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The Siuyeh Photo of the Month – August 2009
Where amateur photography meets luck
Photo taken at a coffee shop inside the food court within Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand.
Note: Photo taken with Nikon D60 … kit lens

Nowadays, good authentic cuisines are becoming increasingly accessible in countries other than its country of origin. While you’re obviously able to find great Cantonese restaurants in Hong Kong and China, you can also find great Cantonese restaurants in Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York amongst many, many other cities. One of my most memorable Japanese dining [...]

Ugh.
They should totally follow Marmite’s Love Hate ad campaign. I’d be the first to sign up for the hate club.
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Its no big deal really, and the cupcakes phenomenon has probably been around Asia for a while now ever since it went crazy in Hong Kong back in ‘03. Well, nevertheless, I present to you … Cupcakes, Inc. located on the podium where the BTS (or “sky train”) near Siam Paragon.
Have absolutely no idea how [...]

So if you’re thinking of getting a Thai massage in Bangkok or Pattaya, look no further than Health Land Spa & Massage. I used to think that because a lot of Chinese tour goes there, that it must be a rip off for tourists and that there must be better ones out there … but [...]

You know how there’s always a restaurant that you have to go everytime you revisit the same cities? Its different for everyone. For me in Shanghai, it’d be Jia Jia Tang Bao and / or Xiao Yang Sheng Jian. In LA, it’s In-N-Out Burger or Pink’s Hotdogs. In Bangkok, it’s definitely Erawan Tea Room.
Why? Because [...]

Not exactly food, but these photos definitely deserve some server and bandwidth space. This is perhaps, 1 of 2 reasons why I visited Xi’an in the first place!
What you’re seeing here (Pit 1, 2, 3 and 4 – although there’s nothing in Pit 4) took 720,000 people a lifetime to build. Dubbed the “8th Wonder [...]

On my last day in Xi’an, I was recommended a dumpling restaurant near the Drum Tower called De Fa Chang. “You can’t really miss it … there’s this big sign” says the concierge. And when I got there … she was right.
The signage reads “千古风味饺子香 传奇品质德发长” followed by a line underneath that says “The legendary [...]

Pretty impressive design for a Starbucks in Xi’an, no?

I just came back from a “business trip” from Xi’an, China and while I was there, I asked my staff to surprise me with some local delicacies … I was brought to a 乾州食府 on 科技路. The restaurant was semi-decent; it was definitely not the hole-in-wall type of restaurants, nor was it anything upscale. The [...]