Island Hospital is one of the major private hospitals in Penang. The hospital has specialists and consultants in all the major medical fields, and many of the doctors are well known practitioners in Penang. I went to Island Hospital for a medical check-up recently (16 November 2018). The medical screening centre, named “i health”, is located on the… Read More »
If you are looking to have char koay teow in the Tanjung Bunga area, Ah Soon Char Koay Teow at Hillside is an excellent choice. The char koay teow stall is located at Hillside Ah Soon Cafe (Address: 26, Jalan Sungai Kelian, 11200 Tanjung Bunga, Penang. Tel: 012-4550382). It is open from 11AM to 6.30PM. The char koay… Read More »
RHB Banking Group is the fourth largest fully integrated financial services group in Malaysia. Here is the list of RHB Bank branches in Penang: RHB Bank Air Itam Branch 15, Jalan Pasar, Pekan Air Itam, 11500 Air Itam, Penang. Tel: 04-8283522. RHB Bank Jalan Burma Branch 380, Jalan Burma, 10350 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 03-92068118 (Call-centre number). RHB Bank… Read More »
I visited The Top at Komtar with my family sometime ago in September 2018. We bought the package deal, which allowed us to visit most of the attractions/rides at The Top, including Rainbow Skywalk, Observatory Deck, Jurassic Research Centre, 7D Discovery Motion Theatre, Tech Dome Penang, and many others. Before visiting the attractions at The Top, we had… Read More »
The KTM Butterworth train station is located near the Butterworth bus and ferry terminals. If you are travelling by train from other places to Penang Island, this is the final station. At the time of writing (8 November 2018), the temporary Butterworth bus terminal is right in front of the station. There is a free shuttle bus taking… Read More »
Weld Quay Bus Terminal is the main bus station in Georgetown, Penang. It is located along Pengkalan Weld (Address: 19-24, Pengkalan Weld, 10300 Georgetown, Penang). Most Rapid Penang buses will come here, as it is the main hub. From the Weld Quay Bus Terminal, passengers can walk over to Pangkalan Raja Tun Uda (the ferry jetty) to take… Read More »
BP Healthcare is well known for its medical check-up services. It provides many different medical check-up packages, from basic to comprehensive health screening. I have personally performed a simple blood test from BP Healthcare’s Diagnostic Centre at Menara Penang Garden, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah (near Citibank Penang branch). The service was quite efficient. Here is the list of… Read More »
The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has arranged for a number of insurance policies for its members/teachers. One of the popular NUTP insurance policies is underwritten by Great Eastern Insurance. Members of NUTP who are interested in the Great Eastern insurance can enquire and buy the policy at Tony Ng & Associates, a Great Eastern agency… Read More »
Grandpa’s Kitchen is a Chinese “zhu-char” restaurant located along Jalan Burma (Address: 202D-GF, Jalan Burma, 10350 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 012-4438959). It is on the same row of shop houses as the Greenapple Ballet Academy. Grandpa’s Kitchen served a variety of Chinese dishes, including pork ribs, chicken, fish, prawn, mantis prawn, squid, crab, vegetables, soup, and porridge. Steamboat meal… Read More »
Daiso (a subsidiary of AEON) is a retail chain that offers a wide variety of creative household goods. Its business model is based on 3 main values: Quality, Variety, and Uniqueness. Daiso aims to delight its customers with a wide variety of unique, quality goods. Shopping at Daiso is a fun experience, discovering new items at affordable prices.… Read More »