Chat Over Teh Tarik on Chinese New Year's Eve

Meng Lei and Steve Ling met up and hung around in the market where goodies for Chinese New Year were put on sale. Later, they popped in Premier Hotel (www.premierh.com.my ) to look me up.

I was more than glad to receive them. In return, I invited them to Cafe Palmelia for a chit-chat over our signature beverage - teh tarik.

Both Meng Lei and Steve are learned journalists with commentable flair in writing. Their photography skill is also most admirable, many a time making photographs look like living pictures.

We chatted over teh tarik on varied current issues - from inflation, upcoming parliamentary elections, local developments to Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing's superdynamism. It was a wonderful time for me to catch up with them on issues of interest.

Meng Lei and Steve are bloggers also. Their blogs deserve a word of recommendation here to everybody (www.mengleiwong.blogspot.com ) (www.stevelinglt.blogspot.com ) .