Category: Penang
-
Penang Post-Trip thoughts
Would I go to Penang again? Absolutely! If only to go to Penang Hill again and spend 500RM on coffee beverages. I found the food quite over-rated. Hey, I think Singapore can hold its own here. So foodie enthusiasts, please swing by Singapore! One of the biggest changes, and I think this is for the…
-
Penang Post-trip bonus: Peppermint Mocha
I’ve received feedback that this tastes nice – like Starbucks’s peppermint. I pulled this beverage off some random shelf in the hypermart in Komtar, so it might be available outside Penang. You can try ordering it off Qoo10 Malaysia as well: here.
-
Penang Day 3: Going, going, gone. (with post-trip update)
Asked the hotel staff if we could check out slightly late. Happily, it’s possible. So we checked out 2 places, the blue mansion and chocolate boutique (hosts chocolate musueum). Spent like 500 ringgit across 2 days buying coffee and chocolate. Insane. Post trip update We did an insane and risky thing on third day. We…
-
Penang Day 2 (Post-trip): Batu Ferringhi Night Market
After the very dismal dinner at 1st Avenue, we headed back out to Batu Ferringhi for the famous night market. If the night market had anything else, they were overwhelmed by the number of stalls selling “real leather” imitation bags and t-shirts. The market also seems to curiously have a number of lighting decor stalls…
-
Penang Day 2 (Post-trip): Georgetown
Some people say that Georgetown is Penang. And what is a trip to Penang without going through this UNESCO site? (Well, we were staying in it anyway.) After lunch break, we had a quick drive around Georgetown, stopping at a few select places. Places we passed by were Fort Cornwallis Jubilee clock tower – The driver…
-
Penang Day 2 (Post-Trip): Coffee Tree, Tealeaf and Batik
Visit to Coffee Tree, Tea Leaf, Cocoa Boutique and Batik factory.
-
Penang Day 2 (Post-Trip): Bukit Bendera / Penang Hill
24th Jan was the height of the Thaipusam celebrations for this year. At 0830 or thereabouts, we headed out to Bukit Bendera / Penang Hill and we saw people preparing for the procession. There were the kavadi and urn bearers walking by the road (not sure if they’re filled with milk yet). A group of policemen…
-
Penang Day 2: A sad supper
A sad supper is when the murtabak is not what the person is expecting. (expected it to be bigger)
-
Penang Day 2: Signals (with post-trip update)
Celcom signal dropped outside the outskirts of Georgetown, making this Internet addict sad. Luckily, things were interesting enough to keep me from being desperate. Weather still hot as ever. The driver said that it hit 36 degrees. Post Trip A few things to add on for this post. 1) Day 2 Itinerary This is…
Diary of an Internet Addict 