Penang getaway

October 13

Daddy is home after his faraway trip and has brought back two car toys from Hamley's for us. While we're checking them out (trying to make one run off the edge of the table and crashing the other one to see it "break apart), we learn that he's going to be away again later that week. But... we're all going together and surprise surprise.. mama is going on the trip to Penang with us! It'll be our first trip with her and I'm getting very excited as Thursday approaches..

October 14

I told all my friends and teachers at school that I'll be going on holiday and will miss them (esp. Kimberly) and both Kyan and I were quite excited to see the empty suitcases taken out and "magically" full of the usual clothes, diapers, toys and milk the next morning (coz our parents packed them overnight while we were asleep).

October 15

Thursday is here at last! I didn't have to wake up early to go to school and spent the morning playing with Kyan and watching TV till mama arrived with her suitcase at noon. Then it was off to the airport at last to board the plane. After the usual check-in procedures, we waited impatiently at the boarding gate for quite a while coz the plane was slightly delayed. When we finally boarded it, I was a little disappointed, because I had been expecting a personal TV and a tray of food to be served. Although Mummy had told me that it was going to be a very short flight, unlike the previous trips to Australia, I was still expecting a bit more entertainment and food coz the plane looked the same as the ones we sat in. All I got for a meal was some juice and a chicken pie and I fell asleep in a huff in the seat beside mama...Kyan had no trouble though as he promptly fell asleep during take-off and didn't wake till we were stamping our passports at the Penang airport.

Finally, we were on board a taxi and heading to the Parkroyal hotel. It was a long journey though as our hotel was at the other end of the island and the roads were crowded because it was the evening peak period. I was tired and hungry when we finally checked in, but the large comfortable room with a view of the sea and the delicious chicken rice we ate at the hotel's restaurant finally made me a bit happier. Then it's off to bed after a long day. (For once I'm not wedged in between my parents on a bed high above the floor while overseas... hope I don't fall over the side while asleep!)

View from the room.

We never got tired of watching the parasailing activities from the balcony!

Sunset over the Indian Ocean

Water Babies having fun with Daddy when he was finally done with work.

We had a splashing good time with our new friend.

Ok, the signboard can't be seen but this is the famous roadside chendol stall that every Penang visitor has to patronize. Customers gather around the stall eating chendol out of plastic bowls as cars and motorbikes pass them just centimetres away. It was so good we ta-paoed some more to take back to the hotel!

Hmm, the snack stall beside the chendol one didn't seem to be that popular but the peanut candy from here beats those back home anytime!

And that's about all the photos we took for the 4 day trip - mainly because the chief photographer was busy at work in Georgetown, and Mummy and mama had their hands full with the both of us, especially as most of the "sightseeing" took place along narrow five-foot ways and lanes. Kyan might still be too young to remember much of this holiday, but, (apart from the indoor shopping/walking long distances to hail a taxi part...)I certainly will look back upon this trip with fond memories : )