Gosh… I can’t believe after blogging so much I’m still on the topic of Bali… I hope you’re not bored with the pictures already. For those who emailed me regarding your trip there… try to plan it for Feb to Oct so that you’ll stay clear of the rainy season.

I know that climbing Mount Batur may not be everyone’s cup of tea… but it doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the beauty of God’s creation. Most tourists find that in their short stay at Bali… they don’t have the time or energy to go volcano climbing so they’ll get the driver to take them to the restaurant with the volcano view!

Having your lunch with stunning views like these makes life worth living! It makes me feel blessed to be able to enjoy such sights and to be fit enough to conquer the summit.

Food here is reasonable and very yummy! And I had the driver and apprentice guide to entertain me with their nonsense. Paying for your guides meals are not necessary… they’ll normally take you there and wait for you to finish. But as with all my trips to Bali… I always invite (sometimes force) my guide to dine with me and I’ll pay for their meals. It’s so heartbreaking to be eating good food with meat and fish everyday when the locals have only rice and vegetables to eat. Chicken or fish is a luxury that they have only on occasion.

I was there pretty early for lunch so we left the joint just about the time the crowd started to trickle in. There are several restaurants in the area with this view… it seems that the last few times I went it was all different restaurants. But the view is just as beautiful.

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I frequent our neighboring country, Malaysia quite a bit. I’m not so much the weekend JB sort of visitor but tend to go further up towards KL - Ipoh - Penang. Friends always assume that I must do a lot of shopping there especially since our currency is so much stronger which equates to greater purchasing power. They can’t possibly be further from the truth.

In fact, I don’t buy anything at all.

I spend all my money filling my tummy!

The food there is fabulously yummy with unhealthy proportions of lard which somehow makes the food so much more enticing and tasty. Portions are generous and desserts are always filled to the brim with quality ingredients.

I have many KL friends to thank for bringing me around to all the most delicious local joints that foreigners never hear off… and to AC for being my entertainer… driver and tour guide whenever I’m there. I promise to do the same for you when you come to Singapore.

Here are some foodie pics from Sunway and Ipoh as well.

Secondary to eating, I do sports there… badminton… table tennis… archery… bowling… hiking. I can’t get enough! And it’s so much cheaper to do it over there then back home in Singapore.

I’ll share more pictures of my hike soon!

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Had yummy lunch with my mum at Shin Kushiya Japanese Restaurant at Vivo City and I highly recommend the place!

The service was really good and the food was fabulous. I need to bring dad there someday too since he’s such a huge fan of japanese cusine.

More drool-worthy pictures!

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I know National Day past sometime back but I’m always a little behind on the photos cause I don’t have time to upload them everyday! I tend to store a batch of pictures on the camera before loading them up.

I wore a patriotic red and white to commemorate the day and, like previous years, Louis and Emmie had their “I love Singapore” flag themed scarfs on as well!

I’ve had family and friends over that weekend and had a mini cook feast! So it was basically an eating weekend! I really can’t begin to tell you how exhausted the 3 cooks were… but the oily greasy faces should tell you how hard we worked in the kitchen!

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If you haven’t tried J.CO Donuts… give it a go! I love them cause they are sweet but not sickeningly sweet and the texture of the donut is soft and spongy. I’ve been buying them so many times I think I’ve tried all the flavors already! They are located at Raffles City Basement. Gosh… this sounds so much like a paid advert!

Meanwhile… Galleries for May 2008 and June 2008 of What is Karen Wearing is up!

In a silvery black bubble hem dress and some stockings I bought from Japan with my favorite mary jane.

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My mum makes the best mee siam ever! In fact I think she’s a real terrific cook… if only I’d inherited 50% of her skills. It’s not that I don’t cook… in fact I do pretty often but my dishes tend to be very westernized… like Shepard’s pie, baked chicken wings, pasta, grilled cod, etc. Or it’ll be very jappy with bento sets and sushi. I’ve also sucessfully dabbled in baking with occasional cupcakes… chocolate cakes… cookies or brownies fresh from my oven. But it’s the yummy local dishes that my mum cooks so well that I’ve not mastered. Maybe it’s cause I can always ask mum to cook!

Friends who’ve tried my mum’s mee siam haven’t found a nicer version commercially or otherwise!

Wore something very casual =)

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I haven’t updated about my dogs in awhile but they are doing great! Their birthday party pictures didn’t turn out too well cause of bad lighting but to those who attended, we do have a dvd of the day events!

They did attend another birthday party soon after. It’s the black cocker spaniel brothers, Bee Boo and Cookie’s birthday BBQ! And both Louis and Emmie were all ready to have a great time!

And they had a fantastic night of party and play. Thanks to the hostess, Cecilia. Hope to meet up with you guys soon for a swimming session for the doggies.

I wore a simple pink off shoulder jersey top with white shorts in accordance with the hot weather as well as to facilitate my movement in running around after Louis and Emmie… feeding them and carrying them.

And on a different night some months back (yes I know it’s old but I recently found the pictures)… we brought the dogs out to try out Earth Cafe… It’s a pet cafe located at Upper Thomson Road.

While it is not as posh as Pawtobello (which I heard is closing down already… any one to confirm this?)… it is definitely a clean and friendly environment. The food for human consumption was reasonably priced and quite nice.

The doggie food was however too laden in carbohydrates in my opinion. They use white rice instead of brown rice which I find too unhealthy for my little ones… as such the subsequent orders I asked the kitchen to change the rice into potatoes.

Louis portion

Emmie’s portion.

All in all… while I would go back to Earth Cafe to dine again… I wouldn’t do it that often cause of the doggie food. Maybe once a month? I’ll be heading there again in September… anyone keen to go along let me know!

I wore shorts beneath cause it made things easier when dealing with dogs… a number of people stopped me to ask about my car tote. It’s from HK though I’ve seen it being sold in Singapore as well =)

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