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Wednesday 30 January 2008

Penang Teluk Bahang - Pantai Keracut Trip

Pantai Keracut located at the places of no where which situated inside the jungle on Penang Island. To be exact the location of Pantai Keracuk is located on the North side of the Island. Well you only reachable this places by hiking or by boat at the north part of Penang Island. It is the great places for hiking. To access this place you need to hike from Teluk Bahang forest reserves entrance and probably will need to spend 2 hour (2300 meter) to reach the beach. 

Dear and I decided to give a challenge on this trek. ^^ Right before you begin your journey registration is needed at the forest reserve department right at the entrance this is for the precaution in cases you never return the authorise know where to rescue you.   

Entrance from Teluk Bahang 

The indicator

You will be duelings with this type of road for at least 2 Hour 
(at the indicator stated 2300 meter but seen like 23000 meter for us haha) 

With some unexpected obstacles ^^

A nice photo taken while we heading to Pantai keracut.

Finally this is the Beach ^^

Pantai Keracut ^^


Well a lots of Jelly Fish arround the Jetty Port

Well there is Jetty for you to sit the boat back ^^ Per pax RM 10.00 
(Hike back the road ? dear said to me NO WAY!!! haha)

Pantai Keracut might be a great place for camping at the night time.

Dear ^^

Well show by other passenger on the fruitful fishing trip ^^ 

Muka Head was the most Northern part of Penang Island. 
(Need to hike here too)

Some times you can see people fishing on the boat.


Some one is fishing at this area ^^


Dear enjoying her wind ^^

Dear and me ^^ 

Light green Sea ^^

We reach the dropping area ^^

Best Trekking time : Sunny Days (Open Daily as long is Sunny Days)
Location                : Teluk Bahang

Thursday 24 January 2008

Penang Georgetown - Thaipusam Event in Penang

Penang Island is always famous in celebrating Thaipusam festival event. On the particular night eve of Thaipusam,  you will see all the races is getting their self on the street to celebrate the event together. Most of the street in Georgetown will high in traffic as you can see the dry coconut at the spot where the parade will passing through. Those dry coconut is for worshiping the godess on the parade ceremony. 

Each year, dear and me will participate in red Crescent public duty on the Thaipusam parade event but beside this year as we would like to join the party for the 20KM Parade all the way from Georgetown to Penang Botanical garden or some call Penang WaterFall. Check the photo below before the parade start :)    

Coconut besides the road

Coconut was the main item in Thaipusam event 

Parade will be passing through here therefore you see this happen along Dato Kramat road.

The First Group had begin their Journey :)

Best visit time : Every Year Thaipusam ^^
Location        : Georgetown to Botanical garden area "Water Fall"

Tuesday 22 January 2008

Penang Georgetown - Dato Keramat Food Court

Dato Keramat is located before reaching the Georgetown cty. There is a roll of food court when you can find nice street food special on afternoon time. You will found a football field name " Brown Field" right beside the open air food court. There is two street food places you can found here where it is covering both side of this field. On the left hand, there is Chinese food stall whereas on the right hand is operate by others races. Both of this food court operating their business from afternoon to evening.

Dear and me particularly love to visit the chicken stall which serve lok-lok :) Beside the variety of food here there is not much of special you can found here.

This is the Lok-Lok stall.

Operation Hours : 11:00 - 15:00 (close on Monday)
Location              : Jalan Perak was the entrance.

Thursday 10 January 2008

Penang Ayer Itam - Penang Hill David Brown's Restaurant and Sky Terrace

Looking for great view & windy environment for high Tea ? David Brown's Restaurant and Sky Terrace at Penang hill will be the top of your choices. David Brown's Restaurant and Sky Terrace was located at Penang Hills whereby you could enjoy the Penang city view while you having the American style high-tea. After few week, dear and me having our afternoon tea & hiking again. This round we choice to had a relaxing one. 

The View from David Brown's Restaurant and Sky Terrace

The View from David Brown's Restaurant and Sky Terrace

 Cost RM 48.00 in total  (High Tea Set Cost RM 34 + Chocolate Shake RM 14)

Our High Tea ^^

Me ^^

Dear is so enjoy her high Tea ^^

Penang City View :)

It is a great Sunny Days ^^

Dear and me ^^

Personally feel this High Tea is really worthy^^ By judging the ambient, Environment & View. Food Quality will be rate under normal.

Operation Hour : 09:00 -21:00 (Open Daily)
Location           : Strawberry Hill, Penang Hill, Penang
Contact            : 604 828 8337 (info@penanghillco.com.my) (http://www.penanghillco.com.my/index.htm)

Tuesday 8 January 2008

Penang Gelugor - Tesco Penang Outlets

Tesco will be the right choices for groceries shopping as they offering variety of choices. This Tesco Penang Outlets had just operate their business few year back at the Gelugor area. Dear and me enjoying our shopping here as we could get almost everything we want for our DIY steamboat dinning stuff in one stop.

This purple colour corn is tasteless(Personally try this on Thailand tour) Main reason to bought this is for health purposes^^

hehe my cute dear ^^

well I forgotten she talk with who... but must be very interesting ^^

Operation Hours (Open Daily)
Sunday - Thursday 08:00 - 23:00
Friday & Saturday & Public Holiday - 08:00 - 01:00

Location : No.1 Lebuh Tengku Kudin1 Bandar Jelutong, Penang 

Sunday 6 January 2008

Penang Georgetown - Obake-Ya Restaurant "The Jail Concept Restaurant" (监狱居酒屋)

Obake-Ya restaurant is one and only Jail Concept Restaurant located at Georgetown Penang. Obake-Ya -The Jail Concept Restaurant is mainly serving Japanese Cuisine. Well, the special thing in this restaurant is their interior design. It is dark & all the item is design base on the jail theme which include the way how they serve you the food. Tonight it is our first visit here, surprisingly on our visit this restaurant is kind of blank. Food taste is good especial the curry katsu don. It is a great places for candid photographs :) 
My dear is look at the Food Menu 
(The restaurants was very low light)

My dear order her Unagi Don Cost Rm 18.90

The Jail Set Mail Cost RM 20.90

This is Our Meal ^^

Lolx Posting ^^

Posting ^^

Posting ^^

"Please Do Not Sit" sign ^^  


Overall Obake-Ya The Jail Concept Restaurant was good in terms Jail Decoration but not for food quality.^^ If you love new concept of dining you should give a try on this restaurant.

Operation Hours 
Sunday - Thursday
Lunch 12:00 - 15:00
Dinner  18:00 - 23:00

Friday & Saturday & Eve of Public Holiday
Lunch 12:00 - 15:00
Dinner  18:00 - 00:00

Location : 9&11 Leith Street Georgetown, Penang.
Contact : +60 262 4772

Penang Ayer Itam - Penang Hill Suspension Bridge

Penang Hill is one of the tourist spot &historical places on Penang Island. Dear and me love to visit this place to grab some fresh air from nature environment. Thank to local authorises for maintaining the trekking road, therefore all of us can trek freely here. 45 minute walk from the upper hill station you will reach the famous Suspension Bridge. ^^ They claim this suspension bridge is the higher begin build in Malaysia.

A challenge had been taken by Dear and me see awesome will it been. Trust us the hilly here is marvelous. A MUST VISIT attraction at Penang Hill.  

Check out the Suspension bridge which connected from tree to tree.
(Cost RM 15.00 per adult is being charge) 

Haha you see my dear is sitting on the Suspension bridge ^^ no fear on her faces ^^

Dear and me taking the photo after the suspension bridge challenge !!!

Operation Hours : 09:00 - 18:00 (Closed on Raining days)
Location             : 45 minute walks from the upper station