The Letters Crusade

Last weekend, I, together with 16 college friends went to visit Pulau Penang, hometown of THREE!! of the 17 people who went. Hamiz, Thila and Safuan.

It took us 4 hours plus to reach Penang from Duta Bus Station.

When reached, Hamiz brought us go makan 1st.



After dineper (dinner + supper, that time around 10 sth), we went to Queensbay to view the night view and also the Penang Bridge across the river.

Since we have 16 people all together (Safuan sleeps in his own house), we are divided into boys and girls. 7 boys in Hamiz's house and 7 girls in Thila's house. And off we go to our own 'home stay" respectively.




Since his house have only 1 bathroom, we took turns to bath. We slept at 2.30am in the morning.


We woke up at 7.00am the same day. lol


We went to Tokong Ular(Snake Temple) as our 1st destination of the trip.



We managed to watch a performance by a skillful snake trainer who daringly performs with one of the most deadliest predator, KING COBRA. He even kiss it!! I wonder why none of my friends snapped down that very moment (the kiss scene). FYI, we have 3 DSLR-ers. Maybe because they were so excited and nervous that they forgot there's a DSLR hanging around their neck. XD






Just kidding. This snake is harmless. Except if you smell like a chicken. FYI, it feast on KLC (Kentucky Live Chicken) according to the trainer.




Next, we made our way to Muzium Perang (War Museum). It was built in 2002 at the British military camp site during the World War II(if I'm not mistaken, correct me if I'm wrong) The museum exhibit the history of Malaya (before Malaysia obtain independence) and also during the Japanese occupation. Quite a spectacular museum I can say.





















After the museum, we went to Batu Ferringhi for picnic. And BATH!!









At night, we went to Gurney Plaza to have our dinner. Tried pasembur (penang rojak), char kuey teow of course and also fried squid. Was told afterward by my bro saying that I haven't really taste the best Penang char kuey teow yet. The stall is actually located at Lorong Selamat. Next time jom weih!!

After filling our stomach, we went for a walk along Gurney drive. Along the street, there are a lot of hawker selling toys such as kites, bubble guns. (ya, now we no longer use mouth to blow bubbles!)






Again we slept at 2 something in the morning and woke up at 8 something in the morning.

Since our return bus is scheduled at 3pm, so we only have little time to visit around. Throughout the 1st day, where we went is just around the island. So on 2nd day, we go deeper into the heart of the island, Georgetown.

Went to the bazaar. Saw "LV" wallet, "Nike" watch at RM25. Bought a key chain but not Penang though, its M.U. lol




After that, we went and tried the teochew cendol which was very very nice! Comparable to Banting's one.




Then we went to KOMTAR and walked around the stalls.










After that, we went to eat the BEST Nasi Kandar that I've ever eat!! The fried chicken is so BIG! Too delicious that I forgot to take down the picture. XD


So there marks the end of our Penang trip. Once again, I would like to thank Hamiz and Thila for bringing us around Penang. I believe that everyone enjoyed the trip very much!!


WOHOOOO!! Finally finished this long entry, took me 3 hours. >.<


Alright, Ipoh done. Penang done. Where's next?



photos credit to Aqil, Nikita and Irfan.

WOHOOOO! It's been awhile guys~

Life's been busy(as always). Still I managed to get a time out. I got a 5-Day long holiday last week, and my bro was telling me why not take this golden opportunity to go and y'know visit other states in Malaysia since I have classmates who come from different states.(of course, lol)


So there goes me to IPOH!!

Ipoh - Astonishing caves. Exotic food. Beautiful girls.

So expect to see a lot of food pics and cave pics. No lenglui pics btw, didn't manage to spot any. Don't close this page, guys puhleseee. XD

It is my roommate Dao Zhen's(following referred as DZ) hometown.

It took me two and a half hour to reach there by bus.Before I could take a deep breath and do some stretching up after such a long journey in bus, DZ and his mom took me to an eating place called, 大树脚. It was named such because it was surrounded by a few big tree trunks and basically the whole area is shaded under those gigantic trees. Business there is GREAT!!

After filling up out stomach with delicious food, they took me to the 1st caves, Gua Perak.


This cave was famous for its wall painting, I mean painting on the cave's wall.


Look at these extraordinary works.






What's interesting about cave painting is that not only you need good painting skills, but strong physical for you to bend your back/neck while painting something above you.


How I wished I can have so many hands to finish all my homework in a blink of eye. XD



At night DZ's whole family brought me to restaurant called 十五楼, named after the 15-storey high building which we can view far far away directly straight from the restaurant. This restaurant was famous for its Sprout Chicken (芽菜鸡).










After dinner, DZ's dad and him brought me to visit the Ipoh Train Station. FYI, Terengganu don't have a train station, we fly. (ah chehhh~ XD)








Leaving the train station, we went to visit a showroom whereby the history of Ipoh was presented. The wall is pasted with paragraphs of word and black-and-white pictures describing how Ipoh was developed with the huge finding of tin. They even show the equipment that were once being used by the workers in tin industries. Too bad, we are not allowed to take picture.


We concluded the first day with a short visit to DZ's secondary school.


On the next day, DZ parents brought me to HillCity Restaurant to eat dimsum!! Dimsum mannn!! Like more than a year didn't eat already. Undeniably, the dimsum there is mouth-watering~ soli lah, was too busy wolfing down the food so didn't took any picture of how the dimsum look like before being brutally chewed inside my mouth.


All of us were so fulled with the dimsum just now, so its time to move our body.

First, we went to visit another famous cave called Gua Kek Lok (极乐洞)



The cave is famous for its stunning stalactite.



And a picturesque scenery outside the cave itself.



Outside the cave, there's a jogging track for sports lover to come and jog and the same time enjoy being close to the nature.




Manage to spot some interesting stuff. XD








After Gua Kek Lok, we went to visit another cave called Gua Sam Poh (三宝洞).



There this hut where turtles are keep.




Now, forget about the commercialized OldTown White Coffee, forget about any coffee that you had drink before. Your Ipoh trip is not complete if you haven't taste the original Ipoh white coffee.







And so, basically I have experienced all the creams of Ipoh(well, except witnessing lenglui made in Ipoh). What's more, I did it in just 2 days! XD

This Ipoh trip was truly a great experience for me and also perhaps a weight gaining program for me as I was fed with tons of delicious food throughout the trip! haha~


So here, I would like thank DZ and his parents for spending their time bringing me to visit around Ipoh and taking good care of me throughout the 2 days. =)