Photos-Photos : The Penang Trip

I have kinda been delaying this blog cause the photos are gonna take a while to be arranged and uploaded. So finally i decided to break it into 2 parts. My Penang Trip and Ipoh-Food trip. And introducing another lengzai in the family along the way...

It has been 4-5 years since i have last visited Penang, or longer.. But in general, most places are still alike. We check into Sandy Bay Paradise beach resort along Batu Ferringhi. It was one of the erliest hotel Dad has took our family to before he went to US, so that's like almost 12 years ago... sure bring back lots of memory.. ANyway, this is the room, it has a living area,

Then the bedroom, pretty spacious huh? and for RM250 a nite, i say it is quite okay..


Then we went to a crappy hong-kong style restaurant near komtar for lunch cause we are seriously late.. nothing much to highlight cause we went back to hotel immediately. The next most interesting place, which I look forward most is this,



Gurney Drive!!! I love the food there, well, not calling this a foodie trip although penang is known for it too, but we definitely dunno where to find the best as we are just tourist here, but i missed the claypot rice with egg, this stall i tried this time just didn't make it the same way, egg is too overcooked..



But food are generally nice! Then i saw this Shillin stall, since Ipoh doesn't have it and my brother hasn't tried it before...

P.s. It is WAY larger than what they sell in Singapore

K... the other lengzai in the family, to be honest, i am jealous he is taller and more photogenic, see this photo i have to tiptoe to reach that height.. ='(

And even he is slightly fat he still looks good... gosh..! (more down to proof..)

Then day 2, at the breakfast.. hate them for being so bloody rigid, i have 4 vouchers for 2 days so my mom and aunt can join us, but they wont allow.. then my mom and aunt has to go out for breakfast!! I was pretty angry and thought of paying for the buffet but mom say it is not worth it (which is true after i eaten, for that price, they shud really be shame of the quality)

Anyway, ended up only 2 lengzai's at their table... This is the best thing that ever appear on the table, cause i made it.. =p

Our salad... Btw, introducing the Lomo camera on iPhone Apps, it really gives a different feel to photos, for those who have it, u shud try..

And the people eating it...

Even his haircut looks better naturally... (which is another story i was really down, bloody hairdresser!)


Then later in the evening, since my bro is preparing for IELTS, we just stay in for him to study (lunch was at a noodle shop in Gurney Plaza which is quite nearby, and we brought back a tub of Haagen Dazz to the beach for my bro to try.. too bad they dun have strawberry cheesecake)
We went to the pool and beach, while i was swimming he was doing his studying + free drinks..

Out hotel.. introducing another iPhone apps, this is call the polaroid camera effect, pretty cool too!

Lengzai again,

See!! this is why i am jealous, he looks really photogenic, and all the aunties in the market place near our home calls him lengzai now (title used to be mine) but, oo well.. he is my brother..

Then finally the last day, we didn't do much except checking out cause the entire morning till late noon was my brother's exam, we check out and went for lunch without him. By the time he is done, we only went to Kek Lok Si temple to buy the tou sha bing and my mom drove me up to see this really magnificient Guan Yin temple. I was really impressed considering this is on top of a hill..

*This is a more realistic photo of the "True" height of me and my bro.. =p

All in all, Penang is a lovely place, at least i feel so. Especially when we were driving to tanjung bungah side, i really fell for those super nice condo by the cliff, it was really luxury with stunning seaview. On top of that, Penang has its old side, modern side, good food and familiar people. So all in all, it feels like a nice place to stay. Not as busy as here, but just a pace for people who appreciate city life on a island but slower pace..

Maybe it will be a place i retire in the future...