Yeng Keng

For this trip, we decided to stay in Yeng Keng Hotel. This is a small boutique hotel which is really unique! (Mama thinks looks like a temple) Furthermore, it is centrally located in the backpackers area in Georgetown where good glorious food can be found!

You can access their webpage here: Yeng Keng


This is the front door! The "heritage" vibe is oozing :)




Right outside the hotel.


Check in was speedy and fuss free. We booked the Garden Suite on the second level, which is green, more green (for good eyesight) and has a living room outside the room (confused? see below~). The room cost us RM385 per night (inclusive of buffet breakfast every morning). This is definitely a non budget option but we were glad that we chose this place due to its unique "feel" and great location.



Green Door!


Happy loves cable TV! Green Chairs!


It is fully air conditioned, with a fan to improve ventilation. Great place to escape from the heat!


Green walls and green pillows! I swear I did not rip the photos from their website, and I must really give them credit for being able to deliver the standard promised in their website.


The bathroom is really clean. The only down side is that we can surprisingly hear very clearly the conversations (of staff downstairs or neighbours from the houses next to the hotel?) through the window in the bathroom. But issue can be eliminated by closing the bathroom door when not required.


The water pressure of the standing shower is good. I don't bathe, so it is the least of my concern actually.


There is a personal save and loads of storage space provided, which is great!


Another view of the room.


So here is the legendary living room outside the room! The living room leads a fire escape door (very safe) which is (no surprise) green!


Right outside the main door, which means that this area is not air conditioned (there is an overhead fan) :( I need to escape from the Penang heat *shed furs* so I would stick to the room. We did not utilize this area often although we think it is a nice chill out area if not for the heat.


It is shielded from the main corridor by a set of standing shades.


This is the main corridor on level 2. It is really quiet in the day time as everyone is either out or in their room. The common area is seldom utilized.


If I am not wrong, this is a part of Yeng Keng Suite (red theme). The Yeng Keng Suite has an air conditioned living room in the suite.


View from the red sofas. Great for relaxing.


There are newspapers, boardgames available at the common areas and chairs that came right out of Chinese Kungfu movies.


At level 1, there is a swimming pool! Not many people utilize this pool, so it is really a "private" pool. Sun tanning chairs are available too!


Love the color of the pool!


I love this small door. Watch your head (not mine!). Finally something for me!


More chillax areas. I just need a tiger beer to complete the picture :)


There is meeting rooms available. I guess it acts as a temporary storage normally.


They love the front door too!


Silence in the lobby! to maintain the chillness :)

Buffet Breakfast is Yeng Keng Cafe in the hotel. Really nice place too!











Porridge!


Variety of local pastries


Love the newspaper "dish mat"


A variety of fried noodles, prata and curry


Standard cereal breakfast


Mama's favourite! Nasi Lemak! Got to eat this!


Standard western breakfast


Loads of kueh to choose from!









Right outside the hotel, security guards are on duty. Great place really :) Very safe!



Enough of the hotel. You must be waiting for the food. Next up! Yummy Food!

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Flight from Singapore to Penang

We flew by Tiger Airways (again!) from Singapore to Penang as it was the cheapest option available for the period of time we was traveling.

We paid a total of $358 for our seats (2 humans + 1 tiger, inclusive of taxes, convenience fee and seat choosing fee), without check in luggages as it is supposed to be a short trip.

Departure Flight
Departure: 0810 at Changi Budget Terminal
Arrival: 0950 at Bayan Lepas International Airport (Penang's International Airport)

Return Flight
Departure: 1020 at Bayan Lepas International Airport
Arrival: 1140 at Singapore Budget Terminal

For the first time, we were allocated the emergency seats! Hurray to extra leg space! We must have looked very muscular and strong during our check in *flex muscles*!




Look at the amount of leg space! Even Papa's long legs cant touch the seats in front!


Actually it doesn't matter at all to me. I cannot even reach the edge of the seats lying down. But as a premium member of Tiger Airways (for being a tiger myself), I have a seat of my own again! :):)

Really, the only downside to travelling is that I have to go through the bag scan everytime. Every. Single. Time.


View from our seat. I love sunny days~

A short 1 hour 40 minutes flight and here we are!

Out from the Arrival Gates. The design of the airport is really strange I feel as there isn't a separate Arrival and Departure area. Feels like a crowded bus station.


The walk to the immigration counters


Local Bank!


To get a Taxi, we went to the taxi counter right outside the Custom Check Point. Just turn right after exiting the checkpoint. Just look out for the green station and long queue.


While queuing we noticed there is a huge crowd outside the airport (this airport is definitely busy) and there are many people dressed in their religious costumes. A hint: The boxes in front contains dates (food).


On the right of the taxi stand is a jewellery store which sells diamonds *blings*


The rates are clearly stated on the board. Just tell them where you are going and they will issue you a ticket.


This is the ticket I was talking about. We paid RM44.70 for Lebuh Chulia (Georgetown).


During normal occasions, you can follow the queue for taxi on the right of the exit. But for our case...


Unlikely not. The whole airport is flooded with people! The pick up point is not accessible :(


Great Penang Sale?


After walking around aimlessly trying to locate a place where we can use the taxi coupon and making 2 friends from Japan, 1 from Hong Kong (who were as confused as we are), we finally found a "queue" in the midst of the crowd.


Ahh~ Nice blue skies!


Finally we are on our way out of the airport! So all you need to do is to hand the coupon to the Taxi driver. He is suppose to keep half of the coupon and you can keep the other half as customer copy. But ours just took the entire coupon (oh wells).

And so, it turns out that many devotees are returning from their Pilgrimage in Mecca. As Penang Airport is one of the few international airports in this area, many people drove here from places like Ipoh to fetch their love ones home.
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And for the way home....


Happy will miss Penang~

We got help from Yeng Keng to call for a cab to the Airport for departure.


At the airport queueing up for check in. Remember to be there early! As the queue to the check in counter could be quite long.


Here is our plane!


We did not get the emergency seats this time round though :( Maybe all our muscles are converted to fats after eating non stop for 3 days!!


Meow! I cant wait for the next trip!

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