On my last trip to Alor Star visiting my grandparents, I made a quick detour to visit one of the spots in Kedah’s Tourism Map which is the unique Muzium Padi or Paddy Museum. Being the ‘negeri jelapang padi’ or Rice Bowl State of Malaysia, it makes sense for Kedah to have a tourist site related to Paddy. It’s located near Gunung Keriang, another Kedah’s tourist attraction. Driving to the museum is easy as there is no heavy traffic and road signs (the normal brown colour for tourist sites)...

This weekend was ‘balik kampong’ weekend as it was a long break due to Maulidur Rasul public holiday. It’s nice to take a get away from work although I did end up completing a couple of tasks on my office laptop over the 3-days break. JB was as always fun; A combination of family, friends, food. You can’t go wrong with that 3F recipe. I was not in photography mood but did take out my camera to capture this special meal. Introducing Nasi Briyani Kambing Johor Style (My mother-in-law’s...