Trip to Pearl of the Orient aka Penang, mini Hong Kong or 2nd Singapore...

it happen 2 days after my return to KL which fall on the 8th... well... since it is penang trip, i will blog mostly on the historical things and the foods...

well, the bus ticket i bought is at 3pm so i can take my own sweet time to pack on the morning itself... juz as expected it was a terrible traffic jam due to holiday season... every1 was busy visiting here and there... ok... cut the crap... me, kang yao, wei lun and ah pua are all coursemates... 4 of us will be waiting at the puduraya for the 3pm bus...

08/12/2008:
well, it is 5 hours journey to penang compare to car which only took 3 and half hours. the bus moved at 3.30 and finally reach there about 8.30. my fren's fren took us at about 9 and bring us for dinner: for the 1st time i ate the crab with the shells together... deep fried crab... yummy... ok... this is like a pure chinese style... so many dishes... well, i suggest tat four of us pay for the dishes but then... my fren was giving the waiter the money but then the guys hand (my fren's fren) push my frens hand who are holding the money away. at least there is a drama to show them we are not the type to eat for free... making them feel abit easier compared if we do not show any interest to pay for the food... haha... typical chinese...
then we round round in the penang island... like in the tourist bus... somehow, the guy down to earth attitude attract me... he keep on condeming the BN, the malays and the government style of work which all i agreed to... 1st he mentioned about the hari raya haji which made all the road jam, second he gave a name to BN, Babi Nasional and always mentioned how they do their work (due to tat he voted for rocket) and finally the government which slow down all our potential (due to bribes, the advantages for the bumiputra and the limitation activity for economy's growth) which i cant agree more...
then finally around 11.30, we meet up with Dr K at McD. then we headed home to the guy's gf house... then we juz load our bags (not luggage) into 1 room and we sleep in the room oso...
later, went out for supper: tong sui... lots of things in tat bowl...
at the nite... was watching anime... the last love song in this little planet... and guess wat... my frens used my camera to snap tiz hell pic...
no 18sx scene... me watching the show with my laptop while waiting for fren to come out from the bathroom...
my cap rite on top of the mouse... planning to wear cap due to sun burned... im already dark! need cap during my penang trip to avoid more sun burn on my face...

and look at this perverted guy... he's more emo than me even he watched it from my bac and get so hyper and interested... he was waiting for 18sx scene... too bad... oh yeah... dear gurls plz avoid this guy... his name is Tan Kang Yao from Klang... :P :P :P

09/12/2008:
today we are in 6... Me, kah beng, kang yao, wei lun, stephy and ah pua (all are coursemates) in 1 saga car...
breakfast: char kuey teow + curry mee + ice kacang...
1st location: Kek Lok Si temple...

not to miss out the pagoda...

the tram's track... so stiff... up to c the bronze kuan yin statue...

the biggest bronze Kuan Yin statue in Malaysia... actually it was already completed but the temple wanted to rebuild it to avoid any accident due to the crack and they added pillar around it for this time...

the dam above the kek lok si temple... it was build under Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong the genting highland company owner... rich man...

lunch: asam laksa from the HO CHIAK and tong sui...
2nd location: another temple... dunno its name...

3rd location: Penang Clan temple and heritage site...
Khoo Kongsi... Khoo's clan... our Dr K's clan... the famost spot for the filming of Anna and the King.

outside of it... juz read it and the pic do all the talking if u know who is dr sun yat seng...
the controversial signboard... ending up here having temple and mosque side by side...

Yap's clan... me in mid...

the entrance of the clan's headquater... where all the clans meet up for discussions...

the headquarter...

Cheah's clan...

where's Choo... not located nearby here... haih... other place...
4th location: around gurney...
here is where the grand event "King of Tennis" tournament SHOULD be held... i was informed it is not the government of penang is the 1 who did not approve the tournament, but it is the whole budget did not arrive to pay for all the stuffs tat is required to build up this tennis court... or maybe stadium... i tot the governmet fault at 1st... sry...

historical structure... kota corn waleis. the cannon facing towards the ocean.

gurney drive... does it look like hong kong? haha...

5th location: Penang Road
tea time: cendol from HO CHIAK.
then have a walk along the road... frens brought the jeruk fruit... i juz ate theirs... lol...
6th location: gurney drive and gurney plaza...
went to the gurney night food stalls for food... sometimes there are some illegal performance here... well... i did not take the pic here coz it is too common for every1 who visited penang... :D
dinner: wantan mee + sotong bakar + grilled fish + balitong + soya bean + cincau... ENO plz...
went to gurney plaza later for a walk and movie... watched transporter 3... nice movie... the heroine ugly... yuck...
then went out to another nearby beach (i tink still in gurney...). kinda nice structure here... and the kebab beside this thing smells dam nice... hungry... yumm... but then i did not buy it. lol...

7th location: auto city
supper: blueberry toast + hazelnut coffee at old town white coffee...
next is Stephy's home... overnite here... lol... watched the love guru... while watching, i slept thru some parts... lol... dam tired...

10/12/2008:
breakfast: sweet biscuit + tong sui
breakfast: dim sum... ate about 6 plates of it... dam cheap la... rm2 for each metal plate... in KL it is 2 times or 2.5 times the price
1st location: on the way bac to stephie house.
dunno wat organization. not pilot school, not police or army...

another beach or seaside view? zzz... i bully a kitten here...

advanced lunch: pan mee. lol? due to the present of another 2 more leng lui... kena makan to pei min. lol? 10am breakfast and now 11.30am lunch? can die 1 if everyday like tat...
2nd location: St Anne's Church (the picture at here is too many... headache... dunno which 1 to post. if i post this, i will feel i wan to post that and that too... laggy to load later... ask me if wan some pic of it ok? :D).

3rd location: Bukit Mertajam's Recreational Forest.

the tea spa... outside of this forest... quite unique... i juz took the tea. frens were eating the baked sweet potatoes and drinking tea...
lunch: 2 small cup of tea? lol... kena diet abit...
the G5? 5 guys...

the douBLE trouBLE... i mean the 2 girls... :P :P :P

4th location: mengkuang dam. another dam? zzz... the largest dam in Penang...
5th location: Jetty... onboard on ferry of coz... wat else? the ferry and komtar at its back. itu ah pua la... muz go bac to island to change his bus ticket b4 late and traffic jam... kacau cau cau saje... if not can meet up with the leng luiS again... juz wanted to ask their msn and phone number! :( == == == juz kidding... :). jelly fish spotted...

6th location: the snake's temple... under renovation... ==

inside... left over snake... to entertain kids only... during cny if wan to take the pic of the snake, u'll nid to pay...

7th location: a familiar temple... where there are many shops beside it... went here once. got a t-shirt from here.

i'd love to step it... really cant c it... juz on the grass without any fence...

dinner: tomyam noodle + fish (better than the malay's)
8th location: Pesta Penang 2008 (annually, so dun miss out the chance if went to penang at the end of the year).

from the orang asli house display

to mini garden...

inside of it... using the real skin... not fake... except for the turtle... lame...

and to... concert...

and finally to bee show... run b4 sum1 broke the glass...

1 coupon = rm2
1 game = 2 coupon
2 coupon = no prize!!! =(
almost win the dart game... score 5/6 and 4/5... dam... tried paintball here too...
this 1 took 4 of my coupon... there are 2 rotations... 1 is on the main system which are the 2 long "hands" and 1 more is on the seats... creating a high g-force... which means the acceleration relatively faster on an objects even though the speed is remain the same on the system... really can heart attack if go for 2nd round...

wat? its oredy 12am...
9th location: auto city.
supper: french fries + mcflurry orange (yuck... too thick already...)
bla bla its omost 1... no movie this time... direct go to sleep... after brush teeth, bath and wash face of coz...

11/12/2008:
breakfast: chee cheong fun + char kuey teow + nescafe
1st location: batu ferringhi
went 2 batu ferringhi 4 kayak... my latest sport now... we kayak until the next beach... about 20 mins away from the starting point... luckily no turn over... the waves tat day is quite number... there are a few strong 1... nid to watch up to make a turn... me on the front of the red boat...

safe return... after spend about 20mins at the other side of the beach... saw a young hot mala
y chick... no tudung of coz... lots of mat salleh there... unable to snap the pic there becoz we cant afford to kayak with the camera... if the canoe turn over? bye bye to the camera...

lunch: nasi kandar + teh o ais limau + teh ais + sprite (rm4.5 + rm1++ + rm 1++ + rm1++ = rm9++). get dehydrate fast if i go for outdoor games...
2nd location: butterfly farm... wat interest me is the nature's scenery here... love nature!!! not only butterfly, various insects, spiders, sea life, plants and birds are displayed here... too many pic here, cant post all...

this attract me the most... the fluorescent scorpion... glow under the moonlight or uv light... pretty cool eh?

3rd location: teluk bahang dam... i omost jump into the water dy...

4th location: Shang ri-la Rasa Sayang hotel
not to sleep of coz... sea side view... nice...
in this pic, there are horse riding (look in the middle of the first 2 left ppl), parachute, jet ski, 4 wheel beach drive, kayak and spa activities... nose bleed when i saw a hot, beautiful and naked but covered with towel blonde... juz joking...

5th location: Burmese and Thailand temple...
Burmese's...

dunno why is this globe attract me... maybe its my dream to round the world?

place where i sacrificed some syillings to do some prayers...
what i got? i got only 2 out of 10 syilling tossed... maybe more?

another building... standing buddha's temple

Thai's

main gate... complex engraving...

another building...

mini shrine...

dinner: fish paste noodle + nutmeg (i spilled 25% of my drinks). dam it...
6th location: gurney drive + gurney plaza... (AGAIN?!?)
wei lun wan to go to beach and kah beng wan to watch movie... zzz...
watched the day the earth stood still... keanu reves latest movie... BORINGGG>>>!!!
back to home... exchange pic... and play some doom 3 b4 sleep...

12/12/2008:
breakfast: hokkien mee (penang) aka prawn mee (kl).
1st location: a very familiar temple... taoist temple... mum always go there to pray...
2nd location: USM... lazy to take pic... go internet find... almost all the U are like tat. nothing special...
bus station is next... our bus ticket is 10.30am... bye2 penang. thks kah beng for the tourist guide...