Kerala

I was in Kerala for a week on business trip and I've never eaten so much Indian food before. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all Indian cuisine

Kerala is situated at the southern part of India. Kerala means a small port. In the sixteen century, it was governed by the Portuguese for a hundred years, then by the Dutch for another hundred and finally by the British.

That's why in Kerala the are many glimpses of western influence. 40 % of the local there are christian and there are many roads with English names.

My impression of Kerala is very different from what I imagine. Throughout the week, I didn't see any beggars in the streets. And also, I adapt to the food there quite well. No food poisoning.

My New Toy

Remember the days of Polaroid?

I use to have one and brought it to my Silk Road journey and it captured great shots which still form great memories in my Silk Road travelogue journal. Frankly, the colour didn't change much even after 20 years.

I recently just discarded my 20 year old Polaroid. Today, while Polaroids now defunct, Fujifilm has successfully resurrected instant camera.

I collected my Fujifilm Instax Mini 7 S today and immediately put it to test. The pics turned out nice and portrait taken at one arm length looks great in composition.

The camera is inexpensive, I bought online @ Gmarket for $83 for the white one, outside retailing at about $130. The film is where the company make money from, a box of 10 cost $8 to $9.

As an old fashion guy as oppose to old man, I really love this little white gadget. Really love the white. Buying this to bring to my Taiwan trip so could complete my travelogue during the journey.

My new glasses

Always feel that a rectangular frame is more suitable for my face.

This is my new pair of glasses will be collecting in a week"s time.

Pig knuckles noodles

We had some pig knuckles left over from Saturday dinner, so we made pig knuckles noodle for Sunday dinner.

It's yummy but I must say its really sinful lor!

No wonder my waistline keep expanding horizontally.

Old photo

Found a old photo of me and this one is probably taken 20 years ago. Man! How time flies!

Quote

I was reading my friends Facebook, something I rarely do. Actually was just looking at her Instagram photos and I found this very meaningful writing.

Just wanna share with all if you.

Juicing

I remember a couple of years ago I was juicing 5 green fruits and vegetables every morning as it was claimed that it would reduce the chance of getting cancer. Thinking back, I think it was amazing as it took some effort - all the cleaning up after the juicing.

Somehow, I just felt that I would have a good start of the day by eating or rather drinking right first thing in the morning.

After a few years of hiatus, I feel that I should get back to this healthy practice at least during the weekends.

This time round, I just add colours.

Super huge bacon sandwich

Casey brought this super huge sandwich from London and I had it totally for myself. It taste fabulous, not salty and has very light taste.

Love it.

Yummy crispy homemade roast pork

The skin was roasted to perfect crispiness. It gave out crispy crunch with every bite into the succulent meat.

Who will ever thought that this delicious slab of roast meat was home roasted. And amazingly, it was only roasted with salt.

Three thumbs up to Derrick's aunt who showed us this fabulous recipe.

De-stress Food

What do you do when you feel stressed and lousy?

For me, I'll just go feast on my favorite but sinful food.

An attempt

My first attempt to grill Lee Shan's mum's world best chicken wings. Added a little too much honey so they tasted more sweet than savory. Also, should have grill them for 40 min rather than 30 min.

On a whole, they tasted not too bad. Will try again soon.