The last leg til we met took forever. My heart was bursting to see my best friend. I hugged him tightly, and we were back just like that, bickering, shoulder punching, I had forgotten how comfortable it was to be with him. My eccentric friend, he can quote every diologue in Seinfeild, yup, and he’s…
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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 ,…
Island Gripes : Our Love / Hate relationship with tourists
We love hosting, we LOVE that people Love our island. But just some comments and actions may rub us the wrong way. Don’t get me wrong, we know we are not perfect, I have a long long list of how arrogant us locals can be to each other, but this, this your list. Hopefully these…
George town festival 2017: Opening weekend. Chorus by Ray Lee.
Chorus by award winning British artist and composer, Ray Lee has installed Monumental kinetic sculptures that move and emit sounds, creating harmonious yet hypnotic music. Venue: Dewan Sri Penang. Dates: 28/29 July 8pm-830pm. 5/6 Aug 7.30pm-8pm.
Top outdoor activities in Penang. Nature trails: wild boar trail (sua tu lor) from Moon gate review.
We love and respect nature. We are the guardians of one of the oldest rainforests in the world and this is just located at our backyard. Trail review: wild boar trail. (sua tu lor) Location: 15 mins from George town by car or bus no 10 from Jetty to Botanical gardens. Moon gate is the…
Top outdoor activities in Penang. Nature trails: Monkey beach review.
If you love the outdoors and going on walks, Penang has many nature trails you can explore easily. Monkey beach in Taman Negara Pulau Pinang (Penang National Park) is one of our favourites and we will tell you why. Location: 40 mins from George town by car or bus 101. 20km from city centre. Located in…
Penang’s latest attraction: Penang avatar secret garden
Penang local went to check out the hype surrounding Penang’s latest tourist attraction in Tanjung Bungah at the weekend. Penang avatar secret garden is a landscaped light show. The trees and buildings around are lit up so you should go at night. The attraction is free and it does get busy and there’s not much…
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