Amarin Thai Restaurant

 Recently I had dinner with some Vietnamese friends in Amarin Thai restaurant, which can be found in Mid Valley Megamall.

I think this is a very authentic Thai restaurant. My mum loves the food.

The ice blended coconut drink is refreshing and all the starters are great. Prices are reasonable.

Prawn Mee in Singapore

I was introduced to Singapore's version of prawn mee by my colleagues in Johor Bahru.

Singaporean prawn mee is fried mee but wet. It doesn't taste at all like what I'm used to because the Malaysian version always comes in soup.

I'd always prefer the Penang prawn mee, or mee yoke!

Office Politics

Last week, I was busy traveling and didn't notice a few emails that came into my BlackBerry. By the time I read them and called my friend, it was late in the evening and I immediately sensed she was distressed.

Her colleague had been treating her like a sister, but when she resigned, a nasty email was dropped blaming my friend for her job lost while congratulating her on her new employment soon taking over her position. My friend and the ex-associate were from different departments. Even worse, the email was circulated to the top management. She was lost and speechless not knowing what to do next!

I just advised her "not to do anything". 

I empathize with her situation because I have also experienced backstabbing by colleagues or superiors in the past, without knowing what was going on. There are many nasty people out there!

This is a form of office politics. The best way to play office politics is not to play politics.

The truth will always prevail.

Have you encountered office politics before? What can we do to avoid it?

Healing Anger - Friends or enemies?

I took this picture and saw the sunshine struggling to penetrate the clouds. It prompted me to share this on my blog and Facebook.

Recently, I was invited for a buka puasa event with some old friends. I found out that some of them didn't want to speak to each other anymore. What surprised me most was the badmouthing and refusal to mend the relationship.

Best friends become enemies due to misunderstandings, and the stubborn belief that they are always right. 

If we do not address these issues, we will never move on in life. Nothing will always remain the "best" in your circumstances.

The philosophy of impermanence teaches us to let go of ourselves. Why let anger and misconception cloud our mind?

This holy month of Ramadan is a good time to mend relationships. Regardless of what religion we follow, we need to heal anger.

I strongly recommend this book, Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective by H.H. the Dalai Lama (translated by Thupten Jinpa) for those who are in a position where they feel angry and unforgiving. Below is the synopsis:

"Buddhist traditions unanimously state that compassion and love are the foundation of all paths of practice. To cultivate the potential for compassion and love inherent within us, it is crucial to counteract their opposing forces of anger and hatred. The Dalai Lama shows how patience and tolerance overcome the obstacles of anger and hatred. His Holiness presents the practice of the Six Perfections, the central role of bodhichitta, the twelve links of dependent origination, and offers a clear road map for the practitioner to achieve the goal of liberation. The techniques and methods are relevant for everyone—the Dalai Lama shows the power that patience and tolerance have to heal anger and to generate peace in the world."

Red Tomato Interview

I did an interview with Caren Wong from Red Tomato, a weekly Chinese newspaper, in Cantonese a few weeks ago. I am their cover story this week! Read the article here.

Steamboat in Puchong

Harbour Restaurant is one of the steamboat restaurants in Bandar Puteri Puchong (42, Ground Floor, Jalan Puteri 2/4, Bandar Puteri).

Their food items and soup are great. A little pricey but worth it.

Harbour Restaurant's phone number is on the sign

Great Birthday Ribs

My friends had a birthday celebration at Ribs in the Oasis Business Centre, Bandar Utama. We actually want to dine somewhere else but the restaurant had closed down.

I haven't been here for years, but the food is still great! After talking to some of the waitresses, I learnt that all the chefs are Filipinos.


The salad is a simple green salad with strips of lamb.


My friends tried the grilled baby back pork ribs: the smokey bbq (first picture) and honey mustard (above).


I went for the grilled belly pork ribs with Tuscan flavour.

We had a great time!