Kuma came along to the shopping center so he could show us around. After shopping, we all met at Dome restaurant and left for the " AnJung Gurney" Hawker. This place looks like a mini "Newton Circus" in Singapore. Extremely crowded and lotsa Stall. The drinks hawker here seems to have war with one another, pulling customers to different sides and their tables had stickers of their stall, other stall's drinks weren't allowed on their tables. We all found ourselves 2 different drinks stall tables to combine and had some problem ordering drinks at first, but we were left alone later.
Most of the guys left to order foods, we all brought back different variety of food, they were named similar to those in Singapore, just that they were cooked in different way. Overall, the food were really very tasty!! nothing to complain at all.
Jean and I came to a certain stall that had sticks of raw food placed all over, it had a few pots of boiling soup to dip in with the raw food. The food were then cooked and eaten on the spot, payment to be made when we decide to leave, we had a few stick and the food were very tasty and delicious.
The AnJung Gurney Hawker
All the different stalls with variety of foods
The food here look simple but the taste was of a different level...
The fried kuay teow, fried oyster omelette, satay tasted different from Singapore
Panang's Asam Laska isnt spicy at all and tasted delicious
The "Lok Lok" stall selling raw food to dip in boiling soup, just like a mobile steam boat.
Before leaving the hawker, Kuma told us that a certain stall selling snacks and biscuits had this certain brand "Tau Sar" bun that is extremely tasty unlike those normally sold elsewhere.
We bought some...
The stall that sells a tasty brand "Tau Sar" bun,
Everyone bought some....
With bags of shopping stuff, we headed back to our apartment to put down our things and wash up a little before setting off to the night bazaar. It was a very direct stright path towards the bazaar from out apartment, not complicated at all.
We rode to the night bazaar and parked in front of Kuma's friend's shop. Kuma then brought us around the bazaar showing us different kinda stuff and helped us see if the things we were going to buy is worth or being chopped. Jean & I bought some stuff for our new house and for her parents as well.
Stalls were set up along road sides similar to Singapore's "Pasar Malam" but the stuff sold here is definitely different, 1 of the most obvious is the pirated medias. We seems to walk endlessly around the night bazaar and had to rest in a sea food restaurant along the way viewing the sea creature in the display tanks.
Jean just love looking at stuff here.....
Alan and I got very bored and tired and nothing to do and dun wanna walk, we start getting reckless..... we just walk n walk n walk n walk while the girls see n see n see n see... and later buy.... :(
The sea food Village, the entrance on the left had displays of sea creatures to be selected for feasting....
Many many tanks, many many sea animals, many many hungry stomach want to eat many many of them.... But girls only want to look good n take photos.....
The walk was finally over and everyone agree on going home to rest for the next day's event, nothing much happen that night except a few light sleepers heard a big dog barking near-by..... opppssssss it was someone snoring...... whose the fat dog barking ? hehehe
On the very next morning, the boys had plans to tour around the island because Kuma said there were many nice views and winding roads that bikers would love to counter them. The ladies decided to sit comfortably in the little red car while the guys geared up to get ready for some action.
Riding around Penang near the city at peak hour is a little headache, there are so many cars and jams, some roads were 1 laned. Bikers with big bikes just hate those. I must admit the hill top views were very relaxing and the path was a never ending windings. By the time we rest at a dam/reservoir, we counted as if we had countered 999 corners already....
Ladies, always looking good for photo taking.... comfortably sitting in the car.
Riding around to get to the hill pass and some seasides....
We came to a petrol station so we could use the rest room, at the same time, pump some air into the tyres.
Around the hills.... there were many nice views but no place to stop to take pics...
but there is time for video!!
At the dam/reservoir, the view is really nice, we just had to take some shots....
Jean & I and our "Babe"
Using Charlie's camera..... beautiful....
A Snap of babe
Nice view around ......
After having enuff of viewing and photo taking, its time to fill our stomach once more, the winding roads had push all the breakfast right to the bottom and nothing is left on top... Riding straight ahead took us back to the place where the night bazaar was held, there we notice a large ship that is not meant for sailing but to eat in...
The interior looks just like the inside of a ship, the tables, however were all placed for dinning in, the waiters dressed as sailors too..... but they couldn't speak proper English... lol
The food just look yummy, the snails, steak, salmon and seafood all taste good and unlike the way it was cook in Singapore.
Jean had pan fried salmon while I had beef steak with mushroom in mushroom sauce. Delicious~~
X'mas dining photo.....
With swollen bellies, we walk behind the ship and found ourselves a very nice view of a seaside. There were many activities going on, out of nowhere an " ah-neh prince charming in black" rode along and asked if we wanna take photos of his horse.....for $20. Feel like kicking him in his face....
Various seasports in Penang island
Jean & I just love the seaside, when I first met her, I often took her to seasides chatting and enjoying the waves and sea breeze......sometimes, watching aircraft flying past too...
A group photo.... opsss , i was blocking someone hehe...
The girls went for pedi/manicure while 3 guys rode their beast back home in the winding roads. Back at the apartment, Alan and Charlie went to the water fall and did all kinds of stupid things there. While I'm stuck to the show DIE HARD 4 the moment it was played.
When all had returned, Kuma came along and brought us "APLINESTAR POUCHES" it wasn't sold anyway in Singapore and it looks kinda cool! Jean and the girls were complaining the pedi/manicure was too ex and looked too plain haha. Later we cut the watermelon into half that Charlie had bought the day be4. It was sweet and juicy, since the weather was rather hot, it was nice to eat watermelon.
Very nice AlpineStar Pouch.....
See!! Looks good on us!!
Watermelon that Charlie bought while shopping at Plaza Kurney.
Kuma left early and we made our way down to a nearby mini open air restaurant for some seafood. Little did we realise the crabs were all sold out until we ordered the food and had our drinks drank half-way. Well too late to change to another restaurant, the only seafood we had was prawns.
Water Fall photos finally uploaded!!
Beautiful isn't it?
Is he wearing underwear? haha
Is he even wearing anything below at all ?? lol!!
Some restaurant.... never miss a meal without the green bottle.... hehe just joking...
We all went back after eating to pack our luggages as we had to leave very early in the morning the next day so we can reached Singapore before night fall. The packing was easy with 3 luggages. I love to get my things ready early, so I had removed my jackets this afternoon and hung them in my bedroom, my raincoat were packed the day before. Thats the way Jean and I love to had our things done.
The following morning was a little busy, we had to clean up Damian's apartment coz we were allowed to use it for free. The cost to stay in a hotel in Penang is not cheap. Therefore we didnt really spend much on this trip except fueling the bike. Damian & Sarah had to pay an extra RM$200 for the TOL all the way from Singapore to Penang and back to Singapore.
We got on our bikes, the mileage clocked since day 1 was 840++. As we rode along the bridge, Charlie stopped us so we could take some pic at the beautiful Penang bridge, I read somewhere that Penang bridge is the 3rd longest in the world. The sun rise was so beautiful that Jean took pictures of it.
Getting ready to ride back to Singapore
Beautiful Penang Bridge, that how Penang is connected to Malaysia.
The beautiful Sunrise that Jean took
Along the way back, we came to a major R & R Tapah, there were donuts and ice cream, but we were in a little rush and too tired to have them. We went to the food court to have some regular local food.
Yummy, that way it looks...
Stopping to have a break and some bites....
After breakfast, we made another stop at Ayer Kerok for some ice cream wafer's at A & W. For the rest of the journey, we only need to make 1 stop but we made 2 so that we could have enough rest before finally reaching GP Petronas.
The trip back wasn't as difficult as the trip to Penang. There weren't much cars on the road and it was sunny all the way. We took almost 12 hours to reach Penang but it only took us 9 hours to reach Singapore.
Finally reaching GP Petronas all in 1 piece..... Safe n sound, and of coz enjoying every bit of it....
END of Dec 07 Penang post........
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