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A Night at Ril’s Steakhouse (vegetarians should not view this post)

ByDMcA January 11, 2012January 13, 2012

Those that prefer plants turn your eyes away now – This steak is medium rare! We finally got to sit down at the Chickadee and hubby Mr K’s steakhouse last Friday, and a very pleasant evening it was too, defined by the awesome steaks and other fine food on offer. Shown above is the 1kg…

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Bali jam

ByDMcA January 5, 2012September 26, 2012

On the plane back to KL there were a few moments to reflect on what is happening to Bali. Always a favorite place, we just had one of our best ever times here, celebrating the *0th birthday of our dear friend M**k, along with the chickadee and her hubby. But it may be one of…

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Ril’s at the Warehouse – new photos and reviews

ByDMcA October 17, 2011October 17, 2011

The new restaurant above the Warehouse Gallery and Cafe in KL’s chinatown has now opened. I haven’t been yet, but there are some new photos and some rave reviews of this spot (which is owned by the little chickadee and her talented husband). In my previous post on this subject, I covered the gallery and…

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Angkor temples

ByDMcA October 8, 2011September 26, 2012

Finally I have got round to processing and uploading the photos from Angkor Wat. First tranche is from the smaller temples around Angkor Wat itself. You should be able to see why I preferred these quiet and incredibly atmospheric places to the main attraction.

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French Lunch (in France)

ByDMcA September 26, 2011September 26, 2011

Following up on French wine in France, this post reflects on the parlous state of bourgeouis Lunch in France. This a potentially tricky situation – with only 11,000 lunches left in my lifetime assuming no early demise, a significant lacuna lurks. Fortunately there is a solution…

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Cambodian Images

ByDMcA September 22, 2011September 26, 2012

Some snaps from my recent trip from Phnom Phen and Siem Reip. Apologies for the earlier problem with MS Explorer. I have now tested this with Firefox, Explorer and Chrome, and all seem to work fine.

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“Still alive and able to get about quite well” is the overall report. We are all fine, albeit with the usual ups and downs. The site has been spiffed up a bit, and should be faster and easier to navigate. I might even put some new content on – see What’s happening? for more info.

On other fronts, I think my photography techniques and images have improved quite a lot over the last 4 years, and I have discovered a fascination for the technical and technique challenges of photographing birds in flight. Have a look at mcaughtry.photo to see if you agree. I have also discovered the delights of artisan coffee, and have built a spiffy state of the art digital audiophile music system, all of which I may write about in the future. So no shortage of things to interest or infuriate me.

But most of all my life has been enriched and inspired by my two beautiful and funny grandchildren, 5 and 2 years old as I write. Why couldn’t I have been like this when I was their age I ask myself? I am privileged to know them and my heart skips on each encounter.

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