Groucho

I don't want to belong to any suburb that will accept people like me as a resident.

With the opening of a barber that offers male waxing by a hipster, Tiong Bahru has hit new heights of douche-baggery.

And on my 55th trip to Penang......

......Amanda is coming to spend the weekend. I cannot believe that in the less than 2 years I have been in this job, I have come to Penang 55 times. Well at least I get free biscuits at the hotel these days. And if I am really lucky, the regular hotel booking is not made and I can stay at 23 Love Lane.

And as one does when in Georgetown, went walking walking, walking.....

And eating. eating, eating. Sunday was purely focused on finding great nasi kandar and in particular, their fried chicken.

A taste of a remarkable country

More to come.......

The Godfather (Part III)

A surprise

10 days in Nagoya was surprisingly fun. Unfortunately my birthday was spent on a business trip however a random meeting with a colleague turned into 7,000 yakitori sticks and 1 beer. Or something like that. I ate my weight in incredible Japanese food particularly the Nagoya specialties of unagi and chicken wings.

Nagoya seemed just a little bit more open and accessible than Tokyo. I felt a lot more comfortable walking into restaurants and bars, something I find really intimidating through other parts of Japan. Very liveable in fact.