Penang Fun Facts

During my 3 days 2 nights vacation in Penang, I discovered that...

Look at the hair.

It was so windy I took this pic with my eyes partially opened =="

1. When the wind blow stronger than usual, it's not merely because it's windy. It's a sign of Tsunami!! On the first night in Penang, we were hanging around in Gurney Drive, while waiting for Yuet Fen's dad to come and pick her up. The waves were big and rough, till the extent that they splashes out to the road (over the wall). We thought it was nothing serious and that it was normal for such windy day. The next day, it was reported that Penang might be 'attacked' by Tsunami. What we witnessed (and was actually having fun seeing and talking about it) was actually a pre-Tsunami. In fact, I was slightly splashed by the wave. Lol. So, are we considered as the survivors of Tsunami? XD To demonstrate how windy it is, watch this clip.

2. It is a good idea to bring along your mah jong set while you're on holiday. It motivates early rise from bed and shorter bathing duration. It is also a good method to pass time beneficially while waiting for others to bathe (especially when you have 2 bathrooms shared by 8 people). Plus, when you're shuffling the tiles in midnight or early morning, neighbours might probably think that it was the old folks who are playing mah jong (because it is usually so) and will not come knocking on your door, asking you to slow it down XD

Mah Jong Kakis

3. There's a reason why, in fact, there are reasons why Penang is known as the Food Heaven. Perhaps a line or two from Ujin is enough to strengthen this point?

New Lane hawker stalls.

"OMG! This is food heaven man. I'm in heaven!"

"This apam is the best in the world!"

That was when he ate the apam Bryan bought. He was so into that apam that he came back looking all disappointed when the apam moving-stall (stall on a lorry) drove away. Lol.

Roadside lok-lok.

The milk was like 1cm thick!

4. Besides Kampar, Penang is another (one of the very little) place that makes good tea! When I'm back in Klang, I brought back my habit for tea. I ordered from several coffee shops and heck, they are no where near the worst tea in Kampar. I stayed overnight in KL the day before we went to Penang and since I was craving for good tea (emphasis on the word 'goood'), Ah Wei brought me to Barakath saying the tea was 'better'. I order teh tarek and omg. Yea, I guess you already know the reaction. Thank heavens Penang revived my soul with good tea :D

Having teh tarek by the roadside. Main road =="

Interior of one of the clubs in Penang Road.

5. People in Penang are so cool. They club in cool places, they dressed cooly. So cool that even Ah Wei terikut-ikut. She snapped photos with style~~

The flammingo pose XD

6. The view from Penang Hill is beautiful. It was chill as well. From here, we found out that there were actually still a lot of moutains in Penang and that 'civilization' centers on the outskirts of the island, along the shoreline- just like what we learnt in Sejarah that 'Perkembangan bermula di tepi sungai atau sumber air.' LOL!!

Ah Wei fell 3 times! Wakakaka!

7. Through out the 3 days stay in Penang, there were no one day that it didn't rain. Perhaps it was because of coincidence that it was windy on all 3 days or perhaps it is always like that, that the clouds in Penang move really and I mean, really fast. Maybe like 5 seconds per meter? Lol. It may rain now while you're chatting and the next thing you know, the rain stopped.

Driver 1 : Bryan

Driver 2 : Edwin a.k.a. Sp's XD

8. Maybe it is because of the traffic condition in Penang and the small roads, Penang-lang are all very good drivers. It's amazing how Bryan and Edwin managed to tail each other when I had such hard time tailing behind Bryan.

If you agree Bryan is the best tour guide ever, put your hands down! Lol.

9. Bryan is a very, very good tour guide. He explained every single thing- from buildings to peoples- to us. In fact, he's more than just a tour guide. He helped with the bags, photos and driving. Thanks a mil, Bryan! :D A big thank you to Khai Chiah and Chee Choon for meeting up with us as well ^^



10. WE LOVE PENANG!