Cosy Small Town Eateries
I simply love such small town restaurants. Pakiam Corner is my idea of a ‘clean, well lighted place’ a cosy
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Indian/Veg Food
Find good Indian restaurants and vegetarian food in Malaysia and elsewhere
The Tired Tapioca
The tired tapioca The tapioca keeps having dreams about tornid summers, lips parched from cracked grounds The previous month’s moisture,
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Mundane Mooli (Radish)
Mundane Mooli “Where’s the remote?” grumbles the mooli she exhausts herself daily strained by the intensity of the TV Life
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Happy Ponggal 2022. ‘A Vegetable’s (Swede) Stand’
Swede paradise You won’t fool me Even if you think You like me I know deep down That you, don’t
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Traditional Indian Restaurant Heritage In Malaysia
A traditional Indian restaurant is one acceptable to all Indians be it Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Bahá’í
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Vegetarian Pasembur Rojak
When in Semenyih during the daytime make sure you stop at the Jayanathan Cendol/Rojak stall opposite the Semenyih Murugan Temple.
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The 2 Dollar (Ringgit) Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant
Almost every township in Malaysia has a 2 dollar Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant where you can have a full meal for
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Sweet Potato – Underground Artist
What colours do I pick? The canvas is grey The clouds in disarray Nothing matches the pink That I am…that
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Pumpkin – The Gourdfather
The Gourdfather Life is too benign For the mafia gourd With no one to malign Conflict is rarely a word
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பாட்டி சுட்ட வடை (grandma made vadai)
We have heard the Indian fable of the crow stealing the vadai from a granny frying and selling the traditional
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Lettuce – Call for a Green Revolution
Lettuce rise What do we want? A green new deal When do want it? Before the iceberg’s killed Lettuce rise
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Maldivian Moringa – Sun Basking Super Food
The Maldivian moringa I’m a happy plant The sea, sun rays on my face I’m the peppy type Island life
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Cucumber – Escape From Packing Industry
The escape of the cucumber Don’t judge me I’m loaded In defense I stay guarded There’s war in the horizon
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Corn – Kamikaze Field Guards
Lord of the fields He’s all ears For when the invaders arrive His kinsmen guard with pride Without fears Of
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Ginger – Witness of Human Excesses
Explorer ginger A zinger of a stem With a childlike nature With ideas that extend The limits of the reach
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Celery – “Waste Me Not” Rasta Call
Rasta celery The world is ailing Says Rasta celery The system is failing From its herby memory There used to
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Kampung Kacang Putih, Bentong, Ipoh
Visited Kampung Kacang Putih in Buntong, Ipoh today. Heard about it from a colleague who lives in Ipoh – about
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Indian Sweetmeats
The tradition of making Indian sweetmeats needs to be revived. The younger generation should not waste the opportunity to learn
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Garlic – Pungent Boogie Star
Boogie garlic Turn the music up Help me keep in step I’m the dancing bulb With boogie in my pulp
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Spinach – Wise Leafy Vegetable
The wise spinach It was I, yes I Who enriched Popeye With the iron and calcium Which once filled my
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