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Penang War Museum

by Victor KhooApril 21, 2020April 21, 2020Leave a comment

Not everyone living in Penang and Malaysia knew of this war museum located on the southeast side of Penang island. It was originally built by the Royal British Engineers as a fortress in the 1930's to defend and protect the…

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Penang History, Museum

StayHome StaySafe

by Victor KhooApril 18, 2020Leave a comment

Recollecting the memory of my time before Covid-19 global pandemic when we were still allowed to travel, meet and socialise with other people. It has been weeks since WHO announced a global pandemic on Covid-19 that has affected many lives…

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Penang Sia Boey

by Victor KhooApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020Leave a comment

Sia Boey is a local Hokkien name for an area in George Town, Penang. It literally means "town's end" where there was a lively wet market frequented by locals living and trading in the vicinity. There was a canal, known…

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Penang History, park

Customised private tour, is it for you?

by Victor KhooDecember 21, 2019December 21, 2019Leave a comment

Penang - Pearl of the Orient - is well known to all tourists as the food capital of Malaysia, famous for street arts, a UNESCO site with well preserved heritage buildings, long sandy beaches and major tourist attractions. Like a…

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Penang Dragon Boat Festival

by Victor KhooDecember 10, 2019Leave a comment

Marking the 40th anniversary, Penang recently hosted its bi-annual international dragon boat festival in the weekend of 7th - 8th December 2019 at the Teluk Bahang Dam. There were 14 countries from all over the world, including Malaysia. A total…

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Chinese, Culture and Tradition, Penang Tradition

Sam Poh Tong temple

by Victor KhooDecember 8, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment

Did you know Penang island is shaped like a turtle? Each of its four flippers at the corner tip on the island, where the northeast corner is the most urbanised. The southeast corner was once a small fishing village called…

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Chinese, Culture and Tradition, Full Day Private Tour, Malaysia, Penang customised tour, full day tour, half day tour, Temple

Penang chicken rice

by Victor KhooDecember 6, 2019Leave a comment

When it comes to food in Penang, locals like myself will still ask, "what do we want to eat" and "where" among friends and families. It's because we've too many choices. It's like which char koay teow, koay teow teng,…

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Food, Half Day Private Tour, Malaysia, Penang, Private Tours Food, food tour, half day tour, private tour

Penang ferry

by Victor KhooDecember 5, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

The iconic Penang ferry has been plying across the channel for over a century at its narrowest point 3 km from northeast of the island, city of George Town, to its mainland strip Seberang Prai (previously known as the Province…

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