i've always wanted to go sightseeing around Georgetown, Penang and snap some random pictures of historical buildings and people. Georgetown is like one of Malaysia's most valuable heritage. i dunno why but Georgetown is a place where i can find all kinds of people. if you wanna get a taste of what Penang feels like, just go to some random mamak's restaurant. don't worry, there's no shortage of mamak's here in Penang. actually, you'll be overwhelmed by the various kind of mamak's that in the end you don't know which one to go to. still confused? then go to all of them, try all of them! haha... they're the most original you can get!
at least today i get to taste nasi kandar at a different kind of mamak's. back in USM i usually at nasi kandar (which is the signature food in all the mamak's restaurant you'll see) Subaidah and Khaleel but today we (me and jasmine) ate at Kapitan Nasi Kandar (which we stumbled upon by accident while searching for the mosque by foot!) haha.. it was nice.. but quite expensive! never mind. mom once said 'if you have to pay extra for food, then go for it if you think it's good. at least the money will finally end up in your stomach one way or another.' hahaha thanks mom. appreciate the advice! *sebab tu makan banyak tahap gaban semenjak menjadi warga Penang!*.
the interior of the Kapitan Nasi Kandar
actually, we went to Georgetown in the first place because i was accompanying my friend to the immigration center for her passport. we arrived at 10.30 AM and already the place was jam-packed with people from all kinds of background. everyone either wanted to renew or make their passports. jasmine got her number and there were at least 150 people more before her. only at 2PM did she get to submit her form and made her payment. after that we decided to go complete our prayer first before finding something to eat *perut lapar gile masa tu*. we walked i dunno for how far but Georgetown is like a maze. too many roads and too many junctions. you could easily get lost in the craziness of the town. it was so hectic with cars and buses honking at one another. the roads were quite small to fit big cars. seriously, i felt like at any time we could suddenly get hit by a car or a bus or even a motorcycle that might just came out of nowhere.
this is the "Wall Street" of Penang *perhaps Malaysia*... it's called Beach Street.. along the street there were several street names connecting to Beach Street like Bishop Street, Union Street,Downing Street *sounds like UK's very own Downing Street intelligence?* and so on. why i called it the Malaysian version of Wall Street? because the street is mostly occupied by banks and trade companies. technically speaking, it's the richest street in Penang apart from the Gold Bazaar hahaha... the buildings were historically amazing! love the architecture and love the colonialism aura it asserts along the street! but the cars driving around the area were chaotic and troubling!
dunno what this is... 'Night Safe'? it was at the Standard Chartered Bank
at the jetty, we saw a cruiser docked at the jetty!! "Pisces"... it would be nice to be on that cruiser and circled the world... honeymoon sounds great *khas utk my future husband > whoever you are. hihi* but if titanic or poseidon happens, than it would definitely suck! a thousand dollar holiday turns to a huge catastrophic disaster! the scenery at night with the cruiser still there is a lot more gorgeous actually coz of the lights.
i love this picture of the Custom Department! the building looks exotic!
overall, i'm glad i accompanied my friend because the outcome was more than i expected even though it was one hell of a tiresome day due to the walking and waiting. but it was great because i get to take brilliant pictures. of buildings mostly. i'm gonna try and do another trip walking in Georgetown and take photos of people... haven't done that yet. and can wait to do it!
oh, finished exam already yesterday.. yayyyy!
Happy Eid Ul Adha everyone!
*sad because i don't get to go home because of my unfinished pile of workload*
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