry#79

Just a gallimaufry of photos 📸

Dancing Lady Orchid

As its name suggests, the dancing lady orchid looks like a dancing maiden with a swirling skirt.

Whore Pasta

Pasta alla Pusttanesca

Puttanesca loosely translates as “in the style of the whore.” The name derives from the Italian word puttana, which means whore. 

Legend has it that the ladies of the night concocted this dish so the aroma wafting from the kitchen would lure clients into the brothels.

NOSTALGIA

Mural depicting traditional kopi brewing

*Kopi - coffee in Malay

Economy Rice

Economy rice, as the name implies, is a cheap and fast meal option outside of home. Economy rice stalls typically consist of a case/table containing anywhere from 10-15 troughs of cooked food, including meat, vegetables, eggs and tofu dishes.

This restaurant serves over 80 dishes!

FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels

Son#1 is an avid cyclist