My family and I visited Gurney Paragon Mall on Sunday, 13 January 2019, and were greeted by various Chinese New Year decorations. This year, the Chinese New Year celebration falls on 5-6 February 2019. The Chinese New Year decorations in front of the Swiss Watch Gallery and Rolex stores are pretty unique. It consists of red lanterns and… Read More »
Garden Cafe is a restaurant in Shangri-La’s Golden Sands Resort, Batu Ferringhi, Penang. It is located right beside the hotel lobby, and is open from 6.30AM to 11PM daily. Recently, I had the lunch buffet at Garden Cafe with some friends. It was a relatively small buffet spread, with about 4-5 hot dishes. There were also a salad… Read More »
I recently serviced my car at Toyota Service Centre Sungai Ara (Address: Mukim 12, Lot 1099, Jalan Dato Ismail Hashim, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. Tel: 04-6425689), on 5 January 2019. The service centre is owned by Prima Pearl Auto Sdn. Bhd. Normally, I would service my car at Toyota Service Centre Jalan Jelutong (owned by UMW Toyota Motor… Read More »
Apong Guan is a famous roadside apong/apom stall along Jalan Burma, Georgetown, Penang. The stall is right in front of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Union (Union Primary School). The stall owner, Mr Uan Cheng Guan has been in the business for a long, long time – it is a famous, old stall in Penang. Apong (or apom) is… Read More »
AmanVille is an indoor playground at Gurney Plaza. It aims to provide a safe, secure, clean and stimulating play environment for children at the shopping mall. The playground is located on the 4th floor of Gurney Plaza (Address: Unit No. 170-04-16, Gurney Plaza, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2409946), opposite Station Kopitiam. There is a good variety… Read More »
I spent Christmas day this year with my family at Gurney Plaza. We had a nice “dimsum” brunch at Bali Hai Restaurant, before going to Gurney Plaza. My kids were very happy, as they wanted to go to AmanVille (the indoor playground at Gurney Plaza). The mall was crowded, and it was a real challenge finding a parking… Read More »
Audio Vision Sales & Service specializes in repairing electrical appliances, including CD/DVD player, television, vacuum cleaner, oven, and many others. The shop’s sign board has a huge “PHILIPS” word, but the shop also services many other brands. The service centre is located in Taman Lumba Kuda (Address: 47, Lorong Lumba Kuda, Taman Lumba Kuda, 11400 Air Itam, Penang.… Read More »
China House is a cafe, restaurant, bakery, wine bar, pub with live music, and library – all rolled into one. It is in a compound of 3 heritage buildings, linked by an open air courtyard (Addresses: 153 & 155, Beach Street / 183B, Victoria Street, 10300 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2637299). Spanning from Beach Street to Victoria Street, China… Read More »
Nowadays, there are more and more Starbucks Coffee stores in Penang. The coffee culture is definitely catching on in Penang. Here is the list of Starbucks Coffee stores in Penang: Starbucks Coffee 1st Avenue Mall Lot G-09 & G-10, Ground Floor, 182, Jalan Magazine, 10300 Georgetown, Penang. Tel: 04-2633202. Starbucks Coffee Mansion One Mansion One, Ground Floor, Jalan… Read More »
Looking for Sarawak Kolo Mee in Penang? There is a hawker stall in Golden Phoenix Restaurant selling it. Golden Phoenix Restaurant is a hawker centre/coffee shop in Sungai Dua, Penang (Address: 2-G-2, Jalan Sungai Dua, Taman Pekaka Desa Universiti, 11700 Gelugor, Penang). It is a popular hawker place for Universiti Sains Malaysia students, as it is located near… Read More »