Sushi King is a popular Japanese restaurant chain in Malaysia. It was established back in 1995, and was the first Japanese restaurant in Malaysia to serve sushi on a conveyor belt system (“sushi on the kaiten”). Sushi King restaurants have Halal certification. Today, Sushi King restaurants also provide sushi-making classes for kids and adults (needs special arrangement) –… Read More »
Batik is a traditional Malay textile art. It is very popular in Malaysia and Indonesia. The most popular motifs in Malaysian batik are flowers and leaves. Batik designs are drawn on cloths/fabric, which will then go through a special process to make the colours permanent. Craft Batik is a batik factory in Teluk Bahang, Penang (Address: Mukim 2,… Read More »
TGI Fridays is an American restaurant chain with over 1000 restaurants in 58 countries. The TGI Fridays restaurant that I usually go to is the one at Queensbay Mall (Address: Lot GF 131 & 139, Ground Floor, Queensbay Mall, 100, Persiaran Bayan Indah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. Tel: 04-6413363). I haven’t been there for quite some time, but… Read More »
Inderawasih Koay Teow Soup Restaurant is located in Taman Bayu Mutiara (Address: 24-38, Jalan Bayu Mutiara 1, Taman Bayu Mutiara, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Penang), opposite Poslaju Bukit Mertajam, and near the 7 Village Noodle House in the same area. It is an air-conditioned restaurant, so customers can enjoy koay teow th’ng in a comfortable environment even in a… Read More »
My family and I visited Gurney Paragon Mall on Sunday, 13 January 2019, and were greeted by various Chinese New Year decorations. This year, the Chinese New Year celebration falls on 5-6 February 2019. The Chinese New Year decorations in front of the Swiss Watch Gallery and Rolex stores are pretty unique. It consists of red lanterns and… Read More »
Garden Cafe is a restaurant in Shangri-La’s Golden Sands Resort, Batu Ferringhi, Penang. It is located right beside the hotel lobby, and is open from 6.30AM to 11PM daily. Recently, I had the lunch buffet at Garden Cafe with some friends. It was a relatively small buffet spread, with about 4-5 hot dishes. There were also a salad… Read More »
I recently serviced my car at Toyota Service Centre Sungai Ara (Address: Mukim 12, Lot 1099, Jalan Dato Ismail Hashim, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. Tel: 04-6425689), on 5 January 2019. The service centre is owned by Prima Pearl Auto Sdn. Bhd. Normally, I would service my car at Toyota Service Centre Jalan Jelutong (owned by UMW Toyota Motor… Read More »
Apong Guan is a famous roadside apong/apom stall along Jalan Burma, Georgetown, Penang. The stall is right in front of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Union (Union Primary School). The stall owner, Mr Uan Cheng Guan has been in the business for a long, long time – it is a famous, old stall in Penang. Apong (or apom) is… Read More »