This was a post I wrote after I came back from our India trip in 2010 with the Paul Penders team. I didn’t get around to posting it up so here it is. One of the places we visited was Kuruva Island which was 20 minutes away from VanaMoolika. This was our jaunt in the …
Read MoreA Passport Adventure…Or Why We’re Always Behind Singapore 0
Lots of people find difficulty in creating blog posts. I can tell you that if you observe your daily life long enough or meet enough people, you will have plenty to blog about. Case in point – today we were at the Penang Immigration Department on Beach Street. Most people, especially Malaysians, hate dealing with …
Read MoreRebuilding An Oasis in Love Lane 3
Penang is shaping up nicely indeed, if going by the lovely restored buildings of character each day. Just last Sunday, we were at the old Oasis Hotel on 23, Love Lane. Love Lane is a quaint old name, conjuring all sorts of imaginative visuals – why Love Lane? (It’s good alliteration too…rolls off the tongue …
Read MoreThat Quest For Tau Sar Pneah! 5
Living in Penang for the past decade and more makes me quite Penangite in the sense that I do not truly appreciate the little things Penang are famous for. If you ask me when was the last time I had a plate of sinfully oily char kueh teow, I’d have to think a bit. I …
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