My weekends usually begin with the desire to eat half boiled eggs. I used to hate eating half boiled eggs. Maybe it was the way it was forced upon my sis & I when we were young, causing us to believe that it was brain food. I was fed three quail’s eggs daily from when I was three years of age right up till I was seven. Imagine the cholestrol I have in my system. It probably went to my brain to build mass. Haha, quail’s eggs I love, but not chicken’s eggs.
It wasn’t until several years ago, that I’d learnt to appreciate everything that my late father loved. Papayas, sambal belacan, petai (aiyo….yah, it’s true), durian (couldn’t be more true!), cencalok, chilli padi, grilled mackerel, nasi kandar, shallots, onions & garlic. And half boiled eggs.
There’s something to eating half boiled eggs, I tell you. It always make me reminisce the familiar feel, the travels with my dad, shooting at the gun club, nasi lemak at Harun’s & marble cake at Yut Kee. Everywhere we went, dad would have his half boiled eggs. And I would ask silly questions like ‘how does the yolk become a chicken, daddy???’
So I went to Yut Kee. A quaint coffeeshop in a road that my dad called ‘fragrant dung road’ (go figure), which still preserves things of old. The nostalgia of eating half boiled eggs with my dad & sisters & the anticipation of going somewhere after that, the dread of dad starting a long & meaningful conversation with Uncle Jack’s father who was the owner of the place & then, all of a sudden……the eggs became tasty again.
Hi Pam, Nice Classic photos of a typical 50/60s theme. very creative way of using the Sepia mode of the Digital camera, Creates a sense of Nostalgia and kinda transports those looking at them back to that era. With the exception of the Water Filter in the background and the huge plastic container and coca cola in the foreground (which are the most obvious items), you will think that these photos were actually taken way back then. Excellently composed and well thought out shots. Keep it up Pam, you certainly have the talent and the keen eye.
Thank you, Antonio! I stole the shot from where I was sitting & later showed the waiters who chuckled approvingly! I think they found it rather amusing that I would take photos of them at work.
And I used to have a Kelvinator fridge!!!
I’m going to shoot everything in sight now that I’ve just gotten myself an 80Gb hard disk (G.A.S.). Thanks for the pointers & look forward to visiting you in Ipoh soon!!!
wahh this is really an old place…got that *ku tung* fan somemore 😛
i hate half boiled eggs too when I was young, but now love it hahaha
Hi Pam,
Just found your site. It’s so good. I’m in London now but will be in Malaysia again soon. Still diving. Some good dive sites in UK and Europe but so cold!! Croatia and Northern Cyprus are really good.
Send me an email and maybe we’ll meet up when I’m back in Malaysia.
Tony
Wah! Tony! How are you & your family??? Haven’t seen you in yonks & no wonder you haven’t been in touch!!!
Will send you a mail soon & we shall hook up to go diving again! Is your daughter certified yet? She would love Tenggol!
Hi Pam, Yes my daughter been certified more than 2 years now, she already got AOW and she done quite a few dives now. She really into diving and she seems to use no air at all, I’m sure on one dive her tank had more air in at the end of the dive!!
We went to Tenggol on Kaleebso last year. She did her first night dive there. We planning a big diving tour of Malaysia before she comes back to UK for good. Not been to Sipadan yet so that will be the first on our list.
i was here today! Yut Kee… way cool. i only realised that was the place you were talking about from the antique radio by the window.. haha.. realy nice place. maybe we can have tea there sometime soon