Wow! I really cannot believe in myself that I can ever abandon my blog for so long and it has been remaining half dead ever since after i wrote yummylicious or a quick-peek reflect back on my good old times. Sorry for that buddy Soya.... (my one and only reader I guess... for now)....
well yeah, even way before I arrived here which was past two years... my "English conversation class" teacher, "sir", asked me to go visit Penang and my first thought about Penang was totally "plain blank" and I instantly replied him: "sir, is that in Thailand???"
Anyway it has got a beach so it does not matter whether it is in Thailand or Malaysia, right?? We just got to have fun!!!
Well that was my first perception regarding Penang!!! I know you would say "That's so Herald."... what to do man, seriously....
Okay, cut crap.... and here it comes Penang!!!! 
It’s just simply the best of the best place with all the beach, mountain, modern life yet still remain the traces of rich Chinese culture…
This picture was taken on the way to Penang... It was just simply spectacular!!!
I still remember the first early morning that we all gathered in Sunway foyer and all looked starving and half asleep until the bus arrived at last after one hours’ wait. It was worth waiting for though, our bus was like an Aerobus…
We were not just tired of playing silly games like all groups on trip would have done it along the way until no energy was left before our second stop for lunch which we already sensed an aura of Penang the minute we saw “Laksa – One bowl 2.20”…. I was like “YES” and not to forget, the Cendol was nice as well.
By the time we passed through the Penang Bridge, it was raining and we all were disappointed: “There goes our first day in Penang, sigh…… “. The rain eventually subsided and after we were settled with our rooms in Sri Sayang, it was brightly shining, just good enough to go to the beach and enjoy the rides…..
We were waiting for our Banana Boat Guy to come, but to our disappointment it came but an hour later... Too bad, tatar Mr. Banana Boat Guy!!! Then off we went without playing that.
These are a bunch of my "Cam Whore" gang in Kek Lok Si Temple, which overlooks the whole George Town if I am not mistaken.
Walking up and down the Ferringhi night market was great. Not only could we get cheap DVDs, one for Rm 4.00 returnable if anything is wrong, and this is what we should call them Ferringhi Louis Vuitton bags, wallets and you name it, they have it….. the best part was this:
Hahahaha yeah man come to think of it condom = protection… well it makes sense, it comes from smart Penang Hokkien-speaking business people with good command of English...
For the last day Penang, I’ll just copy and paste the Penang article that me and soya wrote featured in our 5th Floor Newsletter!! So yeah enjoy….
This was the quality morning for all of us somehow as some spent their nice time snuggling in beds the whole morning while some went a stretch to the beach for one last time before we left for Batu Ferringhi Beach for their favorite parasailing or photo taking sessions among the rocks. Off we went to Butterworth around 10.00 am in the morning and we had so much fun testing out our DVDs we bought the previous night until we got to Ms. Dhina’s house since we had the pre-invitation from her for the Raya open house in the Kampung (village) which turned out to be the total experience for all of us. Her house was situated in ten-minute walking distance from the highway and though we were asked to hop in to the neighbor’s van that Ms. Dhina requested especially for us, we still insisted on walking till we reached the house. It was a two-storied house by the paddy field and for those who decided to sleep until late the following morning, it was heaven for them for the food were exceptionally delicious and all of us really got to know the warm and hospitable neighbors and family who helped out in all the mise-en-place just to cater the thirty of us. We were not just tired enough of savoring the Kampong dishes and not to mention a short visit over the paddy field soon after lunch just to fulfill our habitual daily routine which we practiced back in Penang that was taking pictures no matter where we were and what situation we were in. Same goes to the long way back to our bus from the Kampung, we just had as much fun as when we first walked in to the village. From there we reached Ipoh in the evening then despite the occasional short breaks and traffic jam, we reached back home which was KL around 8.30 pm and of course we all felt time flew really fast compared to the bond and nostalgic memories we got from the trip and we wished it could have been any longer if there were the next time like this. All of us promised the next trip to be organized and we just simply cannot wait for it.
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