Town hall to host open house on Feb 4
THE Penang Chinese Town Hall’s (PCTH) Chinese New Year Open House in George Town is set to be a grand affair this year with myriad cultural activities and food for the public.
PCTH deputy chairman Datuk Lam Wu Chong (pic) said the two-hour event to be held on Feb 4 (the second day of the first lunar month), would start at 9.30am.
“All races are welcome to share in this joyful celebration. There will be a buffet and even halal Malay food for the public,” he told a press conference on Friday.
He said the open house was an important annual activity for the PCTH to strengthen the relationship with the community and to foster better mutual understanding between all races.
The event will include a lion dance, an appearance by the God of Prosperity to give away candy, Chingay, Chinese orchestra, festive songs by a choir and a colourful cultural performance.
Among the dignitaries expected are Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Monday, 17 January 2011
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Bookshops
Books
* Popular Book Co., Komtar. Also has stores at Gurney Plaza, Queensbay Mall and Prai Megamall.
* Borders, Queensbay Mall.
* Tan Mark Book Centre, 283 Jalan Burma.
* MPH Book Store, Gurney Plaza.
* Popular Book Co., Komtar. Also has stores at Gurney Plaza, Queensbay Mall and Prai Megamall.
* Borders, Queensbay Mall.
* Tan Mark Book Centre, 283 Jalan Burma.
* MPH Book Store, Gurney Plaza.
Free Shuttle Bus
Municipal Council of Penang Island (MPPP) provides a free shuttle bus service in Georgetown which runs approximately between the Pengkalan Weld ferry terminal and KOMTAR every 20 minutes Mon-Fri 6AM-11.40PM, plus Saturdays 7:00am-2:00pm(no service on Sundays or public holidays).
Info courtesy of Wikitravel
Info courtesy of Wikitravel
Everyone’s favourite food paradise
Everyone’s favourite food paradise
From hawker food to fine dining, you can find everything your tummy desires and more in our very own foodie heaven Penang.
I HOPE you’ve been having a ho ho ho time these past few weeks, although being a foodie, I personally prefer ho ho ho chiak things if truth be told! And where else can you get that but in Penang? Whether it’s for turkey and mince pies or Char Kuey Teow and Mee Goreng, the island has been packed with cars as visitors from all over the country hunt for tasty food.
It’s good to see that many of our popular hawker stalls are going just as strongly as ever.
During the mornings, the Genting Coffee Shop near Island Glades serves up a particularly popular Chee Chiong Fun, full of peanut-flavour prawn paste, unique even in Penang.
Ah Choo, who cooks and sells one of my favourite Hokkien Mees, is still dishing out piping-hot bowls of her delicious, prawn-based stock and noodles topped with plenty of home-made Eu Chang (onion fritters) in the Sin Lee Hin Coffee Shop near the Tanjung Bungah market.
Morning markets are often a source of good hawker food, and the Hokkien Mee and Kuey Teow T’ng at the Perak Road Market are also pretty authentic.
In the afternoon, pop into the Batu Lanchang Market where the hawker centre buzzes from 11 in the morning to five or six in the evening, serving up all kinds of famous Penang food, particularly their Nyonya kueh, Mee Rebus and Ice Kacang.
Just a little further away is the Taman Free School Hawker Centre, another place you can get Penang food in the afternoon, as well as at the Taman Brown Hawker Complex in Perak Road, where you can find some famous Char Kuey Teow, Pasembur and more Nyonya kueh.
Every afternoon, Raja still sets up his mobile stall, complete with gas burner, at the entrance to Prima Tanjung in Tanjung Tokong, and, from the back of his motorbike, dispenses both colourful, sweet Nyonya kueh and Nyonya Assam Laksa. It’s just like old times as you stand there slurping a bowl of this sour, fishy soup which is kept at boiling temperature.
Of course at night a myriad hawker centres and food courts keep hunger pangs away, from the CF in Weld Quay to Red Garden in town; from Viva in Tanjung Bungah to Long Beach in Batu Ferringhi.
During the past few years, Penang has seen its fair share of changes, not just on the political front. Shopping malls have either recently opened or undergone renovation, and new centres and hotels have been popping up here, there and everywhere.
Which of course definitely means one thing: new eateries, and it is a sign of the changing tastes of Malaysians whose palates are getting more sophisticated, that we have many which offer Penangites more dining experiences.
Apart from those already mentioned in previous articles, there’s Cassis in Pulau Tikus, which is run by local Chef Beh, where you can indulge in fixed course menus which include foie gras and grain-fed beef tenderloin.
Another is Kopicine, part of the successful Langkawi Bon Ton Group, based in Stewart Lane in Penang’s heritage district. This pleasant little corner cafĂ© is starting to make a name for itself among locals and expatriates, with a carefully thought-out menu of mainly western dishes with a touch of local. Their vegetarian Pasta with Ginger Bud Pesto is cleverly-concocted to combine the best of both worlds, and their ice creams are home made.
Wine bars are also starting to make an appearance, with The Wine Shop in Lintang Burmah where you can purchase a bottle of wine at shop prices and partake of it in their elegant restaurant next door, and the chic That Little Wine Bar in Jalan Chow Thye, where they run wine classes and serve “traditional, clean, European food”.
According to Chef Tommes, who spent five years working in Shanghai with a 3-Michelin-star chefL: “Everything is made fresh from scratch, even our stocks and mayonnaise.”
The ingredients, he assures us, are the best he can get. Their Beef Carpaccio, raw beef sliced so thinly you can see the plate underneath, is served dribbled with extra virgin olive oil.
Experience some fine dining where the founding of Singapore was discussed - the newly-restored Suffolk House, built on the site of Captain Francis Light’s pepper plantation just off Jalan Air Itam.
Whichever tickles your fancy, you’ll probably find it here in Penang. I wish you and your family a fantastic 2011.
-News courtesy of The Star-
From hawker food to fine dining, you can find everything your tummy desires and more in our very own foodie heaven Penang.
I HOPE you’ve been having a ho ho ho time these past few weeks, although being a foodie, I personally prefer ho ho ho chiak things if truth be told! And where else can you get that but in Penang? Whether it’s for turkey and mince pies or Char Kuey Teow and Mee Goreng, the island has been packed with cars as visitors from all over the country hunt for tasty food.
It’s good to see that many of our popular hawker stalls are going just as strongly as ever.
During the mornings, the Genting Coffee Shop near Island Glades serves up a particularly popular Chee Chiong Fun, full of peanut-flavour prawn paste, unique even in Penang.
Ah Choo, who cooks and sells one of my favourite Hokkien Mees, is still dishing out piping-hot bowls of her delicious, prawn-based stock and noodles topped with plenty of home-made Eu Chang (onion fritters) in the Sin Lee Hin Coffee Shop near the Tanjung Bungah market.
Morning markets are often a source of good hawker food, and the Hokkien Mee and Kuey Teow T’ng at the Perak Road Market are also pretty authentic.
In the afternoon, pop into the Batu Lanchang Market where the hawker centre buzzes from 11 in the morning to five or six in the evening, serving up all kinds of famous Penang food, particularly their Nyonya kueh, Mee Rebus and Ice Kacang.
Just a little further away is the Taman Free School Hawker Centre, another place you can get Penang food in the afternoon, as well as at the Taman Brown Hawker Complex in Perak Road, where you can find some famous Char Kuey Teow, Pasembur and more Nyonya kueh.
Every afternoon, Raja still sets up his mobile stall, complete with gas burner, at the entrance to Prima Tanjung in Tanjung Tokong, and, from the back of his motorbike, dispenses both colourful, sweet Nyonya kueh and Nyonya Assam Laksa. It’s just like old times as you stand there slurping a bowl of this sour, fishy soup which is kept at boiling temperature.
Of course at night a myriad hawker centres and food courts keep hunger pangs away, from the CF in Weld Quay to Red Garden in town; from Viva in Tanjung Bungah to Long Beach in Batu Ferringhi.
During the past few years, Penang has seen its fair share of changes, not just on the political front. Shopping malls have either recently opened or undergone renovation, and new centres and hotels have been popping up here, there and everywhere.
Which of course definitely means one thing: new eateries, and it is a sign of the changing tastes of Malaysians whose palates are getting more sophisticated, that we have many which offer Penangites more dining experiences.
Apart from those already mentioned in previous articles, there’s Cassis in Pulau Tikus, which is run by local Chef Beh, where you can indulge in fixed course menus which include foie gras and grain-fed beef tenderloin.
Another is Kopicine, part of the successful Langkawi Bon Ton Group, based in Stewart Lane in Penang’s heritage district. This pleasant little corner cafĂ© is starting to make a name for itself among locals and expatriates, with a carefully thought-out menu of mainly western dishes with a touch of local. Their vegetarian Pasta with Ginger Bud Pesto is cleverly-concocted to combine the best of both worlds, and their ice creams are home made.
Wine bars are also starting to make an appearance, with The Wine Shop in Lintang Burmah where you can purchase a bottle of wine at shop prices and partake of it in their elegant restaurant next door, and the chic That Little Wine Bar in Jalan Chow Thye, where they run wine classes and serve “traditional, clean, European food”.
According to Chef Tommes, who spent five years working in Shanghai with a 3-Michelin-star chefL: “Everything is made fresh from scratch, even our stocks and mayonnaise.”
The ingredients, he assures us, are the best he can get. Their Beef Carpaccio, raw beef sliced so thinly you can see the plate underneath, is served dribbled with extra virgin olive oil.
Experience some fine dining where the founding of Singapore was discussed - the newly-restored Suffolk House, built on the site of Captain Francis Light’s pepper plantation just off Jalan Air Itam.
Whichever tickles your fancy, you’ll probably find it here in Penang. I wish you and your family a fantastic 2011.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Art that transcends boundaries
Art that transcends boundaries
A SHOWCASE of local colour integrating the cultures of all races is ample evidence of how art can transcend boundaries and bring people of all races and social backgrounds together.
The Painters Destiny exhibition at the Penang Chinese Town Hall (PCTH), which ends today, sees 25 contemporary local artists of various races unite under a common passion and exhibit their works of various genres to art lovers.
The exhibition is open from 10.30am to 8.30pm.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, PCTH chairman Datuk Lam Wu Chong said that through mutual understanding and appreciation of diverse cultural experiences, closer ties can be forged.
“In Malaysia, different ethnic groups have different ways of life and different ways of painting subjects.
“But nevertheless, in the field of art, there is no distinction of race and religion,” he said.
Lam added that although art was a profession which required much talent, there was little prospect of lucrative returns, with most artists simply living within their means.
He also pointed out that most did not rely on proceeds from their artworks as a primary source of income.
Lam believed there should be better commercialisation of art.
In a technologically advanced era like today, he felt the setting up of an art sales network would be a great tool in publicising and promoting paintings through the Internet.
This would open up the global market demand and provide good prospects for Malaysian artists.
Among the highlights of the four-day exhibition are demonstrations of brush paintings, portrait sketches and sculptures.
Lam said these activities allowed art lovers as well as the public, ample opportunities to observe, study and communicate with the artists, making for an enriching and enlightening art experience.
The 25 participating artists are Ang Swee Hin, Ang Tin Kean, A. Rashid A. Razak, Chong Hip Seng, Cheung Pooi Yip, Cheng Yeow Chye, Chow Chin Chuan, Choh Kok Kheong, Chew Keong Soo, Fong Kim Sing, Jennifer Loo Moh See, Kang Ah Sim, Keng Seng Choo, Lee Hoi Har, Lee Shu Nee, Ong Guik Joo, Oh Chow Moy, Shamsul Bahari, Tean Wei Gin, Tham Peng Choon,Woon Hung Heong, Yeap Goay Hwa, Yeoh Seow Ping, Yong Look Lam and Ong Wah Pheng.
-News courtesy of The Star-
A SHOWCASE of local colour integrating the cultures of all races is ample evidence of how art can transcend boundaries and bring people of all races and social backgrounds together.
The Painters Destiny exhibition at the Penang Chinese Town Hall (PCTH), which ends today, sees 25 contemporary local artists of various races unite under a common passion and exhibit their works of various genres to art lovers.
The exhibition is open from 10.30am to 8.30pm.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, PCTH chairman Datuk Lam Wu Chong said that through mutual understanding and appreciation of diverse cultural experiences, closer ties can be forged.
“In Malaysia, different ethnic groups have different ways of life and different ways of painting subjects.
“But nevertheless, in the field of art, there is no distinction of race and religion,” he said.
Lam added that although art was a profession which required much talent, there was little prospect of lucrative returns, with most artists simply living within their means.
He also pointed out that most did not rely on proceeds from their artworks as a primary source of income.
Lam believed there should be better commercialisation of art.
In a technologically advanced era like today, he felt the setting up of an art sales network would be a great tool in publicising and promoting paintings through the Internet.
This would open up the global market demand and provide good prospects for Malaysian artists.
Among the highlights of the four-day exhibition are demonstrations of brush paintings, portrait sketches and sculptures.
Lam said these activities allowed art lovers as well as the public, ample opportunities to observe, study and communicate with the artists, making for an enriching and enlightening art experience.
The 25 participating artists are Ang Swee Hin, Ang Tin Kean, A. Rashid A. Razak, Chong Hip Seng, Cheung Pooi Yip, Cheng Yeow Chye, Chow Chin Chuan, Choh Kok Kheong, Chew Keong Soo, Fong Kim Sing, Jennifer Loo Moh See, Kang Ah Sim, Keng Seng Choo, Lee Hoi Har, Lee Shu Nee, Ong Guik Joo, Oh Chow Moy, Shamsul Bahari, Tean Wei Gin, Tham Peng Choon,Woon Hung Heong, Yeap Goay Hwa, Yeoh Seow Ping, Yong Look Lam and Ong Wah Pheng.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Thursday, 30 December 2010
Airline stops Penang-Chennai direct flights
Airline stops direct flights from Penang to Chennai
AIRASIA has stopped direct flights from Penang to Chennai, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Tour operator P. Letchumanan said this had caused great inconvenience to travellers from the northern region who now have to go to Kuala Lumpur to catch a direct flight to Chennai.
“Northern region travellers would now incur more expenses and time will be wasted,’’ he said, adding that travellers would opt for other airlines.
-News courtesy of The Star-
AIRASIA has stopped direct flights from Penang to Chennai, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Tour operator P. Letchumanan said this had caused great inconvenience to travellers from the northern region who now have to go to Kuala Lumpur to catch a direct flight to Chennai.
“Northern region travellers would now incur more expenses and time will be wasted,’’ he said, adding that travellers would opt for other airlines.
-News courtesy of The Star-
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