The Pearl of the Orient

Sorry i havent been updating much and i would also like to apologize for not returning ur smses or replying really late. Ive been (still am) sick. Darn flu and painful sore throat. The sore throat just made me irritable and moody. haha. hey its really painful. i must have had too much char kuey teow!

I just came back from Penang a few days back. Explains the overdose on char kuey teow! I just love it! the portion size however seems to be shrinking..either that or my appetite became larger! lol. Anyways the moment we reached Penang, my aunt(mum's sister) took us for lunch. My aunt was vegetarian that day so she took us to Temple of Fine Arts (its a real temple) where they serve vegetarian indian food.

Cozy dining area...u have to remove ur shoes and to my surprise there was a fair amount of ang moh's having lunch there *smirks*

I ordered the mango lassi which was oh-so-delicious! thick and had a strong taste compared to the lassi u get from the mamak!

Food served was buffet style. Huge variety of vegetarian dishes. I was so hungry i gombled down my food and didnt get to take any pics. my bad. The dessert pai-sam (i dont noe how u spell it) was so yummy i did not hesistate for a second helping! Here's the thing, u dont pay for ur food! its based on donation! Give how much you would like..u could even walk out without paying and no one would say a thing! The best part is the food was still tasty and authentic! i was truly amazed! After stuffing ourselves so full, we went to walk it off in Gurney Plaza. End of the year sales are here and it was packed with people! My aunt gave us each 100ringgit to shop! God bless her! haha love her lots!

The following day, we started early. My mum wanted to go to Kek Lok Si. Those people there can really take advantage of tourists especially if u dont noe how to speak hokkien (local dialect). Fortunately, i could manage a few words or so when haggling! haha. You can get things for ridiculously cheap prizes if u haggle. From a handbag that costs RM35 can be reduced to RM10. The price gets lower as u go up higher.I normally let my aunt and mum do the haggling for me...i just add in my famous line.. 'wa bo cho kang' ( i dont work). The place was hot and stuffy! But we did not miss out on feeding the gigantic tortoises.

After all the walking, we went for steamboat buffet in JL steamboat at Jalan Nagore. I thought the price was pretty cheap. For adults RM17.90 n for senior citizens and children below 12 RM12.90! Loads of variety and there was even grill! totally worth evry dime!

The following day we went to Botanical Gardens early in the morning to exercise a bit after having such a feast yesterday. Coincidentally, it was the last day of the Pesta Bunga. It was a paradise for photographers all armed in their huge cameras, tripods and yada yada snapping away that i was shy to take out my tiny camera...haha. But i couldnt resist.....

a few snaps of some 'bunga'....trying to act pro( lol!) but failed miserably

last but not least..i met up with Grace in Queensbay for a drink and some catching up!

And the next few days were spent on helping my sister, kimberly moved out of her hostel as she has finish with her studies in KDU. damn it. younger sister graduating earlier than me. UCSI SUCKS BIG TIME.