Rume Dining, Kuching

Our First Dinner of 2025: A Feast at Rume Dining

The start of a new year often calls for celebrations, plus it’s hubby birthday. What better way to do so than with an indulgent meal at a great dining spot? This year, we kicked off 2025 with a visit to Rume Dining.

The evening started with a plate of deep-fried calamari, perfectly crispy.

Next came the soft-shell crab carbonara pasta.  The creamy sauce clung to every strand of al dente pasta, while the soft-shell crab added a delightful crunch to the dish. So good.

Then the rack of lamb. Cooked to perfection, the lamb was tender, and juicy, so simple yet so tasty.

As we sat back, savoring the last bites and reflecting on the meal, it felt like the perfect way to begin 2025. Great food, a warm atmosphere, and wonderful company—what more could we ask for?

Here's to many more culinary adventures in 2025!

Books and Novels 2024

Novels I read in 2024..

1. House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas

2. When The Phone Rings, webnovel.  I initially watched the series on Netflix but couldn’t keep up with the weekly release schedule, so I decided to dive into the webnovel instead.

I found it challenging to concentrate long enough to finish a novel. I’ve started a few but ended up stopping halfway through. I blamed it on social media, which encourages shorter attention frames and quick interactions. Over time, it's harder for me to focus on longer forms of content like novels.

See Novels I read in 2023.

Taipei, Taiwan | Itinerary & Budget

Taipei, Taiwan 2024

Our actual itinerary:

Day 1:

Fly to KL, and overnight for 1 night

Day 2:

Fly to Taipei, shopping around Ximending area.

Tian Tian Li for dinner.

Day 3:
Ay Chung flour rice noodles for breakfast

9:45am English Mass Holy Family Catholic Church

Jianguo Flower Market
Jianguo Jade Market

Power Beef for lunch

Tian Tian Li and Ay Chung flour rice noodles for dinner.

Day 4:

From city streets to mountain heights to the ocean tides..

Ay Chung flour rice noodles for breakfast

Shifen Waterfall

Shifen Old Street

Jiufen Old Street

Buyan Pavilion

The Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布 Huángjīn Pùbù), Jiufen, Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Yinyang Sea

Lao Shandong Homemade Beef Noodles, Ximending

Day 5:

Ay Chung flour rice noodle for breakfast

Taipei 101

Din Tai Fung

Breeze Center

Addiction Aquatic Development

Shots at Rainbow Six

Getting my hair washed

Day 6:

Ichiran Ramen

Songshan Road

Wu Fen Pu

Raohe night market

Day 7:

Shopping at Ximending.

Tian Tian Li for lunch.

Fly to KL

Day 8:

Reach KL

Shopping and movies at IOI Mall, Putrajaya.

Fly back to Kuching at night

To buy:

GU ❎

Dried scallops  ❎
Jade 

Local leather handbag 

Tea 

Onitsuka Tiger √
Wool cloth ❎

NET √
Sunglass  ❎
Leather sandal √

To eat:
Luroufan - wang’s broth  ❎, tian tian li √

Yuan Fang Guabao  ❎
Ay Chung flour rice noodle √
Din Tai Fung 101 √

Power beef √
Soya milk you tiaw for breakfast √
Addiction fish market √
Ichiran ramen√

Budget:
Air tickets RM3.5k

Hotels RM3.8k

AirAsia Taipei-KL Luggage RM198

Cash: RM1.5k + TWD1k + TWD1k (CC cash withdrawal fee RM70 + RM70)

1-day car rental with driver TWD7500

Our planned itinerary had to be adjusted due to Eugene not joining.

Friday, 29 Nov

• Fly to KL

Saturday, 30 Nov

• Visit Ximending and NET

Sunday, 1 Dec

• 9:45 AM: English Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church
• Jianguo Jade Market (Saturday/Sunday only, 9 AM - 6 PM)

Monday, 2 Dec

• Jiufen (train to Ruifang Station + Uber)
• Shifen
• Raohe Night Market

Tuesday, 3 Dec

• Astronomy Museum
• Addiction Fish Market
• Taipei 101

Wednesday, 4 Dec

• Yangmingshan

Thursday, 5 Dec

• Fly to KL