15 Recommended Food Places in Penang, Malaysia

Asam Laksa – Air Itam / Bayan Baru / Balik Pulau
Nasi Kandar, Pasembur – Nasi Kandar chains
Mee Goreng – Lorong Bangkok / Fort Cornwallis
Nasi Lemak – Weld Quay food court
Koay Teow Th’ng – Dhoby Ghaut Café, Taman Sri Nibong
Cendol – Penang Road
Fried Koay Teow – Lorong Selamat / Asia Café, Air Itam / Lorong Zoo, Air Itam
Hokkien Mee – Jelutong night market / Green House, Burma Road
Seafood Porridge – Joo Leong Café, Bayan Lepas
Curry Mee – Dhoby Ghaut Café, Taman Sri Nibong / Lorong Abu Siti
Ingolf’s German food – Tanjung Tokong
Hainan Restaurant - Sin Kheng Aun, Chulia Lane
Curry fish head - Chai Leng Park, Mainland
Seafood - Tambun, Mainland
Penang Auto City – Mainland

Tips / Advices on casino gaming in Malaysia

There is one and only casino in Malaysia which is at Genting Highland. Malaysian goes to Genting Highland for a few reasons : enjoy cool weather and theme park facilities with friends and family, catch a concert by Hong Kong / Taiwan / Korean / Western artists, catch a magical performance / variety show, attend a MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conference, Exhibition) event, or try his/her luck in a casino game.

Those who thought he / she can make a life time fortune from a casino game have a perception that the odd is always in favor of the player. But in reality, it proves to be the opposite. For example, in a particular casino game, if the payout under an actuarial calculation is 50x, the real payout from a casino might be only 20x. If you bet RM20, the winning should be RM1,000, but you only get RM400. A typical gamer would not be satisfied with RM400 and the longer a person stays and plays, the higher the chance to lose all the RM400 plus initial capital.

Strategy for those who has friends / relatives addicted to casino games :

1. Ask them to jot down all the winnings / losing inside a spreadsheet or paper notes, over a period of say 6 months. With this strategy, they can assess their performance and decide whether it’s worthwhile to continue this casino venture. If 6 months is too short, then go for 12 months. The moment a person tracks his/her casino spending over a period of time, he or she will definitely realize or enlightened that the odd is always against them, and the monetary risks is huge cumulatively. So why obsessed with a disadvantaged game ?

2. Always treat casino games as a pure leisure, not a short-cut to gain life time fortune. Casino winning is not productive as it merely involves transfer of money from one pocket to another. Money that comes with ease, goes with ease. Those who has casino winning experience agrees with this viewpoint, as money tends to be spend away easily.

3. Use excess money to pick up personal skills and with that, a person can earn continuous income in the whole life time.

Apart from monetary risks, there are also health risks associated with 2^nd hand smoke. Diseases shortened one’s life and forego future good moment with family members. Medical bills for diseases linked to heart and cancerous cells can easily ballooned to RM100k-RM300k, and there goes life long savings.

12 Attractions in Penang, Malaysia

Take a ferry ride
Have a drink at Straits Quay
Fine dinning at Ferringhi Garden Restaurant
Experience Georgetown heritage trails
Explore Penang street arts
Take a trishaw ride
Visit Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Have fun at Escape theme park
Take a road trip round the island, from Georgetown –> Teluk Bahang –> Balik Pulau –> Bayan Lepas –> Jelutong –> Georgetown
Visit Ghee Hup nutmeg factory
Experience breezing view at Bukit Genting Hill Leisure Park and Restaurant
Go up to Penang Hill

World Cup Prediction : Belgium vs Russia

Belgium vs Russia
22 June 2014

Shaheen the Camel picks Belgium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPe-jMV6GqQ

Regina the Octopus

World Cup 2014

Regina the Octopus chose Ghana over Germany

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJXeMxOQkM

Guideline on Malaysia Passport renewal / application in Johor Bahru

For Malaysian working in Singapore and wish to renew current passport within a day, there are 2 options : go to the UTC Johor at Galeria Kotaraya or the main immigration office in Kempas, Johor.

As Sunday is now a working day for the public sector in Johor, it smoothens the whole process and saves your annual leave.

Galeria Kotaraya - How to get there ?
Galeria Kotaraya is situated at Jalan Trus, about 10 minutes walk from City Square. Operating hours is from 8.30am - 5.30pm, except public holiday.

Kempas - How to get there ?

After you clear the immigration and leave the CIQ complex (Custom & Immigration Quarantine Complex, Bangunan Sultan Iskandar), proceed to the adjacent JB Sentral which is situated in between the CIQ and City Square.

Go to the taxi stand at JB Sentral itself (which is more regulated) and get a cab direct to the Kempas main immigration office. The journey takes about 25 minutes and taxi fare is ranging from RM30–RM 40 single way, depending on the type of taxi, either red cab or blue cab.

Try to reach early in order to get the new passport within 1 hour. During the waiting window, you can have your breakfast at a mamak outlet near the entrance.

My experience :
I woke up at 5am, reached Woodland checkpoint at 6.10am, reached JB Sentral at 6.25am, and finally at Kempas just before 7am.

The counter which issues queue number opened at 7.30am and I got #0007. Thereafter, went to level 3 which opened at 8am, waited for my turn, paid the fees and told to come back at 9am for collection. During waiting window, I went for my breakfast and collected the brand new passport just before 9am. Took a taxi from a taxi stand beside the main entrance, and headed back to CIQ.

Here is the official address :

Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia,

Negeri Johor Darul Takzim.

Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri,

Jalan Setia Tropika,

Taman Setia Tropika, Kempas,

81200 Johor Bahru.

Useful info like the photo size, photo background color, fees, documents required, etc. can be found through this link :

http://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/en/main-services/pasport/malaysian-international-passport

Hope that this guideline is useful and enjoy the whole passporting process :)
Have a good day !!

You might like : Guideline on Singapore Permanent Residence (PR) Application
http://sonofpenang.blogspot.sg/2014/11/guideline-on-singapore-permanet.html

Effective Piano Lessons in Penang

Cooling Tower Services and Maintenance in Malaysia

CoolingSystemServicesMalaysia.com has a powerful system and mechanism in delivering cooling system services in Malaysia. It saves time, effort and money by delivering the right services from the onset, saving agony from getting sub-optimal services elsewhere.

In general, the services provided covers Indoor Air Conditioning and Indoor Air Quality Assurance for commercial and industrial buildings in Malaysia, as well as government, educational and transport buildings.

Its website : http://coolingsystemservicesmalaysia.com/

Email : enquiry@coolingsystemservicesmalaysia.com

Little Birdie Plant

I call this plant as Little Birdie Plant as it resembles little birds prior to full blossom.

I just feel awesome when come to know this type of plant, planet earth is really amazing.

If you would like to know more about this type of plant, just drop me a note at connect2connect@live.com.my

Maggi Low Fat Instant Noodles

Came across this unique instant noodles from Maggi in Singapore.

It's low fat, made with whole grain, very interesting ..

Next time could be made with organic grain :)