Penang trip!

My first travel log! wohoo! haha, by the way, sorry for the long overdued post. Have been wanting to post the pictures up but have been busy working at my dad's office to earn extra wages during the holidays. Just an update on what has been happening, I miraculously PASSED MY 3rd year examinations! On to the final year of my course, Praise God! Congrats to my fellow coursemates who have made it thus far and may the day of our graduation draw nearer to us in a blink of an eye.

DAY 1

Teng Wai, Mega and I took the 9.00 am Nice bus from the old KTM railway station in the city. Was rather pleased by the services they had in the bus; except for the fact that the driver did not help us load our heavy luggage into the bus. When asked whether he could lend us a hand, he just gestured his fingers towards the luggage compartment impatiently, as if trying to say " Load them yourself-lah!". we were rather pissed off by that. Other than that, the 4 and a half hour journey from KL to Penang was a rather comfortable one.

At the old KTM station in KL city

Me sleeping on the bus ( Picture courtesy of Teng wai)

Upon arrival in Penang, we were greeted by Hui Wen and her mum, both penangites and great food hunters. haha. Our first stop was Lorong Selamat for some good ole' cha kuey teow fried by an aunty who wears a red head gear (shower cap?) and lab goggles while performing her task. (She takes her job very seriously, dont play-play).

"Jheng" aunty

Yummy-licious char kuey teow

The char kuey teow was simply divine! The prawns were larger and fresher compared to the usual ones in KL, however the portion served could've been bigger considering it was RM 6.50 per plate. Nevertheless, I would definately come back for more! Hui Wen and her mum ate Curry Chee Cheong Fun instead, which looked rather interesting...

Our tummies were just half filled so we decided to stop at another coffee shop down the road to eat the best ais kacang in Penang, according to Hui Wen. And indeed, it was AWESOME! The ais kacang was topped with delicious vanila nut ice-cream and the one thing that separates this ais kacang from the rest is the way the ICE was blended. It was so fine that it melted instantly when it reached my mouth.





Teng Wai and I could not resist the urge to try the Lemak Laksa as well as it was also famous in that particular coffee shop selling ice kacang. Darn it, after that lemak laksa, i completely threw my 3 month diet regime out of the window for the next 5 days. Who on earth could resist the sight of that? tell me? who?! sigh.

Lorong selamat's Lemak Laksa - A MUST try

Okay, enough of food for now. Just looking at those pictures again is making me salivate and drool all over the place. Anyhows, our next stop was Batu Feringghi. We decided to visit the most luxurious hotel in Batu Feringghi - Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Hotel, a 5- star deluxe hotel, according to Hui Wen's mum. And there, we began our usual cam-whoring session. haha.

After cam-whoring, we were hungry and exhausted. That was when our second round of food hunting began. Since it was mother's day, we decided to eat at a nice restaurant. We came across "The Ship", and oh my, this was really one heck of a ship. The food and ambiance was pretty okay; i'll give it a 6/10. Teng wai, Mega, Hui Wen's mum and I had Sizzling Chicken chop, while Hui Wen had the black pepper chicken chop.

Sizzling Chicken chop

That was all for day 1. Stay tuned for more updates!