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| Introducing our gorgeous Penang writer and her hometown |
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September 21st, 2008 |
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Penang oh Penang… The so-called heaven of Chinese delicacies… Of course what I mean here is the delicious Penang street food. “When one talks about Penang, we think of FOOD FOOD FOOD nothing but the food. Yes, that’s one of the main reason why people come to Penang. We have undeniably the best food around in my opinion, every corner, every hawker’s char koay teow I eat, I taste no difference because to me, they all taste the same, which is delicious! But Penang is more than what meets the eye. Since I’ve started reading up about history, culture and more things about Penang, I feel even prouder to be a Penangnite. It has everything you can ever dream of (I don’t mean to brag). Good cheap food, nice people, beaches, hills, rich heritage and culture. Anything you wish to have under the sun!” Said our Penang writer, Sharon Ong talking about her hometown.
We’re glad that a passionate writer, Sharon Ong from Penang is now joining a4trip to introduce her lovely hometown to us. “When I was first invited to become a member for a4trip, I was very very thrilled indeed! I was super excited that I was jumping around telling my family and couldn’t stop being all happy and excited. You guys do the thing I’ve always dream of and love doing. Two words. Travel and Write.”
A fun loving girl who love travel, love eating, love trying something new, love socializing, love writing and many many more. With her outgoing personality and her love to her hometown, I’m sure she is the best candidate for our Penang travel guide.
“I guess what I like best about my hometown is not only the availability of food in every corner at any time but also the kind of life I can choose to lead here. I could have chosen to work in other cities but I chose to come back to penang, because one, my family is in Penang and two, despite being the industrial base and gearing for more development on the island, Penang still gives one a choice to lead a rather laid back life, unlike other cities where everyday is rush hour day. I love the fact that everything is so close to each other, my working place is 8 mins drive from my house, biggest shopping mall is 15 mins from where I live… every place is within reach! And there’s no toll involved! How superb is that :D I love Penang, I definitely *HEART* it. Best state in Malaysia with everything under the sun, hands down!”
When she was asked about what she like about her hometown, excitedly she said she loves all the food around Penang and every places she wish to go is within reach. Every Penangnite is proud of their varieties food. For all the food lovers out there who crave for varieties of good food, Penang is the best place!
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| A day of “Hanoi” family and friends reunion |
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July 23rd, 2008 |
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“Eh… why this jie jie looks like my mummy one… ”
“The smile looks so familiar … like the first comforting smile I saw… while my backside still aching from the slaps by some crazy peoples…it’s the same round little nose and nourishing cheeks that tickle my body after my bath!”
“Aww… why these two uncles opposite there so noisy, getting all attentions of my mum and jie jie… trying to act cute ah? grrr… … oh oh… so cold… don’t want that purple thing, papa… it’s cold cold… stomach cold”
“waawaaa..waaaa…waaaaa… protest! protest! waaaaaaa” Sean, 10 months old now, has burst into tears.
Kylie took out an empty bottle from the back of baby stroll and a warm milk bottle has produced in seconds. Perhaps every mother is gifted with this dexterity when her baby is crying. With a few seconds of milk feeding, hugging and comforting, the little cute Sean is back in action to spread his appeal to waitresses, sale representatives and pedestrians. None of them can help themselves to return a delighted smile with their fonded heart, screaming “ohhh so cute!!!”.
Finally, Sean was dancing happily now on Kylie’s lap. Moment ago, poor Sean was pouting his lip in the baby stroll while we discussing on the Hanoi guidebook.
Let’s Poll:
1. Our Jusco Photogenic Baby Winner looks cute also when he is sad, what you think?
2 Do you think Sean is correct? Does his Vicky “jie jie” as pretty as her mum?
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| Feel the heat from Langkawi Island |
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July 10th, 2008 |
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After zigzagging all the way from Dataran Prima, our well-known “little blue in the sky” has fetched its master Pin, the jet lagging Marcus and I, in nausea state, to the busiest spot in the city. It was our day out to Bukit Bintang for meeting up our little writer from Langkawi Island, Shirley. Her activeness in replying emails and passion in writing blog have gained our attention and motivation to invite her to join our big family.
From Shirley’s Facebook, I discovered that this young girl has the same birth date as me, and is 10 years younger. Always being cheerful in photos, she has the compelling smile that would stun anyone who is looking at her photo. Don’t believe me? Have a visit on her blog or facebook. Pin was stunned for more than 1 minute… hehe
The long awaiting meet up has come true when we approaching the main entrance of Bukit Bintang. With the afternoon sunbeam shinning from the background, Shirley has magnetized Pin to give his first remarkable handshake, symbolizing the strong tie between Pin’s determination in a4trip and Shirley’s enthusiasm in Langkawi writing.
We proceed to a Hong Kong style cafeteria and had a pleasant conversation. In this 45-minute conversation, Shirley had affirmed some new updates on Langkawi facts and developments. Some examples that elicited my desire to visit this lovely island are the size of Langkawi Island is actually much bigger than Penang Island and the island is not just burgeoned with hotels, but there are also a lot of new infrastructures like Starbuck, cinema, factories and shopping center. Regretfully, we failed to prolong the precious moment with Shirley as there was another meet up scheduled shortly after. .
Back to our guy’s talk during the journey back…
“ Hey, Shirley looks much prettier than her photo!”
“ Haha, I second…”
“ Yupe, let’s plan our Langkawi Island trip soon!”
“Cycling in Langkawi? Anyone?”
“…. …. …”
“ Aiya, you guys should buy a bicycle and join me…cycling is good for health… can enjoy natural view… .. it’s environment friendly….and also spare tyre free at your tummy….. ”
Zzzz… Marcus had fallen asleep due to his unbearable jet lag from England and I was back to my nausea state at the back of “little blue in the sky”.
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| Bangkok writer found |
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May 29th, 2008 |
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Meet our new friend, Ivonne. Allow me to come clean, Eisen (left) found Maggi, Maggi then introduced Ivonne (right).
This three degrees of separation jumps to zero-degree yesterday. It was not because she stayed near (Equine Park), but her friendiness and passion to write!
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| I’m a4friends! |
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February 28th, 2008 |
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Ok, time to introduce yourself as team getting bigger now. Most importantly, include your picture :)
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