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A season has past and spring is coming soon. Guess I should really have to be more hardworking and work harder on the backlogs. Autumn is a romantic season, the weather is chilling and joyful; with the sun up high in the sky but you …
Nikko is a small town that lead to Nikko National Park. A picturesque place, completed with Japan’s most astonishing shrine; the scenic lake; and it is best to come here in autumn for koyo! I was there in late September and it was just barely …
Love in Khao Yai A merely 2.5 hours’ drive from Bangkok; Khao Yai is the UNESCO World Heritage Site, where it housed the third largest national park of Thailand which is spread across 4 provinces (Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima and Prachinburi. Gifted with the …
Ice cream, kakigori, and ice kacang are always ideal desserts for cooling down on hot, sunny days. Chilled sweet soups, or tong sui, are another refreshing treat that helps beat the heat and satisfy sweet cravings. Quack Dessert House 糖水吖 Located here in Taman Cheras, …
This trip, we went a bit wilder. Wilder in terms of area coverage, there were more prefectures we crossed in a single trip. Also, there were 12 pax in total in our group. So, it was a lot wilder as compared to all my previous …
Koji Restaurant
Koji Restaurant is a relatively new dining spot in TTDI, specializing in Japanese-italian flavours with a thoughtful crossover, where technique and ingredients from both cuisines complement each other.
Their menu is short but very highly focused, offering curated selection of delicate small bites and appetizers, carb-based dishes like pastas or rice that carry a strong fusion identity, protein mains, and of course refined desserts.
Thanks to my friend who threw in an ad hoc request for dinner, we had a great chat paired with well-executed dishes and wine over the dinner.
First thing first, wine for us and we found surprises in this wine! Not sure if we were too thirsty or the atmosphere drove our tastebuds differently, we found a hint of ume from this white! Lovely.
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This April, I have my bucket list ticked!!! I flew to Tokyo for the Craft Sake Week 2026. It was an incredible event which I had been eyeing on for the longest time, for some years. It featured 130 handpicked sake breweries, each showcased through …
GANNENDO doesn’t just offer delicious Juwari soba, but also showcasing a lot about Japanese art and culture. This month in April, GANNENDO has an exhibition on Japanese food sample in collaboration with Aoi Sample, a food sample company in Yaizu City, Shizuoka, Japan. Aoi Sample …
I’m donut? Kyoto
I’m donut? is a wildly popular donut shop that has gotten so viral on social media, specializing in Nama donuts (生ドーナツ) that come with airy, fresh and very mochi-liked texture. Very different from the typical dried dough donut because they are lighter and more delicate.
I got really excited when I found out that I’m donut? has opened in Kyoto. I have already put it on our list—die die also must go try it during our trip in Kyoto last October!
It was a weekday morning, me and my SIL decided to head out early to queue for the donuts. We heard about the long queue and we also read about the numbering system or the ticketing system is a bit confusing. They will allow the first 100 number to enter or so, then dunno… I have no idea how about then. So, we wanna be the first batch to enter the premise and snatch the donuts (kiasu LOL).
The store opens at 9am daily. We went out at 8.10am from our hotel and left the gang to slowly wake up and prep. We then hopped on a bus at the nearest station. By around 8.40am, we were on the premise front entrance. The takeout queue was not too long yet, there were around 5 people in front of us. While there was none at the dine-in queue (there is a compulsory order of drink per pax for dine in). There was a helpful staff standing at the front entrance to guide you if you are not sure where to queue.
We felt so relief because we were the first few to enter the premise!!! And the queue wasn’t long! Yay! By 8.50am, the queue started to form a long line. More people joined in the queue and it got longer.
The Kyoto branch features a “spacey” interior design theme, bright with sleek and futuristic look. It offers over 40 flavours of donuts come with sweet and also savoury. This includes the donuts made with Kyoto vegetables – Kyo-yasai.
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January has been a really great month to me. I was on a fun employment month and so I was able to meet up with all my buddies… freely without the need of checking onto the schedule. It was my big birthday month too, and …
Ahhh tai-tai life – well, a fake tai-tai life to be exact. It’s been far too long since I indulged in a little afternoon luxury. Spotted this new afternoon tea place that is set high on the Level 75 of Malaysia’s tallest building, and of …
