#migupPenang : Clan Jetties - Chew Jetty

Look! That's my family property wtf. 

Ya, now you know my surname, meh. Anyway during the #migupPenang trip, we visited the Chew Jetty, one of the four clan jetties that managed to be saved for heritage. 

While we all know that Penang is filled with its rich heritage, the clan jetties has a story to tell. History class nao. 

The jetties were built in mid -19th century, and the builders were from the Fujian province, China. The pioneer immigrants do not have much money to buy land so they decided to build them on the waters. 

And I heard that the families who stays on the houses along the jetties do not have to pay taxes as they do not stay on land, also they do not own deeds to their property. Not sure if it is a good thing though.

Wendy and I enjoying an ice dessert!

Hey Penang, I just want to let you know I'm missing you and your rich heritage. I can't wait to be back, snap more pictures and share with the rest of the world! Here's me signing off with a picture taken by Ruiying at the Chew Jetty.

Loves,
A.

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#migupPenang : Full of Beans, Straits Quay

Angie goes to cafe hopping in Penang again! 

This time with Alvin, Derrick, Patie and Willy before our evening flight back to Singapore. 

Patie brought us to the Straits Quay and we thought we should have some coffee, and we headed over to Full of Beans that was located in the mall premises. 

It was Christmas season back then and I'm a little embarrassed that I took so long but better late than never right! 

We walked into the shop and all I saw was....

CREPE CAKES

And we end up with a slice of crepe cake with Macadamia nut fillings and another red velvet cake to share. I don't take coffee but I heard that coffee was good.

Full of beans have two outlets, you may choose to visit the one at Georgetown or the one at Straits Quay.

Meanwhile, you may check out their website (CLICK).


K bye for now!

Loves,
A,

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#migupPenang: The Alley Cafe

It was the second day of the #migup and we checked out of Syok, so we asked our lovely guide, Ellora to recommend us a new cafe, and she said ,"Go to Alley Cafe, they have nice chonuts"

And my room mates and I went ahead after checking in to our "mansion" at Hotel Penega. It was a 15 mins walk from the Hotel, just straight down and a few left turn.

I saw what I like best as a w-ombie, #freewifi. Ding Ding!

Followed by awesome people, my gang was, the staff were as awesome too!
Tugged in literally an alley, the little cafe could have easily be missed. Do look out for that Chinese board after you left turn from the Chinese Temple.

Pam's espresso shot

Chai Latte

Choc frappe for Renee

I had the Alley Punch, costs a little more but it was heavenly refreshing. Especially that weather in Penang, certainly a thumb up!

A serving each for chonuts and churros to share.
We were lucky enough to get enough quantity to try out their sauces too.

Salted Caramel and Nutella to go with the chonuts , chocolate and cinnamon sugar for the churros.
They were served hot and it was so good. It was different from what I had before previously, but I liked their version anything.

Address: 5, Lorong Stewart, Georgetown, 10200 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Contact : +6 0 4 261 3879

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Loves,
A.

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#migupPenang : Lunch where?

Despite having our tummy half filled with food, my roommates and I met up with the mig.me staff and other users.we went ahead for lunch at Restoran Sun Yoon Kee Seafood, recommended by our local host, Patie. Sun Yoon Kee serves Chinese styled cooked food, or what we call zi-char. And there's what we had for our lunch feast!

Pork Belly with dark sauce

This is almost a must to order when eating in Penang, but I don't take pork so I can't tell you how it was, but I'm sure its good :)

Tempura prawns filled with salted egg yolk.

 Anyone, everyone please order this when you are there.
If you are too hipster, you might not have known that salted egg yolk has taken over Singapore Food Trends by ermmm, egg yolks. While this is something that ALL prawns lovers would like and look at that prawn. I don't think I need to explain more.

Potato stem leaves with shrimps

 This nutritional dish need no further introduction.

Salted vegetable duck soup

 Quick fry Fish cooked with ginger and spring onions

To-fu dish

Lunch hour!

It was a nice lunch with the fellow mig.me users and of course accompanied by really nice food. Can't wait for my next trip to Penang, definitely going back to Sun Yoon Kee for noms! I can't decide which is my favourite cause all is good. Also, the friendly owner makes sure you are ease like at home and gives the best recommendations for his patrons to enjoy their meal. 

Did I mention that the whole place is super photo worthy? Can do some nice shoots there if I have the chance too hehe.

Rare spotting !

Old-school cash register.

The cash register is such a rare treasure that the restaurant is still using. Unfortunately didn't get to see how it works though.

And also a beige colored vespa. 

Bye guys, that's all for now!

Restoran Sun Yoon Kee

Address: Lebuh Cintra, Georgetown, 10200 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia 

Phone : +6 4261 3987

Loves, 

A.

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#migupPenang : Heritage Boutique accommodation at Hotel Penaga

Hello to another episode of #migupPenang! Well, you know I spent three nights with the Mig.me team & bloggers (argh miss them already) and not sure if you realised but we changed lodging on the last night. The team decided to give us a good night rest after the hectic activities which I will share soon.

We checked into Hotel Penega. Ruiying, Hazel and I past by the hotel during our arrival day and the taxi driver causally mentioned that Hotel Penega is a nice hotel , atas, blah blah blah... basically the nice words and Hazel was like,"We are staying there the day after tomorrow"  #insertsmirkface



Hotel Penega is a luxury boutique hotel located along Chulia Street as well. I mean, there's so many boutique hotels in Georgetown and perhaps all are equally convenient and what's so special about Hotel Penega ?



We were brought on to a tour after our check-in and it changed my views about the place. The hotel was converted from a cluster of 15 pre-war terrances and shophouses in 2008. Now, the boutique hotel has 45 rooms which makes them the big brother among the other boutique hotel in that area. . There were four types of rooms available, the Clarke Terraces  , Transfer suites, Hutton Rooms, Penega Suites.

Welcome to my mansion.

So happy we checked into one of the Clarke Terraces. I had no idea what the hotel manager was talking about when she told me that all 5 of us were staying in a room. I was like what? Another dorm ??? She gave up explaining to this dumb block and brought us straight to the unit! Then, wild jaw drop moment happened.

Each room is furnished with antique pieces of furniture and unique artwork contributed by artists from Southeast Asia and Australia.

 Behind the door was a back yard + 4 seater Jacuzzi !!!!

 Just FYI, ALL rooms has a Jacuzzi spa bath .

Not so mini minibar

Awesome pantry 

EH THEN SLEEP WHERE? 

Overview from the stairways

The size of the unit in level one was like those chalets in Pasir Ris that we used to party in and I didn't expect so much. WOW level was about 500 already at that time. We walked up the stairs and there were 2 rooms !

  Wait, take picture with the full length mirror first.

Both rooms were equipped with double sized beds and a toilet each. One of the rooms also had a balcony.

 Hazel, Renee and I stayed in the other room, even more gorgeous . Look at that bed frame!

We had a great night stay, and I would strongly recommend to families or friends travelling in four. Our spacious suite had us and our Penang friends for a round of chit chat and drinks. And all of us sat comfortably.

Hotel Penaga also have other facilities like spa/ massage, conference rooms and dining area.

 If you want to have a quiet moment in the bustling street, you might want to have your dinner at the restaurant like we did. Alvin did a mini presentation with us so we had dinner in a lounge locating in the Tanglung Bar. Check out the pretty lighting in the bar.

The Tanglung bar offers a variety of bar snacks and beverages. Perfect for solo travelers !

Dinner was prepared by the Cinnamon Resturant where they serve Western and Asian cuisine.

The hotel also have a Business centre and Library  where guests can relax, read a book in there or maybe ring up your family back home.

 Wake up to Hotel breakfast!

One of the things I look forward to when I stay in a hotel would be the morning breakfast spread! Together with the ladies, we took a 2 mins walk back to the main lobby where the Cinnamon Restaurant was located!

I wasn't feeling too well that morning so I didn't take much, just a little each . I think it's because I didn't want to leave. :(

Not forgetting the little garden we walked through to the main lobby for breakfast!

Swimming pool!

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Remember I mention earlier about the different types of rooms available ?

Hutton Suites (Deluxe Rooms)

Transfer Suites

Selfie at Guest toilet , Hotel Main Lobby

Good news!

We have a promo code to share, use MigupPenang-AA while you make your reservations with Hotel Penaga at sales.reservations@hotelpenaga.com

HOTEL PENAGA
Corner of Jalan Hutton & Lebuh Clarke
10050 George Town 

Telephone : +601 300 88 1891
Email : info@hotelpenaga.com
Website : www.hotelpenaga.com

Loves,
A.

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