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About Ipoh, Penang and KL

Published by simon on March 27, 2006

I’ve just come home from a weekend holiday to the North - Ipoh and Penang, to be specific. I’ve got lots of stories to write about and photos to show, but right now I’m too pooped to do much, hopefully it’ll be done in the next few days. I’m got to get the photos uploaded and grab some pix from my friends’ cams, my cam’s battery died on me halfway without a backup…

So keep an eye out for the next few postings… meanwhile:

Five Things I Like About Penang

  • The food.
  • Penang Hill.
  • The beach.
  • Did I mention the food?
  • The old pre-war buildings. Well, at least the ones they are trying to preserve, anyway. So many more left derelict.

Five Things I Like About Ipoh

  • The food.
  • Everything is a whole lot cheaper (well, mostly).
  • No traffic jams (except near Jaya Jusco Kinta City), no speeding maniacal drivers and deranged kiasu drivers (not that I encountered lah…)
  • Those old fashioned toy shops in the centre of old town.
  • The white coffee.

Five Things Similar between Penang and KL.

  • The traffic.
  • In some areas, more Mat Sallehs than Malaysians.
  • Condominiums coming up like mushroom after the rain.
  • Can’t go two streets without seeing a McDonalds.
  • The parking problem.

Five Things Similar between Ipoh and KL.

  • (Almost) Everyone speaks Cantonese.
  • Traffic lights takes ages to change to green.
  • Awesome mamak stalls everywhere.
  • Welcome to Pirated DVD Central.
  • Every other food stall is ‘Famous’ this or ‘Famous’ that.

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Comments (18)
  1. Shan Said,

    Ipoh…love that taugeh chicken man! Oh and the mamak shops on Lahad road (is that how it’s spelt?) which serves fresh, hot milk. Yum.

  2. alicia Said,

    u should’ve gone to ipoh old town for it’s famous white coffee and char kuey teow..

  3. cyber-red Said,

    where all the fooodddddddddd

  4. lilian Said,

    Phew….good review of my little island so far.

  5. S-Kay Said,

    I like Penang. I like the food. I like the beach coz not so many ppl (when I went) but then the sand like got black oil lah…or maybe it’s really just black sand.

  6. Ken Said,

    I wanna go to Penang!!!

  7. lucia Said,

    oh yeah! plenty of good food in penang. penang is the food paradise!

  8. rascher Said,

    I miss home!!! Penang laksa and chee cheong fun is authentic. Arghh i wanntt

  9. mahagurusia Said,

    I like Penang’s and Ipoh’s food. And of course the girls there too. ;)

  10. Inevitable Said,

    BISKUT TAMBUN!!!

  11. simon Said,

    shan - hah, taugeh chicken. i’ve got the pics! coming soon… need some time…

    alicia - we did, now the old town white coffee even as a modern joint like starbucks in the suburbs…

    cyber-red - coming… coming soon…

    lilian - oh i dun dare to say bad lar, afters lilian come and hantam me!!!

    skay - the beach at our hotel was ok. some guy sweeps it in morning, so its clean. very narrow and steep, though.

    ken - holiday coming soon!

    lucia - definitely agree with you. after penang, kl food tastes bland.

    rascher - we went to ayer itam to try the laksa. but we didn’t try chee cheong fun. maybe next time…

    mahagurusia - :)

    inevitable - yes! too bad the price has increased…

  12. I.X. Said,

    got visit St Michael Institution? my school! it’s also located at the old town…

  13. simon Said,

    I.X. - i did, in my last trip, you can view the pix here…

    http://simontalks.com/2006/02/08/ipoh-sights-part-1/

  14. Jason Said,

    ohhh.. i see you guys visited my hometown.. no bad comments so far…

    S-Kay: black oil? hmm..

  15. Jason Said,

    actually there is a better place for you guys to go… the best place in penang you couldnt find in maps :D

  16. S-Kay Said,

    Where???

  17. moses Said,

    IPOH!…my lovely city….dont cha just love the Fooooood :D:D

  18. kennith Said,

    will be visiting Ipoh the next few days. thks for the info.

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