Honestly, this is my first attempt at blogging! So, why am I blogging now?
Well, I am seventy, I’ve always wanted to write and I want people to read what I write! So here I am trying to create a free website for that purpose. Hopefully some of you active on social media may read or even follow my blog!
What will I blog on? Penang, of course! I am from Penang, and we locals proudly call ourselves ‘Penangites’, ‘Penang-lang’, etc. We are a multi-racial community and we speak English, Malay, Tamil, Mandarin and so many Chinese dialects that we can proudly say we are multi-lingual.
I believe I’ll never run out of material on Penang. But first, an introduction to the island state itself.
Georgetown, the capital city is now a UNESCO heritage site. Dilapidated houses in the city have been bought over and beautifully restored, largely by foreigners, and tourists now outnumber locals in the inner city, where there are queues to have photos taken, not with Tom Cruise or Andy Lau, but with 3D wall murals.
Penang is an island with beautiful beaches everywhere and we have challenging nature trails to help the most adventurous hikers get lost up our hills!
Penang street food is world renowned. Lonely Planet named Penang the ‘top food destination of 2014; the Huffington Post included the ‘char koay teow’ as a ‘must try delicacy’. Fruits like the various varieties of durians are to die for. Penang seafood is freshly brought in from the sea. You’ll always get the best in food when in Penang. After all, it’s a known fact that only what is ‘cheap and good’ thrives and survives Penang,
Penang wins multiple awards every year; Georgetown was placed third on the US News’ list of places to retire in 2014; Georgetown was ranked Fourth Most Charismatic City to Visit in 2016 by Lonely Planet; and we locals are proud to note that the list goes on.
Follow me and read about Penang in my future posts.
Can I find this on Google search?
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Yes, it is now on google search. Thanks for the interest and please share with your friends.
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Welcome to the blogger-sphere and look forward to your sharing of everything about Penang! Are those paintings by you as well?
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Thanks, Haw Kuang. Yes, those are also my paintings. Hope they don’t let Penang down!
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Very lovely write up and am following your blogs plus the other one too… wow… i love your paintings…
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Hello Mrs Khong, I am one of your many students years ago…can’t imagine you are at your 70! But then again, I am 2 years short of 50! Thank you for the inspiration, then and now 🙂
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Hi Kam Yuen, Good to hear from you after so many years. Thanks for reading my blogs. Keep in touch!
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Hi amazing to read your blogs and at 70 ! I ve just turned 70 in July and revisited the Moniot Walk of PHF 2023 and wrote a little story on it But I m an IT Dino & was wondering where and how I can share it ?
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Hi. The fact that you read blogs shows you are far from being an IT Dino. You can start off by posting your stories on FB and then signing up for a blogging site like WordPress. Follow the instructions and you’ll be on the way! All the best.
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