Edinburgh is as old as it is young, as dark as it is brilliantly vibrant, as cold as it is warm. You can be having a fantastic culinary experience or you can find yourself face to face with the most obnoxious, purposefully god-awful looking muck on your plate. But in the end, under dark skies…
Category: crafts
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 : Artist Mandy Maung on Love behind the Covid wall.
Dear Covid, You suck. At this time of writing , I am in Dorset, England. We are one of the lucky ones to have slipped thru the COVID “net” and able to travel for family. Approval did not come easy, we applied and reapplied, called and waited til the ring tone died off, on some…
Art Exhibition Review and Q&As : Witnessing the Stillness in Sharon
I was pleased to witness Sharon’s very first solo exhibition. The invite came through text, with several bossy messages later informing me that the private launch was on the 25th September NOT the 24th. We , Penangites, don’t like to read, we’re usually too lazy to scroll to the bottom, the fine print is way…
Where to Eat : At Viva Victoria ‘s Psychedelic Food Garden with Penang Island’s creatives
This is first my attempt at writing since lock down, no…I lie..its since FOREVER. We are, at the moment, enjoying momentary freedom after the Movement Control Order (MCO) was lifted . “Momentary” because, we suspect, with this new found freedom we’ve touched and hugged and breathed already too much of each other. We’re doing ok,…
Where to Stay : The Edison George Town Boutique Hotel & Top 7 reasons why you should
” Our goal is to bring back the romance of staying in a hotel and to take care of our guests needs from our recommendations to our personalised service. We would like to be seen as the go-to insider in exploring George Town.” , The Edison George Town
Penang found items #1
One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. We found these upcycled dustpans made from oil cans up on rest stop 5 Penang Hill. We love them. What do you think?
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