600. Bar Hopping
Wee and How, inspired by last week's "boycott" of all things familiar, decided to go bar hopping along Chulia Street & forego Soho. Turned out it was quite fun actually. The ppl there were actually very friendly. Very unlike the Penang I'm used to. I reckon it's becoz of their exposure to foreigners, esp back packers.
The gang started off @ HK bar while I had dinner with Ana at the nearby hawker center. Famous for their Wantan Mee, Sar Hor Fun and also satay. I ordered myself Wan Tan Mee, Sar Hor Fun, a few pieces of Apom and Cendol. :) The food was cheap & good.
Wee and How, inspired by last week's "boycott" of all things familiar, decided to go bar hopping along Chulia Street & forego Soho. Turned out it was quite fun actually. The ppl there were actually very friendly. Very unlike the Penang I'm used to. I reckon it's becoz of their exposure to foreigners, esp back packers.
The gang started off @ HK bar while I had dinner with Ana at the nearby hawker center. Famous for their Wantan Mee, Sar Hor Fun and also satay. I ordered myself Wan Tan Mee, Sar Hor Fun, a few pieces of Apom and Cendol. :) The food was cheap & good.
Chulia Street hawker food
Then it's off to HK bar to meet up with the gang. HK Bar, the first time I went there was with Viny. Unfortunately the old "authentic" HK Bar burnt down several years back, together with all the log books it kept since the 60s. Well, the new "old" HK bar is just different. The log books have been reintroduced, but it wasn't as fun as reading those pre-fire books. but they've lost the antique decor and furniture. The owners are still the same, they no longer served Tia Maria, good thing I can now drink brandy.
After a few drinks, we head off to the next pub, The Banana Guest House. This one has a pool table. The drinks are equally cheap but not so cozy this one. It's crowded (and by crowded, I mean there were 2 other tables occupied) compared to HK bar.
Banana Guess House
Then they got hungry and we had to let the Ascenzi's experience local food at its best. So it's back to the same hawker center I went earlier. This time, it's Char Koay Teow, Satay, Pasembor, more Apom & to top it off, corn!
Another food break; Back in HK Bar
After the hearty meal, it's back to HK Bar. This time, the owner brought out some games. there's this battleship like thingy and also some puzzles. While Mike battle it out with the bartender/owner/PRO, I had my hands full with a puzzle she handed me.
Challenging the bartender/owner; managing to solve the puzzle all by myself
Interesting nite. Good to know that Penang still has its charm.
Ferry & Komtar; Sunset in Penang, both taken while on the ferry back to the island
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