Stories from a Penang guy

My virgin trip to Hard Rock Hotel, Penang

Sep 19 is the grand opening for Hard Rock Hotel, Penang.

I was among the early birds, reached there around 12am ++

I went into Hard Rock Cafe and the live band inside was really HOT !

After some good time inside the Cafe, i started to move around and noticed that there are many Rock Shop around the premise. Myself ending up with a T-shirt and it's a proud moment for me as I can wear proudly with the word "PENANG" !

PENANG boleh !!

100% large cotton

I asked around for a foc souvenir and ended up with a box of Hard Rock matches

Virgin matches

A blog that recommends good food in Penang and Kuala Lumpur :

jhadventures.com

2009 Oktoberfest Beer

This limited edition gift pack of 2009 Munich Oktoberfest beer in now in the market. It comes with a 1 liter can and a 1 liter mug, a collection item.

For more info on the gift pack and Oktoberfest in Penang, pls contact 012-412 6511.

An artists square behind Sacre Coeur

There is a unique square behind Sacre Coeur

It houses mostly painters

A boy trying to learn the trade

It's really a rectangular square, which attracts all the eyes and souls

Painted either using unique method or special tools

This lady scolded me for taking a photo, a small grey dot in my entire trip :((

Live potrait drawing

Another live moment

A cute waiter

Another cute waiter, just looks like Popeye the sailor man ...

Sacre Coeur

Sacre Coeur is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is situated at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, France.

I notice that at major tourist spots in Paris, there must be one or two merry-go-round around

A postcard alike background

Standing in front of the giant "postcard"

Overlooking the city from the middle section

Many couples intimidating on the green slope

Lots of tourist on that day, looking for live free show

Lovely little girls having some dancing sessions

and this guy performing great stunt with a soccer ball

while a warrior protecting Sacre Coeur

Hit Hot Hop

Nice songs from Oktoberfest *)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnbX0aV-LYI&feature=related

Moving around Paris

It's quite easy to travel around Paris with the Hop-on Hop-off tourist buses, the routes cover most of the city attractions.

One of the bus at the background, double deckers open air, cool and composed

Malaysian lacks creativity and innovative touches

Lately I have been to a few countries. When I am back to my home country, I start to notice that Malaysian are miles behind in terms of their creativity senses.

Malaysia is a beautiful country with special personalities. If we can promote a creative and innovative culture among individuals, then we can take our tourism, f&b, retails, clothing, and other services industry to another level.

To me, French, Italian, Singaporean, and even Thais are miles ahead of us. We really need to do some catch up in this Bolehland !!