Platino is a luxury condominium located on Persiaran Tunku Kudin, Gelugor, Penang. It is within walking distance to Tesco Jelutong, Homepro Penang, E-Gate, and Udini Square. It is also in a strategic location, considering that Georgetown and Queensbay Mall are just nearby. The Penang Bridge is 5 minutes away, so, residence here can get to the Mainland easily. The condominium… Read More »
Arang Coffee is a cozy cafe in the Bayan Baru area, located near the Olive Tree Hotel. The interior of the cafe is mostly in black and grey colours, consistent with the Malay word “arang” (which literally means charcoal), and coffee (which is black in colour). If you look up to the ceiling, you will find a number… Read More »
I attended the wedding reception of a Malay friend’s daughter on Saturday, 23 September 2017, at TH Hotel Penang, Bayan Lepas, Penang. TH Hotel is owned by the Lembaga Tabung Haji Malaysia. It was the first time I visited TH Hotel, so I thought I would write about my visit there. I arrived at TH Hotel with my… Read More »
The Sarawak kolo mee is actually egg noodles served with minced meat and char siew (bbq pork). It looks a little like the wanton mee in Penang, but does not have the thick soy sauce, and not as “heavy-flavoured”. The first time I had Sarawak kolo mee was at the Setia Alam pasar malam (night market) in Shah… Read More »
HomePro, a big home improvement store from Thailand, recently opened its store in Gelugor, Penang. It is located in the same building as Tesco Jelutong. I recently went over to check it out for the first time, and was impressed with the variety of items that can be found in the HomePro Penang store. HomePro Penang took up… Read More »
Penang curry mee is one of the popular hawker foods in Penang. Today, I would like to introduce a popular Penang curry mee stall at Lee Huat Cafe (or Kedai Kopi Lee Huat). Lee Huat Cafe is located opposite Lam Wah Ee Hospital, at the intersection of Jalan Masjid Negeri (Greenlane) and Jalan Tan Sri Teh Ewe Lim.… Read More »
Whenever we go to Gurney Paragon Mall, my daughter will always request that we go to the Cartoon World Amusement Park, located on Level 5 of Gurney Paragon Mall. It is a place where children can enjoy themselves. The major attraction of the Cartoon World Amusement Park (at least for my daughter) is the indoor playground with soft… Read More »
At the intersection of Gat Lebuh Macallum (or Goh Tiao Lor in Penang Hokkien) and Lebuhraya Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu, there is a gray building occupying quite a big space, with the word MACALLUM on its roof. This building houses the Macallum Connoisseurs Coffee Company, a cafe serving coffee (of course), food, and cakes/desserts. There are parking… Read More »
As parents of young children, we have a few good paediatrician (doctors specializing in children) that we normally go to when the children are sick, or for the periodic check-ups when they were babies. One of the paediatrician that we go to is Dr. Sim Joo Seng, who operates the SIM Children & Child Heart Clinic (Klinik Pakar… Read More »
Recently, I accidentally discovered a stall specializing in duck meat koay teow th’ng (or duck meat koay teow soup) in Lebuh Melayu, Georgetown, Penang. I was actually on my way to Ping Hooi Cafe for a plate of Tiger Char Koay Teow, when I came across the aromatic smell of the duck meat koay teow th’ng at 113… Read More »