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This is hairy bean curd or hairy tofu I had found and eaten in Tunxi in Anhui Province, China. The tofu is let fermenting until a layer of hairs growing on its surface, hence the name. Do not worry about the hairs as they are long gone when the tofu is fried in the sizzling hot oil. The hairy tofu is usually served with hot chili pepper sauce. It tastes like cheese, very soft and creamy inside. If you love the taste of cheese, you should really try this tofu with hairs in Tunxi, on your way to Huangshan.
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I know I had been away for quite some time. I was on a trip to Singapore during my absence from here. And I went to Universal Studios Singapore, a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. Opened in March 2010, the Universal Studio is a theme park of approximately 20 hectares in size, consists of 7 themed zones with a total of 24 attractions. Each zone is based on a blockbuster movie or a television show. They are Hollywood, New York, Sci-Fi City, Ancient Egypt, the Lost World, Far Far Away and Madagascar. Let’s go and ride the movies in Universal Studio Singapore! And that is the real fun of it!
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I like water lily! Who does not like water lily anyway? There are about 70 species of water lilies living in freshwater areas in temperate and tropical climates around the world. I once dreamt of owning a bungalow. I would like to have a big water lily pond in my bungalow compound too! This is a water lily pond atop Penang Hill, in front of David Brown’s Restaurant. Foods and drinks served at the restaurant are costly. Perhaps one can just order juice drink and chill in the restaurant’s greenish garden of lily ponds. For your information, one can also see panoramic view of Georgetown from this part of the hill.
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Do you like amethyst? Amethyst is one of my favorite gemstones besides the green peridot. Amethyst is one kind of quartz and it is commonly found in violet color. Ancient Greeks and Romans actually believed that amethyst protects one from drunkenness. I do not know how true that can be. What I know is the stone is the traditional birthstone for the month of February. Just last month, I was lucky enough to see an amethyst geode displayed in the local exhibition center. An amethyst geode was formed when large crystals grew in open spaces inside the sedimentary rocks and certain volcanic rocks. I can tell you that these geodes could cost me a fortune if I want to own it!
 Amethyst geodes
I have always dreamt of having a lion head door knocker at my front door. A brass lion head door knocker adds glamour to any front door, don’t you agree? It also adds imperial look to your front door because lion head represents protection as well as pride. Brass lion head knockers are commonly seen in any Chinese temple, palace or imperial building. I have seen a lot of these lion head door knockers during my trips to China throughout the years. I was and still fascinated by it, and would like to have it on my front door too, what about you?
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I saw this wooden horse during my trip to Hangzhou, China last March. The wooden horse is made of putting together tree branches of different lengths and sizes. And I think they also carved the tree branches to better show the figure of a horse. I was deeply impressed by the creativeness shown when putting together this piece of art. The fact that they recycled the fallen tree branches for this purpose has also delighted me a lot! I hope to see more of this in Malaysia, don’t you think the same way?
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One of the most visited landmarks in Sibu is the Tua Pek Kong Temple. It is also known as the Sibu Eng Ann Teng Tua Pek Kong Temple. The history of the temple dates back to as early as in 1870 during which time it was still a small Chinese wooden temple. The main deity worshipped in the temple is Tua Pek Kong, a Malaysian Chinese God. For this purpose, the statue of Tua Pek Kong deity was specially sculptured and imported from Xiamen, China in 1897. The 7-storey pagoda shown in the picture below was built in 1987 for the worship of the Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin.
 The impressive 7-storey pagoda
Do you eat jungle fern? Over here in Sarawak, crispy jungle fern fried with sambal belacan has always been a popular dish in every household. Let’s meet the famous wild fern of Sarawak – Midin. Bunches of Midin can be easily available in local markets here in Sarawak for only Ringgit Malaysia 1 a bundle. Wild vegetables are more healthy and nutritional because no fertilizer is used to cultivate them, agree? That is why I always get a bundle of Midin whenever I pay a visit to the local market. Oh ya, my favorite way of cooking Midin is frying it with just garlic and sometimes adding a bit of Chinese red wine. I would strongly recommend anyone who comes to Sarawak to try this local dish.
 Eating wild jungle fern, anyone?
Do you know the head and neck of both male and female ostriches is nearly bare? Besides, their legs are unfeathered. However, the ostrich is famed for its feathers as they are indeed decorative. As early as in Roman times, ostriches were farmed and hunted for their feathers, where at that time were popular as decorative item on hats. Today, ostrich feathers are mainly used as feather dusters. The feathers of adult males are mostly black, as shown below.
 Feathers of adult males Females and young males spot whiter and grayish brown feathers.
 Feathers of females and young males ostriches
Besides being the largest living species of bird on earth, female ostrich also lays the largest of all eggs. Yes, ostrich egg is the largest egg in the world! On average, ostrich egg measures 15 centimeters long, 13 centimeters wide and weighs 1.4 kilograms, which is equivalent to approximately 15 chicken eggs. Owner of the ostrich farm told us that adult females here lay an egg in every 5 days. And each ostrich egg is sold at the price of Ringgit Malaysia 10. Jam has never tried eating ostrich egg before, have you?
 A large egg indeed!
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