Along with K-pop and K-dramas, South Korean food has garnered a huge following over the years. While it has become a matter of course today to find South Korean food outside of South Korea, in its country of origin, you typically find street food at bunsikjap (snack bars), pojangmacha (street stalls)
Month: February 2021
Remembering Miri’s ‘Drinking Horse’ formation on Tusan Beach
A year ago on Feb 20, 2020, the iconic rock formation dubbed the ‘Drinking Horse’ or 'Horse Head' at Tusan Beach, Miri collapsed. Located about 40 minutes from Miri city, the geographical formation which resembles a horse drinking water was one of the major attractions of Tusan Beach. The beach is also
#KajoPicks: 10 South Korean action-thriller movies you should watch
Here are just 10 of our favourite South Korean action-thriller movies: 1.The Chaser (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20zhdWoBzQ Inspired by a real-life serial killer, this Korean action-thriller is a must on our list. Yoo Young-chul is a South Korean serial killer, sex offender and self-confessed cannibal. He admitted to having killed 20 people, mostly prostitutes and wealthy
The origin stories behind 8 yōshoku dishes you might want to know
Nothing sums up ‘fusion food’ better than yōshoku. Yōshoku is a Western-influenced cooking style of Japanese food. Most of these dishes originated during the Meiji Restoration era (1868 to 1912) when the Meiji Emperor opened its border to foreign ideas and trading. During that time, the Emperor lifted the ban on red
What we can learn about Iban customs from Rev Edwin H. Gomes
Reverend Edwin Herbert Gomes was an Anglican missionary in Sarawak at the beginning of the twentieth century. During his 17 years of working here, he wrote several books about Sarawak including Seventeen Years Among the Sea Dyaks of Borneo (1911). He received permission from ethnologist Dr Charles Hose to use his photographs
8 Taiwanese bubble tea franchises you can find in Kuching
3 historical love letters that are more romantic than your K-drama
The Raven (1935), the film that was banned in Miri back in 1937
Fancy designing a building in Kuching’s business district? ‘Langit’ is the limit
KUCHING: Hock Seng Lee (HSL), Next Phase and the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) are inviting registered architects to challenge their creativity in an architectural design competition called 'Langit'. Targeted for a prime piece of land in Kuching’s central business district, the plot measures about an acre along Jalan Tabuan and