Wilson Ng writes: Mercedes Benz Driving Experience 2010 – Sepang F1 International Circuit Fortnight ago, I received a call from my car dealer offering me a driving experience that I couldn’t resist – The Mercedes Benz Driving Experience 2010 at  Sepang F1 International Circuit. I was very excited as not only I’m going to drive different classes of Mercedes Benz but also I’m going to learn more about my Mercedes and also the safety features of it. It’s something that I would love to experience myself. Reaching there on time, I was joined by other car owners and dealers. We were assigned to groups with top class professional instructors. The were given a talk about the technology of the safety features ...
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Wilson Ng writes: MATTA Fair 2010 – 12th March Update A short one. I managed to go to Matta Fair 2010 today in the late afternoon today. The parking was full in PWTC and The Mall as well. Only managed to get valet parking at The Mall. The only reason I could think of is the school holiday today. Everywhere was jam and packed! While reaching PWTC, there were a group of girls approached me for a photo session. This was noon time and check out the queue. Took me 15 min to grab my tickets and time to go for window shopping, travel style. Sabah tourism is the highlights this year, taking the front booth together with Tourism Malaysia. ...
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Wilson Ng writes: AFC (Asian Food Channel) Icip Icip – Anis Nabilah Last week, I was invited to The Curve to meet the host of AFC (Asian Food Channel) Icip Icip – Anis Nabilah. In the beautiful Garden restaurant at the Curve, the talented young chef spoke about Icip Icip and also her life behind the kitchen scene. Like many other Malaysians that includes me, Anis also grew up watching Malaysia’s finest, Chef Wan. Her experiences working with Chef Wan is a dream comes true to her. She mentioned its hard for her to work hand to hand with her idol as there were so many questions to ask him. Yet, her collaboration with Chef Wan was memorable to her as she learned a lot ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Cherating Turtle Sanctuary Visit Our stay in Cherating last year gave us opportunities to visit places in Chukai and Cherating like the Cherating Turtle Sanctuary. Going to Cherating Turtle Sanctuary is a must in Cherating. After enjoying the sandy white beaches of Cherating, the turtle sanctuary is located within the hotel areas of the main road of Cherating. There are lots of road signs showing the direction to the turtle sanctuary. We followed the signs and found the sanctuary. In fact, the Cherating Turtle Sanctuary is actually located quite near to the Cherating Club Med.  Just a few steps away. The sanctuary is a traditional Malay house design. Well, we seen lots of turtles on TV, ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Matta Fair 2010, 12 – 14 March, PWTC (Putra World Trade Center) This weekend there’s something to look forward. The annual Matta Fair 2010 is back. From 12 – 14 March, at PWTC (Putra World Trade Center). Matta Fair is Malaysia’s biggest travel fair. Since 1975, the member boosts to over 2000 members from a mere 30 over members. There’s 2 Matta Fairs in a year in Malaysia. One in the first half in March and the latter will be in September. The upcoming Matta Fair will expect a bigger turnout than last year. Expect more than 800 booths, mainly travel from local and international agents. The highlights of this year MATTA Fair 2010 will be the new hotels from Singapore. Yes, I’m talking ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Sunset at Aonang , Krabi, THAILAND A short Sunday post. My last December trip to Krabi with my friends was a memorable one. Though the company was good, but the scenery was better. Let me explain also why we picked to stay in Aonang instead of Krabi town. Before the trip, I tried to look for images of Aonang of Krabi, nothing much was found. So then, during the trip I took quite a number of Aonang of Krabi to show it here on my blog. Aonang  is a popular hot spot and its only minutes away from the airport. The main road is usually packed with stalls and shops selling from clothes to diving equipments. Not forgetting as ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Lake “Lago” Falkner- Camping Ground site – 7 Lakes Route, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia, ARGENTINA The journey between San Martin de los Andes and Villa La Angostura, lies the popular 7 Lakes Route. Lake or Lago Falkner camping ground site is one of the most popular camp site within this 7 Lakes Route. We were traveling from San Martin to Bariloche. Entrance of the Camping Falkner As we saw the beautiful Lago Falkner, we couldn’t resist to have a quick lunch there. Guests of Camping Falkner As expected, there were quite a number of camping enthusiasts there. Somewhere as young as high school teenagers and there were quite a number of families and backpackers....
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Wilson Ng writes: Taiping’s Best Hotel, Flemington Hotel Taiping had a new hotel to their addition in 2009, the Flemington Hotel. Located opposite the popular Taiping Lake, Flemington Hotel was the official hotel for the 2009 4×4 Larut Hill International Challenge. The Flemington Hotel has one of the best view of the Taiping lake in Taiping. The room itself is spacious, with LCD TV and modern looking carpet. There’s also a small chair with a small round coffee table by the large glass window. Not forgetting there’s a work table with a nice leather chair. The room itself was clean and there wasn’t any stain on the carpet or anywhere in the room. The toilet ...
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Wilson Ng writes: My parents had been telling me a good place to eat fish in Taman Putra Budiman in Balakong for the past few days. Last Sunday, I decided to treat them and my in-laws for the “Chap Goh Meh” dinner there. Though the place falls under Balakong but its only a stone away from Gita Bayu. They moved from Chan Sow Lin area years ago. They moved after the construction of the SMART highway. It’s not one of the fancy restaurants in town. It’s just a small non airconditioned restaurant in one of the housing estate shoplots. We started off with the Stir Fried Long Beans with Roast Pork (Chinese style). The long beans were huge and ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Argentina’s Tango Artist, Guillermo Alio There’s a lot of tango dancers and artists in Argentina but finding the best of both world is not easy. Luckily, I found one by the name of Guillermo Alio in La Boca. La Boca is one of the places you couldn’t miss in Buenos Aires. Rich by history itself, I went to La Boca with my friend Shakhira. La Boca is also the home for the world renowned football team, Boca Juniors. Unlike the city of Buenos Aires, La Boca simply different. Different in the sense of its history and its buildings. The most visible difference will be the color of the buildings. Walking in La Boca like going to another part of ...
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