Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Penang.......Land of the Ho Chak!!!! -Day 3

Day 3 in Penang........Today, i used my new digicam until the batteries died........ I took all sort of pictures today........from the beach, places to eat, 'leng lui's etc.........i'll upload it when i go go home tomorrow..........

Today, was all about eating.........We went from north to south, east to west of Penang to find for the best place to eat.........

First, we went back to Air Hitam and eat our lunch......didnt eat breakfast because we got up late....My mom had prawn mee, my dad, hainan chicken rice, and me, char keuy teow......it was not all that great as it still taste like the ones in KL my keuy teow.......but, my mom's prawn mee was not that bad as it tasted different from the one in KL.....

Then, we went shopping there.....it was a bargainer's paradise.......go there, see what you like, and then negotiate the price until it fulfill your standard...... I got some sleeve-less shirts for only RM 10 per shirt...........it was originally RM 28......

Here, it's a buyer's market......

My mom bought some blause and sesame oil......

Then, we went all the way to Perak Road to eat.......It was a bit frustrating as we got lost so many times.....but we made it......after 45 minutes going from one end to the other........

We went to eat again in a place near a "padang"(my dad call that place using that name....)
I had Ice Kacang, sotong kangkung, yam cakes, and curry laksa.....while my mom, assam laksa..........we shared the sotong n yam cakes..............all was damn cheap and delicious......cannot get in KL...,....

Then, we went shopping again, it was a place i forgotten the name.....but it's located near the Penang Police HQ......

Went there and bought tau sah pneah and kiam hiu(salted fish), with some macademia nuts.......
After that, we went back to Batu Ferringgi.

I went to the seashore for a while to take more pictures and walk around.......

Then, after an hour, we went out again.....this time we went to Tanjung Bungah to eat dinner.....
We had assam curry fish head, kai lan choi and sweet & sour fried chicken.....Damn!! it was good!!!! i even had a second helping of rice to savour the food there.........

We went back after that and now im here writing this post.......

Penang food does not use much salt as they emphasize on flavour instead of taste......so next time you go Penang, and the food does not have taste, please try again as you're suppose to savour the flavour of the food, not to taste......

Cheers........

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Visiting relatives from Penang - Day 2

Today is the 2nd day of my journey in Penang.......

I woke up at 9.00am and just brush my teeth.....too lazy to mandi today....lolzz.....went to Jalan York where we went to Sri York condo.....where we visit my mom's, father's, sister's, daughter's, daughter, who also used to be my mom's ex-housemate.......

Confusing????

i was that time my mom told me......haha......

It's just my *mom's, cousin's, daughter......


My mom was doing some catching with them, while my dad was talking with *her brother......

Me.......i was just playing with my handphone the whole time until the batteries died......I'd had to borrow my nephew's charger to enable me to play some more........hahaha!!!!!

I won't bother you guys with the details of the conversation as i was kinda in a dazed......We were there for nearly 5 hours......talking about the old times, the new time, food, places etc.....You name it, the talked out about it........

After that, we went to my father's sister's house in Ayer hitam.....it was a 20 minutes drive to that area from jalan York, and 25 more minutes to "hike" to their house......The house stood up practically on a hill top.......no joke......

My dad's van had to be a makeshift 4x4 climbing up the forest terrain......Kenapa, Tak Percayakah???(why?? you dont believe ar??)

It was damn dangerous as the roads were narrow and some places does not have any roads!!!!
Kinda scary.....It was almost near the cliff......

Meet my bubbly aunt who is hard of hearing and wont take 'No' for an answer......if she insist, you must take it...... the house was nice and my uncle own the whole land along with his other brother.....about 25 hectars..........wow!!! it's like having some land in Singapore.......

Anyway, we were there for a while until it was getting a bit dark.....we headed back to where we came from and pass through the forest and out to Queensbay Mall.....

Queensbay Mall it's similiar with Midvalley but with the exception of the right and left wing......it's just north to south.....Went ther for a visit and got my first digicam there...........yay!!!! at last!!!! got a digicam.....now can go take pictures......

I do have a few comments on my blog where i do not have any photo and makes the post boring.....now, i can post something that will let people see and feel my experiences that i wenr through.....

After that we went to the same place and eat.....just ate noodles and yong tau fu because i was kinda full......my aunts fed us until i was stuffed.......

Day 2 has finally come to an end and im sitting here in the traveller's lounge typing this post.....

See you guys tomorrow........good Nitezzz

Monday, February 19, 2007

Live from batu Feringgi, Penang - Day 1

this is the first time i've ever visited a cyber cafe by the seashore...... It's actually a traveller's lounges where the 'Kuai Loh' & "Ang Moh" come and do their stuff like sending e-mail, chatting with their friends, etc....

Today, got up at 7.00 am and started our journey at 8.00am.......I didnt get much sleep as i was not tired at that time.......i slept on the way to Penang Island.......

The journey took about 5 1/2 hours to get there, that includes the time we were at the rest house somewhere in Ipoh, Perak.......

Reach to Chain Jetty at 2.30pm, this was the second time i've been in a ferry to cross from seberang perai to Pulau Penang....... I admire the 20 minutes trips in the ferry and seeing water surrounding it......I took a can of coke out and drank it while watching the sea around me.
By the way, this trip consist of me and my parents.....

We had a little trouble finding the guest house in BT as my uncle from KL gave the wrong direction......we search high and low.....until we found the place......45 minutes later

The guest house is located by the seashore.....where soothing the sea breeze and the sound of the waves at night while im typing this post.....

After that, we went to my mom's sister's house, in Tanjung Bunga.....we stayed there for a while, then we went to have our very late lunch in a food court near Naza Hotel......the oyster egg was delicious.....the oysters was bloody big compared to KL's ones.....

then when back to the guest house and bath and relax by the seashore..... I was running up and down for fun and all of the sudden, a man riding a horse came by..... walau weh!!!! a horse by the sea......Cool!!!!

Then when back, bathe again, then went back to the same place we ate, and ate dinner......we had loh bak and rojak with chee cheong Fun.......it was ok.....

Then, head back to the guest house and i stop by the traveller's lounge to write a post about it....

It's suprising cooling here, and raining too. the last time i was here, it was like hot as hell.....wanna go back ASAP!!!!!...but this time, it's ok lah.....kinda relaxing....

i go to go now, my hour is almost up........

to be continue.............

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Another Valentine's day poem......

Every year, for the past year or so, i've been writing a few poems or copy it from the net, so, i would like to continue the tradition in having one love poem in my blog.......
Valentine's day it's overrated like mother's day, father's day etc......Like what Kenny Sia said in his recent blog,

"I reckon February the 14th is one big freaking conspiracy theory set up by little girls to force their boyfriends into being extra sweet and nice to them, just so them girls could make their friends jealous"

It's like you only celebrate your love with girlfriend/mistress/wife once a year.......same as mother's day......you only love your mom once a year......same concept......

Or worst......

Valentine's day is the only day the wife can have some love from her husband as the other 364 (365 in leap year), the husband is with his mistress.......or The girlfriend
gets the boyfriend to pay for a dinner as she's always benn paying for the rest of the year......

In other places like in the US of A or Shanghai, V'day is highly rated among love birds....If 1 person does not celebrate Valentine's day, they'll be mock or critizes by their peers.......It's like peer pressure to do something on V'day.......Some desperate people will go to great length to get something from V'day.......i heard of some cases where they'll send flowers or chocolates to their office to themselves and claim it to be anonymous......kinda sad they have to stoop so low........

For me, im kinda have a double standard on V'day......

Let me explain in economic terms......

I don't really celebrate it as you need a lot of capital to be spend our all incurred cost as you'll not see much revenue from it......it's a win-lose situation......the guys is the loser as the girls rakes up your whole monthly wages.......if you think getting laid from your girlfriends is your returns, then i have nothing to say......

Anyway, if you love your girlfriend/mistress/wife/cousin only once a year, then, go ahead.....i have no right to stop you from splashing your money s it's only once a year.....

Well, if it's was me, i'll do the same as any other guy........to treat her extra special on that day.......not like i don't treat her special any other day......

Cheers!!!!! Enjoy the poem below........


Beautiful Eyes, Beautiful Face
Beautiful eyes, beautiful face,

I'm shy to talk to you.

You're the eagle I must watch

No matter what I do.

You're the beauty, wild and free,

The mistress of my eyes,

Rolling through exultant air,

Alone in pristine skies.

I would take you for my own

Could I but have your wings,

Could I but go where night begins

And frozen sunlight sings.

Could I but have you for my love,

How might we fly together!

But I must watch you from below

And long for you forever.

But I must be the one below

And long for you forever.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Russell Peters not coming.......damn!!!!!

Last year, I read Russell Peters website and saw his programme for a world tour........I was delighted when i saw KL there........I rubbed my eyes in disbelief that the controversial stand up comedian was planning to come to Malaysia.....YAY!!!!!

Those who do not know who is Russell Peters, let me give you a brief intro of his profile.....

Russell is a stand up comedian from Canada. This mid-30's, single guy with an indian heritage from his parents who migrated from India, (don't know where exactly).....performs in famous comedy stages like Just For Laugh, etc.....i read, too, that he has a sitcom.......Anyway, he is famous (or infamous) for his racial remarks and jokes which many culture finds it offensive and some, just plain laughter.......

Today, i just found out that he won't be coming to KL......crap!!!! i was kinda looking foward to seeing 1 of his stand up......."somebody gonna get hurt real bad!!!!" **with an indian accent

This is what i pickesd up from his website.......

KUALA LUMPUR
Sorry to say, but the show in KL will not proceed. Today - Sat.Jan.20.07. - we received confirmation that we did not get approval from the 'authorities'. Sorry KL but we tried.
Despite our best efforts to put on a show here, we were rebuffed.
We will be back in Singapore at some point this year, so we hope that the thousands of Malaysian fans will make their way down for that show.
Jumpa lagi, Inshallah.
BB
RUSSELLPETERS.COM posted on January 21, 2007


Apperently, our country does not approve of his jokes......Arghhh!!! Looks like i'll have to wait for the singapore one.....haihzz......Don't know if my parents let me go.....if any of my friends are going, then may be i'll hitch a ride with them if i get the permission from my parents.......

It's one in a life time chance that he'll be here.......MUST SEE RUSSELL PETERS!!!!!

Hopefully, the Singaporean authority is more open minded to let Mr. Peters to go there and perform......

**the "would you like to eat in India" gesture to the authorities of malaysia**

Thursday, February 08, 2007

WIsh you all the best 白薯

白薯 (fan shi) -generally translated to Sweet potato.......aka Francis pronounced in English......

1 of my friend is going off to Australia tommorow......actually 2 of my friends.....the other is Rachel Tan, who is going to UniSA to futher her studies........

Im not going to see them off because of some personal matters i have to settle.....I can't bear to see someone off......it's very depressing as you'll feel that something is missing......Will miss him tho'.....KKJ less 1 player in their squad.......don't think will have enough people to play futsal later on...hahzz.....

Anyway, I just got back from having a farewell gathering at Yuen Steamboat.......As usual, wat until stomach bloated, talk crap all the time, try to take the chicken wings, which everyone wants to eat when eating there....etc......

Suprisingly, Uhmrigs was awfully quiet yesterday......Everytime when he's in any gathering, everyone will be the bud of his jokes......Everyone sure will 'kena' by him 'kau-kau'..... Yesterday, Karen was there will all of the guys......SHe's the only girl in our gathering as we didn't invite the other's coz this gathering is mostly comprises of the futsal gang.....But, we treated her like any other 'guy' in the group.....talk crap about racism and homosexuality......

Uhmrigs didn't even attempt to fightback with Karen with any remarks as he just defended himself by ignoring and pretend not to hear what she say......Should bring Karen 'the saviour' Lim more often to our gathering.......LoLzz

Heck, i cant even fight with uhmrigs as I've lost my 'touch' in shooting down and remarks post to me......Why???? My sarcasm, my razor sharp tongue, have all be worn down during my years in college as the war of words has used up most of my ammunitions........

Anyway, back to the topic....it'll be a few months he'll be in Australia. I don't really know when he'll be coming back ....most probably in December or so.......

So, I wanna wish you all the best there and don't bring back any diseases or some Guai Lo/Mui...Afterwards, your boyfriend, Jesudas/Samuel/Brian won't want to 'friend' you anymore......haha!!!!LoLzxx

Goodbye........and Cheers!!!!!