One.More.Sleep.

I cannot believe how fast this past year has gone!  It was just a little over 12 months ago we started counting down for our next Bali holiday.  I can't explain it, but there is some kind of weird force that has me wanting to go back to Bali again and again.  Even more so now that we have made friends with a local and his beautiful family... I must admit, when AirAsia made it so attractive for us to visit Malaysia instead, I felt a lot guilty about not returning to Bali instead.


Finally, with one more sleep to go, I am just a tiny big bit excited about seeing, tasting and sharing new experiences in another Asian culture that I haven't yet been a part of.


Also, this will officially be the first big o/s holiday that only the three of us will share.  The first one was as newlyweds, the next two trips was with another family, the last trip was without child; so although every holiday has been amazing, this trip will be a whole new and different adventure for that reason alone.


Getting a little more practice each year, we have decided to try really hard to travel light and have actually packed more suitcases in the suitcases than anything else.  I have warned hubby that we may get searched due to the suspicious layers of nothingness, but I am certain we are not the only ones who pack suitcases inside themselves.


I am pretty sure that tomorrow is going to be remembered as one of the longest days in my life.  With a 6am wakeup, 7:30am pickup by Grandmas who will drive us to the airport for an 11am departure; 8 hour flight to KL, with a 5-hour scenic tour of the KL airport while we wait for our flight to Penang; 9:30pm departure to finally arrive at Penang airport approx. 10:30pm (BTW this is now Malaysian time - add an additional 2.5 hours to keep up in Australia).  Following our drive from the airport to our accommodation, I conclude that we should arrive at our Penang Beach resort at approximately 12am Malaysian time, which actually equals 2:30am Adelaide time.  I keep reminding myself... the journey is just as important as the destination!


Home from a quick visit with Nanny and Grandpa so that they can wish us happy and safe travels, with Miss 8yo finally asleep after asking way too many questions and the suitcases packed and weighed, it's time for me to have a cuppa and watch some mindless TV, before getting some shut eye myself...

Day 2: On the buses (Sunday 16th March 2014)

Surprisingly had a decent sleep and didn't even fall down the crack of our super sized king bed (which is actually 2 double beds pushed together). Miss 8yo says her bed is "super comfy".

We all woke at 7:45am before the alarm, which was set for 9am (all time will be in Malay time from this point on - Adelaideans add 2.5 hours). We fit in a cuppa before heading down to our enormous buffet breakfast.  The selection was huge, with usual Asian items, more Indian choices & typical Western variety (although no bacon much to Hubby's dismay - this place is largely Muslim population after all & the pig is sacred).

With full bellies we walked around the beautiful hotel grounds, for the first time in daylight checking out the great facilities and gorgeous views.

We went for a swim in the pool, before heading out in search of a supermarket to get supplies. We popped into Hard Rock Hotel (next door) where my research told me we could purchase Rapid Penang bus passports. Unfortunately we did not have enough money on us and we needed to show our passports to register. We decided to keep walking to find an ATM as the staff at Hard Rock said that money changers would not be open being a Sunday.

We walked approx. 15 mins until we reached the main intersection; the golden arches in view. We found an ATM, popped in to Maccas to get Miss 8yo a Sundae (3RM) - so much for the no junk food rule. Stole Maccas free Wif & discovered we could purchase bus passes from Lone Pine resort just up the road. I remembered I had stored photos of our passports on my phone email and figured this should be enough to register - it was!

We wandered up the road to the closest bus stop and around 20 mins later along came the bus. Hubby commented that it had been about 20 years since he'd ventured on public transport...and what an adventure it was about to be!

The bus was absolutely packed, no choice but to stand and hold on for dear life! The road was just like Gorge Road back home and the bus driver thought he was a racing car driver. We had Miss 8yo squashed between us like a sandwich so that she didn't get thrown out the middle exit doors; I was holding on white knuckle style so the same didn't happen to me!

The bus driver at least listened to us when we got on the bus & told him we wanted to go to Tesco, as he shouted out when it was our stop. Glad to escape, but laughing just the same, we wandered over to the shopping complex to buy supplies. A trolley full later including Hubby's 6-pack of 8.8% beer, totalling 160RM, we realised we had too many heavy bags (9L of water too) to catch the scary bus back home, but only had 13RM left in our pocket...plus it was raining.

We approached a taxi driver outside who informed us set fare back to Batu Ferrenghi was 25RM. We tried to barter, but he wasn't having it and told us to go upstairs to money changer. Hubby went back up, but it was closed. Although the taxi driver didn't believe us he agreed to take us back to the Hotel for $10AUD (he would've made a small tip out of us anyway).

Back at the hotel Miss 8yo breaks open the super sized prawn chips; you wont find them like this at home.  Hubby changes money downstairs at the Hotel Reception 2.79RM = $1AUD.  We decide not to venture too far for dinner and wander across the road to Enca Cafe (TA recommended) and order 1 x Garlic/Cheese Naan, 2 x Pilau Rice, Lamb Cashew, Lamb Vindaloo, Chicken Risotto, Strawberry Milkshake, Lemon Ice Tea and Schooner Local Beer; total price 98.75RM (approx. $34AUD).  Delicious Indian food!

Straight back to the Hotel, Miss 8yo showers and in bed by 7:45pm.  Although I would love a few celebratory drinks, there is no way I can keep up with Hubby and my head soon hits the pillow.

Day 1: Longest Day EVER...Penang the long way round! (Monday 15th March 2014)

Alarm goes off 6am, last minute packing, say goodbye to the animals and in Grandmas' car to the airport. Straight to check-in, we are waiting for customs to open by 8:30am. An hour later, customs finally take down the ropes and with no drama at all we are through to the Duty Free shop. 6 Litres of spirits later (2 to take with us; 4 to collect when we get back)...$168...what a bargain!

We didn't have to wait long before boarding our plane to Kuala Lumpur and the 7+ hour flight seemed to go really fast.  Our AirAsia plane was 3 rows wide; the only other plane I have been on this big was with Garuda back in 1991, hubby said when he came over from England his plane might have been slightly bigger, but Miss 8yo was in awe!  We were in row 47; I was aisle seat next to a young man from Korea who literally slept the whole flight (wasted window seat); hubby was next to me in aisle seat, with Miss 8yo in the middle and a young lady next to them; there was another 2 seats opposite their row.  The pre-ordered plane food was fairly decent, although kids meals came out way too early.  Overall, our first flight with AirAsia wasn't too shabby especially considering our bargain price of $950 return.

Of course we brought the rain with us!  KL hadn't had any decent rain in over a month and although our 8 hour flight arrived early hitting the runway at 3:50pm Malaysia time (6:20pm Adelaide time), we were forced to wait on the plane (only half managed to escape) until the downpour slowed and AirAsia staff could greet as at the tarmac with umbrellas; by now it was 4:15pm Malaysia time.

A 10 minute walk towards arrivals entrance across the tarmac and that's when the waiting and seriously bad queues began... Heading up the escalator (much to Miss 8yo surprise: "This airport is way better than Bali") everything seemed calm and easy, until... the queue from hell appeared. We joined the "Foreign Passport" line along with thousands of other newly arrived tourists at 4:25pm Malaysia time and finally reached the counter an hour later!

No Visa on arrival, no paperwork to complete/submit, but we were expected to place both index fingers on a little machine to be finger-printed.  I approached the counter with Miss 8yo, we showed our passports and were both ready and willing to try out the fancy machine, but the guard simply waved us through.  Of course, Hubby looks way too suspicious to get away with that and now they've got his finger prints on record.

We wandered around lost for a while, trying to work out where we had to catch our next plane and what we were going to do for the next 5 hours before we could board our plane to Penang.

By now it was way past tea time and we didn't have any Malaysian money yet, so we found a money changer and got 275RM for $100AUD.  The next thing to tick off the list was to get a local SIM card (even though I managed to use the Telstra credit I still had on my phone to contact home).  We found a booth that set my phone up with a "Tune" SIM card for 55RM which left me with 43RM credit.

We looked around at food choices and although we didn't want to eat junk on this trip, Miss 8yo was hard to please after such a long day, so we settled for a not-so-familiar fast food joint "Marrybrown" which really was just like KFC.  A typical meal combo for 3 cost 47.15RM (approx $16AUD).

We soon headed to the domestic terminal to wait to check-in for our flight to Penang, went through the scanners approx. 8pm but still the check-in counters were not yet open.  Of course Miss 8yo suddenly needed the loo, so back out again and back through the scanner to find we could now check our bags in.  Although I had checked-in online, I forgot to print my boarding passes at the kiosk; the guy at the counter said I should have done so, but was kind enough to do this for me... I'll know better next time.

Through to the departure terminal we go, time for a coffee and some more waiting... until... that's right, over the loud speaker we get told "thanks for your understanding" - plane has been delayed for 15 or so minutes... URGHHHHHH!  By this time Miss 8yo (oh and us) had been awake for over 17 hours!

Finally we board our plane to Penang, taking off only 15 minutes late.  I was fighting sleep, but must have shut my eyes because next thing, I hear the pilot over the loud speaker announcing that we should prepare for landing.  We waited patiently and were one of the last ones off the plane.  This worked in our favour though, as when we got to the baggage collection, the conveyer belt soon started up and our bags were out 2nd and 4th.  We headed straight out the front and our driver Mr Raja (who we arranged as a result of a recommendation from a trusted Trip Advisor member), spotted us right away.  Mr Raja was a lovely older Indian gentleman, who had lots of helpful advice, stopping at a servo on the way for us to grab some snacks, commenting on Hubby's awesome beard; when he dropped us at our hotel approx. 45 min later, he even suggested we could pay him the 70RM later... of course we paid him right away and promised to contact him in a few days to organise a day trip.

Our hotel check-in at the Bayview Beach Resort was fast, the staff not needing to ask how tired we were, making it as easy as possible.  The Receptionist (I think her name was Paitin), even offered us a room upgrade (woo! hoo! first one ever).  It was only a small upgrade, from Standard to Superior, but I suspect our view from the balcony is much better than it would have been.  We are on the 9th floor (of a 10 floor high building - don't worry, the lifts are awesome) and have a great view of the mountains.  All of this for just over $100AUD per night for the 3 of us, including flights and full buffet breakfast!! 

After a quick shower, rearrange of the room to create more space with Miss 8yo's fold out bed, we finally hit the pillow at around 3am Adelaide time (12:30am Malaysia time)... zzzzzzzzz...

Day 6: Escape from Monkey Beach (Thursday 20th March 2014)

WEATHER: 33 degrees, partly cloudy, 66% Humidity

Taking our time this morning, we finish breakfast and head over to the Recreation Room in an attempt to get rid of some Malaysian coins.  Miss 8yo managed to play one game, but the machines did not take older coins, so we were still stuck with them.

For the first time, we walked in the opposite direction away from our hotel to the closest bus stop.  The bus took a while before it arrived and there was no shelter - it wasn't pleasant standing in the full Penang sun.  The bus drove past the Adventure Tree/Rope climbing park "Escape" (maybe next time?), the Butterfly Park but we decided to get off at the end of the line; the Penang National Park.

At the entrance to the park we met a lovely young lady from Germany, Nicola, who was travelling alone after visiting her friend in Kuala Lumpur.  Nicola agreed to join us on a long boat ride around the National Park shore line.  We split the cost of 180RM - us 120RM/her 60RM.

The captain of the long boat was called Sudhi and he took us first to Turtle Island.  The sand on the beach was extremely hot and the grains were larger than we are used to back home; my sandals were not the best to walk on the beach, as the grains kept getting caught under my feet.  Luckily, there weren't many visitors on the beach, so I didn't feel embarrassed about my hot sand shuffle with no shoes on.

Unfortunately, Sudhi didn't tell us that the turtle sanctuary had a rest period between 1-2pm, which is exactly when we arrived.  This meant that the only turtles we got to see were very small ones locked up in tanks with wire over top or those that were already dead and put on display.  Not the most exciting part of our holiday, we wandered back to the shore line to meet our boat and hopped back on around 1:30pm to make our way to Monkey Beach.

We didn't realise when we got off the boat that we would be left stranded here for the rest of the afternoon.  The place was just like a deserted island with a number of stalls along the shore selling snacks, drinks and floating water toys.  If you felt like risking your life, you could participate in some water sports.  The most exciting part of our stay was the evil monkey encounters.  We even spotted one just like Grandpa - he only had one arm!

It's funny how I would have never chosen to do this if I'd known we were just going to sit around on a beach all afternoon, but in hindsight, it was a perfect way to make us relax and just do nothing... I just wish I had brought my book along.  Whilst there we ordered some chicken satays cooked fresh in front of our eyes (8 for 8RM), bought 2 x 1.5L bottles of water (3RM each), can of coke (2RM) and gave Miss 8yo 1RM to buy some bubblegum.

Miss 8yo had fun playing in the sand - she even made her very own turtle.  Together we walked a bit up the beach when we spotted a big tyre swing.  Along the way she noticed a crab about the size of her hand half buried in the sand.  Miss 8yo says "I think it's dead" - I tell her it's only playing dead and poke it a few times before it jumps up and scurries into the water.  It had her in fits of laughter!  When we reached the swing, it was surrounded by monkeys.  I told her to growl at them so they would run away, but all they did was hiss back at her, which made her run for her life.

Before we knew it, it was 4:15pm and the boat was here to collect us.  We were back on the bus and arrived at our hotel around 5pm.  Hubby and Miss 8yo went down to the pool, while my mission was to find a foot massage.  The one on the hotel beach front had finished for the day.  I found Hubby and Miss 8yo playing Table Tennis, so told them I was going up the road to search for a foot massage and took our dirty clothes with me.  The local market stall just up the road "Galaxys Laundry Service" was charging 4RM per kg of dirty laundry; we had 5.2kg which cost 22RM to wash and dry and would be ready by 10pm that night... where can I find a service like that back home???

I located a massage place next door to where I dropped off the laundry, Four Seasons Reflexology - a small pokey corner shop where I got my foot massage (50RM for 45 minutes and she used some "special" nutmeg oil to help heal my dodgy foot).

I organised the hotel shuttle to take us back to Long Beach for dinner and waited in the foyer with another family from Melbourne to get on the mini bus at 7:30pm.  Knowing it was our last time at Long Beach, we went a bit crazy and ordered like it was our last supper: Cappuccino Blended Ice drink (5RM), Chocolate Blended Ice drink (5RM), 2 x 660ml Tiger beer (17RM each), Cheese/Garlic Naan (5RM), 2 x Spring Roll (4RM each), 10 x Chicken Satay (8RM), Chicken/Hawaiian Pizza (10RM), Tai Lok Mee-Pork/Prawn Noodle (5RM), Plum Chicken/Rice (10RM), Mixed Fajita (18RM), 2 x Fried Ice-cream (8RM each).  All of this cost us a grand total of 124RM / $43AUD).

Of course this meant that we had to do some more shopping on the way back.  I found a different design batik style bag, similar to my favourite one I got from Bali, that is long enough to fit across my body.  I couldn't be bothered bargaining hard, so just paid 20RM (it was probably worth only half of that).  I also got 3 more OPI nail polishes (10RM each).

We stopped at a stall that stood alone, away from the bustle, just a short distance from our hotel.  Here we met a local man about our age, who calls himself Danny.  He was really friendly, so we didn't mind buying a few things from him: 3 x singlets (15RM each), 1 x Twin Tower statue (15RM), 2 x girl dresses (22.50RM each).

We picked up our clean clothes, ready a bit before 10pm, on the way past and had Miss 8yo showered and in bed by 10:15pm.

Day 5: Breaking the code (Wednesday 19th March 2014)

WEATHER: 36 degrees, mostly cloudy, 47% Humidity

Woke around 7:30am, recharged with some caffiene and repaired my "Day 2" blog that crashed after I'd spent yesterday morning by the pool putting together.  Blog uploaded, I checked out "Break the Code" website and made us a booking for later that day.  Best thing about the online booking is that we could choose a "pay later" option - I like that!

We went down for breakfast around 9:30am, with Hubby and Miss 8yo going for a swim after while I hung out in our room continuing my blog.  Soon there was a knock at the door "Housekeeping"... They worked around me, but I couldn't help chatting to one of the lovely young boys who just happened to be from Indonesia.  I distracted him so much that he forgot to take the dirty pillowcases with him.

I decided my feet needed a little TLC, so I left Hubby and Miss 8yo at the hotel and wandered up the main road in search of a comfortable day spa.  I popped my head into one place, but there was a room full of Indian people, who looked more like family members than employees; there was even a small toddler crawling around on the floor.  Not a single customer inside, the owner who greeted me was enthusiastically (a little too much) trying to get my business.  I was a bit overwhelmed and did not feel like this environment would be relaxing, so continued up the street a short distance before I came across a small place called "Belleness".  The door opened straight into four lounge chairs where one customer was already being pampered; only a very small space looking directly at a TV screen - the movie "Skyfall" was being played. I asked for a Mani/Pedi package, costing 100RM which included a beverage from the Garden Coffee Cafe across the road.  I was handed a coffee menu and chose a "Rose Milk Tea" beverage... just for something different.

Once the other customer had left, I didn't feel so much pressure to remain quiet and began chatting with the local Malay girl giving my manicure.  We talked about travel, food, retirement and many other things, but we didn't even exchange names.  She told me that she has travelled to Japan, so although it would take her much longer to save for an overseas holiday (around 3 years on her wage), travel is possible for working locals.  She commented on my choice of toe nail polish, stating that it was "special" as noone else had picked this colour yet.  She encouraged me to stay as long as I liked: "stay and finish watch the movie" but I looked at the time and realised it was nearly 4pm and we still had to catch a bus and find "Break the Code".

I walked fast back to the hotel; they were both anxiously waiting for me.  Straight to the bus stop and on the bus at 4:30pm - we had an hour to get there and according to Google Maps that was about how long it would take... uh-oh!  We made it with plenty of time, getting off at the correct bus stop and finding the place right away.  Miss 8yo and I needed the toilet, which was out in the main complex and let me tell you, pretty much disgusting.  It was probably better than it has been in the past, considering the sign on the back of the door.  I don't think I'll quite ever get over my first world expectations of clean and tidy toilets.

We play a few games of this number eliminating electric shock device (I so wanted to buy one - would be a great party trick!) before we enter our game room "Pirate Ship: Lost Treasure of Kathubu" around 5:40pm and the attendant gives us an explanation of what to do with some hints and tips.  This game is best played with 8 adults who have different ways of thinking - we've got no hope!  The aim is to solve puzzles in order to find numbers to unlock padlocks.  The first room had three puzzles; the first to open a small chest; the next to open a bigger chest; the last to open the door to the second room.  There are 5 rooms in total and 60 minutes to get through them all and the only allow you 3 hints.  We got the first puzzle solved in around 15 minutes, but it took us nearly another half hour before the attendant came in to help us open the bigger chest - we didn't even push the hint button, I'm pretty sure they were watching and laughing at us on security camera.

In the end they gave us at least half hour more time than we were supposed to have and we still only just managed to open the door to the third room; that is after they helped us with 4 out of 5 puzzles.  We were definitely over-thinking the puzzles, but the cultural differences might have contributed somewhat, e.g. a picture of a tree represented the number 3; a picture of an egg = the number 8.  Overall, it was a great concept and excellent value for money at a total cost of 64.80RM (Miss 8yo was free as they were not covered for U/9yo and I liked/checked-in on their Facebook page while waiting so got 10% discount), but we needed more people to make it more interesting... maybe we can open one of these up  back home?  Afterwards, Miss 8yo had fun in the foyer playing dress ups with the costumes they supplied.

We walked up the road to the shopping complex; another Gurney, but this one is the Paragon, next to the Plaza - so many shopping complexes in such close vacinity.  We only went in to find a Money Changer who gave us  2.92RM for an Aussie dollar.  Across the road to the bus stop, we walked back one stop from the one we knew was packed last time - thank goodness we did as some people didn't even manage to get on at the next stop.  I only had to stand a short while before someone got off and I stole their seat.

We jumped off the bus at the stop across from Long Beach and excitedly ordered a range of different dishes to try: 1 x Pink Guava Blended Ice drink and 1 x Strawberry Blended Ice drink (4RM ea), 2 x 660ml Anchor Beer (16.50RM ea), 10 x Beef Satay (8RM), Hokkien Mee Prawn Soup (4RM), Fried Oysters w/ Egg noodle (6RM), Calamari/Chips (19RM), Surf & Turf (24RM) - TOTAL bargain price of 102RM/$35.

Night market shopping tonight consisted of 4 x decorated makeup mirrors (20RM for 4), 4 x bracelets (10RM for 4), 2 x (Toyota/Honda) Keyring (10RM for 2), 1 x Penang doll (10) keyring (8RM - so ripped off at other stall yesterday), 3 x OPI nail polish (10RM ea).

We were all hot and bothered by the time we got back to the hotel at 10pm, so showered ready for bed.  I do love my showers, but another first world problem had me showering twice a day.  I sent a message to our driver Mr Raja to organise transport to the airport in 2 days time.  Although he was not available, he said he would organise another for us and confirm the next day.  We would have loved to organise a day tour with Mr Raja, but there just wasn't enough time.  We will have to come back to Penang one day and will defintely contact Mr Raja again.

Day 4: LONG BEACH... love you long time! (Tuesday 18th March 2014)

WEATHER: 32 degrees, cloudy

We head down for breakfast around 9am; Miss 8yo is scared to eat for some reason.  She assures us she is not feeling sick, but her reluctance does have me worried, although we have been sneaking probiotic powder into her "pink milk" in the morings.  We convinced her to have some fruit after Grandpa had sent a message suggesting this and then she found the small prawn wontons and hash browns.

After breakfast, Hubby and Miss 8yo decide to splash about in the pool. I, however, use this as an opportunity to kick back listening to music and updating my blog - I never get to do this and it feels great!  Surely it's "Beer O'clock" somewhere in the world, so I order a frozen Margarita (22RM), Schooner Beer for Hubby (16RM) and Vanilla Milkshake for Miss 8yo (12RM).  Add 10% sevice tax and 6% government tax for a total of 58RM (almost $30AUD - not drinking at this expensive bar again!).

After finishing a day's blog entry, I decide to jump in the pool for a bit and our lazy morning winds up around 2pm.  We get back on the bus and head to Penang's major shopping complex, "Gurney Plaza" so that Miss 8yo can spend her holiday money on more Monster High dolls.  We find Toys R Us and she spots a number of dolls that we don't think are available back home (at least we haven't been able to find them so far) - oh the squeals of delight!  Each doll was 89.90RM each (approx. $30AUD); a little cheaper than the equivalent at home.  She also buys a Monster High puzzle for her friend (31.95RM).

We pop into a cafe called "Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf" (CBTL) and spend about 50RM on two latte shakes, a frozen (blinky) lemonade and a choc muffin.  The money changer in the shopping complex gives us 2.92RM for an Aussie dollar.

The bus stop across the road is already crowded and chances of getting a seat on the jam packed bus are slim to none.  We push our way to the back of the bus and a nice young man and his friend offer me and Miss 8yo a seat each.  As the ride back is about 1/2 hour long through winding bits of road, I am grateful for the seat.  I have Miss 8yo give her seat up immediately to an older woman and she plonks on my lap.  We reach the bus stop outside our hotel around 6pm and visit the local deli across the road to purchase 3 x 660ml Tiger Beers, 5.5L bottle water, 5 x bandaids (for my sore little toe) & 40ml bottle leave-in conditioner (this humidity ruins my hair) for a total of 49.50RM.

Miss 8yo would have been happy to play with her dolls in the room for the rest of the evening, but we threaten to take them away if she doesn't eat something for dinner.  At 7pm, we walk down the main road in search of "Long Beach" food hawker stalls and realise it's really only 15 minutes or so away from our hotel.  It only really comes alive at night, so hasn't stood out to us before now.  The place is amazing!  Buzzing with people from near and far, all hungry and wanting to try cheap and delicious food cooked fresh in front of your eyes.

It's like a big food court in a shopping centre, but tucked back off the side of the road; with so much variety from all different cuisine types - even western food to please Miss 8yo.  The place is not pretty, but there are ceiling fans everywhere and surprisingly the toilets are fairly decent.   The prices are dirt cheap!!  We order 3 x cans of coke (2RM each), 2 x Spring Rolls (4RM each), 1 x stir fry Cuttlefish/rice (9RM), 1 x Calamari/chips PLUS 1 x Chicken snitzel/onion rings/chips (27RM) and it cost us a ridiculuous amount of 50RM (approx. $17AUD).

As you walk back along the main road towards Batu Ferrenghi, the entire side of the road has magically been turned into market stalls for the night market.  I conveniently do a little bit of shopping on the way back to our hotel, including Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones (25RM / $9), 2 x lanterns (20RM / $7 ea), 3 x socks (10RM / $3.50), Fan (5RM / $2), 3 x Penang doll keyrings (50RM / $17.50), 2 x girl outfits (45RM / $8 ea), 1 x singlet (20RM / $7).

It felt so good to experience the real Penang... WE ARE DEFINITELY COMING BACK TO THIS PLACE!!!

We send Miss 8yo to bed around 9:30pm and sit up sharing a few bevvies before crashing ourselves.