I guess I had lost the passion of blogging totally!

No longer do I like to “expose” myself so publicly nor putting my inner feelings down anymore. Probably, I was too lazy. Maybe, that’s the case.

& now, it’s the first posting after so many donkey months, I would say.

LONG AWAITING TRIP in 2 weeks time.

HELLO BANGKOK!

I love the food, dislike the fashion. The people there are nice & polite, unlike us.

Hello Hua Hin as well.

1st time there. I hope I like Hua Hin.

Breakfast was done at Sarkies Corner.

Outdoor under the morning sun.

Enjoyment!

Round 1 of my breakfast!

Round 2.

Freshly made waffle. Yummilicious!

I love who?

Of cos Mr Waffle. I had it in my tummy.

Indeed breakfast by the sea.

Freshly squeezed juice. Anyone?

Wine anyone?

The Japanese corner.

Sashimi, Unagi – You can find them all!

A slow walk after a heavy breakfast.

Found the pool. By the sea too.

Can’t wait to have a dip in it.

Guess where was I?

Straits Quay.

Another property of E&O.

You find almost everything here.

Shops.

F&B outlets.

Pubs.

Doesn’t it remind you of our Marina @ Keppel Bay?

The light house by the sea.

Dinner was done at Straits Quay, an Irish Pub.

Beer & finger food. Heaven!

Finally, we met. Me & Angie.

New found friend, Mark. Nice chap who sent me back to hotel.

Us!

I have a long day. That explains the ugly, fat (originally there) face. LOL…

Well, I had fun that night. With the new found friends. People in Penang are indeed very friendly.

It’s my 4th trip to Penang since 2009. Never was I sick of Penang.

Maybe I should consider staying in Penang for good?

Well, who wanna employ me? LOLx…..

It was raining cats & dogs upon reaching Penang airport. But it didn’t dampened my mood.

Here’s my hotel.

Eastern & Oriental Hotel.

The only 6 stars hotel in Penang.

Looks familiar?

Well, looks like our Raffles Hotel.

While waiting to be check in. I was served a cold hand towel and cocktail! GREAT services indeed.

The check in counter.

Classic right?

I like!

Most importantly, the staff treats you like a VIP. You can never encounter such services anywhere else I bet!

I wish I can have such lights at home!

NICE!

My room, 122. Nice number.

A “tour” in my room was given when I was brought up to my room. Indeed GREAT services.

My room key.

Heavy!

My DREAM room!

A walk in wardrobe!

The super grand bathroom.

The telephone lookalike shower head.

The bathroom door.

Very the 1920s.

My bedroom!

Well, the other bed was left untouched.

& Hello from Penang – Piggy & Duffy.

Vintage phone.

Can one still find this in SG?

The mini hall.

The classic TV.

There are 2 in the whole room.

Tea and coffee – complimentary.

The 2 complimentary bottles of mineral water are replenished daily.

The mini dining table.

Fruits on the table are REAL!

Complimentary from E&O Hotel.

The working desk.

Free broadband.

Unfortunately, due to laziness, I didn’t bring my laptop.

Sea view from my room.

It was raining cats & dogs.

The old skol fan which is still in working condition.

Doubt you will be able to find this in SG anymore.

Somemore, I love this picture.

Kinda artistic!

Donkey years, since I last seen this type of window. Memories.

These switches. No longer found in SG.

The fan switch reminds me of my school days!

The other switch can only be found in my grandmother’s kampong house.

The sky is clear finally.

Nice by the sea view.

The corridor.

The English-like feel.

2nd floor lift lobby.

You can rest your feet while waiting for the lift.

The carpet in the lift, reflecting the name, E&O.

1st floor corridor, walking towards the lobby.

Unique looking lamp along the corridor

The olden days lift.

Lobby.

CKT at Lor Selamat!

I need to go through this “flood” to eat CKT!

Delicious CKT!

Farquhar’s Bar at E&O

Nice ambience!

A beer a day keeps doctor away.

Nice desserts from E&O. Complimentary!

The satay from E&O tasted better than the one at the previous hotel I stayed.

The meat is more tender.

Something interesting in the ground floor toilet of E&O Hotel.

The retro old skol washing basin.

As well as this old skol flushing system.

Those were the days.

Revolving door.

I didn’t try, worrying that I might get trap inside. =X

Evening was spent at Hard Rock and Batu Ferringi.

All cos I need to purchase a Hard Rock Tee.

This is Lone Pine. Another property of E&O.

An ideal place to stay if you wanna be near the beach.

I quite like the concept of Lone Pine so the next time I might stay here.

Like E&O Hotel, click here to book.

You will find the money worth while.

Great services, great hotel.

In the meantime, stay tuned to my Penang Day 2 and Day 3.

Hello KL.

Hello CY Bro.

Of cos, HELLO JAY.

We meet again!

Last day in Penang. I had to treasure my time.

A must go store when I’m in Malaysia. I love the bacon.

Brunch was done at Dragon I.

New outlet in Gurney Plaza.

If I’m not wrong, Singapore has an outlet too.

Typical 小龙包 & 拉面。 Nothing special.

Needed a foot massage badly.

Had 1 at Gurney Plaza. 6th/ 7th floor, along Kenko Fish Spa that row of shops. Look for Mr Teoh. He’s really good.

Checked out from G Hotel.

Guess my bill. =P

Due to the flight delay by 2 hours, I had another meal at G Cafe.

Beef satay with a glass of beer – It’s totally heaven!

It was raining cats and dogs in Penang when I was at the airport.

Bye bye Penang.

Bye bye G Hotel.

I will be back soon.

Thank you G Hotel for the wonderful stay.

The earliest Saturday I had woken up.

All cos of Him Heang.

I bought 3 boxes Tau Sah Peah (豆沙餅), 5 boxes Beh Teh Saw (馬蹄酥) & 2 Phong Peah & some other food stuff.

I’m not a fan of Tau Sah Peah but I love Him Heang’s Tau Sah Peah. The Beh Teh Saw is great too! Which was why I bought 40 pieces.

Make a guess!

Where am I?

YES, the famous Char Kway Teow (CKT) at Lorong Selamat!

My first time trying this particular CKT & I was told by many that the cook wears a pair of google and a shower cap. That’s her unique style. Unfortunately, when I visited, she was wear a hat instead.

The DELICIOUS CKT! I finished it within 5 mins. RM7, a little to expensive for Malaysians. But it’s just too nice to eat. I should have ordered 2nd plate. =X

Next is Penang Road Famous Chendol.

Yummilicious!

Just at RM1.80.

Back to G Hotel for some rest & relax.

Yes, Bak Kut Teh (BKT) for lunch.

At Carnation.

This is Choi Lam, a famous celebrity in Hong Kong who conducts eating/ travelling shows. He’s a food lover.

This is Ah Hong, the famous cook from Taiwan.

The BEST BKT I had in Penang.

Or is there a better one?

I literally walked back to G Hotel just cos I couldn’t get a cab. =X

A beer at G Lounge to quench my thirst after walking for 20 mins. =/

It’s spa time!

Danai Spa, located in G Hotel.

The massage was SHIOK!

I actually napped for 2 hours after the massage.

It was Halloween!

Party at G Spot!

The happening G Hotel staff in G Spot.

The new found friend, Mr USA.

Me & the staff of G Hotel.

Another happening place, G Lounge.

The house music was fantastic.

I ended my night at G Spot.

Happy Halloween!

It was a pure rotting Friday at Penang.

How would I bear to leave this wondering King size bed in G Hotel, Penang. It’s such a luxury to sleep till 10am in the morning.

Just in time for breakfast at the Executive Lounge.

The Executive Lounge’s on the 15th floor.

You get to access to the Executive Lounge, if you check into the Executive Rooms. You have 24 hours access to the Executive Lounge. There is internet facilities in the lounge. If you have your laptops, blackberries or iphone, there is free wifi too. You can even enjoy your breakfast from 6.30am to 11am at the Executive Lounge. International papers are available at the lounge too. What’s best is there is an evening cocktail from 6pm to 8pm. Eat all you want & drink all you can. Finger food, house wine, beer, coffee & all types of soft drinks.

My half eaten delicious breakfast at the Executive Lounge with a cup of cafe mocha peaked my Friday up!

It was purely R&R Friday.

Here I was, at the G Pool. Sadly, no sun was available.

But I enjoyed reading & sleeping by the pool side though I didn’t swim due to the leg cramps.

Time for lunch.

Nando’s.

Sadly, standard had dropped but if I were to make a comparison with Singapore’s Nando’s, Malaysia’s Nando’s is much better. Be it the price (RM14.90) or the free flow of iced lemon tea.

Okay, I admit that I’m a alcoholic, especially during holidays.

Back to G Hotel’s G Lounge at 3.30pm after my pedicure at Gurney Plaza. My first beer of the day with some chips.

From 4pm to 8pm, enjoy 1 for 1 beer at G Lounge!!!!

And well, it was given my 2nd beer (foc) despite being early. You will not get such nice treatments anywhere in Singapore. Neither will you get a staff who was so attentive that after your last drop of beer was finished, he immediately served you the 2nd glass within like 10 seconds. I was IMPRESSED! Come on! I don’t get such services in Singapore! I have to look around for servers & well, normally, it will take me least 15 minutes! -_-”

Back in the room to nap.

Found some cookies and snacks, complimentary from G Hotel. The drinks in the fridge are complimentary too. The staff will replenish everyday when doing housekeeping.

So before I napped, I finished up the snacks & the Lychee Drink. =X

Soon, it was time for dinner. Checked out the Gurney Drive Hawker. Talking about it, I’m missing the food there already.

Indian Rojak with loud techno music. =X

It’s different from the Singapore style Indian Rojak. The gravy is served together with lots of cucumber stripes. Nice.

I ordered Chee Cheong Fun (CCF) too. It’s different from the ones I have in Singapore. They added prawn paste to it. Nice. Delicious!

That was not all. I ate…………

Penang Prawn Mee. The soup style, not the fried Hokkien style.

Nice soup base. The prawn are fried with chicken stripes.

I had over-eaten indeed.

Strolling along Gurney Drive, by the seaside, to digest all the food I had eaten.

The sea, made me feel relax & calm.

Back to G Lounge for some drinks, again.

Mojito – A must try as told by my buddy, Kim.

Well, after trying, indeed, it’s a MUST try if you are at G Hotel.

G Hotel serves Fruitylicious Margaritas.

But I was too full to try.

G Lounge & the lobby. Stylish!

G Spot time!

Heee…..

8pm to 10pm, 1 for 1 for house pour and beer!

I was there at 8pm sharp! That explained why it was still empty.

The one and only smoking area in G Hotel, which is outside G Spot.

I ended my night with another 2 beer & 1 mango margarita.

Preparing for my 3rd day.

Hello G Hotel, Penang!

I’m back AGAIN, for the 3rd time.

G Hotel’s lobby & G Lounge.

This time I was checked into 1 bedroom service apartment.

This is the mini kitchen.

The living room.

The bedroom which I rotted for 3 days.

The bathroom.

I love the bath tub most. Pull up the blind and you can view the scenery outside. Be a kid and play with the little duck provided by G Hotel. So attentive of G Hotel to provide bath salt too.

Aigner’s body lotion provided by G Hotel. Nice fragrance! I should have bought it from G Hotel.

It comes with Aigner’s shampoo and shower gel.

So sweet of G Hotel to use such a branded shampoo & shower gel.

G Hotel Executive Lounge – Enjoy finger food & free flow of drinks (be it wine/ beer) from 6pm to 8pm. Only condition is you have to check into the Executive rooms.

Beer with nachos – best combination!

You can even view the night scene of Gurney Drive. There, the famous Gurney Drive Hawker, a mere 5 mins walk from G Hotel.

I had forgotten to mention. G Hotel has recently been converted to a non-smoking hotel. If you are a smoker like me, please either smoke at the smoking lounge beside G Spot or step out of the hotel to smoke. Not a hassle to me at all. After all, I can’t smoke anywhere indoor in Singapore anyway. O.o

I was lucky. The day I arrived, Jamie Davis, the US Jazz Legend was performing in G Hotel. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any tickets to it.

Look at the crowd. It ws barely 7pm.

Over at G Spot, UOB Bank is having a private function. How cool to have a private function at G Hotel, G Spot.

Dinner time at Gurney Drive Hawker Centre. It was a Thursday evening and it was so crowded.

Satisfied my Penang Laksa craving. Yummilicious!

The retro looking bus stop. ABNN uncle is selling nuts.

The easily access Plaza Gurney which is just next to G Hotel, Penang.

I ended up 1st night at G Lounge. Happily with my snack and beer.

It’s been about 2 months since I last went to Penang. Thanks to my “laziness” that I’m only blogging it now.

I left on the 22nd Jan, hopefully to search for my inner self. I was vented and superly upset with my own life.

It was a wonderful trip and I’m sure I can do solo trips to anywhere all by myself.

The beautiful clouds. What a nice sight! I wish I can see this every single day.

Finally, I reached G Hotel. I was glad that I was back. For sure, I will be back again soon!

Back to the Executive Floor. *Happy*

A re-welcome card from the GM, Mr Marco. How personalised G Hotel is!!!!

Finally, I made it to Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s Penang Base.

This is where Dr. Sun Yat Sen had his secret meetings.

This is Dr Sun Yat Sen’s museum which I wasn’t aware of prior to arriving at Penang.

A huge statue of Dr Sun Yat Sen at the museum.
& I made a donation of RM20.
I need to thank the lady in charge of the museum to bring me round, explaining to me and showing me around.

Lunch was done at Nando’s. When are they opening one in Singapore?
Soon, I heard.

Checked out my room at G Hotel.

Look at my Executive Suite!!!
I gonna thank Mr Marco for upgrading me. =)

View from my room. That’s the pool of G Hotel.

Some tanning, with a book and a beer will do the job at the Infinity pool of G.

Early dinner was done at Gurney Drive Hawker.

The cons about travelling alone is “You can’t have lots of food.”

So I had the ever famous Char Kuey Tiao.

& “tabao-ed” some Muay Chee back to the Executive Lounge to enjoy with some wine.

Everything in the Executive Lounge is free, provided you are staying in the Executive level.

Made my way to Hard Rock Hotel just because Buddy Sim wanted me to get some magnets. Unfortunately, no magnets. I ended up buying him a tee.

Back to G Hotel’s G Spot for some “clubbing”. After all, it was a Friday night.

1 night friends from Penang. Unfortunately, I was too drunk by the end of the night to ask them for contact numbers. So it all depends on fate if we were to meet again.

With the bad hangover, I still made my way to Peranakan Mansion.
Interesting indeed.

The famous Guan Yin temple.
I was too hanged-over to pray.

Requested the taxi driver to bring me to this famous Chendol stall.
Chendol cravings fulfilled. =D

Cravings for some BKT. I alighted at Gurney Drive to fulfill my cravings.
Now, I miss BKT. =(

How I could I forget Him Heang whenever I am in Penang?

Danai Spa is a MUST whenever I am at G Hotel.

Dinner time!
Penang Lesak as well as Wan Tan Mee.
I’m such a glutton!

Ice-cream!

Here is my supper! Room services. =D

Dim Sum breakfast at Ko-Fu Zen before I headed to the airport.

Now, I miss Penang. I miss G Hotel. I miss Penang’s food.

I will be back to Penang and G Hotel after my new job probation.

My 2nd time to Phuket.

Bye Bye Singapore!

Our hotel, Patong Resort. It’s so much better as compared to the one we initially chose.

Our beds. Guess which bed is mine? =P

View from our balcony. It’s the we-all-love-it pool. Just that the water is always so COLD!

Our 1st meal in Phuket. A die-die-must-eat Fuji!

My die-die-must-order sashimi. Yummilicious!

Trying hard to act cute since it’s my “1st 21st” birthday after all.

The evening beach. Nice view right?

We spotted a Hello Kitty shop and well, I went gaga over it. =X

Mr Ronald Macdonalds that speaks Thai?

The famous Bangla Road. Crowded on a Friday & Saturday night.

2nd day morning. Not wanting to waste our time. We headed to the beach.

The beautiful sea.

The tanning chair. 100 baht each, allowing you to sit the whole day.

“Jie Jie” Linda – busy tanning herself with coconut oil.

While I was busy applying SPF130 and hiding myself under the shade with my lovely book.

Our “male” companion throughout the whole trip.
We started drinking at barely 11am. 5.5 bottles to last till late noon.
That’s what I call HOLIDAY when you starts to drink in the early morning.

Our 1 and only picture taken together. =X
It’s the black and white.

I settled for a Thai massage at the hotel while she went back for a swim.

Had my birthday dinner at Jungceylon.

Eat all you want buffet at 199 baht.
Ultimately, my beer was the most expensive item.
Thanks, buddy for the birthday dinner.

We had a male companion for the night.
He’s none other than Mr Piggy!

The night ended at 11pm and we headed back to hotel. We were too tired to even club at the famous banana disco. At the exact 12am, I was lying on the bed, almost asleep. Peaceful birthday! Enjoyable.

3rd morning. Didn’t want to waste much time. We headed for the beach after some early bird shopping.

Beers, beers and more beers.

Our seafood dinner. Gluttons, we were. Ordered too much food. =P

Linda’s.

Mine. Enhanced version.

Bye bye Phuket.
Mr Piggy, Linda and I will miss Phuket.

I enjoyed the whole trip.
Thank you.

Well, who says a birthday celebration needs lots of friends to be around?

The full album of the Phuket trip can be found in Facebook.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3 & 4

Phuket, I will be back in August.

Stay tuned to my 1st Solo Penang trip.