The girls were excited to take Free CAT Bus. CAT refers to "Circular Penang Tourist Bus". No, the bus is regular shaped but I guess the route is circular. Haha.
Let's go let's go! We're reliving our youth again! (somewhat, and it's probably just in my head only). Hehe.
The nearest stop was the Komtar one. So we went about that direction, asked someone for directions, passed by a public toilet, then checked online and voila, found it!
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| right spot |
Luckily, not many people were waiting so we managed to get seats when the bus arrived. After a short journey, the gang decided to alight to do some sightseeing and shopping
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| one of the landmarks in Penang |
Suddenly, the girls disappeared into saree shops and one came out half an hour later with a purchase.
Next, we continued on foot towards Chew Jetty. It's near, they said. And then, it rained.
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| sights at Chew Jetty |
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| popular photo spot |
The girls shopped for trinkets and we went back to our hotel to freshen up. Then we walked to Hins Depot which is nearby the hotel.
Now, the sky has cleared and to my surprise, from the outside Hins Depot looked like a place for photo-op but on the inside, at first it felt somewhat like an art gallery and once inside, it's a whole festive kind of Sunday Market vibe!
There's an area for music bands to perform, place for people to relax and enjoy the performance, various stalls selling food or trinkets etc and also some regular restaurants inside the area. Nice.
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| festive vibe |
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| popular coffee truck at Hins |
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| spicy beef noodles |
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| beef begedil |
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| quesadilla |
The food that some of the girls got from the stalls looked pretty amazing and tasted good! But payment is via Touch&Go or Duit Now which I don't have.
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| Puey Ling likes this place |
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| boba milk tea (less sweet) |
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| spicy shrimp dumplings |
Then we went back to hotel to relak relak before meeting Thanges (coming all the way from Kedah!) for dinner.
Took a Grab to the restaurant as it was raining again. We were late and the restaurant was nice to allow the change in time in reservation to half hour later.
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| nice decor |
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| we were in a group of 8 pax |
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| table full |
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| ala-carte order of telor belanda (tomato sauced fried eggs) |
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| hee peow soup |
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| ala-carte order of perut ikan |
First time I've of heard of 'perut ikan' dish but can't really distinct the 'fish stomach' in there as it tasted like a vegetable dish. This dish was appetising and tasty.
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| ju hoo char |
The ju hoo char here was a standout. The chili dip was pretty amazing. I liked the assam fish dish too. Lovely soft bendi as the perfect accompaniment.
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| assam fish |
It was a fun evening where we learnt new happenings in the lives of our childhood friends, now most have their next generation and the happenings in their lives.
Just want to say "Thank you, dear friends".
Chew Jetty
Address: Georgetown, 10300 George Town, Penang
Hins Depot
Address: 31A, Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Business Hours:
Daily: 10 am–10 pm
Osmanthus Alley
Address: 59, Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Business Hours:
Closed on Mon.
Tue to Sun: 11 am–9 pm
Ivy's Nonya Cuisine
Address: 100,102, 104, Jalan Kedah, George Town, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Closed on Mon.
Tue to Sun: 11:30 am–3 pm, 5:30–9 pm
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