tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post3262722004262657757..comments2024-02-14T11:01:13.504+08:00Comments on ygblog4: yghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-12148731068586146012008-08-03T20:38:00.000+08:002008-08-03T20:38:00.000+08:00peter, there are two hotels i have stayed before. ...peter, there are two hotels i have stayed before. they are within the town itself. <BR/><BR/>one is the accordian hotel on jalan bendahara. it is a small 50-room budget hotel. <BR/><BR/>the other is emperor hotel on jalan munshi abdullah, just round the corner from accordian. emperor has more rooms.<BR/><BR/>emperor's off-peak rate is around rm$101 and accordian's is also about the same.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-87844880075341498812008-08-03T18:11:00.000+08:002008-08-03T18:11:00.000+08:00ygi plan to visit malacca - any suggestion for hot...yg<BR/>i plan to visit malacca - any suggestion for hotel (not expensive) and within reach of everything?<BR/><BR/>Let's say I am thinking of two options for accommodation - simple no frills and 4-star hotelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-9652402792066052802008-07-01T10:41:00.000+08:002008-07-01T10:41:00.000+08:00chun see, met up with my 80-year old friend during...chun see, met up with my 80-year old friend during my morning walk. he also could not provide me the answer on why the cantonese called it 'holland sui'. according to him the hokkiens called it 'pock chui' because of the popping sound when it was opened.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-90876267559733824302008-06-24T07:40:00.000+08:002008-06-24T07:40:00.000+08:00chun see, i checked with one of my 'resources' and...chun see, i checked with one of my 'resources' and he confirmed that it was called 'hollan sui' but could only speculate that the first lot of aerated drinks might have come from holland. according to him, the bottles were not secured with a cap, instead there was a marble that floated to the top.<BR/>will try and check with my other resource, my 80-year friend.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-14778843769985032872008-06-19T18:19:00.000+08:002008-06-19T18:19:00.000+08:00chun see, i am still trying to find out from my 'r...chun see, <BR/>i am still trying to find out from my 'resources' if soft drinks were indeed called 'hollan sui'.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-39283741859106880512008-06-16T13:03:00.000+08:002008-06-16T13:03:00.000+08:00I have photos of an even older machine here.Maybe ...I have photos of an even older machine <A HREF="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2006/12/ice-balls.html#links" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can throw some light on the topic of discussion about why soft drinks in our time were call "holland water" (Hollan sui)Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com