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 »
Indoor playgrounds are now widely available at shopping malls in Penang. Urban Playz at Gurney Paragon Mall however provides something different, an outdoor pedal go-kart course for kids to play. It is located on the 4th floor of Gurney Paragon Mall (Address: 163D-4-01 & A1, Gurney Paragon Mall, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: +6012-7090082). There are 2… Read More »
Starview Restaurant is a popular Chinese restaurant in Georgetown, Penang (Address: 341, Jalan Dato Keramat, 10150 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2266544). The restaurant is located in the former Federal Place cinema. There is a car park at the back of the building. Restoran Tong Hooi, which houses the Famous Ah Leng Char Koay Teow stall is located right beside… Read More »
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 »