Albert Heijn Supermarkt, Netherlands

[Throwback March 2025]

This was on last year during my transit in Amsterdam. I did the same again on this year😂

After a stroll in the city, I came back to the Schiphol station and went into the supermarket just to look-see if anything I could buy (to fill up my hungry stomach).

Stroopwafels!

The price is way cheaper than those sold inside the airport....

If the supermarket is closed, last choice is FEBO nearby the airport check-in counters...I saw this vending machine with warm food...but of course they are overpriced ones...People don't buy from here unless got nothing to eat at all.

Check-in!

Right after the check-in gate, you will see this "Man in the clock"....Not a real man but animated graphics. The man continuously wipes and draw the clock pointers on every minute.

From AMS - KUL, I was served with lousy KLM airline food....

Another one...

Unlimited wine served onboard...so I tapao-ed back home....with Beemster cheese.

That was last year....already finished this wine before my trip earlier this year and again i tapao-ed the same. The 2026 wine is still sitting in my fridge, waiting to open on special occasion😂

Sunny Food Republic again

Weekend dinner with parents....Since they were only 3 of us, we ordered only 3 dishes.

Steamed tilapia (RM34)

Pork belly with yam (RM25)

Included a plate of blanched iceberg lettuce (RM8) with 3 plates of rice (RM6), total bill came to RM73 nett.

Decent meal, taste OK....Will definitely come back again to try other dishes.

Road Trip - Northern Barbados

[Continuation from the previous post] 

As she drove up north, we reached to the tip of the island, here you can see the Atlantic Ocean.

Cherry Tree Hill Reserve

Some kind of monument 😂

This place was previously the residence of the colonial British.

A petrol station - Rubis

Some wooden hut at a farm...

She drove us to the farm to drop by her MIL house. They own a farm.

Saying 'Hi' to the goat....

Some veggies at their farm.

The chattel houses at the rural area nearby....

Our short road trip took around 4 hours (to & fro)....

The skies turned dark around 5pm and it started drizzling....there was a landslide somewhere and it jam for an hour...
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We reached back to the town centre (Bridgetown) around 6 plus....

Since it was nearing dinner time, me and my teammate went to tapao at the nearby mall, while our kind colleague waited for us. We offered to buy her dinner to return her kind gesture but she declined.

I had Indian food....

They have daily specials as below. Prices are in BBD (Barbados Dollar). 1USD=2BBD

Guess what I had?

The "Weekend Madness"

which is curry beef with spinach rice and coleslaw. It came with a can of soft drink.

The curry beef tastes like our Malaysian 'beef rendang'😋

Barbados - Weekend Road Trip

[Throwback November 2023] 

A kind local colleague offered me & my teammate a weekend road trip around the lovely island Barbados. We were so 'paiseh' to decline her kind invitation. She is a sweet lady in her late 50s, and holds a senior position in the office. After her church, she came to pick us up at our apartment and our journey begins....

We headed towards north to Bridgetown....passing by various landmarks...

This is one of those luxury residences along the coast....the coastal roads are long and winding and up the hills.

Port of Bridgetown is where the Caribbean cruise embark/disembark the tourists.

This clocktower is in Bridgetown town center.

Another historic building below....light and power house from the last century.

Then we reached...Spiegeltown....a town located slightly up north.

To be continued....

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[Below] My usual lunch of wraps bought from the cafe opposite the office.

I had salmon wrap served with mango chutney.

Unwrapping the wrap to see what's inside....

Smoked salmon....yummmmzzzz😋

MITEC

Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre or known as MITEC is the country's largest venue and premier trade and exhibition centre.

It has a huge glass panel similar to KLIA. On a sunny day, you could feel the heat from the window.

In the recent years, MATTA Fair has frequently been held here, as the venue offers multiple event halls capable of accommodating thousands of visitors.

This was my second visit to MITEC

This time was not for Matta Fair but attending AGM as proxy....and for the yummy food😀

Nasi lemak with chicken rendang and prawn sambal. There are 2 pieces of kuihs too - bingka ubi and kuih koleh. Delicious!

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The day before, there was also another AGM held at M World Hotel....and this one is even merrier....

Being a foodie, I went there for the food sampling😂

All the well-known brands.

There's even a Koko Krunch truck.

Nestum truck.

'Every Day' milk truck.

And the famous Milo truck. I'm a happy kid!

As for the breakfast box - 2 pieces of quiche, a brownie, a cheese sandwich, and 2 curry puffs.

More goodies in the goodie bag...yay!😆

Looking forward to next year's AGM....lol!

Fluffed

One of the new eatery in the neighborhood....

I think it was opened early this year but I seldom pass by that area hence didn't notice it much. This eatery specializes in waffles and cakes, which are mostly for teatime, but it also has set lunch menu. Apart from the savory waffles (for lunch set), there is also pasta too.

Simple and bright interior.

I had fish & chips with waffle. It came with drinks of your choice. I chose peach fizz. Did not finish the drink coz it was too sweet. Luckily, they served free flow plain water in the jug.

RM28.50 nett after discount. Tastewise OK, although not the best. Half waffle + 2 pieces of boneless fish fillets are enough to stuff me full.

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CBTL one day offer on any cake.....

This was on last week. I had Royal Chocolate cake.

RM9.90 nett only. Quite worth it coz the cake is of premium quality.

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Xiguan Wanton Noodles shop - I had braised chicken feet noodles this time.

Just tried out of curiosity. There are 3 chicken claws and a piece of shiitake mushroom. Quite salty, braised too long i think.

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Niko Niko Onigiri....i went there for their Japanese curry rice (RM16.90 nett)

Standard dropped....doesn't look appetising, not much chicken, carrots or potato cubes in the curry now....Taste also abit off. Not going to order this anymore.

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Nam Heong nasi lemak with curry chicken tastes better than the above....LOL!

RM17.60 nett

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Duck leg wanton noodles in herbal soup. I finally tried this in Yitcha Kaw Kaw kopitiam!

I like the herbal soup though I prefer chicken leg than duck leg...coz of the chewy & softer chicken meat texture.

The duck leg is cooked till fall-of-the bones, despite not hard & dense, but it is no longer chewy.