Recently, we ran out of cooking gas (liquefied petroleum gas / LPG) on a Sunday, while my wife was cooking. I called my regular Petron cooking gas dealer for delivery, but unfortunately, it was closed on Sunday. Eventually, I found a Petron cooking gas dealer in Penang that opens on a Sunday, and managed to obtain a new… Read More »
Platino is a luxury condominium located on Persiaran Tunku Kudin, Gelugor, Penang. It is within walking distance to Tesco Jelutong, Homepro Penang, E-Gate, and Udini Square. It is also in a strategic location, considering that Georgetown and Queensbay Mall are just nearby. The Penang Bridge is 5 minutes away, so, residence here can get to the Mainland easily. The condominium… Read More »
I attended the wedding reception of a Malay friend’s daughter on Saturday, 23 September 2017, at TH Hotel Penang, Bayan Lepas, Penang. TH Hotel is owned by the Lembaga Tabung Haji Malaysia. It was the first time I visited TH Hotel, so I thought I would write about my visit there. I arrived at TH Hotel with my… Read More »
HomePro, a big home improvement store from Thailand, recently opened its store in Gelugor, Penang. It is located in the same building as Tesco Jelutong. I recently went over to check it out for the first time, and was impressed with the variety of items that can be found in the HomePro Penang store. HomePro Penang took up… Read More »
As parents of young children, we have a few good paediatrician (doctors specializing in children) that we normally go to when the children are sick, or for the periodic check-ups when they were babies. One of the paediatrician that we go to is Dr. Sim Joo Seng, who operates the SIM Children & Child Heart Clinic (Klinik Pakar… Read More »
I recently took the ferry from Penang Island to the Mainland. It has been a while since I last took the ferry, but with the traffic jam on the Penang Bridge (triggered by the Penang Bridge maintenance work starting from 22 August 2017), I decided to take the ferry on Wednesday, 23 August 2017. I reached the Raja… Read More »
PC Depot has always been the place I go to for computer parts in Penang (Note: Recently, they may have changed the store name to P&C Depot). Computer parts sold here are genuine, and competitively priced. They have a good variety products, so it is a real convenience to shop here. Recently, I had a very good experience… Read More »
I went to Queensbay Mall on Monday, 14 August 2017 as my wife would like to shop for some new clothes. It has been awhile since I last visited Queensbay Mall. We reached at around noon, and went straight to the Queensbay Mall food court (Queens Hall) for lunch. To our delight, we found that the “Penang Road… Read More »
The FasTracKids Enrichment Education is a new education system aimed at enriching the knowledge of children starting from pre-school. The programme was developed by Dr. Johann Debeer, and there are many centres worldwide conducting the programme. In Penang, The Learning Garden kindergarten (http://www.thelearninggarden.com.my) is the only centre conducting the FasTracKids programme (at the time of this writing). I… Read More »
As there is no market (pasar) in the Island Glades area, Suan Hin Mini Market (Pasar Mini Suan Hin) is a good alternative to get cooking ingredients. Unlike most mini markets in Penang, Suan Hin Mini Market pretty much sells most of the ingredients you need to cook a meal. The owner of the mini market sells vegetables… Read More »