I normally will go to a CSH Electrical Store (Chop Seng Hock Electrical Store) when buying electrical appliances like air-cond, refrigerator, television, washing machine, etc. I feel that the prices of electrical appliances at CSH Electrical Stores are reasonable. For readers who want to buy electrical appliances, here is a list of CSH Electrical Stores in Penang: 1)… Read More »
For her recent birthday, my daughter requested that we give her some helium party balloons that can fly. I remembered seeing a shop in Jalan Patani, Georgetown selling party balloons, so my wife and I went down there to see if we can buy some. The shop’s name is One Image Balloon Deco. It is located in Jalan… Read More »
Where is the best place to have a plate of Jawa Mee in Penang? I don’t really know, but I normally go to Kafe Hing Long whenever I want to have jawa mee for breakfast. Kafe Hing Long is located in Taman Island Glades (Address: 3, Lorong Delima 1, Taman Island Glades, 11600 Georgetown, Penang). It is on… Read More »
Where do you normally buy baby milk powder in Penang, to get the best price? For me, I either wait for a promotion at the supermarkets like Tesco, AEON Jusco, or Sunshine; or buy the baby milk power at De Baby House. De Baby House is a shop selling baby items, located at the All Seasons Place strip… Read More »
The Ah Quee Street Loh Mee is very famous in Penang. Its original stall is located in Lean Thye Coffee Shop (Address: 2, Lebuh Ah Quee, 10300 Georgetown, Penang). Today, there is also an Ah Quee Street Loh Mee branch stall at Hai Beng Coffee Shop, Pulau Tikus (Address: 3, Jalan Jones, 10250 Georgetown, Penang). I recently went… Read More »
I visited Straits Quay on Saturday, 25 November 2017, and was delighted that the Christmas decorations are up at Straits Court, the open area in front of the entrance to Straits Quay Mall. There are Christmas trees, snowmen, teddy bears, reindeer and snow flakes. It happened that the Straits Quay Christmas Charity Bazaar 2017 was ongoing (25-26 November… Read More »
I recently went up to Batu Ferringhi to have a buffet dinner at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa Hotel (on Wednesday, 22 November 2017). It was the 6-In-1 International Buffet, available at the Spice Market Cafe on Monday-Thursday and Sunday. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a 40% discount on the price. At the time of… Read More »
The Learning Garden is an established kindergarten in Penang. This early childhood education centre is located at the York House (Address: 121, Halaman York, 10450 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2296388). The York House is a mansion built in the 1930s, architected by J.C. Miller, a British architect. The kindergarten is set in a spacious, wooded ground with ample space… Read More »
The new food court at the Jalan Permai, Gelugor Market (Pasar Dan Kompleks Makanan Jalan Permai, Gelugor) is now open. There are Malay, Chinese and Indian food stalls in the market. The Chinese food stalls are mostly opened during daytime, while the Malay food stalls are open at noon and evening. It is great to have Malay, Chinese… Read More »
I was driving through the Taman Lip Sin area a couple of days ago, and came across Granny’s Hokkien Mee Restaurant, located on the ground floor of one of the flats, beside MKT Cafe. It is also near the Super Tanker Hawker Centre. Normally, we don’t see a restaurant that only sells hokkien mee, so, I decided to… Read More »