2 posts tagged “travel”
So we thot we'd be attending the MRSMT Jubli Perak thingie.. unfortunately there was a family matter to attend to so we FFK-ed. Then, this morning getting ready to have breakfast in Hollywood (Canning Garden), I thot maybe we should just go to taiping and just see what's left of the 3 day event. OH agreed. (take a rain check ya nur...) so right after Hamidia (there weren't any parking spaces in hollywood) we drove to Taiping. It was already 12noon when we reached there, the guards directed us to the Taiping Golf Resort, everyone that's left are all there, he said. 15mins later we were there but couldn't seem to find anyone at the lobby. Plenty of cars but no one who could pass as an old schoolmate was seen. So we called one of the seniors who we know attended the whole event. He's already on his way home coz those ppl that's left are the avid golfers. We kinda just missed them. Hehe.. half expected this to happen already. nvm. We proceeded with jalan2 around Taiping.. braving the hot hot sun.
The first thing we discovered is this fresh looking condotel with swimming pool and RM15 hi-tea buffet in Taiping Golf Resort. There's waterfall less than a kilometer from here.
Then drove around town looking for doli kueytiau. It used to be in the market but now it has moved to the shoplots opposite Klinik Kesihatan Taiping. I can't say for sure whether or not the quality is still the same coz this is the first time I had it but Terry sez it has gone down. I think it's pretty good, maybe even better than the one in stadium ipoh. However, RM8 for a plate of kueytiau special is kinda steep i think. Nasi ayam is... so-so
ingat nak taruk lam shoutbox je tapi macam panjang citer pulak
Places you can go:
1. Padang kota - fort conwallis
2. Bukit bendera
3. botanical garden
4. Batu Feringhi - spice garden, butterfly garden, taman rimba
5. Chowrasta
6. toy museum - plenty of toys/figurines on shelves - entry RM10 2yrs ago
7. tokong ular
8. kek lok si
9. reclining buddha
10. pasar malam batu feringhi
Food you should try
1. Rojak buah - foodcourt near padang kota
2. char kueytiau - gurney drive (um.. tak hebat sgt actually)
3. nasi kandar - they say line clear's the best.. oppostie chowrasta near komtar
4. Pickled fruit kat chowrasta
5. laksa penang - pulau tikus - err.. chinese shop nyer.. erm.. better not
6. mee udang - sg. dua (main island)
7. seafood - batu maung
8. bubur kacang, roti benggali, chapati, roti jala - little india... if you go try the teh halia.. paling sedap i've ever had
9. pastries n homemade gelato - pulau tikus, opposite ambank/maybank.. tak ingat
10. local fruit orchard in balik pulau
11. nasi beratur - near masjid negeri
12. pasembur - gurney drive
13. slurpee kat 7-eleven.. hahahaha.. aku tengah craving slurpee as I'm writing this
14. sup tulang, kambing, ayam, lidah, torpedo, manusia etc etc opposite hotel malaysia. restoran hameed kot.. tak ingat nama.. (malam)
Since ur time constrained... my highest recommendation would be---
padang kota - petang2 makan rojak and the place ada banyak bubbles floating, kites flying, kids running around i think nina would appreciate it
The other times I was in Penang
30/08/2007
11/06/2007
14/01/2007
28/11/2006
24/11/2006
actually... I grew up going to penang at least once a year. Kampung maaa...
