Gurney Paragon has put up the Chinese New Year 2018 decorations, consisting primarily of floral lanterns hanging from the top. The design is simple and modern. It is unlike the “heavy” Chinese New Year decorations found in other places, but still, it manages to bring about the Chinese New Year mood. Here are some pictures of the floral… Read More »
Lao Mu Zi is a relatively new curry mee shop at Golden Triangle, Sungai Ara, Penang (Address: 29-1-43A, Golden Triangle, Jalan Paya Terubong, Sungai Ara, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. Tel: +604-2934332 / +6016-4186346). The shop opened for business in September 2017. The curry mee at Lao Mu Zi has all the important Penang curry mee ingredients: coagulated pig’s… Read More »
Tree Sparina is a freehold condominium within the Ideal Vision Park in Sungai Ara, Penang. It is located along Jalan Tun Dr Awang, with 3 blocks of building housing a total of 548 units. There are schools nearby, namely the Chung San Chinese Primary School (SJK (C) Chung San) and Straits International School. I was at Tree Sparina… Read More »
PappaRich is a chain “kopitiam”-styled restaurants with branches all over Malaysia and some international locations. It serves local Malaysian food, including nasi lemak, mee goreng, char koay teow, curry mee, laksa, half-boiled egg, kaya-butter toast, and many other dishes. It is a “kopitiam”-styled restaurant, so you can find drinks that are normally served in local coffee shops, like… Read More »
Pos Laju is Malaysia’s leading courier company. It probably has the best delivery network in Malaysia. Although some Pos Laju services can be obtained via the post offices (Pos Malaysia), Pos Laju also has its own dedicated branches. I believe there are more services provided at the dedicated branches, compared to the post offices. I recently went to… Read More »
Today, there are more and more Western coffee shops/cafes in Penang. I came across Mideum Coffee recently, which is located in Island Park, right opposite the S.M.J.K. Chung Hwa Confucian (secondary school). Its address is 30, Tingkat Tembaga, 11600 Jelutong, Penang. I was there in the morning around 10AM, and Mideum Coffee has a simple breakfast menu. The… Read More »
New World Park has put up some nice Chinese New Year 2018 decorations to usher in the Year Of The Dog. It makes New World Park a really unique F&B and shopping destination. Entering New World Park from Jalan Burma, visitors are greeted with a structure depicting a traditional Chinese house decorated for Chinese New Year. The house… Read More »
Lavender Food Court is a hawker centre in Sungai Ara, located near the Idaman Lavender 2 apartment and Pangsapuri Sri Abadi. Its address is 9, Lintang Sungai Ara 5, Kampung Darat, Sungai Ara, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. I came across this food court while driving around the Sungai Ara area during lunch time on a Friday (5 January… Read More »
We are 3 weeks into 2018, and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is fast approaching. The Chinese Year Of The Dog will be ushered in on February 16th, 2018. At Queensbay Mall, the customary Chinese New Year decorations are up at the Central Atrium. The decorations this year are inspired by Hakka tradition, invoking the feeling of the approaching… Read More »
The most famous char koay teow in Jalan Dato Keramat is undoubtedly Ah Leng Char Koay Teow which operates in Restoran Tong Hooi (a coffee shop). The stall opens at around 9.30AM, so don’t go there too early. There is another Ah Leng Char Koay Teow stall that operates in the evening at Lorong Zoo, Air Itam. Both… Read More »