kenleewrites in 日本

Didn’t consume enough chinese sausages for lunar new year this time around. We usually eat at a family friend’s restaurant, but he has retired since then. And so my consumption this year slumped to just 1 dish.

The term “chinese sausage” is pretty generic. These sausages come in all shapes and sizes – even taste and names! Some are made with pork, others with duck liver and even some with chicken, beef, turkey, mutton and fish!

With the high fat content, these sausages usually don’t do wonders for your health. But the good things in life usually don’t. ^^.

Can you name every chinese sausage in this photo?

If you’re interested in the price, here’s a link to a large image.

With spring comes 花粉症 (kafunsyou), also referred to as hayfever. Spring is probably the season where most Japanese don a mask to block out pollen.

While these masks in the photo above are great at what they do, they are old tech.

There is ongoing research at making the perfect mask. Wearing a mask poses several issues – issues like to what extent does the mask protect the wearer, fogging of the glasses and being considered unfashionable.

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The Petronas Twin Towers are the world’s tallest twin buildings to date. They tower over almost everything and anything in KL.

The twin towers were featured in a few movies. The most notable of which was Entrapment. Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Remember that movie?

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Was quite amused when I read this at a toilet in Sunway Pyramid’s new wing.

Waterless Urinal. Press to wash yourself only.

Press to wash yourself only?!?

Having spent most of my grownup life outside Malaysia, I have very vague memories of visiting many touristy sites around Kuala Lumpur.

It was time to get reacquainted. So I took a day tour around Kuala Lumpur.

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