GOASIAPLUS September 2018

CONTENTS
3 INSIGHT
The Dream Maker
15 TRAVEL
Soul City of Java
EDITOR’S
NOTE
Three years ago when the late celebrity
Chef Anthony Bourdain left Sarawak after
shooting the Sarawak laksa for CNN’s “Parts
Unknown”, he IG-ed it as ‘breakfast of Gods’. He
first set foot there, all the way from New York, at
the Choon Hui Kopitiam in Kuching for his first
slurp of the Sarawak laksa which was on his Top
10 wishlist.
For many of us Bourdain has brought the
world of exquisite and exotic cuisine to our living
rooms and opening us literally to parts unknown
by walking us through different cultures.
Truly, besides the Sarawak laksa, our colourful
culture must have impressed him enough to make
several trips to Malaysia. He would probably have
loved the Melanau’s Kaul festival (page 8-9) where
a picnic feast of traditional cakes and snacks,
served after the spirits appeasing ceremony, would
have delighted him.
I am not as widely traveled as Bourdain but
I dare say I can be equally adventurous when
it comes to food. While food brings people of
different cultures together, a good sense of
culinary adventure, I believe, will bring excitement
to your travels.
Recently a friend of mine introduced me to a
new dish that uses the king of fruits, the durian,
as one of its ingredients. I have heard of durian ice
cream, cakes, tarts, and custard. But durian fried
rice? I must say I had my reservation with this
version of ‘durian anything’ as it conjured images
of a heavy and mushy dish. On the contrary, it was
actually a delectable eat.
So, stay in sync with #MalaysiaBaru as the
country celebrates its 55th Malaysia Day and
stay open-minded to new experiences and new
perspectives to old stories.
6 INSIGHT
Ode to Ipoh Street Food
8 TRAVEL
Colourful Melanau
Kaul-ture
10 OUT & ABOUT
12 LOST & FOUND
The Glitz and Glam:
Beauty Pageants
EDITORIAL TEAM
GROUP HEAD & BRANDS
JOHN SO
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
JAMIE SOO-HOO
WRITER
JESSY WONG
CONTRIBUTORS
FRANCIS YIP, YY CHEN,
REBECCA LEE,
& RICK CHEAH
COVER ILLUSTRATION BY
MICHELLE LIM
20 TRAVEL
Beginner’s Backpacking
to Japan
23 TRAVEL
Andong, South Korea
24 TRAVEL
The Pulse of Johor Bahru
30 SNAPSHOT STORY
31 ON THE RADAR
DIGITAL TEAM
WEB CONTENT
JESSY WONG
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