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Short Tour of Penang National Park with NS Friends

2 weeks ago, on a Sunday, it’s also the third day of a Penang trip with friends from NS (PLKN), some went home and some were still in Penang and so I brought them to National Park to take a short walk and lookaround.

Do you know that Penang has a National Park and it’s the smallest in Malaysia? Many people still don’t now. =D It’s at Teluk Bahang following the trail in National Park will lead you to Pantai Kerachut, Muka Head and Monkey Beach, the 3 main attractions there.

We registered ourselves at the counter and started walking into the park. We just walked a little bit to the beach only because we were not prepared for hiking trail, it’s just show them there’s a national park in Penang. ^.^

Chuan.

Weng.

Khang.

Tzou Xiong.

There’s Sumay and me from Penang island, Khang, Chuan and Weng from Penang mainland, Tzou Xiong from Perak and Tracy and Will from Pangkor Island . =D

It’s low tide so we could go down the beach at there. The beach was not pretty because there’s no ivory soft golden sand. It’s hard.

It’s pretty warm at that time, close to sunset, but it’s still fun.

Sumay and Tracy.

Before I go to KL to study, I want to go Monkey Beach once. This place is fun!

June 24, 2010
Free Photo At Switch World, Gurney Plaza

Switch World is a yearly event held by Switch, an Apple Premium Reseller here in Penang. Last time I always go check it out but now I don’t already because it’s just taking the whole Apple store out into a big place to show people what Apple has. I am an Apple fanboy and I think I know quite a lot about Apple already.

I was at Gurney Plaza during Switch World few weeks ago so I dropped by to check it out anything special. End out, I found an external battery pack for my Google Nexus One, and I bought it up. =D Upon buying anything there, we got a free photoshoot and photo printout. Pretty cool.

Every year, there will be a Mini Cooper, no idea why. But it’s cool.

Many people don’t know Mac being brain washed at there too. There’s a way to tell people that Mac doesn’t lag, that is they will open a lot of folder and tell you, “see, no lag”, actually opening folder will not lag a computer. Haha.

I bought something and there’s 5 of us, me, Qonstance, Sumay, Hueisean and Tzou Xiong, and we went to free shoot at there. Free edit, free soft copy and a free print out. =D

So fun, but the person who edit our photo talked a lot, a little bit too much because I knew quite a lot about the software and he assumed we didn’t know. OMG. Nevermind, still we get free printout! =)

Qonstance keep saying “Aiyerrr, so sweeeeeetttttt.” =D Really sweet. Nice one, people.

June 23, 2010
Found A Beach Near Queensbay

We as in Wei Jun, Sumay and me were going back home already from Queensbay, but decided to take a longer route to go home and accidentally, I found a beach near Queensbay. The shore is not very long, there’s still little bit of sand, with Penang Bridge view, it’s pretty cool. So I decided to go down and take a walk, for fun!

It was 7pm, the sky was getting dark already and the weather was warm! So we didn’t stay long at there.

Shoot shoot, be crazy, then we went home and I jammed in the traffic for almost one hour! Now I only know Penang also can be so jam, the jammed place was Bayan Lepas area.

June 23, 2010
Queensbay Mall With Sumay, Mei Yen and Wei Jun

Two days ago, Thursday, I was bored and I went to watch movie at Queensbay Mall and walk walk. I didn’t feel like going to Gurney which is near to my place so I went to Queensbay Mall. Called a few people out but in the end it was 2 girls with me, Mei Yen and Sumay, then Wei Jun came to join us after the movie.

We watched The Haunting Lover, it was a Hong Kong horror romance film but somehow seems boring to us and it’s not scary and sweet to me. Though the cinema was full! I wanted to watch Karate Kid, but Wei Jun and Mei Yen has already watched it already. Forgot to mention, Wei Jun, Sumay and Mei Yen were friends I made in NS. =)

Because we were pretty late, the queue was long, and we didn’t get a nice seat in the cinema. Though, it’s still a lot better than to be on the first row. You know, sitting on the first row closest to the screen sucks a lot.

After movie, Mei Yen went back. Then it was me, Sumay and Wei Jun came to find us. Walked around the mall and met Ker Ying at there. Wanted to buy a 480ml tall water bottle at Muji-liked store, Material at RM29, but it’s out of stock. Too bad, I safe back my money. Material does sells nice stuff but I don’t like them copying Muji. >.<

Then we saw some cool stuff at the centre atrium of Queensbay Mall. There’s the Toy’s Story 3 roadshow and 3D LED TV demo. We went in the 3D TV thing to check it out, it was by Samsung. After wearing a 3D glasses, wow, the cartoon became 3D, pretty cool. 3D maybe the next big thing, but we need to have a lot of glasses if we have a lot of family members at home and it will look a little bit LOL when it’s TV time, glasses must be on, that’s the future high tech stuff.

After demo-ing, there’s the Toy’s Story character around the place for people to take photo with. You know, they’re very funny because the toy soldier were really good, they really didn’t move or smile to let people to take pictures with. I tried to make them smile, but they were strong, trying hard not to laugh or smile. Haha.

Sumay, me, Wei Jun.

Photo finish, we went back. No, we stopped by the beach for a while. =D Why no Mei Yen’s photo? Because she came here for movie then went back straight away already, no chance.

=========WORLD CUP FEVER=========

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June 20, 2010
Went To Pray And Met Frank, Edwin and Kin You on Wesak Day

I woke up kinda late on this year’s Wesak Day and it was almost noon when I woke up. I didn’t join mom to go do the Wesak Day prayer at Phor Tay High School in the morning because I was sleeping, forgotten what I was doing the night before which made me wake up so late. Instead I went to the temple myself, alone. The praying, the bathing of little Buddha statue during Wesak Day is a standard thing to do for Buddhist.

Although I am not a very religious person, but seems I am free and it’s nothing bad to believe in God, so why not? Before prayer, I went to Qing Huang Tea House to meet up with school mate and also friends from the National Service. Two of them have already knew them before and Frank Ooi is a new friend. The two person was Kin You and Edwin.

Frank Ooi.

Edwin aka Chin Lai.

Kin You.

I didn’t want to spend my afternoon at home so I went to meet up with them, joined them for lunch and talk. Else it would be pretty boring a bit. Everyone was at home that day because it’s Wesak Day and people scared of traffic jam as there’s a Wesak Day prossesion and parade at night in town.

Me, Edwin and Frank would be there at the Wesak Day procession too. So after lunch and talk cock, we went home to rest. I was thinking about going to the Wesak Day place to do my prayer so it would be 2 in one stuff, I no need go here and there, but I thought about it, since I still have time, might as well just go to the temple to do it first and at night to enjoy the procession together. =D

It’s the same place every year, in the Buddha hall in Phor Tay High School, near to my house. The different was that I went there alone. Phor Tay High School is a Buddhism centered school, so there’s temple inside in case you guys wondered.

Joss stick symbolized holy. And no idea why need to bath the little Buddha. Enlighten me please. I only know it’s something people do during Wesak Day.

Wesak Day, what did you do? =)

June 16, 2010
Visited Chew Jetty Spontaneously with Yiphing

That day, I’ve forgotten which day it was. I went to Prangin Mall to print out my photo, then met up with Yiphing who was on NS holiday. Then while waiting for my photo to be printed out, we went somewhere else to let the time passed. I actually didn’t have the idea of where to go and suddenly, spontaneously thought of checking out Chew Jetty for fun.

I was not ready for it yet, so it’s actually a fun trip and I bet I will go back there again for a real trip which I take lots of photos at there. Waiting for a blue sky which is the green light for me to go there, and also a bunch of crazy friends. =D

Chew Jetty is a place/water house/livings/tourist place at Weld Quay, Penang. Every year, the famous Pai Ti Kong festival is celebrated at there.

I actually wanted to check out this place, pre-look around before bringing my NS friend to this place to see see. But somehow, the Penang trip that I had with them recently did not include this, the girls insisted to go to shopping instead.

I went here before, almost I came here every year but it was during the night, during the Pai Ti Kong festival. It’s my first time going during daylight, not very sunny on that day, a little bit cloudy and it was late afternoon.

The place was pretty quiet. There’s a little tourist touring the place and photographers taking photos at there. Not many residents around too, perhaps they’re still at work.

The place is peaceful, I wonder is any unit at there up for sale, so I can buy it in the future, and revamp it into the most beautiful home on the sea at that area, haha.

Sea water at there is dirty though. Sea water by the shore of Penang is always dirty, it’s not close to big ocean, and so much of development around the city, there’s no turquoise clear water.

Nice place. Everyday can get a good view of Penang and I wanna park a yacht here. Haha.

If you are a tourist, you can check out the Homestay at there. There’s a house with rooms for rent, include breakfast too. Pretty cool. Perhaps I can go there with friends some times. =D Try a bit of the life at there for a day or two. See some sunrise and sunset. Shiok!

We went to collect photo after that, then home! Yeah.

June 15, 2010
Quick Dropby at Eng Chuan Tong Tan Kongsi (Tan Clan House)

One day, I was driving, on the way to Beach Street from Prangin Mall, then I simply turned into a street, no idea where it was, some where on Beach Street I guess, then I looked around and accidentally found the Tan Clan House & Temple also known as Tan Kongsi to the local.

Alright, Tan is a Chinese surname, Tan is known to Hokkien people and my surname Chan is known to Cantonese people and we share the same ancestor thousands of years ago I believe. Tan, Chan, Chen, it’s all the same.

Found a parking space and parked the car. Then I went down to look around for fun because I’ve never been there before and it’s my first time knowing this place. The temple was close and I guess I may find names of my ancestor who first came to Penang many many years back.

This place is small compare to Khoo Kongsi, this can said that the Khoo has more families. This kongsi-kongsi was where all the people of the same surname live together when they first arrive in Penang island. Later then when the island is modernized, everyone spreaded out.

Pretty cool. Gonna go here again when it’s open.

June 9, 2010
Away to PLKN (Day 69): SPM 09 Celebration At Red KTV and Bistro

Really want to thank Ker Ying for introducing this place to me and I like it. It’s RED KTV and Bistro at Belissa Row. You sing, you drink and you play. It’s fun. Although you don’t get a room for yourself like at Red Box, but it’s still fun because you get to hear other people sing. Only sometimes, when there’s many people at RED, you will have to wait a little while longer only get to sing.

That night, after school, after Gurney Plaza, we went to RED to sing and drink, as a celebration for getting SPM result. My result was NOT-BAD only, so it’s not good yet but still I wanted to celebrate for getting the result and no more waiting. You know, waiting for the result is saddening and uncomfortable.

3 months of waiting, played a lot and felt slacking and lazy so much. Shit that I’ve forgotten stuff that I had learned in high school before. Gonna stop all the slacking and go back to school soon, but it will be in end of July, still got very the long time.

Arron, Zhao Wei and Chen Yuen.

Jia Rong, Andy hiding, and Arron. Arron was so high that night.

There’s me, Arron, Chien Chern, Yiphing, Chen Yuen and Sher Reen. RED was not quiet that night, we also met other friends like Zhao Wei, Elaine, Angellyn, Andy, Alvin, Jia Rong, Wallace, Ying Ting and more! Real fun.

We also met a RED KTV fans, who asked us to join RED’s fans page in Facebook. Till now I still couldn’t find the page, anyone know?

Fun night we had at there. Just scream too much until no sound.

June 4, 2010
Away to PLKN (Day 67): After Chen Yuen’s 18th Birthday At The Penang Ferry

After Chen Yuen’s 18th Birthday dinner at Tao, Autocity, we went back to Penang island. But then, we didn’t go back by bridge but we went back by the ferry instead. We didn’t to reach Penang so fast and want to blow some sea wind, so went to take the ferry. The toll rate are just almost the same, only that ferry is FUNNER.

Left 3 Dead.

We were early and we had to wait for 30 minutes for the next ferry to arrived. OMG, so we started up queuing at there. Then we found it’s bored in the car and so decided to went down around the ferry terminal to take photos. Very lame of us.

LOL. Push up on the road.

Acting cool, Prison Break, Heroes, whatever.

Caterpillar.

Driving.

Motorbike.

Formula ONE.

=D

Where were all the girls? Sleeping the car. OMG. The ferry came and we hopped on.

Ghey pose. OMG.

Again, another ghey one. 100% st
raight FYI.

Thank you for the birthday invitation Chen Yuen. Love it, like it, that day and night was so fun! Midnight was even funner with Left 4 Dead together. We kept on losing was because the computer at there sucks. Haha.

June 2, 2010
Watched Once A Gangster at Gurney Plaza

Last Monday, Yiphing was back from her NS camp on MC reason, then she didn’t stay at home to rest till she’s fully recover and insisted us to watch movie together so we went to watch Once A Gangster 飞沙风中转 at Gurney Plaza. It was Monday and there’s not many people in the cinema and I like it, no need to queue and nice seats for us. By the way, ignore Arron’s emo face below, he was not really emo. XD

Chien Chern.

Arron, emo, not!

Another good thing about watching movie on weekdays, before 6pm is that, it’s cheap! RM6 for student and RM7 for normal tickets. Yeah, and now I am trying to watch movies on weekdays or movie day (Wednesday) instead of weekends already.

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The movie was funny but somehow, some friends didn’t understand it’s a comedy. I knew it was a comedy at first and quite a long time didn’t watch Hong Kong film already, so was kinda looking forward to it and it didn’t disappoint me. =D

After movie, we just walked around and I was seeking for mirror to take photos of ourselves. HAHA. Too bored and had the feeling of taking through mirror.

Love the out-of-focus. =)

Ammerlynn.

Yiphing.

Then I remembered where I can find mirror in Gurney Plaza already and that’s…

Fitting room of Parkson. The fitting room is huge and can fit many people. I remembered of seeing girls camwhoring inside from Facebook. Haha.

One more, outside Beauty Impact.

Good night! x)

May 31, 2010

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