As I look out the window into what was darkness, I think back. It was truly a harrowing experience. We had barely made it, or end up getting stranded at the station. Jean and I managed to locate the KTM literally seconds before it departed without us. Thanks to a guy in red, we barely escaped an otherwise very troubling predicament. We ran towards the station he pointed out, the adrenaline spike helped us along. We found it, a solitary trem just waiting there. We dashed. I could feel the relief wash over me when the guy confirmed that it was indeed heading to Ipoh. The moment we got to our seats, the train begun moving. That's how close we were to missing it.
The library (forgot name) in Ipoh.
On our way to Penang!
The ocean, so vast.
That aside, I was rather impressed with the station at KL Sentral, it really felt KLIA, similar designs and whatnot. The station at Ipoh looked like what I'd expect from a typical train station, nothing like the one in KL yet unique in it's own way Jean and I then waited for Jamie to pick us up from the station. Moment we walked out, we were bombarded with "Teksi?! You mau teksi tak?" Yeap. Went over for breakfast, dim sum style. Sadly, Foh San (the place Jamie wanted to bring us) was closed. So we settled for, Yoke Moon smth restaurant, okay okay la. Made our way to the station later, Sri Maju buses and took off for Penang.
Met the rest at Queensbay Mall, our designated rendezvous point. I could spot yokeyee miles away, haha. Couldn't recognize Joshua in his new look. Seems that Jean and I weren't the only ones who almost missed our rides. Dave had his own story to tell.
Adjourned to KimGary's and caught up on our respective sides of our journeys. Managed to scout around the mall, like every telltale tourist does before making our way to our accommodation.
Krystal Suites. Located at Jalan Ampa... Smth. Relatively close to Queensbay Mall. Checked in and divided rooms. Managed to secure one of the single beds. Woot! Didn't have to squeeze :) Getting to our place however.. We took a bus and ended up stopping a way away from our intended destination. They didn't really have a stop in front of the suite. Hence, we had to walk under the blazing, scorching sun to get there. Crossing the ROUNDABOUT OF DEATH! No I am not exaggerating. It was super big and massively crowded with cars, I still don't know how we made it.
Once things were settled, we decided to take off to Cafe Joo Hooi, best known for its Asam Laksa someplace downtown, in Penang Street. Flagging the bus from or place made us look rather comical. 6 tourists jumping around swaying our respective colorful umbrellas (nope, not me).
Where's the bus? ):
So it was off to KOMTAR, a place I would dub to be the central hub of public transportation in Penang. Speaking of public transportation, I was rather impressed with the one at Penang. It was about, a bus every 3-5minutes depending on traffic and location. Super fast. Bus drivers are super helpful too! If the bus wasn't the one we wanted, the driver would point out exactly which bus to take and our route. Yea, awesome. After some walking, and road crossing, and several near misses, we finally found the place! Sadly we weren't able to get any laksa as they were already out of them, and closing too. It was only 5pm. Well.. :/ So we got a plate of Char Kuey Teow for us and a cendol each. Nomnomnom. I can't really remember the mall we were walking around after our CKT/ cendol snack. But it was attached to 1st Avenue. Nothing much cept loads of walking. When it was 7pm, we went for some Nasi Kandar! Back in the direction of Joo Hooi, only further down.
Passed by this place, COOb Familiar? (:
Got some help from the locals to find the place, LC Nasi Kandar! LC stands for Line Clear btw, not the other LC haha.
I must say that at times, crossing the road almost killed us all. Okay maybe I am exaggerating this time. Lucky we had Adeline and her car stopping prowess. All it took was raising her hand, and we were all cleared a path to the other side. More nomnomnomnom.
Made our way back to the apartment, and so concludes Day 1.
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