My Travel History

And here's the yearly update:

2017 - Hong Kong, Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai), U.K (London, Salisbury, Bath, Bristol, Bibury, Cornwall), Australia (Melbourne, Tasmania), Japan (Osaka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Nagato, Hiroshima)

2016 - Hong Kong, Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia (Labuan), Norway (Oslo, Bergen, Tromso), Denmark (Copenhagen), Sweden (Stockholm, Gothernberg)

2015 - Hong Kong, Indonesia (Bali), Netherlands (Amsterdam, Leiden, The Hague), Belgium (Brussels, Bruges), China (Shenzhen), Japan (Tokyo, Kanazawa, Takayama)
2014 - Hong Kong, Vietnam (Hanoi), Taiwan (Taipei), U.K (London, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Moreton-in-Marsh, Warwick, Blackpool, Windermere, Carlisle, York), Thailand (Hua Hin)
2013 - Hong Kong, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang), Thailand (Koh Samui), Indonesia (Bali),  Finland (Helsinki), Czech Republic (Prague, Cesky Krumlov), Austria (Vienna, Salzburg), Italy (Florence, Rome)
2012 - Taiwan (Taipei), Thailand (Bangkok), Indonesia (Batam), 

2011 - Taiwan (Taipei), Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu), Indonesia (Batam)

2010 - Taiwan (Taipei, Taidong), Australia (Melbourne), U.K (London)

2009 - Malaysia (Johor Bahru), Hong Kong

2008 - Russia (Moscow), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh), Hong Kong, Macau, China (Zhuhai)

2007 - Australia (Gold Coast), Thailand (Phuket), Thailand (Krabi)

2006 - Taiwan (Taipei)

2005 - Australia (Perth), Cruise

2004 - Cruise, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia (Redang Island)

2002 - Malaysia (Tioman), U.S (Chicago)

Considering the following places to visit next year:

Taiwan (trip booked)
New Zealand

Japan

Steamed Chicken Legs with Mushrooms and Black Fungus

Steamed Chicken Legs with Mushrooms and Black Fungus

Recipe passed down from my mother.

Ingredients:

3 chicken legs, cut into pieces
1.5 tablespoon light soy sauce
1.5 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon grated ginger juice
1 stalk spring onion
1 tablespoon corn flour
A few slices of lup cheong (optional)
A handful of fresh mushrooms
A handful of black fungus
Salt


Instructions:

1) Immerse the black fungus in water first to let it expand.

2) Marinate the chicken with the soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, oyster sauce, ginger juice, 0.5 teaspoon of salt, spring onion, and corn flour. Leave it for 30 minutes.

3) Add the mushrooms and black fungus, and steam for 25 minutes.

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

I took this recipe from here and modified it slightly.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
⅓ white onion
2 teaspoons of minced garlic
1 cup of chicken broth
1.5 cup water
200g pasta shells
200g broccoli, chopped into chunks
0.5 teaspoon of cayenne powder
0.25 teaspoon of nutmeg
0.5 cup milk
150g shredded cheddar cheese
Salt
Pepper


Instructions:

1) Heat the olive oil on medium heat in a pot. Add the chicken breasts, then season with salt and pepper.

2) Flip the chicken breasts once it is slightly brown, then flip them over and add the onions and garlic.

3) Once both sides of the chicken breasts are browned, add the chicken broth, water, and pasta.

4) Mix the pot well, then cover it with a lid and let the contents boil. Once it boils, stir the pot again.

5) Bring the heat to low, cover the pot again and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

6) By now most of the liquid should have evaporated. Stir the contents again, then add the broccoli and let it steam for another 5 minutes.

7) Add the milk and cheddar cheese and stir until everything is well-mixed.

8) Add the cayenne powder, nutmeg, and some salt and pepper. Stir and serve.

Butter-roasted chicken with herbs

Butter-roasted chicken with herbs

Made this for New Year's Eve dinner. Quite a few of the ingredients were added haphazardly, but the chicken turned out to be quite good!

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken
2 tablespoons of butter
2 teaspoons of minced garlic
0.5 teaspoon of paprika
0.5 teaspoon of thyme
0.5 teaspoon of sunflower oil
Salt
Pepper


Instructions:

1) Mix the butter, minced garlic, paprika, thyme, salt (0.5 teaspoon) and pepper (0.5 teaspoon) together.

2) Rub the mixture under the skin of the chicken (breast and legs).

3) Mix 0.5 teaspoon of salt with 0.5 teaspoon of sunflower oil, and rub it over the top and sides of the chicken.

4) Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, then put the chicken in, with its breast facing up.

5) Leave it inside for 50 minutes, rotating it occasionally just to make sure the chicken is cooked uniformly.

6) Change the oven mode to 'fan' mode. Monitor it closely for around 1 to 2 minutes - it can get burned very easily in this mode.

7) Serve.