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  • Penang: Lighthouse Coffee, Bishop Street

    Penang: Lighthouse Coffee, Bishop Street

    Penang: Lighthouse Coffee – Drinking a cup of aromatic coffee in the core of UNESCO World Heritage City of George Town, Penang, together with a small slice of cake just bring the relaxing experience to a greater level. Coffee shops are popping up here and there in this little city of George Town. The recent one that I have visited was Lighthouse Coffee, located in Logan Heritage by Bishop Street, it’s just off the famous Beach Street which is filled with colonial-styles building.
    It is a very small cafe which serve coffee of course, a great variety of coffee and desserts cake. I am not a coffee addict, it’s just something to drink for relaxing and to freshen up the mind. So, I went to check around Foursquare and has got some recommendation which is the Mochaccino and tiramisu.
    Well then, Mochaccino and a small slice of Tiramisu was accompanying me and Clarice in the hot sunny afternoon. The Mochaccino was good, the aroma of coffee beans and a little bit taste of chocolate did indeed brings pleasant stream through my taste buds and down my throat.
    Tiramisu on the other hand blends well between the alcohol and the sweetness. Somehow, the texture was not spongy enough and I still prefer the one at China House. However, this is up to the level too for a good tiramisu. It’s just that it has a very small portion.
    So, if you are craving for a coffee and a good quiet place for your afternoon, do check out Lighthouse Coffee.

    Lighthouse Coffee
    Logan Heritage Building
    No 4 Bishop Street,
    10300 George Town, Penang.
    Telephone: +6012-436-0836


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  • Penang: Kampai 9.9 Taiwanese ‘Zhu Char’, E-Gate

    Penang: Kampai 9.9 Taiwanese ‘Zhu Char’, E-Gate

    Penang: Kampai 9.9 Taiwanese ‘Zhu Char’, E-Gate – Despite being tensed with the General Election 2013, while waiting for the result to be announced later, I think I shall write some food post to release some tension. =D Let’s head to Penang, for food!
    So this place that I visited last weekend was Kampai, located at E-Gate, the place used to be Tao Japanese Cuisine. It’s quite a surprised to see the once very famous Tao is gone and replaced by Kampai. Later then, I just realised that Kampai is from the same person who runs Tao! That’s why.
    Kampai is actually a Chinese restaurant, just like ‘zhu char’ (dai chao) restaurant but in a up-scale environment and atmosphere and selling mainly Taiwanese dishes, starting from RM9,9/dish. It’s quite interesting trying Taiwanese-style of ‘zhu char’ because all the while, Taiwanese food is just beef noodle, 3 cups noodle and deep fried chicken.
    Fried Bittergourd with Salted Egg
    Pork slices with garlic sauce together with toufu under the pork slices.
    Sweet and sour pork which was rather hard to chew.
    Ma Po Toufu which is quite standard, nothing fancy.
    Well, actually the taste is quite good in my opinion, but my brother commented that it’s quite standard, taste like what he had in Singapore. The fried bittergourd with salted egg was good, the pork slices with garlic was good, but the sweet and sour pork andma po toufu was just not fancy enough. But after all, I kinda enjoyed my lunch at there.
    Kampai @ E-Gate
    1-01-05 & 1-01-06, Ground Floor,
    E-Gate, Lebuh Tunku Kudin 2,
    11900 Gelugor, Penang.
    Telephone: +604-6587826

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  • Penang: Mugshot Cafe, Chulia Street

    Penang: Mugshot Cafe, Chulia Street

    Penang: Mugshot Cafe, Chulia Street – Haven’t been home for quite some times and just realised that there’s so many new cafes pop up around town! Mugshot Cafe is a new one (might not new to Penangite but me) at Chulia Street, right opposite the famous Wan Tan Mee or just next to the Rainforest Bakery.

    I’m wondering how to describe this kind of cafe. It’s retro-ish, a bit of artsy fartsy and a little bit similar to Burps & Giggles of Ipoh. Heritage artsy style? There’s so many in town right now. I went on a Sunday afternoon and it’s kinda hard to get a seat there. The seating is kinda cute with low table and chair like in the kindergarten.

    There’s not much in the menu, you can find coffee and tea, some cakes, homemade yogurt, and bagel muffin. That’s it. Bagels were sold out and it’s only cake and yogurt for me. The carrot cake was good, sweet enough for my sweet tooth and the apple crumble was nice too according to my mom, but then I think I am not an apple crumble person, I don’t like the sourish apple in it. HAHA. Another thing I ordered was the Walnuts & Raisins Yogurt which I find it too sourish too, should have tried Jackfruit & Gula Melaka!
    Raisin & Walnut Yogurt. Too sour for me.
    Carrot Cake.
    Apple Crumble Pie.
    After all, this seems to be a good place for an afternoon tea and to chill. Will be back to try their bagel muffin.
    The Mugshot Cafe
    302 Chulia Street,
    10200 George Town,
    Penang, Malaysia
    Telephone: +6012-4056276
    Business Hours: 8am – 9pm
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  • 429 HIMPUNAN HARAPAN RAKYAT at Han Chiang High School

    429 HIMPUNAN HARAPAN RAKYAT at Han Chiang High School

    429 HIMPUNAN HARAPAN RAKYAT at Han Chiang High School – Penangite are ready to bring UBAH to Putrajaya as I can see from last Monday’s gathering at Han Chiang High School. I was there, sweat and wet, together with 70,000 people, chanting UBAH, cheering, shouting, screaming. I felt unity among all. I felt, ‘Penang’.
  • Sad Penang, Attacked By Blue Flags

    Sad Penang, Attacked By Blue Flags

    Sad Penang, Attacked By Blue Flags – Beautiful Penang is very sad right now, with the attacked from blue flags, hanging everywhere in the island. Come on, it’s just an election, there’s no need to attack Penang with the huge number of flags! What an eyesore to us and the tourist and the world, sigh. Penang is sad, Penang is crying, please help Penang, I want my beautiful Penang back.
  • Jeff Ooi At Bangkok Lane

    Jeff Ooi At Bangkok Lane

    Jeff Ooi At Bangkok Lane – 7 days before 13th General Election, on a not-so-typical Saturday night in Penang, just an hour before the clock strikes 12, there at the nostalgic Bangkok Lane, surrounded by colonial houses, gathered hundreds of Penangite standing on the road listening the political talk by Jeff Ooi of DAP. There I was, after my scrumptious Thai food dinner at Sungai Petani, a detour to Bangkok Lane to check out the ceramah. Not a big crowds, but I heard cheers and applause. Ubah we want.
  • Penang – Anime-fied By FeiGiap

    Penang – Anime-fied By FeiGiap

    Penang – Anime-fied By FeiGiap – These beautiful Japanese-style cartoon illustration reflects the beautiful of Penang, my hometown. Check out more of his work here.

  • 庙会 2013: Happening & Beautiful Chinese New Year In Penang

    庙会 2013: Happening & Beautiful Chinese New Year In Penang

    庙会 2013: Happening & Beautiful Chinese New Year In Penang – Looking at the photos below, I am sure that it’s another reason to visit Penang during Chinese New Year besides food. It’s culture, it’s people, it’s happening, it’s fun. I have been going to Miao Hui for quite a few years, they look the same to me, but it just never failed to impress visitors from other places and it’s an awesome day to bring your camera out for a little fun. I never thought of going to the Miao Hui this year because it’s all the same, but since I’d nothing to do, I went there with Alvin, brought my lovely Canon along, and shoot. Surprised to meet quite a number of familiar faces there too and ended chattering a lot and quite many shots.
    Well, this post is so delayed because it happened like 1.5 months back because I left my camera back in Penang, now I’ve got it, and you can get ready to put Penang into your next place to visit during Chinese New Year next year.
    Houston, NASA of Penang. LOL.
    What’s up what’s up.
    Ong Kooi Jin!
    Khoo Kongsi.
    Beautiful girls.
    Scott!
    With Gen Yong & Alvin.
    Uncle RELA.
    Yi Jun.
    Gen Yong, Kok, me, Alvin & Min Xiang.
    Kok & JJ.
    LANSIs. Emily, Jameson, Lester, Victor, Nick.
    Yao Jing. Pattern banyak.
  • 年初六 Snake Temple Festival

    年初六 Snake Temple Festival

    CNY 2013: 年初六 Snake Temple Festival – This year is the year of Snake and there’s a Snake Temple in Penang! Every year there’s a flame watching festival at the Snake Temple at Bayan Lepas. The level of flame will predict the good luck of the whole year. It is measured by the height of the flame, like how tall it is and will tell the luck whether it’s good, or bad. During this flame watching ceremony, many devotees flocks into the temple to pray for good luck and to see the flame watching ceremony too.

    Food stalls in front of Snake Temple.
    Entrance.

    In conjunction with the year of Snake, the flame watching festival at the Snake Temple was a big festival. Very BIG. The Snake Temple is not to pray to the snake or God of Snake, it’s just somehow the typical Taoist temple happens to attract the reptile to reside in the temple and so call Snake Temple.

    Dear Clarice. =)

    Well, Valentine’s Day, yeah, so, Valentine’s Day go to Snake Temple see flame watching and also play with snake and also pray! I bet my V Day is different with you guys. HAHA. It might not be romantic for you guys, but it is for us, to join the crowds, to join the snake and to explore the culture. =D

    Venomous snake.
    Doesn’t look cute. =.=
    I tell you I am freaking scared of snake.
    Clarice loves the snake more than me.

    It’s really very happening and crowded at there and it’s great that we managed to catch the fireworks too.

  • China House & Busy Armenian Street

    China House & Busy Armenian Street

    CNY 2013: 年初三 China House & Busy Armenian Street – Third day of Chinese New Year is getting more relax and not so hectic as before but then the traffic in this little island of Penang was building up as people has done Bai Nian, it’s time for everyone to go explore, eat and chill.

    Went to China House, my favourite cafe in George Town for a little afternoon tea with my parents and to show dad around as he’d never been there before. It was super duper crowded on that day as the whole cafe was almost full-house. Luckily, I did manage to get a table.

    Just across the street of China House is Armenian Street, the place of the famous bicycle mural and because of Chinese New Year Holiady, tourists were queuing to to take a shot with the famous made by Ernest Zacharevic! It’s madness, it’s happiness!

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