I visited The Habitat Penang Hill recently on 1 March 2019. The Habitat is a recreational park in the Penang Hill rainforest, officially launched in December 2016. As it was a weekday, going up Penang Hill was a breeze, with minimal wait time at the lower station for the funicular train. I got a seat at the lowest… Read More »
Bank Simpanan Nasional (or popularly known as BSN) is a bank owned by the Government of Malaysia. It was established on 1 December 1974, and took over all the duties and responsibilities of the Post Office Savings Bank. Here is the list of Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches in Penang: BSN Penang Main Branch No. 13, Jalan Macalister,… Read More »
The Little Chef, located in Arena Curve, is a restaurant that serves “fusion” Western food, i.e. Western food adapted to the local Penang taste bud. The restaurant’s address is 72-01-2, Arena Curve, Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Sunway Tunas, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. It is right beside Nyonya Willow, and diagonally opposite Arang Coffee. The dishes here are quite similar… Read More »
When an electrical appliance break down, it may be worthwhile to get it repaired, instead of buying a new one. The costs could be a lot cheaper. Here is the list of electrical appliances repair shops in Penang (that I know of): TMT Services Sdn. Bhd. (Authorized service centre for Philips, Tefal, Kenwood, Elba, Faber) 52, Jalan Pintal… Read More »
Harvey Norman is an Australian retail company selling a wide range of electrical appliances, computers, phones, furniture, and bedding products. It has many stores in Malaysia. One advantage of shopping at a Harvey Norman store is that there is a rich variety of products to survey and choose from. The stores are also spacious and comfortable to shop… Read More »
Toyota Service Centre Sungai Pinang (Address: No. 8, Jalan Jelutong, 11600 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2899199) is probably the largest Toyota service centre in Penang Island. For a long time, the service centre was managed by UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd., before it was transferred to S&D Tama Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. effective 1 November 2018. As the main Toyota… Read More »
Sushi Wafu is a Japanese restaurant at Moulmein Rise Shoppes, Pulau Tikus, Penang (Address: Jalan Moulmein, Pulau Tikus, 10350 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2951084). The location is near the Pulau Tikus Wet Market. The main attraction of Sushi Wafu is probably the low prices of the food. Sushi on the conveyor belt are priced at RM1.80 and RM2.80. There… Read More »
I was at Gurney Paragon Mall last Sunday (10 March 2019), and was intrigued by the i.Jooz orange juice vending machine located on the Lower Ground Floor (LG), beside the lifts. The i.Jooz vending machine sells pure orange juice for RM7 per cup, with “no added sugar”, “no added water”, and “no added ice”. Each cup contains juice… Read More »
I would like to share my good experience recently (on 31 January 2019), having my car’s air-cond repaired at Beng Lee Car Air-Cond Specialist (Address: 726, Jalan Sungai Dua, Taman Sri Bunga, 11700 Gelugor, Penang. Tel: 04-6465002). I was not getting cool air from my car’s air-cond. The technicians at Beng Lee Car Air-Cond Specialist were able to… Read More »
I visited Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera) with my family recently (on 13 February 2019), and had dinner at the popular David Brown’s Restaurant & Tea Terrace. The restaurant sits atop Penang Hill’s Strawberry Hill (hill upon a hill), and is the highest restaurant in Penang. We went up to Penang Hill at around 5PM, wanting to have a… Read More »