Malaysia

Penang Short Trip

Penang Rush Trip

Flew to Penang for 3 days as I have to attend to some matters there. Thus I took the opportunity to meet up some friends and get as much food that I craved for all the while in Hong Kong.
Travel type: Solo
When: 2018, September 19-21
Flight: Airasia [Kuala Lumpur (KLIA2) > Penang, 55 minutes]

Penang Road Laksa, Chendul, Char Koay Teow
I ate all these by myself! I was nearby and this is the place I could think of where I can eat so many good food at the same time.
Total amount: RM15.50 (Laksa RM5.50, Chendul RM3, Char koay teow RM7.00). Where can I find these awesomeness, both the food and the price in Hong Kong?!
**Psst: I like the small portion of food in Penang, so I can eat more varieties!  :lol:
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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (2017 December)

Kota Kinabalu (KK), Malaysia

I have never been to East Malaysia. Since I wanted to go back to my family at Malaysia, and, AirAsia has Hong Kong-Kota Kinabalu route, we decided to give ourselves a short vacation here before flying back to west. We booked everything just to realise it’s going to be rainy season.

Travel type: Couple
When: 2017, December 9-13
Weather: Rainy
Flight: Airasia (Hong Kong >Kota Kinabalu, 3 hours)
Flight fare: HKD1900/2 pax, with one 20kg checked baggage (HKD150) & insurance (HKD60)

Our Itinerary

Day 1
We reached KK Airport around 1pm and took Uber (merged with Grab since 2018 April) which cost about MYR11 to Horizon Hotel in 20 minutes. Wanted to swim at the pool but it was raining. Nothing much in our plan, so we headed to have body massages at the hotel. Not good.  :-|
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Rawa Island, Malaysia (2017 June)

Rawa Island, Malaysia

Pulau Rawa or Rawa Island is an island at the east of Johor, Malaysia. ……..

Travel type: Friends (Group of 4)
When: 2017, June 10-12
Weather: Sunny
Flight: Airasia (Kuala Lumpur > Johor, 55 minutes)

This is how we get to Rawa Island:
KL > Johor by Airasia (~1 hours)
Johor airport > Mersing Jetty by Uber (~2 hours)
Mersing Jetty > Rawa Island Resort by speed boat arranged by the resort (~30 minutes)

Our Accommodation
There are only 2 resorts on the island, Alang’s Rawa and Rawa Island Resort. We opted the latter. For guests’ convenience they offer packages that include meals and 2-way boat transfer. We took Hillside room for 4  people, 2 nights which costs us MYR983 per person.
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The Beach & Us

Took Uber from Senai Airport to Rawa Island Resort’s Reservation Office at Mersing Jetty.

Waiting for our boat at the resort's office

Waiting for our boat at the resort’s office

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Ipoh, Malaysia (2016 July)

Ipoh

Travel type: Family
When: 2016 July 23 – 24 (2 days)
Weather: Hot & humid
Transport: Bus (Penang-Ipoh), about 2 hours journey. The rest of my family drove about 3 hours from KL to Ipoh.

Day 1 

Concubine Lane (二奶巷）
No entrance fee, just walk,eat and shoot.
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Penang Weekend Trip

Penang Weekend Trip (2014 December)

A short visit from my university mates over the weekend. A very simple and relaxing trip. A summary of our Penang weekend trip itinerary can be found here.

Day 1

Breakfast at Joo Leong Cafe

I picked up 2 of my friends from the airport around 10am and headed to have breakfast at Joo Leong Cafe, Bayan Lepas. This place is always crowded with people during breakfast time. famous for their toast, half boiled eggs, kopi (coffee) and nasi lemak. While waiting for the other friends to reach, we went to Continue reading →

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Exploring Georgetown

Exploring Georgetown (2015 December)

Breakfast at Toh Soon

Exploring Georgetown consists of wall arts, buildings and food, of course. We started off our day with a simple but delicious breakfast at Toh Soon, located at Campbell Street. Toh Soon is very famous for it’s eggs and toast. They serve several types of bread. Steamed, toast, with or without eggs, etc. I love the thick coffee and nasi lemak. We did enjoy our breakfast. Simple and lovely.

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This was rather scary up close.