*242 - Eastin Hotel, Penang

Another "Balik Penang" trip for my family this holiday... and this time we stayed in the new Eastin Hotel in Bayan Lepas Penang... Very near to QueensBay Mall... In fact its just 3 mins walk...



Its another business class hotel that is highly advertised in papers, magazines etc... U can tell that too after u notice numerous of signs and billboards pointing ur way to the hotels... Very good publicity i'll say since its still very new and they already got their rooms all filled up this holiday...



Eastin is a very beautiful building... I'll say its one of the best hotel in Penang in design exteriorly and interiorly... Modern urban designing with a sense of nature... Hmmm... (G Hotel still has the best design)



At the lobby, there's a small lounge beside... Very small i'll say... Nothing special there... And on the other corner is the restaurant that serves buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner... Swee Brasserie... I got to know from Michelle's fren that the chef are sent overseas (France if not mistaken) to learn all the food specialty... No reviews on the food since i did not dine there... Who wanna eat in that restaurant while in Penang? LOL... Local hawker stalls is so so much more tempting xD


Here's the Not-So-Good part... Had quite a bad experience with the service there... Staff were not well-trained and they are all totally BLUR =.= mayb its still new...

We called for reservation few weeks b4 the trip... The receptionist said reservation must be made to the sales department... but we tried to called a few times and for a few days... Its always engaged... I doubt that they have such good business O.o Then we manage to get the receptionist to reserve for us (as wat we're told she will inform the sales department)... When we reached there, there's no room for us... Since we got her name, we asked to girl out to solve the problem... And she said she inform the sales department... and its the sales department fault... After unsuccessful dealing with the sales department officer, we request to speak to the sales manager... One funny question he ask us: "we have 5 managers, which one u wanna speak to?" LOL... really LOLed... How i know which manager i wanna speak to... Just call a relevant manager out la =.=

We got our room... Instead of the room we reserved, there's only 1 seaview room available (suppose its at rm198++ but we manage to have it for the price of rm168++ as the room we reserved)... Wow... Seaview... That's the seaview we had...

I wondered how that small piece of sea cost another rm30++ O.o... Damn not worth it... I can see QueensBay Mall, Pulau Jerejak and the OXO cafe from my room :)

For the rooms... Its very very very very small... They advertised they use LCD tv in every room... And now i know why they use LCD tv... Coz i cant even find a place to put the conventional tv... O.o See for urself...

In conclusion... Its a very beautiful hotel, near to shopping mall but not so value for money and not really that comfortable... I think their service will improve after sometime but meanwhile their staffs are still very blur... LOL... There's still plenty of better hotels out there :P

*241 - Merry Christmas From ElfYourself

My younger bro is having winter holidays in London until he is so free to create a very very cute Merry Christmas Video using our faces =.=!!!

Kind of like Chipmunk singing jingle bells... and our big big face as the elfs... OMG O.o

Check out the video here... Y not u make one for ur family too... it sure makes everyone LOL xD

*240 - Pao Lo 包佬, Famous Pao In Langkap, Perak

This is something u can find in the very very small rural town of Langkap, Perak...

Pao Lo 包佬 that sells all kinds of Pao and very famous among the locals...


My dad got to know this place because his customers in Langkap introduced to em... Its all about fresh made Pao's from the kitchen at the back...


I think my bro's face looks exactly like the Pao =.=


They hav these "Pillow Pao" (枕头包)... filled with fatty pork... Special but not really tat good :/


We also ordered Peanut Pao and Chicken Pao, but i had a Lo Mai Kai "Glutinous Rice Chicken" (糯米鸡)...


Overall its ok... But frankly is nothing special if u compare to those commercialized Pao in the urban city... The beauty of these Pao is the freshness and a healthier choice since its all kampung chicken for the ingredient... Can try if u happens to be in Langkap (i wonders how O.o)

*238 - My Mum Also On FB Now... OMG =.=

Holy crab... my MUM just got her FACEBOOK... O.o

Should or shouldnt i add her? O.o OMG OMG OMG OMG~

ps: she's now so happy laughing there to see my bro commented on her photo =.=|||

*227 - Leng Chee Kang @ Chai Leng Park, Penang

One of our favourite place for dinner in Penang... Chai Leng Park... Where they have this long long hawker street at night...


And my dad's favourite stall? The leng chee kang stall with jawa mee and claypot chicken rice available beside it...


Still remember my last post about leng chee kang in Pandamaran Port Klang? Well... nothing can beat this Penang one... Their ingredient used is mostly different... I like the Penang one coz it comes with atap chee (palm fruit, one of Phua Chu Kang's favourite!), a cute bird egg, sweet potatoes, longan etc... simply the best!


While the jawa mee not to say the best... but its always better than Klang food la... Klang valley's hawker just sucks =.=


There's a stall of fried chicken... Tip Top Fried Chicken that is quite famous locally... Tasty and wont make u feel yicky like the oily KFC...


I had one piece of it :D Anyway, there's a fried chicken restaurant that is very good in Pandamaran Port Klang... Mayb can intro u guyz in future...



Penang food are just irresistable~

*226 - Nine Emperor Gods Festival

This is something that u wont see much in the big city of KL... There's always a huge assemblage to celebrate the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Penang... Carnival-like atmosphere with procession to welcome Them...

Some introduction to Nine Emperor Gods... My mum used to told me that They were pirates of the sea and later became good, thus ppl worship Them... just found out from wikipedia that this isnt true... In Taoism, They are Prince to the Father Emperor Zhou Yu Dou Fu Yuan Jun (斗父周御國王天尊) and Mother Dou Mu Yuan Jun (斗母元君)... Actually i know nothing bout Taoism so dont ask me =.=


I was in Penang on time to witness the ceremony after all these long years in Klang... From my buddism point of view, the Nine Emporor Gods must hav very very good karma... Their 9 days festival give millions of people the opportunity to go vegetarian... Imagine how many animals are spared during this festival...

Surprisingly, many housewives took this opportunity to start their small vegetarian food stall... and they are just so delicious... You just cant find such crowd and vegetarian food on ordinary days...



They are believed to arrive through the waterways, especially the sea... thus, during the last day, there will be also a procession to escort Them back into Their sea... With nicely decorated ships... Paper ships...

Of course we have the traditional chinese opera... My mum's favourite since she was a child... She was so excited to saw there's opera going on that night... LOL... Just like a little girl saw her favourite lollipop...


Notice something? Now only i know the so called TRADITIONAL opera too now has a high tech subtitles... You wont get lost not knowing wat they're singing anymore... The show is in Teochew dialect which i also dont undertand.. hehe

Check out this video, its the video of the Nine Gods playing with the hot oil on the 3rd day of the festival...

I still got a lot to share actually... but my stupid camera suddenly went out of batt... Arrgghhh~ Anyway, Oct is a good month to visit Penang... Where all the cultures and heritage comes alive...

More photos at "Rejuvenescence" - Memento Photoblog

Interesting articles on Nine Emperor Gods Festival celebration in Butterworth Penang, check it out:
Nine Emperor Gods Festival
Nine Emperor Gods
Wikipedia: Nine Emperor Gods

*225 - The Penang "Bahu" Auntie Hokkien Rap xD

Recently there's a video had been spreading rapidly on facebook... "The Hokkien Rap based in Penang" If u havent watch it b4, must watch k... and watch it 1st b4 continue reading :P

Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=157979426474&ref=share

Watched it last week if not mistaken... and shared it with my dad n mum too... Had a great laugh... and... WTF!!! who knows we met her when we went Lorong Selamat, Penang for lunch... I tell u... the live show definitely a lot better than the facebook video xD She really did make my day!



We sat down... then the auntie approach us to gave her Bahu (Pork Floss) for us to try out... She wasnt doing her rap thing but i feel so so familiar bout her... then suddenly i thought of tat video and i asked my dad is she the one in the facebook video? My dad replied: U go ask her la :D ... My dad was so loud and caught tat auntie's attention... She literally knew wat we are talking about so she ask us: Did we saw the Bahu auntie in the internet? LOL...

Then there she go... doing wat she did best... The Hokkien Rapping~ yoyoyo~ Suddenly the few youngster table around us too starting to recognise her... Apparently they are Miri students studying in TAR college O.o Now the auntie is so so famous till we from KL knows her xD We all bought quite a few bottles of Bahu from her and i had a photo with her ;P


Ko Ai Ba Hu... really not bad leh... 1 bottle RM12... And i bought the Pohpiah tat wrap on the Bahu... Irresistible... And she got business card somemore eh...

*224 - Guess Where Am I?

Sorry for no update yesterday... wanted to but my place no line :( nvm though... got it now xD

I went bac home on fri night... and was so disappointed when my mum told me whole family wont be at home on sat morning till mon... Sat morning i decided to follow them... dun care my tues's final exam :P

Looks familiar?

This photo is dedicated to Ben... Ben, if u cant recognize which junction this is then i'll recommend u go jump down from condo balcony k :D

And this photo dedicated to Michelle... Her important link from UPM to her house... LOL

There'll will be many Penang post coming in... and I have a surprise for ya ;D

*209 - Funny Facebook Encounter

Character introduction:
Steven Lee - My dad
Tina Lee - My aunt

and YES! they are in my facebook friend list...

Yesterday, as usual, i did wat a normal teen do, i posted a status of "Can i not go to class tomorrow? =.=" then here goes the very funny part...

My dad commented: "You have definitely enjoy yourself during Raya holidays. Time to get back to your books" O.o

Then i reply truthfully: "OMG... tat's why we shouldnt add parents into our facebook... hehehehehehehehehehehehe :P i got attend class n read books la"

And surprisingly, my aunt agreed to that: "dats rite.. its obvious y my children never add us"

LOL.................. WTF~

ps: are they in my blog too? O.o

*207 - Daniel's Departure, KLIA

As u all knew Daniel flew to UK rite... Here's wat took place that morning :)

There he goes..... See u in London real soon xD

ps: it took me a day to upload all these.... WTF