It has been 13 long years since we went our separate ways after graduating from USM. The reunion was planned in December 2007 and in March 2008, we finally met up in Georgetown, Penang. Chong and Eng came over from Sg. Petani and Quick and his family came all the way from Kota Baru. I flew in from Sibu with a friend.
Though our primary purpose was to see one another after these long years, I have other objectives - visiting our alma mater and our old haunts, see how Penang has changed, revisit the tourist spots, walk the streets of
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Queensbay Mall The newest place for shopping and food
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Queensbay Mall - first meal in Penang RM5, but did not taste that good
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Queensbay Mall - RM5 also Ling's dinner
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Gurney Drive Hawker Centre Still crowded with diners at 11:10 pm
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Gurney Drive - Yong Tau Foo stall
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Gurney Drive - Yong Tau Foo Picked too many selections and the result was this RM8.50 giant bowl of...
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Gurney Drive - Or Chien The first 'or chien' I had more than a decade ago smelled...
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Gurney Drive - Asam Laksa I have never been able to take the overpowering smell. Couldn't take it a...
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Kafe Kheng Pin, Penang Road This famous cafe lies in front of Oriental Hotel. Didn't take any...
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Street Market, Jln Kuala Kangsar Behind Chowrasta Market (Penang Road)
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Jln Kuala Kangsar - Currypuff Big, cold currypuff. Thumbs up for the size but poor for the taste
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Anson Road - Dim Sum Do these make you salivate? Yummy! One of the best meals in Penang
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Anson Road - Char hor fun Besides the dim sum, Chong ordered char hor fun
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Anson Road - Sinchew beehoon Being the great host he was, Chong ordered this too to fill us up
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Him Heang - Tau sar peah And Chong bought a packet of freshly baked tau sar peah for us at this famous...
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Him Heang - Tau sar peah This is how the tau sar peah box looked like
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Unknown hawker food centre - Curry Mee My favorite hawker food 13 years ago. Forgot that I should mixed all...
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Unknown hawker food centre - Popiah Never tasted this 13 years' ago. Though famous in Penang, this did...
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Unknown hawker food centre - Hockien Mee Also known as prawn noodle. Ling's dinner.
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Unknown hawker centre Fish head bee hoon. Never had this before. Chong's asked me to take some....
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78 Kafe, Penang Road There were tua pau (big bun) and char koay tiau stalls here. Lies across Kafe...
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78 Kafe, Penang Road - Tua pau (Big Bun) Another of my favorite Penang food 13 years' ago was the tua pau...
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Nasi Kandar Line Clear, Penang Road This famous nasi kandar stall, which I understood was shown on Ho Chiak, lies...
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Nasi Kandar Line Clear - Nasi kandar Trays and trays of savory dishes. Cost RM47 for 5 packets of nasi...
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Unknown shop - Hainan Chicken Rice First lunch with Quick and his family. Good tasting chicken.
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