After hearing the shrieking rendition of ‘The Walk of Life’ the other night I now realise I have now learned to walk again. When I say walk again, I mean the South-East Asian way. Since I landed in South East Asia I’ve been performing the London Bridge yomp whilst walking the streets. This is pretty much a standard walk in the City of London and is performed at a rapid pace with little veering off a straight course. Any veering off course will be met by a “tut” from the veeree
Here in Asia you take the London Bridge yomp and slow it down to a quarter speed. This is certainly the most environmentally friendly way of walking as the amount of water you have to take on board is drastically reduced as are the number of showers you have to take during the day. (I’m now down to three showers a day after learning the walk of life here in Malaysia.)
Sitting in a bar trying to get online via wi-fi and upload photos (I had to sit in this bar for 4 hours just for this blog!! To be polite I did partake in a beer or few) it finally came around to eat. The first worry was the food menu was extensive covering practically every dish in the region. You have to also worry when you see a couple of pages of 'Western Dishes' at the back. I tried to play safe and go for some stir-fried noodles, fried bee hoon. The barman, sorry - waiter, suggested a 'sunny-side up egg' on top. Well I'm up for a challenge.
Here in Asia you take the London Bridge yomp and slow it down to a quarter speed. This is certainly the most environmentally friendly way of walking as the amount of water you have to take on board is drastically reduced as are the number of showers you have to take during the day. (I’m now down to three showers a day after learning the walk of life here in Malaysia.)
Sitting in a bar trying to get online via wi-fi and upload photos (I had to sit in this bar for 4 hours just for this blog!! To be polite I did partake in a beer or few) it finally came around to eat. The first worry was the food menu was extensive covering practically every dish in the region. You have to also worry when you see a couple of pages of 'Western Dishes' at the back. I tried to play safe and go for some stir-fried noodles, fried bee hoon. The barman, sorry - waiter, suggested a 'sunny-side up egg' on top. Well I'm up for a challenge.
Well the fried vermicelli was a seafood (prawns) and chicken mix and was fine - nothing special - if anything maybe a touch overcooked and dry. As for the egg - it didn't seem very sunny to me!! The chilies on the side though were real firecrackers. Mental note - do not mix chilies into the meal until ferocity is ascertained in advance.
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