Everyday Penang features whimsical pen and ink sketches by Malaysian artist Tiffany Choong, who takes her inspiration from the simple everyday objects she observes in her daily life. Every sketch is a glimpse into the “inner Penang” of the artist – a journey from sight to mind, heart to paper. ABOUT THE ARTIST “I am a…
Category: Made in Malaysia
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…
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
The Bentook Journey : Boredom rules at Penang International Airport , Day 01/14
We live on one of the most quirkiest island in the world, our islanders are nuts, our food out of this world, our buildings are in pink, purple and lime green, our old streets are loud, and our skies dramatic. Why is our airport so boring? It’s a terminal, terminal is death. It’s the looming…
The Bentook Journey: Taking My Name with Me , Day 0/14
Day 0 : The night before I am about to embark on a personal journey and I’m taking my name with me. I am going to finally meet my childhood bestfriend , who was at times the worst friend, a school friend who will always be my life friend, at times he infuriated me ,…
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