Penang Trip (Georgetown)

On our way to Penang yesterday, hubby got a surprise call from an interviewer. He was supposed to be interviewed this coming Sunday, but they called ahead (good sign? hopefully). Heard from their conversation:

Interviewer: What is your weakest point?

Hubby: I cannot work away from my family. Wherever I go, my family goes with me.

Awww..how sweet! And isn't that the best answer? It means if he gets accepted in the new company, we'll all be moving to another country soon!:)

~@~

We left KL at 9:30AM yesterday and arrived here at Georgetown (capital of Penang) at past 2PM. I must say it was fast. I made sandwiches so we didn't stop on the road for lunch. EJ was surprisingly behaved. Thank goodness!

We checked-in at Bayview Hotel. EJ and I slept while hubby went to a meeting. I woke up at 5PM and checked the TV. I found out the cable is limited to BBC and ESPN. Oh well, I hope EJ doesn't look for his disney cartoons.

I looked around the room, then I found a shopping magazine. I checked their shopping mall and found out that Queensbay is the latest and biggest mall around Penang. Suddenly my fone beeped, GAP is on sale including an outlet on Queensbay!!!

EJ woke up 30 minutes after. Then we dashed down and asked for a cab. The receptionist told me it's a 30-minute ride. Whatever, we'll go anyway. The road to Queensbay took me to two different parts of Penang, the old and the new. I saw some old buildings, old market place, rickshaws (am not sure if that was the name), high rise condominiums, and modern office buildings. Penang reminds me of Cebu (southern part of the Philippines). It has a rustic charm and at the same time the comforts of modern society.

When the magazine said Queensbay Mall is the biggest mall here, I didn't take it literally. But I was surprised to see that it was indeed big. Before ransacking GAP, we went down to have some cake first because EJ was clamoring for one. True to their text message, GAP is on sale across Malaysia! EJ was very cooperative with me. He stayed in one corner and just played with the racks and hangers while I was busy trying on different clothes. I was hysterical (ok, this is exagg) when I found out I can fit into a size 10 now. Two weeks ago, I complained that no jeans in KL fits me anymore. The stretching, crunches and gym must have done its work ;) But I still have a lot to lose. So anyway, I bought a pants and a tank top only because when hubby arrived he was starving.

After putting all our things back at the hotel, we decided to roam the surrounding places of the hotel a bit. When we got down to the lobby, a band (Sugarbeat) was playing. And they are all Filipino. Kahit san, may pinoy talaga!:) Bayview Hotel is surrounded by bars. I guess this is where the night life happens. It reminds me of Malate. It's just too bad it is not our scene anymore, what with the baby in tow.

We went back to the hotel at past 10PM. I was tired but happy. I am thinking of going back to the mall today before we go to Holiday Inn later. Hmmm..