Penang-Langkawi Day 1

First off.. i almost couldn't go for this trip -.- ..
We never really did sit down and talk through the trip but pushed it all to Syn Joe to settle so i felt really bad for pressuring her for stuff and so on the night before our departure when dad posed me some really important factors to consider i was speechless..i couldn't give him an answer.. to this day i still feel really guilty for causing so much distress :S ..
BUT.. with the internet and a few phone calls, thank goodness everything was settled..and i had to pack quickly and sleep quickly..

The very next day we met up at taylor's and my dad sent us to Corus Hotel where our Aeroline bus would be picking us up. There was barely any traffic jam so we arrived quite early.



I was pretty impressed with the bus... They provide you with stuff you'd get on long distance flights.. they give you food, pillow and entertainment (sega games, movies, music) .. their tagline is "the convenient way to fly" a rather misleading tagline i'd say..
Anyways, it was more or less a 5 hour journey.. We arrived in Queensbay Mall, took a cab back to Gurney Hotel, freshened up a bit and went hunting for lunch..

We had dim sum at a place called The Corner Club which was just down the street.. it was happy hour (if i'm not mistaken 3pm-5pm) -.- .. so half price on selected dim sum!!
To be honest, the dim sum was not very nice.. it looked dull and it tasted very average... but it was enough to fill me up..

After that we decided to take some pictures along the road.. coz the path opposite the hotel is a ..erm.. seaside?? i don't know how to describe it -.- .. anyways there were rocks and trees and the sun was shining and nobody knows us in Penang so we took many many pictures..hehe..



After all the photo taking we went back to the hotel to stone and play with Syn Joe's sister's macbook..hehehe..
Apart from that, we booked the ferry tickets for Langkawi and settled our transportation for the next day..

We met up with my dad's friend for dinner.. I know one of the aunties quite well (Auntie Anita) but the other auntie (Auntie Roslyn) was someone new..
We went to Pulau Tikus for a variety of food.. And after dinner Auntie Anita took us on a night tour of Georgetown and even bought us Ham Chin Peng (am i spelling this right??)..



Georgetown at night is quite a dead town... it's dark and the only slightly more happening place is Little India coz they always have those indian songs playing and indian movies being shown on TV..But then again it may also be because it was a Monday night...
Nevertheless, i concluded that Auntie Anita is a very good tour guide :) ..
I thought i ought to be ashamed of myself coz i don't think i could take anyone around Klang and explain stuff to them about each place ._. .. heck, i don't even know where Klang starts and ends.. i think i can only take people around Taman Eng Ann and to some nice places to eat... XD

After our night tour, Auntie Anita dropped us off at the hotel and we said our goodbyes~

The next update:
Penang Day 2 : Georgetown, where Elvina apparently lost 3/4 of her life -.- ..

stay tuned~

-llen-