Little Hanoi Egg Coffee @ Ho Chi Minh City District 1 [Vietnam]
I enjoyed coffee and it's a necessity to have at least one cup daily unless I was unwell. Hence, I was looking forward to having a special egg coffee from a quaint little cafe hidden along a small...
View ArticleChợ Bình Tây - The Market You Should Visit @ Ho Chi Minh City (District 6,...
Bangkok has Chatuchak Weekend Market whereas the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)'s equivalence was said to be Ben Thanh Market, which I will vehemently reject! The only good thing about Ben Thanh Market is its...
View ArticleHumongous Milo Drink @ Siam Carnival Fair in Bangkok [Thailand]
Fun fairs in Singapore concentrated mainly on rides but the Siam Carnival Fair my Thai friend brought me to recently was surrounded by a ton of food stalls!In addition to the fried silk worms, another...
View ArticleLek & Rut Seafood along Yaowarat Road @ Bangkok Chinatown [Thailand]
The battle of the green shirts (T & K Seafood) and red shirts has been brewing for more than a decade and it's finally time for me to check out the opposing red shirts; also known as Lek & Rut...
View ArticleSala Daeng Crispy Seafood (Squid, Prawns, Crabs) @ Bangkok [Thailand]
After knowing about the above stall from a video on social media, that caught my attention, even before the pandemic, I finally got to trying it on my recent trip to Asia's City of Angels! Holding a...
View ArticleQuán Ụt Ụt - American BBQ Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City @ Vietnam
It was strange; coming to Vietnam for the first time and deciding to spend our stomach space on an a meal in an American BBQ restaurant. Don't we have Morganfield's in Singapore?! Spread out over four...
View ArticleThien Hau Temple @ Ho Chi Minh City District 5 [Chinatown, Vietnam]
Among the three temples we visited on Day Three in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), other two being Guān Dì Temple and Ong Bon Temple, this Thien Hau Temple, built in 1760, appeared to be the more popular one....
View ArticleTien Phat Hong Kong Dim Sum Restaurant @ Ho Chi Minh City District 5...
What do you feel like having when you are in Chinatown?! For Singaporeans, there's a high chance we would keep a lookout for dim sum! And that's exactly what we did at District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City...
View ArticleMonkey King Temple @ Bangkok Chinatown in Thailand
From the outside, it's just a small temple an elaborately colorful roof that I wouldn't even bother to check it out. However, I happened to be searching for food in the vicinity on google map and...
View ArticleDay Three of My Inaugural Visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in Vietnam
<<< Day TwoDetailed Postings for the DayTien Phat Hong Kong Dim Sum RestaurantGod of War (Guān Dì) TempleThien Hau TempleDong Nguyen Chicken RiceOng Bon (Nhi Phu) TempleBình Tây MarketPhuc...
View ArticleBánh Mì Huynh Hoa - Most Famous @ Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) [Vietnam]
Finally, it's time for me to check out my first bahn mi in Vietnam. Knowing I was craving so badly for it, the Great Kon decided to bring me to the most famous one at Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC); Bánh Mì...
View ArticlePizza 4P's near Ben Thanh Market @ Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam]
The original intent was to have Pizza 4P's at its branch near Ben Thanh Market but our spontaneity on day two in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) resulted in dinner at its Saigon Centre branch instead That...
View ArticleCủ Chi Tunnels - The Ben Duoc Site @ Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam]
In every travel show that went to shoot at Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), there's always that one must-do activity; a visit to Củ Chi Tunnels! For those who are unaware, the tunnels are unrelated to nature;...
View ArticleAo Dai Exhibition @ Saigon Skydeck in Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam]
Chanced upon an Ao Dai Exhibition at Saigon Skydeck in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and since it's part of the entry to the skydeck; no way am I going to miss it! Are you intrigued by the beauty of Ao Dai;...
View ArticleKhánh Vy Sweets - Local Vietnamese Desserts @ Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam]
Desserts after meals are always desirable and for that reason, we walked almost a kilometer away from Ho Thi Ky Food Street, in Ho Chi Minh City, to this residential neighborhood that was served mainly...
View ArticleFirst Time Firing a Gun - An AK47 @ National Defence Sport Shooting Range in...
I am a true blue Singaporean and like all Singaporean males, I had to go through national service. However, unlike most of them, I had never fired a gun before. Therefore, you can imagine my excitement...
View ArticleVisiting the Lacquer Painting Factory as Part of the Cu Chi Tunnels Day Tour...
The first stop for our half day Cu Chi Tunnels tour was actually a visit to the Lacquer Painting factory; given my experience in tours around Asia, it often means a stopover for you to spend money and...
View ArticleSaigon Skydeck @ Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam]
There are two observation sky decks in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC); an older one at Bitexco Financial Tower (completed in 2010) and a much newer one at Landmark 81 (completed in 2018).While the Landmark 81...
View ArticleThe Food We Had at Ho Thi Ky Food Street in Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam]
I thought it would be better to have a separate post on the food we had at Ho Thi Ky Food Street in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) as there were just too many photographs! The street was popular with locals...
View ArticleGranny's Thunder Tea @ Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre in Sembawang [Singapore]...
I am from the Chinese dialect group known as Hokkien but the one dialect dish I super duper love, and would likely give it a try whenever I see in hawker centres, would be Thunder Tea (Lei Cha) which...
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