Archive for December, 2006
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
Queensbay Mall is the current talk of town since it's opening early December this year. It's the most happening place right now apart from Gurney Plaza which was located at Gurney Drive. Queensbay Mall is located around the Bayan Lepas' Free Commercial Zone(FCZ). Said to be the largest and ...
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Monday, December 25th, 2006
It's that day of the year where sleigh bells ring ... snow is glistening ... Ooopps!! Forgotten there is no snow in Malaysia. Well, it's Christmas Day today and I would like to wish all our Christian brothers, sisters and friends a Merry Christmas.
We went to church last night for ...
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Monday, December 25th, 2006
I read about this post from my friend's blog - TGI Fried Date.
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Have been hearing a lot from friends who dine in, said that lousy service and slowwwww...
Could have expect that since it is our "standard" for new opening. Staff not well trained and don't have a proper queue management ...
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
One of the popular shopping haven in Penang is Gurney Plaza. Situated along Gurney Drive, it is popular with tourist and also locals. Most hotels provide shuttle service to Gurney Plaza as it has a wide variety of stalls and shops with something for everyone.
There are shops selling local products, ...
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
Fort Cornwallis is one of the most important historical landmarks in Penang. Fort Cornwallis was named after the Governor-General in Bengal, Charles Cornwallis.
It's located close to the Esplanade, next to the Victoria Memorial Clock. It's the exact spot where Francis Light first landed from his ship in the year 1768. ...
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Lor Mee or loosely translated from the Chinese Hokkien dialect to English as 'noodles with gravy'.
This is a popular dish among Penangites particularly among Chinese. It's commonly available at most of the hawker stalls around Penang. 'Lor' in the Hokkien dialect means gravy. Therefore, the most important ingredient in this ...
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Satay consists mainly of meat sticks. The choices of meat available are of chicken, pork, beef and mutton.
The meat sticks are usually barbecued on charcoal flame. The satay are usually barbecued until the meat are fully cooked. Once the satay are ready, it will normally be served together with some ...
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Murtabak is one of the Indian Muslim's delicacy in Penang. It's widely available in Indian Muslims' restaurants around Penang. It's mainly come in 3 major varieties which consist of chicken murtabak, lamb murtabak and beef murtabak.
It's made of flour which was 'massaged' through a technic called 'canai'. It will help ...
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Last night I decided to bring my family out for a dinner. Well, we usually cook at home. We were deciding on what to eat and at last, we decided to have Japanese food.
I saw there are a couple of new Japanese restaurants opened at the i-Avenue building near Bukit ...
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
The Esplanade, the strecth of beach where Fort Cornwallis is located is essentially a food haven too serving sumptuos local delicacies like pasembor, laksa, cucur udang, mee rebus, fried kuey teow and prawn noodles to name a few. This is a favourite hangout of locals especially during the weekends.
Parents with ...
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