Tory and Belle

Meet Tory and Belle,  my cousin's fur babies.

Aren't they adorable!

Tory (left) is Samoyed and Belle is Japanese Spitz.

Tory

Year Of The Rat

Grrr!!! One more "doong doong doong chiang, doong doong doong chiang. doong chiang doong chiang" and I will go bonkers! My ears are blasted with loud, jaunty Chinese New Year music everywhere I go!!

Just when you think that the new year festivities are over and routine is finally restored, the Chinese New Year is just a week away! That means another round of preparations and 15 days of continuous feasting and festivities!

2020 is the Year Of The Rat.

Good news for those of us who have had a bad start to 2020 – you get a second chance for a do over!

Let's hope that The Year Of The Rat is a wonderful year ahead for all!

Happy Chinese New Year, pallies!

Would you??!!

Would you stay in a hotel with a shower in a glass cylinder in the middle of the room?!!

Fletcher Hotel, Amsterdam

Torch Ginger Flower

The Torch Ginger Flower lends its unique citrusy floral notes to many Southeast Asian cuisines  It is the heart of Malay and Nyonya (Malay-Chinese) dishes.

2020

To all my bloggy buddies from my corner of the world....

Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia

WW - Pissoir

Now, this is something you don't find over here on our side of the pond!

An outdoor public urinal in Brussels

I find it funny to stumble upon pee stalls like this on random corners throughout cities in Europe.

Eeeww! And there's no sink in the stalls for the guys to wash their hands after their public relief!

Nasty... just nasty!!!

WW - Christmas Mall Tour 2019

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over here in forever-summer Malaysia!

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image credit - MyTown FB

image credit - Berjaya Times Square

Pizza

Heidelberg, Germany

Pizza is the universal language of love. Don't you agree?

Through My Nephew's Eyes

When I spotted these two photos among many other impressive shots on my young nephew's cellphone, I just had to share them.

He has quite an eye for photography, don't you agree?

Santa

I didn't get it at first until the tour guide told us that this ginormous statue  is actually a cheeky Santa holding a butt plug! I thought it was a Christmas tree!

The Butt Plug Santa

This controversial statue of jolly old St. Nick standing in a square at the end of a busy shopping street in Rotterdam stirred up a huge debate among politicians and residents, reigniting the timeless question of what constitutes art.


I’d just hate to be the parent who has to explain to their child what Santa is holding!

Funny or offensive?

Concubine Lane

The above photo was captured at one of the three lanes named  Concubine Lanes in my hometown Ipoh.

It is said that during the colonial days, rich Chinese miner tycoons and British officers kept their mistresses here, away from the watchful eyes of their wives, hence the name!

Old-timers whiling away the time at the coffee shops nearby often regale bemused tourists with stories of beautiful ladies beckoning from behind red-curtained windows, and furious wives storming the streets!

Cat On A Bike

We stumbled upon this weird cat, in tight spandex shorts and a hot pink top, on a bike in a random place on a sidewalk when we were in Brussels.

Created by Alain Séchas, this sculpture  titled “La Cycliste” cost the city of Brussels about 100,000 € back in 2005.

Hmmm, a cat with boobs for USD111,329.50?!

 Cool or a waste of tax payers' money?