Our mother was taken away from us June 26th 2021. We buried her the next day without saying goodbye , without seeing her face without hugs and kisses, as you would, when we usually leave the house. Our mother was a long time sufferer from diabetes. Her mother, was too, a diabetic. It was after…
Where To Stay : The Brand New Luxury Beach Resort , the Angsana Teluk Bahang , Penang
A salute and appreciation to yesteryears. This hallway separates the hotel rooms from the residences at Angsana. The panelling show cases up cycled old telephone poles covering floor to ceiling. How we must never forget how far we have come and preserve as much history and resources earth and time have given us. What a touching tribute to heritage !
Where to Eat : Gurney Plaza’s New Food Hall, in Pictures!
Gurney Plaza’s Food Hall boasts a space of 33,000 sq ft , with a maximum bum space of 660 pax.
Mid autumn festival
Happy Mid Autumn Festival from Penang Local.Have you prepared your lanterns and mooncakes yet?If you haven’t, we are giving you are heads up to go get them for tomorrow night!!💕 💕 💕 Mid autumn festival is our favourite festival. Also known as moon festival or mooncake festival. We celebrate the harvest moon with our families…
Wishing all our Muslim friends Ramadan Kareem and Selamat berpuasa.
Wishing all our Muslim friends Ramadan Kareem and Selamat berpuasa. The team at Penang Local
Things to do : What tattooed folks have in common; They have tattoos. Period. And it’s very personal.
“”The first two years I had to work on my own, a baptism by fire, I had a trusted and excellent friend who really believed in me, I would say more than myself, and he allowed me to practice on real skin, his name is Luis, and he ended up with my most bizarre work. For this I will be ever thankful. ” Weshmagul
People of Penang ; Josephine Choo’s book, part memoir, part guide “Never Forgetting Balik Pulau” captured by Photographer Adrian Cheah
I LOVE Adrian. I met him 10 years ago when I was on a publishing project for the very first hard-copy of Time Out Penang. Adrian was hand picked for his intimate style of photography of Penang. Something unique and trusting about his demeanour, we were confident that he would guide us with his photography…
Art Exhibition Review ; Boxed In (one foot at a time) at Hin Bus Depot runs til the 31st of Dec 2020 with Ivan, Curator for Life (Part 1)
This art exhibition review is long overdue. We have just a few days til the exhibition closes, and what a perfect way say goodbye to 2020. Let’s hope 2021 be a little more uplifting, a little less scary, a lot more smiles on faces and a cautious step out of the box, a foot at…
Off the Island : 14 day Photo Journal under Quarantine from an Extra-Extrovert, and humble tips from inside a box
Never could I have imaged 2 or 5 years ago or ever, that a virus in our time , could cause an illness so powerful , so deadly that its changed the whole world and our way of thinking in a matter of months , days and even seconds. “…The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through…
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