Handsome Fellas in Handsome Outfits. Seen Today at Amcorp Mall in PJ

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In a Chinese Kopitiam in PJ

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Knives still being used in a restaurant kitchen.

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My Primary 3 class in 1969 somewhere in Sabah. I remember, amongst us, there were Bugis, Toradjas, Javanese, Brunei Malays, Burmese, Filipinos, Chinese, Kadazans, Ibans and other Groups from Borneo and the Malay Archipelago. English was the medium of instruction but Malay was our common language.

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Introducing Stella - she's 5 months old.

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Keeper of the Gate

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Now Every Cat Can Fly

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My Grandfather Steenie Chung (RIP) was awarded the King's Medal for Courage after WW2. He was imprisoned together with other civil servants and civilians in Sandakan by the Japanese during the Occupation of North Borneo. He survived the imprisonment and the torture but many did not.

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Saw this lovely old plate while dining in a restaurant in the Balkans recently

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Floating Vegetable Garden on Inle Lake, Myanmar. The long bamboo poles are driven into the bottom to hold the vegetable patches in place which rise and fall with the water levels in the lake. The Inle lake people have been engaging in this form of farming for hundreds of years.

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Live Sea Urchins a Fisherman gave me Last Summer.

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FUN FACT: 90% of the population of Myanmar (formerly Burma) are Buddhists.

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FUN FACT: All Mosques Are Built facing The Ka'aba in Mecca.

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FUN FACT: LISBON is the Second Oldest Capital city in Europe

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Part 18 of my Ashtray Collection

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Part 2 of my Landsnail Collection

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Came across this old advert the other day. Those were the days, when Guinness Stout was considered a Health Tonic!

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Rostrum of a Sawfish that I inherited from my Grandfather. I had it framed recently.

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FUN FACT: There are over 60 water villages in shallow Lake Inle in Shan State, Myanmar

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A Cross-Section of a Nautilus Shell.

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A Menu from Malayan Airways.

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In the Kudat Town fishmarket. They call it Ikan Buaya. How Fitting.

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Espressos that I have had in Albania - Badass Espresso Country!

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More Espressos that I have had in Albania & Italy

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My New Hobby- Collecting Whisky Jugs

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My Seashell Collection Part 2 - Cowrie Shells

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My Seashell Collection Part 1 - Cone Shells

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Part 5 of my Seashell Collection- Volutes & Assorted Bivalves

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Part 9 of my Ashtray Collection

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Perfect Espresso with a view of the Adriatic, at Limani Bar, Saranda, Albania

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Part 5 of my Ashtray Collection

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Part 3 of my Seashell Collection - Spiny Murexes and other Shells.

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Part 7 of my Ashtray Collection (my latest acquisitions)

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A New Building in Mont Kiara Brings to Mind Contour Maps in my Geography Classes.

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Ohrid, North Macedonia.

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One of the things I miss most about Albania is the early morning fresh-from-the-oven Byrek and the cold Yogurt drink to wash it down. All done standing, of course.

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FUN FACT - Did you know that the City of Rangoon in Myanmar does not allow any motorcycles on its streets? Probably as a result of that, there are many taxis. Correct me if I am wrong, but when I was there, I felt that every other car l saw was a taxi!

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My Espresso Cup Collection in its Entirety.

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Tarap- a fruit indigenous to Borneo & the Southern Phillippines. Related to Jackfruit, Chempedak and Breadfruit. Absolutely delicious.

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Copenhagen has its own Mermaid. Durres has its own Fisherman.

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There was Malayan Airways before MSA and MAS . First flight was 1st May 1947.

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Part 14 of my Ashtray Collection

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[Homemade] Seafood Paella

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Part 8 of my Seashell Collection - Harp Shells, Bonnet Shells, Frog Shells, Tun Shells et cetera.

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Got 3 Pineapples for Rm10 in a stall in Taman Tun, KL. Don't remember pineapples ever being this cheap.

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Dragon Horn Nut, also known as Bat Nut, is the Seed of the Water Caltrop, an Aquatic Plant

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Espressos that I have had in North Macedonia, Albania, Italy, Spain & Portugal.

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Another thing I miss about Albania are the Blackberries(manaferra) that grow wild in the countryside. The darker they are, the sweeter they are.

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Part 3 of my Landsnail Collection

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This is what we do to Katak (Frogs) in Sabah - we fry them and then eat them.

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On a Beach in Saranda on the 24 May 2017

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Deserted Beach overlooking the Ionian Sea, Albania.

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Batu Caves, 12 August 2016, 7.10 am

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Someone in the office removed the stapler bullets from their boxes.

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A House in Permet Stacking Up for the Winter.

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Awesome Statue of Ali Pasha of Tepelena/Yannina in Telpelena. Any idea who the sculptor was?

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Homemade Steamed Kuala Selangor Mudcrabs with a Citrus (oranges & lemon), Butter & Lemongrass Sauce.

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Albanian Still Life

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Somewhere in Malaysia in the 1970's when obesity in school kids was super rare

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Part 6 of my Ashtray Collection

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Beautiful Seashells from some Fishermen in Saranda 2 Summers ago.

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An interesting Tortoise I have seen many times in the Albanian countryside. Once I found one underneath a Cranberry tree gorging itself on the fallen cranberries. Quite a sight.

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Pre WWII Wooden House in Tawau. I was back in Tawau a while ago and was surprised this house was still standing. My Great Grandfather Patrick Chung had lived in this house during the 1930's when he was the Assistant District Officer of the Tawau Residency. Must have been a pretty house back then.

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The Natives call it Ikan Buaya or Crocodile Fish. How Fitting.

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The Season of the Frogs is upon us in Sabah.

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And the Thing that I Miss most about Albania is the ESPRESSO. These were what I had in the last couple of Summers.

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Saw this in a Suburb in KL. How would a prospective shop tenant decide which agent to call?

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Gonna lay off Netfix for a few nights and dig into this book.

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Coat of Arms of Pogradec. Is there a Story behind this?

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A Big Piece of Ginger from Bentong. Saw this in a Market a while ago. Is it normal for Ginger to get this big?

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Sandakan Town, circa 1960's.

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Pre 1963 Tiger Beer Ashtray that I found in a fleamarket a couple of weeks ago

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Spirals of Life. Only One in the Collage Sprials Anticlockwise.

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Spirals of Life - Only One Here is Anticlockwise.

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Durrazo of the Adriatic

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Geoducks in an Aquarium in a Seafood Restaurant

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What are these round things regularly washed up in sections of the beach in Durres ?

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