Penang is a well known tourist destination. People from all over the world come to Penang every year. So, it is not surprising that there are many money changers across Penang, operating out of shop houses, shopping malls and even hospitals (supporting the medical tourism industry). In this post, I will attempt to list down the money changers… Read More »
Syarikat Lita Bateri & Tayar is a car tyre shop located along Jalan Dato Keramat, Georgetown, Penang (Address: 454, Jalan Dato Keramat, 10460 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 012-4341936). The shop is located right beside Public Bank Dato Keramat Branch. I am writing this post about the shop as I just changed my car’s tyres here recently. It was a… Read More »
This year’s Penang International Food Festival (PIFF 2022) runs from 20-28 August 2022. There are PIFF events held across Penang throughout the nine days, starting with the Street Food Festival at Design Village Outlet Mall (Batu Kawan, Penang) on 20-21 August 2022 (5PM-11PM). This is the first time that a PIFF event is held on Mainland Penang. Design… Read More »
Kate Spade New York is an American designer fashion brand founded by Kate and Andy Spade in 1993. At the time of writing, the brand is owned by Tapestry Inc., which is also the parent company of Coach New York and Stuart Weitzman. Kate Spade New York competes with Michael Kors in the designer fashion world. Kate Spade… Read More »
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a bank headquartered in Singapore. The bank was founded in 1935 by Sarawakian businessman Wee Kheng Chiang, catering mainly to the Fujian community during its early years. Over the decades, UOB has grown into a major bank in South East Asia. United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (or UOB Malaysia) was incorporated in… Read More »
Papelli Restaurant is an Italian restaurant specializing in Italian wood fired pizza. Located in Straits Quay (Address: Ground Floor, Lot 3C-G-2, Straits Quay, Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang, 10470 Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Tel: 013-3060299), the restaurant prides itself in making “the best Italian wood fired pizza in town”. The pizzas at Papelli are made right after the customers ordered… Read More »
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBA / PBAPP, or Penang Water Supply Corporation) is a Penang state-owned company responsible for water supply management and services in Penang. It is the one-stop company Penangites deal with for all water supply related matters, including new water supply applications, water metre installations, water bills, water supply-related problems, etc. PBA has many… Read More »
The 3D Bunny Painting Competition was held recently on 16 July 2022 (Saturday) at 1st Avenue Mall, Georgetown, Penang. The competition was one of the activities in conjunction with the mall’s Art & Craft Festival throughout the month of July. The event was on the LG floor, in the wide open space in front of the A&W restaurant.… Read More »
Bread History, established in 2003, is a well known bakery chain in Penang. The bakery chain, headquartered at the Juru Light Industrial Area, is committed to creating an exceptional range of pastries, buns and cakes that are progressive in style, flavour and design. Some of the well known products from Bread History are its Song Song (chicken floss),… Read More »
If you are in Straits Quay (Tanjung Tokong, Penang), TAIBA Shawerma is a good choice for Middle Eastern food. The branch at Straits Quay is located within Sam’s Groceria. It is a relatively small stall, but it is packed with good food. There are a variety of shawerma dishes, including shawerma rice, shawerma wrap, hummus shawerma and plain… Read More »