Beef Ball Noodle Soup from Singapore This dish comes in two varieties in Singapore. A dried noodle kind with a lush thick gravy, and the above type which is a flavoursome soup. Fabled by many a Singaporean, this dish is certainly more wholesome that your average noodle soup! I counted three different types of …
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A couple of days in the ultra efficient island city of Singapore. A meeting, another appointment and a chance to visit a place I’ve never been before, yet heard so much about. “Singapore and you will get on well together.” So said a Malaysian before I left. Yet somehow, I wasn’t all that excited at the prospect of …
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Kurma Sayur Nangka from Sabah Malaysia (Borneo) I thought the dish was a chicken curry when I selected the yellow korma looking dish. It was only at the table did I notice the fibrous looking clumps. The lady serving the dish smiled, struggled with the words and said, “Coconut.” Did she mean, palm hearts? I’ve eaten …
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Things to do in Beaufort, Borneo With the North Borneo Railway now open, the small town of Beaufort is easily, and comfortably accessible from Kota Kinabalu. It’s also a stopping point to take the old train to Tenom in the morning. So if you are taking the train to Tenom, you will have no choice …
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Hainanese / Chinese / Cantonese / Chicken a la Sabah, Malaysia Originally brought to Malaysia by the people of Hainan province in China, Hainanese Chicken has spread throughout Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Speaking to Sabahan’s in Borneo, one would swear it came from Sabah alone. It’s roots in Malaysia are both Hainanese and Cantonese, with a sprinkle of Sabah’s …
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The oldest railway in Borneo The railway in Sabah, Borneo has a long history dating back to 1896 when it was constructed to transport tobacco from Borneo’s interior to the coast for shipping. Before coming to Borneo I could not get any good information about the railway line nor train. Some said it was working, others said …
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Night life in Kota Kinabalu There are bars, and clubs in Sabah, Borneo. I was invited by a group of tourists to a bar last week. I sat at a table very bored for quite a while. When the Karaoke kicked in, I ran. We had very little in common to talk about as well. Either I …
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