Tuesday, December 12, 2006
I'm back! Not as though anyone really missed me... sniff. Still, it's good to be back in my comfort zone. Back to one home, from another home.
Yes, I'm Penang-born, and also pretty much Singapore-bred. So I kinda have two homes. In the past I was pretty lost. Which one to call home? Singapore or Malaysia? But at this point in my life (goodness, I sound old), I feel that I don't have to choose. It's alright to have two homes, and in a way it is a part of who I am, the way certain things can shape a person.
Enough of sentimental stuff, and back to the basics. I've gone and come back in one piece, and my luggage doubled along the way. Yep, I did that much shopping. My luggage almost trippled actually, but I didn't manage to buy a bottle of Bailey's, my new favourite drink, because due to some law passengers flying from Malaysia to Singapore are not allowed to purchase duty-free items or something like that.
Bottom-line is, I was unable to buy my Bailey's at the glorious price of $30.60. What a price! The city price is about $80. My gosh, it's like a 150% tax rate! Now that I know how cheaply alcohol is sold in the airport, I can never bring myself to buy alcohol anywhere else again. So now there is way more incentive to fly to Paris in June, so that I can buy the bottle of Bailey's when I get back. Rawr!
Back to the Penang trip. Well, the four days just seemed to be on fast-forward mode. It was like a marathon. Eat, shop, eat, shop, eat, shop... I bought so much, mostly for myself, because no one asked me to get anything for them, so too bad. Hahaha...
The stuff was just so bloody cheap. I bought clothes, accessories, make-up, stationery, books, food, CDs, Christmas decorations... whoa!
Beyond the shopping, I got to see my relatives after who-knows-how-long. And it was a pleasant surprise to see my two older cousins, William and Steven. I haven't seen them for four years!
The awesome foursome (in a non-sexual way, please) at Queensbay Mall. From left: William, me, Amy and Steven. And there are pictures at last! 
With Steven, whom one of my friends commented as "damn handsome". It's complimentary, but a little worrying when the friend in question is a dude. But I have to admit that Steven is really pretty. With his hair grown long, from some angles he looks like a pretty flat-chested girl. Hahaha... What the hell am I typing?
With my older cousin William. Thank you so much for the Sushi King treat!
Speaking of food, on the first night in Penang, I had fishball noodles for dinner. When the noodles arrived, I was temporarily stunned. They were Maggi mee noodles! But the fishballs were nice; they had minced meat in them. And the price was RM2.20. That's like S$1 only! And the student price for Seoul Garden in Malaysia is only RM15.90! You do the math.
Most of the food was good, and then there is the divine. One of the nights, we dined at this restaurant called fusion. For RM30, it's a buffet comprising of salad, sashimi, bread, teppanyaki, roasted meat, pasta, soup and dessert. While the quantity of choices is less than that of your average buffet, no one complains because of the quality of the food. Seriously, the food is so good, you wouldn't mind eating the same food again and again throughout the meal.
And I think I ate the most for the both meals we had buffet. Well I can't help having a fondness for food, especially good food.
Okay, I'll stop here for now. I have to get a job soon, and until I do, I'm going to be mapling and playing other games. Au revoir!
♥ The lights faded at 11:20 pm
