Well, they arrived finally and we got going and then comes surprise no. 1. They said they are going to go to Teluk Intan to pick up some friends (Auntie Jane). It is my father's and uncle's hometown btw and it's been forever since I've visited that place so it was a pleasant surprise ! Hui Chin (my hostel mate) is from there so we met up ! Luckily for me that she was in town during that time .. Ahh fate !~ Haha. Well, from the excitement of meeting her. I forgot to bring out my camera >.> but here is the leaning tower of the East which I got (which is better than pics with her =P)
anson's own clocktowerI even went inside and went up ! It's really scary though. I'm not afraid of heights really ! But the tilting =.= All my cousins laughed at me. Honestly it's scary, especially when u reach the highest spot. But the insides of the tower is really nice though. I loved the winding staircase ^^
it is scary !
So after all this and breakfast, which I've forgot to take pics =\ too hungry. We picked up his friends which came from New Zealand for holiday. Her children's English is just so beautifully spoken. It's like listening to a radio talkshow =P We made another stop at Ipoh to fetch another family and for lunch so we arrive at the grand total of 19 people for the trip ! Bought something for snack on the way to Penang. Lotus seeds ! Call me "ulu" or "city boy" but seriously this is the first time I ever ate them. It's nice though if u eat too many it makes your mouth dry =.=
behold the green eye monster !
it actually looks like this
u break the shower head thing and bring out those "eyes" =\
peel off the green shrek-skin and then you can eat it ! =P
Thats what I do when I have too much time on my hands =\ The drive was looonnnggggg and the radio isn't working *sigh* I guess I fell asleep halfway as when I woke up it's suddenly Penang Bridge !
penang bridge !!
cousin sis messing around in the car =P
After the long journey, we finally reached Penang at 6.30pm =.= 12 hours of traveling. We are staying at the Bayview Hotel at Batu Ferringgi. It's by the beach ^^ didn't really thought that I would be able to go to a beach this year =D sounds of the waves are ever so soothing especially at night. Another one of the items in my wishlist crossed out =D Well, as for the hotel. It looks great. Nice lobby, rooms and not forgetting the view !
the lobby
the room
the view
Once we've showered and stuff, it's time for dinner ! Now come surprise no. 2 as my uncle asked me to drive one of the cars as we move around town. o.O I was truly shocked. It's a Honda CRV and I've never tried driving anything larger than my Nissan Sentra before. Thats what I called trust man. =\ We had a quick dinner at one of the restaurants nearby as it is late and everyone is tired, we didn't go to town as we have wanted. Instead, we went on to the local "pasar malam" or night market nearby. Honestly, this wasn't what I had in mind. I didn't want to go around bumping around people when I'm already tired and here at KL we have our own night markets too but the idea of expect the unexpected came to me again (it was what brought me to this trip in the first place) and truly found a nice stall seeling lamps. I just have to share them !
glowing lights .. reminds me of christmas *sigh
warm glowing lamps
group pic before sleeping =D
See ? Told u they were nice ! =P It's a nice glowing stall amongst other regular ones =P And then we went back to the hotel for group photo and the nice beach stroll I was looking forward to ^^ except when some dogs came by and spoil it =.= scared my cousins off and thus we head back to our rooms. The sounds of the waves and the cooling sea breeze is ever so soothing es. Thought of finally having some shut-eye and end up having to wait till 1am as my cousins watched a cartoon movie on Disney Channel. Owh gawd.
We woke up bright and early the next morning as the kids wanted to play at the pool before leaving. Some camera battles and mango-eating later and we are off to tour Penang Island before we go to our next stop Ipoh. (due to some unforeseen problem, we have to change our plan and stay in Ipoh for day 2 now THATS what you call cuti cuti Malaysia)
nikon vs sony erricson
mango bought as snacks on the way. man they are healthy people !
We went to the usual places, Kek Lok Si, the botanical gardens. We went to the botanical gardens to look at monkeys. As if the monkeys at UM were not enough! =P but it seems that in New Zealand there isn't much monkeys. And there is no snakes and lizards ! (good news for someone I know. If she is reading anyway =D) One place caught my eye though, which is the Air Itam dam. It's a beautiful place where it's very serene and filled with tress and the dam's water is calm and clear. It's on top of a hill too which is like KL's version of "little Genting" =D 
kek lok si. the main building has a huge chamber in it which places the buddha statues. it's calming and relaxing already just standing there
kek lok si
lo behold view point air itam haha
just look at the view weh! can't imagine how would it look like at night =D
group pic before we leave
air itam dam
the family that i went with at the dam
botanical gardens. and no i didn't take pictures of the monkey =P
After all that, we went down to Air Itam for some of it's famous Asam Laksa ! The taste is just special. Really can't find another one like it. This is the place where I had my first asam laksa. There was no going back ever since. =P btw the sugarcane is really nice too. It's really neat with no sugar added. They prepare it for you right in front of your eyes. It's sweet enough just with that alone. 
asam laksa !
crispy popiah
It was late then, we left Penang Island by ferry and after dinner it's on to Ipoh. Here comes surprise no. 3 I'm suppose to drive to Ipoh now this is exciting. The first time ever I'm driving overstate weh !! At night summore =P Well, after scaring my uncle's family with my driving. We went over to an uncle's house and stayed overnight. Couldn't really sleep much for me *sigh* it's been like this for some time now. *note to self* need to fix this soon.
night lights of penang island. viewed from the ferry
the car i drove XD
Morning came soon enough and we are off again to tour Ipoh ! =D But not before some breakfast ! Really the food in Ipoh tastes really great and it's cheap too !! I think if i stayed in Ipoh for a whole month, I might be able to put on some weight ! We went to some limestone caves before we end up going to Tambun Lost World waterpark. Thats when my camera batteries went dead *sigh* No more pictures =P I'm getting sighs of relief here from you guys haha.
some cave at Ipoh forgot the name =.=
it's pretty small but it's airy and cooling
last picture T.T there is a huge lotus pond at the other end >.> wasted
Tambun Lost World wasn't really what I had in mind also. Another leap of faith for me as playing with water during a cloudy day isn't my definition of fun. But to the contrary, it was really fun playing with the kids. Fun that I've long time missed too. Hope I can do that again with my bunch of friends sometimes =D. Seriously guys, while it might not "sound" that fun. When you're in it it's a different story =P
Time to head back after that, but not before we stopped at Pasir Pinji for some asam laksa Ipoh style. Really really nice !! The place looks run-down and shabby though under a big old tree but seriously no regret man !! *sigh* too bad no photos. Then it's finally goodbye as we took our dinner together at some restaurant that I've forgotten the name =P it was just okay though. We ate Shredded Chicken Hor Fun (kai si hor fun) didn't find anything special about it =P
After saying goodbye to Uncle Sam's family which stays in Ipoh it's finally time to go home where it's time for surprise no.4. I thought I was able to just sit down and relax on the journey home when suddenly the car my uncle is driving broke down (we are traveling in 2 cars u see) So my aunt (his wife) and I drove back to fetch them as they are stranded by the roadside now and it was 12am. So after the "rescue" I get to drive them home to KL =.= another night drive as my uncle is worried about his wife driving at night. I just don't get it though, I'm even more new to this than her. It's her car after all.
Finally it all ended at 2.30am when I've fetched them all home and returned home myself. It sure was an adventure ! So it is true that a trip doesn't just lie in the destination. It's the journey and it won't be the same if there wasn't such nice company that I've had. Thank you everyone that went for this journey filled with surprises ! Looking forward the next one =D
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it is scary !So after all this and breakfast, which I've forgot to take pics =\ too hungry. We picked up his friends which came from New Zealand for holiday. Her children's English is just so beautifully spoken. It's like listening to a radio talkshow =P We made another stop at Ipoh to fetch another family and for lunch so we arrive at the grand total of 19 people for the trip ! Bought something for snack on the way to Penang. Lotus seeds ! Call me "ulu" or "city boy" but seriously this is the first time I ever ate them. It's nice though if u eat too many it makes your mouth dry =.=
behold the green eye monster !
it actually looks like this
u break the shower head thing and bring out those "eyes" =\
peel off the green shrek-skin and then you can eat it ! =P
penang bridge !!
cousin sis messing around in the car =P
the lobby
the room
the view
glowing lights .. reminds me of christmas *sigh
warm glowing lamps
group pic before sleeping =DSee ? Told u they were nice ! =P It's a nice glowing stall amongst other regular ones =P And then we went back to the hotel for group photo and the nice beach stroll I was looking forward to ^^ except when some dogs came by and spoil it =.= scared my cousins off and thus we head back to our rooms. The sounds of the waves and the cooling sea breeze is ever so soothing es. Thought of finally having some shut-eye and end up having to wait till 1am as my cousins watched a cartoon movie on Disney Channel. Owh gawd.
We woke up bright and early the next morning as the kids wanted to play at the pool before leaving. Some camera battles and mango-eating later and we are off to tour Penang Island before we go to our next stop Ipoh. (due to some unforeseen problem, we have to change our plan and stay in Ipoh for day 2 now THATS what you call cuti cuti Malaysia)
nikon vs sony erricson
mango bought as snacks on the way. man they are healthy people !
kek lok si. the main building has a huge chamber in it which places the buddha statues. it's calming and relaxing already just standing there
kek lok si
lo behold view point air itam haha
just look at the view weh! can't imagine how would it look like at night =D
group pic before we leave
air itam dam
the family that i went with at the dam
botanical gardens. and no i didn't take pictures of the monkey =P
asam laksa !
crispy popiah
night lights of penang island. viewed from the ferry
the car i drove XD
some cave at Ipoh forgot the name =.=
it's pretty small but it's airy and cooling
last picture T.T there is a huge lotus pond at the other end >.> wastedTime to head back after that, but not before we stopped at Pasir Pinji for some asam laksa Ipoh style. Really really nice !! The place looks run-down and shabby though under a big old tree but seriously no regret man !! *sigh* too bad no photos. Then it's finally goodbye as we took our dinner together at some restaurant that I've forgotten the name =P it was just okay though. We ate Shredded Chicken Hor Fun (kai si hor fun) didn't find anything special about it =P
After saying goodbye to Uncle Sam's family which stays in Ipoh it's finally time to go home where it's time for surprise no.4. I thought I was able to just sit down and relax on the journey home when suddenly the car my uncle is driving broke down (we are traveling in 2 cars u see) So my aunt (his wife) and I drove back to fetch them as they are stranded by the roadside now and it was 12am. So after the "rescue" I get to drive them home to KL =.= another night drive as my uncle is worried about his wife driving at night. I just don't get it though, I'm even more new to this than her. It's her car after all.
Finally it all ended at 2.30am when I've fetched them all home and returned home myself. It sure was an adventure ! So it is true that a trip doesn't just lie in the destination. It's the journey and it won't be the same if there wasn't such nice company that I've had. Thank you everyone that went for this journey filled with surprises ! Looking forward the next one =D
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