Kelemai & Other Rawa Dishes
After witnessing a cultural presentation of Adat Berjojak (berjejak tanah in standard Bahasa Malaysia) for toddlers before they are allowed to step on the ground, a ritual performed by the … Read More
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Adat Berjojak Melayu Rawa
Steep in tradition and superstition, the Rawa (Rao) community performs a ritual called “berjojak” (berjejak tanah in standard Bahasa Malaysia) for toddlers before they are allowed to step on the … Read More
MATTA Fair Perak 2014
The concourse area of Ipoh Parade was teeming with potential holiday-makers trying to catch an unbeatable travel deal at the current MATTA Fair Perak, on the first day of the … Read More
Pen Mutiara Restaurant, Penang
Serving authentic traditional Malay cuisine, Pen Mutiara Restaurant is located at the Batu Maung LKIM Jetty, near the new second link to Penang Island.
Kapitan Restaurant, Chulia Street, Penang
This 24-hour Indian-Muslim restaurant located at the junction of Chulia Street and Pitt Lane (Lebuh Pitt) in George Town, Penang, is famed for its claypot biryani rice, naan bread tandoori … Read More
Fort Cornwallis, Penang
Fort Cornwallis, named after the then Governor-General of India, Lord Charles Cornwallis, marks the spot where the founder of Penang, Sir Francis Light, and his crew first landed in 1786, … Read More
Chng Eng Joo (Sun Yat Sen Museum Penang)
Chng Eng Joo was where revolutionary leader, Dr. Sun Yet Sen, moved his based to Penang, one year before China’s Republican Revolution of 1911.
Eastin Hotel Penang
Just about ten minutes’ walk from the popular Queensbay Mall, along the waterfront of Queensbay, Eastin Hotel is a full-service business class hotel with a total of 328 tastefully-appointed guest … Read More
Jawi House Café Gallery, Penang
This quaint restaurant along Armenian Street serves authentic Jawi Peranakan (Straits Muslim) cuisine, one of the rare places, even in Penang.
P. Ramlee’s Birth House in Penang
This nipah-roofed house, located along a street now named Jalan P. Ramlee (formerly Caunter Hall), was where the late P. Ramlee (Ramli bin Puteh) was born on March 22, 1929.
Sunset at Ban Pecah
On the way to Penang recently, my friends and I purposely went off-track to the famed Ban Pecah beach, to try to catch a nice view of the sunset.