A week has passed and yet it seems like it was only yesterday when we were in Penang, having the time of our lives. There simply isn’t any word to describe the trip. So much so that goings-on are still rampant with my inbox at the verge of exploding each time I log into my MSN account and comments galore at pictures posted up on Facebook.
Many have done superb tasks in blogging accounts on the trip with respect to date and time that I feel it would be a redundant effort if I were to do the same. Therefore, I shall blog mainly on how I felt, the experiences of a first-timer. A pathetic first-timer to be more precise. Below is a checklist of happenings. I hope I didn’t missed out any. This post might be threateningly lengthy and your patience is very much appreciated..
Crossing of the bridge and arrival in Penang Island. Weng Hong just had to make an announcement in the bus that it was my first time in the island. Thank God I had a partner-in-patheticness in the form of Bubu
The ride there was smooth. Had wonderful conversations. Including one with our outpost hornbill in Kuching. And yeah, my pair of Weinbrenner’s received it’s christening..hahax.
Penang War Museum. Located in Batu Maung, the fort facing the open sea was built by the British, taken-over by the Japanese and re-occupied by the Brits. We were exposed to many cruel things. Human lives were treated with disregard by captors. Wadahell la. All the while, I was thanking God that my loved ones and me weren’t born during that era. One of the attractions there was a long range cannon which can fire shells with a range of 30 km. If only we could fit somebody inside it..hehe.. There was also this so very dark tunnel. Btw, I hate war.
Stella Maris and the BEACH. After lunch in some food court ( I tried hai lam chicken rice! Thank you..
), we travelled in the chartered bus to our stayplace-Stella Maris beach resort. Lol! Was kidding about the beach resort part. Never mind. We were split into our appartments and were allowed to wander. And I saw the beach..the glorious sound of waves splashing against the shore. Gosh, everything was perfect.. Some pictures were taken there.
Youth Park cam-whoring. After some rest, we left for Penang Youth Park where our groups were assigned to capture images of a list of given themes. We had fun improvising..matrix-inspired scene transformed into a ’sakai’-inspired scene. And so much for levitating. Not forgetting the football fan poses. Lol. And just after our final group photo, it poured. We were all practically soaked. Felt a little helpless then. Drenched as we were, it was dinner at New World!
First Dinner. We had our dinner in a food court sort of area within the premises of New World. Had some noodle dish (sorry, can’t remember the name). Witnessed those guys making their own potpourri. Since we had more than enough time, it was ‘lepak’ for us. Till we eventually got bored. Was funny to see little Wei Han getting all amused at the Guardian’s door sensor. And yeah, we saw a clown. Sigh..
PnW, Fun and More Fun..Memorable Night. Arrival in Stella Maris, clean-up, Praise and Worship led by Sarah and Yiwen. Mr. Edwin then shared a little about Danny eating too much to drown his sorrows..lol. We played this game. Stranded on an island. Things you really need. Was figuring out how a lens can reflect light onto planes passing by without burning the pilot’s retina. Then again, lenses are not opaque. Walked over to a nearby hawker centre for supper after that. Wanthon noodles!
Played some sort of card game which is not at all recommended for folks with faulty heart valves. Trust me on this one. I was, as usual, the grand loser. Lol. Chubbs hijacked our bedroom. He had the air-conditioner all to himself. And the sound of his snore.. Then we spoke. And spoke. It was very very nice standing there speaking to you..
Won’t forget that night.. Can never.. Bade goodnight or rather good morning at around 2.30. We guys had to settle for the chairs in the hall of our appartment..
Devotion and Splash. Woke up the next morning, got cleaned. Had devotion. Guided by Mr. Chee Khoon. There was this dumb crow wreaking ceaseless squacks all through. Thank God hornbills aren’t like that.. Can you touch the tip of your nose with your tongue? Interesting. Breakfast. And those guys started their antics. Should have listened to you. Sorry. Was chased all around Stella Maris, caught, forced to change, dragged and dumped into the sea. Swt.. Was fun though..
Toy Museum vs Chocolate Boutique. Visited the supposedly largest toy museum in the world. Probably it’s the only one of its kind. Walked around it for like 5 times. Saw a very adorable Stitch there..
Was nice walking with Wei Han towards the end. And then, the choc shop. It was some kind of showroom with chocolate boxes and ridiculous price tags. Lol. I ‘tried’ a piece of choc. Not bad lea..wished I had more of those when I was growing up.
Queensbaby Mall. Hahax. The ‘baby’ there is just for fun. Had problems deciding a venue for lunch before settling for Sakae Sushi. Tried wasabi paste. Could feel it creeping up my nose. Hahax. Walked around. Received scary text messages. Hehe. Had Baskin’ Robbins. First time. Swt. Was introduced to Hotel Room. Lol! All in all, we spent some very quality time there. Yeahh..
Bukit Tambun Seafood. To follow-up our late lunch, we had an early dinner. Seafood. Makes no difference to this seafood-allergic moron though.. Saw a dumb floating crocodile. Had fun crushing crab shells. Hahax. Tried a little crab meat-the succulent tender flesh. Enough to tingle my taste buds but not sufficient to cause allergy symptoms. No wonder people go ga-ga over seafood.
Hopped onto the bus, bade goodbye to Mr. Chee Khoon and set off on our journey back home. Rats. Was feeling very very sorry then. Plus I had this really mixed feeling. The Tinder Box. Lol! Thank God everything worked out well..amen.
So there, my account on the trip. It’s kind of lame though, compared to others. Probably its due to the fact that it’s long and erm, I wanna go there again!!
Thank you to all who made this trip a success. Thank you especially for showing me Penang. Hahax. God bless you all..