Author: Lilian

Food, travel, recipes. Chinese Malaysian, blogger, photographer and writer.

Fun with my iPhone and Instagr.am

I don’t like photos that are heavily touched up. But sometimes I have to admit that it is fun when it is done with just one click like Instagr.am. It is some Apps I use on my iPhone. So, at least it makes my breakfast less lonely. Sometimes when I drop my third son at…

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Penang Toys Museum

If you have never been there, don’t bother. The outside of the building looks like a haunted house. The inside is full of dust. There are sections which will freak your child more than a ghost house. The floor is so creaky because it was formerly a dance floor. Poor maintenance, no useful information about…

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Bella Marino at Straits Quay

Ouch! I don’t always ‘give constructive opinions’ to restaurants because bad reviews may cause them great embarrassment. But Bella Marino at Straits Quay better take this positively and hope they improve because Penang really lacks good Italian restaurants. Let’s start with dessert. The tiramisu is a rip off. Ours is part of the dinner set…

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Brandy pineapple fruit cake

I am going to re-post this fruitcake recipe because I love to eat this fruitcake but only bake it once a year. And every year, I forget where I store it and can’t find the recipe. So, here goes my never fail pineapple fruit cake moistened with lots and lots of brandy. RECIPE Pineapple Fruit…

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