yeemun: Penang

Penang trip is up! As I know, Penang is actually the second smallest state in Malaysia. It is a state where we can get all the delicious food here, some people even known Penang as food paradise.

So, back to here. We actually planned this trip quite last minute, was in a rush to get the tickets and else. Bought ticket from Transnasional and their service is kinda sucks. Buses are old, seats are not uncomfortable and the ticker sellers at the counter are impolite too.

We bought the tickets online and the ticket seller at Kampar claimed that she doesn't know how to redeem the ticket. Like what? Kay fine, we got up to one of the Transnasional buses and redeem the ticket at Medan Gopeng, Ipoh. The worst thing was, we waited for almost one hour for the bus the Penang! Supposed to depart at 9.00pm and ended up we departed at almost 11.00pm. I think I'll never get the bus tickets from Transnasional anymore, perhaps.

You know, what we girls do when we have nothing to do. Here's the bus terminal at Medan Gopeng, Ipoh.

Our bus arrived at Butterworth, or some of them known it as Penang Sentral. So, we took ferry in order to get to Georgetown. Ferry per person is RM 1.20. If you don't want to go by ferry, you can actually drive to pass by Penang Bridge where the total length is 13,000 meters. Oh ya, you can also go by ferry even if you're driving! This is kinda amazing, isn't it?

Spot the Penang Bridge! See it?

When the ferry was approaching Weld Quay, the jetty in Penang Island, still busy taking photos! lol

Decided to have lunch before travelling around as we were starving! So, took a bus from Weld Quay to Komtar. They actually have free shuttle buses. If you're not familiar with it, there's is also an information counter there. People there are quite friendly!

The bus stopped at Komtar. Went to Joo Hooi Cafe to have our lunch. It's only approximately 15 minutes walking distance, quite near right?

And here's the famous chendol stall in Penang, located right beside Joo Hooi Cafe.

RM 2.00 per bowl but if you want to have it in Joo Hooi Cafe, you gotta pay extra RM0.50 per bowl.

Asam Laksa! Not as good as what I expected but still tastes good!

Lor bak which I don't know what we call it in English.

This is the-very-tasty char keoy teow! Waited for almost an hour just for this cause it was really crowded but I can tell you, it was all worth. RM4.50 per plate, portion is quite small.

Joo Hooi Cafe, 愉园餐室
475, Jalan Penang,
1000 Georgetown,
Penang.

Went Chew Jetty after that. The clan jetties actually consist of 8 jetties, named after their surnames, "Lim", "Chew", "Tan", "Lee", "Yeoh", "Koay", "Peng Ann" and Mixed Clans. "Chew" is the famous last name and it means the entire long stretch of jetty are residence with "Chew" as their last name.

It is pretty near to Weld Quay, less than 10 minutes walking distance. You can ask people around there I'm sure they're willing to guide you there.

Ohh ya, not forgetting to mention, the famous Malaysian film - Ice Kacang Puppy Love, 初恋红豆冰 is shot at Clan Jetties too. According to the residents there, it was shot at the "Chew" one. I remember I watched that movie but unfortunately it was years ago, I couldn't recall the scene.

Come to the dinner part, went to Gurney Drive Hawker Centre. To be honest, food there is kinda expensive, the portion is really small and some of it taste so so only. According to those who stay in Penang, Gurney Drive Hawker Centre is only for tourists cause it's really expensive.