I wonder how many people who are non Malaysians have ever visited this wonderful island.
I was born here at a missionary hospital called the adventist.....apparently the doctor who helped deliver me had also delivered more than 35000 babies in her lifetime and she wasn't even an obstetrician!
In any case....Penang has undergone a lot of changes since it was discovered by the British in 1786.It has developed rapidly but has preserved its charm.It's not called ' The Pearl of the Orient' for nothing!
No matter which part of the world I live in....'home' to me shall always be here.....
Some of the wonderful things in Penang are:
-The botanical gardens......remember playing in the streams there as a kid!These days whenever i'm there for a visit i never miss to go for an early morning jog there.
-'hawker' food!!!One has to truly experience it to appreciate it!You can't find food anywhere else in the world to even compare.....'laksa','mee jawa','pasembur','rojak','bean curd'-yummy!
-the ferry......those yellow/orange floatings carrying hundreds if not thousands of people to and fro the mainland.
-Convent Light Street.....How can one ever forget their roots?!I still remember Sister Luke, the huge ancient primary school bell, my grade 1 teacher Mrs. Tan, the huge school ground at the back with the occasional 'flasher' lurking in the background, the beach, the old 'prison' cum classrooms with names written in blood/etched on the walls.........
-Penang Hill.....I never used to like this place that much cause as a kid we'd only come here whenever some relatives/friends were here for a visit from abroad...hated the furnicular train that would take at least 30 mins to get to the top!Not to mention sweating it out in the heat till we reached the cooler atmoshere at the top.But now I've come to realize it's uniqueness and shall never forget the many 'bungalow' stays we've had there.
-Batu Ferringhi......used to be the best beach ever but unfortunately development of the island has taken its toll on the beaches