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Posted by Sam Han on August 19, 2018 · 2 Comments
Steven and I travelled to Malaysia for landscape photography just around midnight last Friday. We didn’t get the Milky Way shot we were hoping for but we had fun at the beach shooting sunrise. On our way back to Singapore, we made a stop at the famous Kiang Kee Bak Kut Tea (Teh) 强记肉骨茶 for … Continue reading →
Category Asian, Braise, Braise, Casserole, Simmer & Stew, Breakfast, Brunch, Casserole, Chinese, Cuisine, Food Reviews, Herbal, Heritage Food, Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi, Lunch, Malaysia, Photography Outing, Pork, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Simmer & Stew, Street Food, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with breakfast, brunch, fish, Food and Restaurant Reviews, food photography, Kiang Kee Bak Kut Tea, Kiang Kee Bak Kut Teh, landscape photography, lunch, malaysia, meat, Photography Outing, pork, restaurant in Kota Tinggi Malaysia, restaurants and food reviews, Samantha Han, side dishes, soup, Street Food Cuisine, Sunrise, The Bonding Tool Blog, travels, vegetables, 强记肉骨茶, 强记早市肉骨茶
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Posted by Sam Han on July 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment
I have been to Good Year Seafood Village with my family often and have noticed Beng Poh Eating House just next door. However, Beng Poh seemed to lack crowd each time we were there so we didn’t bother trying their food until Uncle Smart posted his lunch photos on Facebook. Steamed shark’s head, that’s what … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on June 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard Below is an image from my recent photo-walk in Singapore. I was looking to my right when I saw a chef having his break time at an alley behind the restaurant where he works. He … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on October 3, 2017 · 2 Comments
Indonesian Prawn Curry 印尼咖喱虾 does not refer to the origin of the seafood but rather the taste. This is a very popular dish in Malaysia which I am eager to recreate in my kitchen. Ingredients: 600g Prawns, with shells on and legs trimmed. 1 small or ½ a big Red Onion, cut into wedges. 5 … Continue reading →
Category Asian, Cuisine, Cze Char, Dinner, Home-cooked, Indonesian, Johor Bahru, Lunch, Malaysia, Prawns, Recipes, Seafood, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with dinner, food, Home-cooked Meals, Indonesian Prawn Curry Recipe, lunch, malaysia, recipes, spicy food, Street Food Cuisine, The Bonding Tool Blog, travels, 印尼咖喱虾食谱
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Posted by Sam Han on July 1, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Look! There’s a curled up baby pangolin on the fruits! During our recent stay in Bali, our villa host Pak Ari presented us with a beautiful fruit “basket” (actually it was a huge stone cup) and one of the fruits which I (still) am not gung-ho enough to try is the Asian tropical fruit, Salak … Continue reading →
Category Asian, Bali, Cuisine, fruits, Indonesia, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with Alila Villa Uluwatu, Asian tropical fruit, Bali, fruits, salak, Samantha Han, snakefruit, thebondingtoolblog, Travel, tropical fruit
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Posted by Sam Han on December 23, 2016 · 1 Comment
Haemul Pajeon (해물파전) is a popular seafood scallion pancake in Korean cuisine. “Haemul” means seafood, “Pa” means scallion/green onions, and “jeon” means pan-fried battered food or loosely translated as pancake. Although it’s official name is “seafood scallion pancake”, beef, pork, kimchi, shellfish, and other seafood are also commonly used. Although I have titled this as … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 20, 2015 · 3 Comments
I have been busy lately but here’s a heads up if you are traveling to Petaling Jaya in Malaysia. This no-frills restaurant may just be the place you can enjoy seafood (live tanks), some local cze char dishes and double-boiled soups. This is where the locals eat! The restaurant may be no-frills but their dishes … Continue reading →
Category Chinese, Cuisine, Dinner, Fish, Food Reviews, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Noodle & Pasta, Petaling Jaya, Prawns, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Salad & Vegetable, Seafood, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with chinese spinach, 白灼蝦, Kuala Lumpur, malaysia, pantai seafood restaurant, petaling jaya, pomfret, prawns, sang meen, shimeji mushrooms
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Posted by Sam Han on June 8, 2015 · 2 Comments
Life at large is about finding equilibrium between work and play, joy and sorrow. There is no guarantee that problems will go away but having family and caring friends around us let us know that we are not alone when we are down. Sometimes, we need to take a step back from the chaos to … Continue reading →
Category BBQ, Chicken, Cuisine, Desserts, Dinner, Food Reviews, Poutltry, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, Stories, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels · Tagged with dinner, Family Bonding, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Nando's Flamed Grilled Chicken, Rainy days and Sundays always makes me smile!, Tampines Mall, The Bonding Tool Blog
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Posted by Sam Han on April 16, 2015 · 2 Comments
Almost all our lunch were consumed in the bus in between journeys to the different locations for our photography sessions. This was the second trip (first experience was *Bromo) I had food served this way. The experience was similar to eating on flight sans the tray table on the back of seats, our bags or … Continue reading →
Category Cuisine, Dinner, Duck, Food Reviews, Indonesia, Indonesian, Lunch, Photography Outing, Poutltry, Stories, Street Food, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized, Value For Money, Yogyakarta · Tagged with jogjakarta, Mall Malioboro, mas bowoo, mentorgraphians, Photography Outing, travels, Whiz Hotel Jogjakarta, yogyakarta
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Posted by Sam Han on March 31, 2015 · 1 Comment
Our second and third day’s itinerary were modified a little so instead of going to Goa Jomblang, we headed for Pantai Glagah for sunset. This was to be my nightmare for I hurt myself and couldn’t go to the cave which on hindsight, turned out to be the highlight of this photpgraphy trip since we … Continue reading →
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