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How to Eat Banana Leaf Rice

Back, eh? Did you subscribe to my RSS feed. I'll send the stories to your Inbox.Our first meal fresh off the plane in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia set the stage for the rest of the trip. Mr. J Chan, a friend I met 2.5 years ago in New Zealand, was nice enough to pick us [...]

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How to Attack a Singaporean Hawker Food Centre

What the heck is a Hawker Food Centre? First and foremost, it’s the one place you can’t miss if you travel to Singapore (or Malaysia). Secondly, it’s delicious, cheap, clean food served food-court style. The problem is that Hawker Food Centres (HFC) can be a bit overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re getting into. There [...]

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How to Eat Pork Spine Stew

Haejangguk, or pork spine stew, is one of the top 3 Korean dishes you’ll want to try if you visit Korea. It’s known in Korea as the best hang-over cure, and restaurants specializing in the dish are often open until the early morning hours. The tenderness of the meat combined with the spicy red-pepper spices and [...]

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How to Do a White Elephant Gift Exchange

*Bring a gift if you want to play! Wrap a gift worth $10 or LESS! You can buy something, or simply bring something from your house. It can be a good gift, a horrible gift, for a girl, a boy, funny, or whatever you want. Funny and ridiculous gifts make the game fun! All the gifts are [...]

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How to Do Vegas Right: 3 Simple Rules

Gambling, hookers, booze, and staying up all night. That’s the stereotype of Vegas that the Tourism board wants you to live out. Hence the endorsed motto: What happens here, stays here. Rule #1: Two nights max. Never stay in Vegas more than 3 days, and 2 nights. A) Your body can’t handle, B) Your mind can’t [...]

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How to Play Spades

How to play Spades (the card game)! Materials: 1 Deck of playing cards Pen Paper Players: 4 (only) Time: 45 mins – as long as you want Basics:  Two teams of two, with players on the same team sitting across from each other.  Deal out all the cards (each player has 13 cards).  Bet how many ‘books’ your TEAM will win.  Win [...]

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How to Create a Super Bowl Betting Chart

Materials: Poster board Magic marker (black, permanent) Deck of cards Basket, hat, or bowl (for the money) Set-up: Draw lines dividing the poster board into 11 x 11 squares (draw 10 lines horizontal, and 10 vertical). On the top edge write one Team Name, on the left edge write the other Team Name Have people ‘buy squares’ for $1 each. People write their name [...]

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