My Not-So Healthy Breakfasts

Like above title blog entry, I used to have not-so healthy and nutritious breakfast while in home.

Those breakfasts are loaded with carbohydrates, sugar and fat which are not good for the health and gain weight easily.

Those unhealthy breakfasts are my childhood and now favorite. I even can eat these breakfast for whole day *joke* LOL.

Besides that, those breakfasts also represent Papa Tay’s and Jiu Jiu (Mama’s brother) love for us.

Papa “tapau” his daughters’ favorite not-so healthy breakfasts for them. Despite raining heavily sometimes, he did as usual too.

Jiu Jiu also cooks what we like to eat on breakfast if we request him to cook. We are so glad when seeing our decent breakfasts on the dining table.

Just realize I’m surrounded by loving Papa and Jiu Jiu

Anyway, my not-so healthy breakfasts are…..

1. Da Mee

My first not-so healthy breakfast must be Da Mee (dry noodles/干面).  It is widely found in the noodles stalls of Saratok but the prices are varies each other. Some charged RM 2.80 while the rest RM 2.50. It does not mean the prices determine the quality of Da Mee. The “Kung Fu” (skills and techniques) of the noodles sellers will do. I do try RM 2.00 of Da Mee but Da Mee is so amazing. 

2. Da Mee Pok

Besides that, my second not-so healthy breakfast is Da Mee Pok. Da Mee Pok’s noodle is slightly different with Da Mee because the noodle is broader, which means more chewy and tastier. It has the same price with Da Mee. In Sibu, people order Da Mee Pok from noodle sellers by saying “the noodles that are more flat and thin”. But in my hometown the noodle sellers understand Da Mee Pok. 

3. Kiaw

Kiaw also called as “wantan” in other Sarawak’s states and Peninsular Malaysia. It’s the flour made skin that stuffed with minced meats and boil in the water. It could be served in dry or soup. But I prefer dry kiaw. Usually, a plate of dry or soup kiaw consists of 10 kiaw. It is good enough for me to start my day. 

4. Laksa

Once in a while, I crave for Laksa too. The strong smell of coconut juice make me mouth watering. I restricted myself for taking too much Laksa due to prawns broth causes me skin itching and redness.

5. Fried Bee Hoon with canned cockles

It’s top of my food choice among Jiu Jiu’s cooking menu. Seriously, I can’t get such Bee Hoon in the market. It considers as the home cooked food that really comforts me very well. No high costs in getting fried bee hoon with canned cockles and the cooking process is very easy too. 

6. Red bean buns

I hook into red bean buns from Bread Label, Saratok recently. The red bean fillings are pretty enough. The buns are very soft and fluffy.

Above are my not-so healthy foods. Of course I don’t mean your guys completely can’t take these no-so healthy breakfasts. I’m just saying and sharing #justsaying #justsharing

It is quite suffered, right?

But once in a while, having not-so healthy breakfast is O.K as long as workout and exercises (though I’m not do so and become fatter and fatter).

We only live for once. Life no takes two.

Daddy Mee

I saw Mama Tay bought a big packet of Daddy Mee Chicken flavor recently. So, I determined to share it. Honestly, Mama Tay had inspired me to write this entry.

Daddy Mee had been existed more than 10 years.

Ah Yi (Mama’s little sister) was the first person introduced Daddy Mee to us because she firmly believed Mama Tay was going to fall in love with it. Yes, Mama Tay had the deep love with Daddy Mee.

Ah Yi also enhanced our awareness that Sibu, Sarawak had produced Daddy Mee. It’s true. Daddy Mee was manufactured by SBFM Industries Sdn Bhd, 3 ½ Miles, Upper Lanang Road, P.O.Box 737, 96007, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Why We Love Daddy Mee?

#1 Salty Aromatic Flavor

The main reason was Daddy Mee Chicken flavor offered salty aromatic flavors. The onion oil had been added the plenty amounts of salts. 

I can’t find the salty fragrance of instant dry noodles till now except Daddy Mee Chicken flavor. 

Other brands of instant dry noodles such as Indomie, Mee Goreng, Mee Sedaap and Sarimi had sweet dark soy sauce that made the noodles in sweet flavors.

#2 Fragrance, Chewy & Spongy Noodles Textures

The second reason was Daddy Mee was known for fragrance, chewy characteristics, spongy textures and golden colors due to the noodles being fried. 

It liked the “Yi Mein （伊面）” actually. Majority of the instant noodles widely found in the supermarket were the ordinary noodles. 

#3 Able to Cook in 3 Ways

Daddy Mee Chicken flavor can be cooked in 3 ways, 1) soup noodle, 2) dry serving, 3) snacks

Soup Noodles

Boil 450 ml water

Cooked for 3 minutes. But I cooked 4 minutes because I prefer easy chewing type noodles

Add on seasoning powder and onion oil. Be careful because both of them had salts so I put half packet of seasoning powder to balance the flavors. I Daddy Mee=half packet seasoning powder; 2 Daddy Mee= 1 packet seasoning powder.

Serve and feel free to garnish with vegetables. 

Dry Serving

Boil 450 ml water

Cooked for 3 minutes.

Drain away the water

Add on seasoning powder and onion oil.

Snacks

Crunching the Daddy Mee and add on seasoning powder & onion oil on top of the Daddy Mee. Then, shake it, shake it and eat like the snacks. It’s so easy. 

If you love salty aromatic flavors and crispy & spongy textures of noodles, then Daddy Mee was your calling!

p/s this is not the advertorial post and I just share my personal experiences.

5 Things I Have Learned From Travelling

Travelling means go from place to another either by cars, plane or ship. When travel, I can get away from the boring daily life and explore the new things. 

So, if I got enough money and times, I’m gonna plan the trip and just go. I prefer to plan my own trip and being the backpackers with my sisters most of the times. 

Few years travel within Malaysia and other countries make me realize 5 things. 

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1) Walking A Lot

First and foremost, backpacking tends to walk a lot. I can’t deny that travel through the tour agencies’ perfect arrangement is more comfortable but honestly I felt something missing. I can’t ask the travel coach drivers to stop at the halfway journey in order to let me enjoy the views or take many photos. 

This is different with backpacking. Backpacking really needs to walk for many miles to reach the attractions but at the end I satisfy the most. I allow pausing and seeing the amazing scenery and views throughout the walking journeys. Trust me, it is the R.E.A.L freedom. 

For instance in Central Hong Kong, I see the working adults move faster and quickly. They even touched me heavily when they walk faster and faster. Another example is strolling in Myeondong and other parts of Seoul, South Korea make me truly admire Korean women (white skin, small face and high nose) and wish to be like them too. 

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2) Taking Public Transportation

Besides that, backpacking trip always choose for public transportation. Public transportation such as bus and LRT are the cheapest type of transportation for travel because to and fro for each attractions less than RM 10. It is good enough for the backpackers or budget travellers. 

Nowadays a lot of countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea provide the good conditions public transportation. It really brings conveniences. Various bus and LRT information to reach the destinations are also available online. It’s damn easy and totally zero cost. 

Taking public transportations in different timing also has different scenarios that really amaze me very well. In the weekdays’ morning especially during working times, all the working adults in proper formal attires rushing go to work no matter in LRT Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea. 

Meanwhile, in the weekend nights like Friday, the LRT full with the teenagers go to partying. Other than that, majority of the LRT passengers kept on staring their smartphones while the rest reading the books and have a nap. In short, without taking the LRT, I can’t see such scenario. 

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3) Must Try Local Street Foods

Every country has different local street foods. Local street foods symbolize the foods always eaten by the locals and widely found in the various streets. 

Hong Kong street foods are egg waffles, curry fish balls. Korea famous for the street foods like Ttebokki, Chap Chae. The travellers must try the local foods. Otherwise, it felt like they never been there. 

After back home from travelling, usually I crave for the certain street foods of the particular country. Recently, I miss the Hong Kong style macaroni with ham and cook by my own. 

But at the end, I fail to cook. It is so different with what I eat in Hong Kong. Perhaps I need to buy Hong Kong’s ham and pork broth to cook the Hong Kong style macaroni with ham. 

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4) Make Friends With The Locals

It’s always good for the backpackers to make more friends with the locals because they will recommend the interesting attractions and local foods that hardly found in the travel guide books. 

Sometimes, they will warn you the tourist traps. Further, when you mix with them, you able to see and experience their traditions. 

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5) Make Friends With Other Travellers

I always meet other travellers along the way whether I follow the tour agencies or backpacking with sister and friends. Those travellers are from all walks of life and different parts of the world. 

But they share the similar interest with me, that is travel. They even choose the same place to travel like me. Needless to say, some of travellers that I have encountered are very friendly. 

I recalled my Korean backpacking trip with the bunch of friends. We met a group of Singaporean backpackers. Few of them were share some valuable travel information about Korea to us.  Travel friends are great even though they exist in my life for a short moment of times. 

So, try to get more travel friends either in the backpacking hostel but the most important criteria you must confident to say hi with them. 

That's all. Hope you enjoy!

8 Important Phrases for Abroad Travellers

When I travel abroad, I prefer speaking to the local people by using their languages.

Using English (recognized as international language) create troubles most of the times because the local people at particular foreign country can’t understand.

Thus, by using proper foreign language, I can understand better about their cultures and the most important thing is to avoid embarrassing situations.

Basically, I think 8 useful and important formal phrases plays the significant roles when travelling abroad.

(I google some of the foreign language phrases while some of them I know because I had been travelled there)

***do correct me if I wrong 

Photo credit to Mickey Tay 

#1 How Are You?

I need this when I greet and meet with the people. It is the powerful phrases for ice breaking

Mandarin: Ni Hao

Melayu: Apa Khabar

Cantonese: Nei Hou

Thai: Sa wa dee (sa wa dee “ka” spoken by females, sa wa dee “cup” spoken by males)

Korean: An Yong Ha Se Yoh

Japanese: Konnichiwa

Arabic: Kayfa Haluk

Spanish: cómo estás

German: Wie geht es dir

French: Comment allez-vous
Vietnamese: Ban khoe khong

Photo Credit to Mickey Tay 

#2 Thank You

I frequently use this phrase to show my gratitude to someone



Mandarin: Xie Xie



Melayu: Terima kasih



Cantonese: Do Je



Thai: Kop Kun (kop kun“ka” spoken by females, kop kun “cup” spoken by males)



Korean: Ham Sham Mi Da



Japanese: Arigato 



Arabic: Shukran 



Spanish: Gracias 

German: Danke

French: Je vous remercie

Vietnamese: Cam on ban 



Photo credit to Mickey Tay 
#3 Goodbye
A bit of sad when saying this phrases. But no choice. Every travelers
need apart with the local people

Mandarin: Zai Jian
Melayu: Selamat Jalan
Cantonese: Zoi Kin
Thai: Was Dee
Korean: An Yong Hee Ga Se Yo
Japanese: Sayonara
Arabic: Ma al-sa la mah
Spanish: Adios
German: Auf Wiedersehen
French: Au Revoir
Vietnamese: Tam Biet 






Photo credit to Mickey Tay 

#4 I Need Help!

Extremely important when I face the emergency situations and really hope someone can help me 

Mandarin: Jiu/Bang Wo

Melayu: Tolongkan saya

Cantonese: Bong Ha Ngo

Thai: choo-ay-noy (choo ay noy "cup" spoken by males, choo-ay-noy "ka" spoken by females)

Korean: naega doum I pil yo

Japanese: Watashi wa tasuke ga hitsuyodesu

Arabic: Saa di nii

Spanish: Necesito Ayuda

German: Ich brauche Hilfe

French: J ai besoindaide

Vietnamese: Toi can giuo do 



Photo credit to Mickey Tay 





#5 How Much Is It?

As a girl, I love to shop. So this phrase can’t avoid. Further, I’m 

the smart consumer and always wish to gain the reasonable prices 


Mandarin: Duo shao qian?


Melayu: Ini berapa?



Cantonese: Gei do chin



Thai: Rākhā thèā h̄ịr̀?


Korean: geugeos-eun eolma ibnikka?

Japanese: Ikuradesu ka?

Arabic: kam saerah


Spanish: Cuánto cuesta


German: Wie viel kostet das?

French: combien ça coûte?

Vietnamese: Cai do bao nhieu tien 



Photo credit to Mickey Tay 

#6 Any Discount?
You know hor, shopping also desperately need this phrase in 
order to buy more and more clothes. 

Mandarin: you zhé kòu

Melayu: ada diskaun

Cantonese: yau mo ji kou 


Thai: S̄̀wnld dı 

Korean: eotteon hal-in

Japanese: Nin'i no waribiki

Arabic: ay khasm

Spanish: Algún descuento

German: irgendein Rabatt

French: Toute reduction

Vietnamese: bất kỳ giảm giá


Photo credit to Mickey Tay 
#7 Where Is The Toilet?
This is because I’m the toilet lovers. 


Mandarin: Che suo zai na li


Melayu: Di mana tandas


Cantonese: Chi so hai pin do 

Thai: H̄̂xngn̂ả xyū̀ thī̀h̄ịn

Korean: hwajangsil-eun eodiibnikka

Japanese: Toire wa dokodesu ka

Arabic: ayn almirhad


Spanish: donde estael inodoro

German: Wo ist die Toilette

French: où sont les toilettes

Vietnamese: WC ở đâu


Photo credit by Mickey Tay 
#8 Where Can I Find The Taxi
When I lost, this phrase really helps me. I can back to hotel safely. 



Mandarin: Zai na li ke yi zao dao chu zhu che 

Melayu: Di mana boleh dapatkan taxi


Cantonese: taxi hai pin do 

Thai: Thī̀ c̄hạn s̄āmārt̄h h̄ā rt̄h thæ̆ksī̀

Korean: eodi taegsi leul chaj-eul su issseubnida

Japanese: Koko de watashi wa takushī o mitsukeru koto ga dekimasu

Arabic: ayn yumkinuni aleuthur ealaa sayarat 'ujra

Spanish: donde puedo encontrar el taxi

German: wo kann ich das Taxi finden


French: où puis -jetrouver le taxi


Vietnamese: nơi mà tôi có thể tìm thấy xe taxi




That’s all for 8 phrases that are considered very important for me when travelling abroad. 


What’s your important phrases for travelers? I loved to hear them so do share. 

Hope you enjoy reading!