I'M BACK FROM PENANG!

how's everyone been going through the CNY holidays?=) for you who didn't know, i went to Penang(with my mom of course!) for a 4 days 3 nights trip! short holiday i know, but very enjoyable and relaxing!

i stayed in my mom's friend's condo in Batu Feringgi. in the 2nd day, i went touring by myself!(COOLNESS AIREL!) around the island's hotspots, from: Spice Garden, Toy Museum, Queen Victoria Clock Tower, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanate?, Penang Peranakan Museum, Little India, Komtar and Perangin Mall! ALL BY MYSELF! AHHHH! i'm so proud of myself! by bus man!

i also visited: Queensbay Mall( which weirdly looks a lot like 1U!), Gurney Plaza, G Hotel, E&O Hotel, Botanical Gardens(LOVED THE PLACE!), Batu Feringgi Night Bazaar, Gurney Drive..did i miss anything? i reaaally wanted to go to the War Museum and Penang Hill but it was on the opposite side of the island!so... yeah.

places which left a deep impression:
1. Penang Peranakan Museum
as you all know, i'm a Nyonya. but sadly as it seems, i don't know ANYTHING about my roots. i'm sorta just a, FAKE nyonya. by name only. i have no idea what Baba and Nyonya culture, food are or anything and everything about it. i know, i'm just, SAD. i've actually been embarrassed when people ask me more about my roots, i've never been proud of being a Nyonya. i used to think, "why can't a be a Cantonese or just, something else?" really, i felt like a loser.
but then i visited this musuem. did you know? in order to REALlY know more about my roots, i PURPOSELY ASKED a guide to give me a tour. as in , ME, ONE PERSON. so after the tour, i REALLY felt SO proud to be a nyonya. you know, somehow i felt so "WOWed!" during the entire tour! it's like, the house, culture and everything is just so beautiful and special! i mean, I FEEL SPECIAL! let the pics speak for itself.

2. Botanical Garden
at first, i didn't really explore it so it was just SO-SO only. THEN, i went to explore those trails that NO ONE goes. like the Japanese Garden. or more like, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE GARDEN.did you know that i really like those trails that are forest-like and very close to nature? i think i like jungle tracking. except for the fact that when you're alone, it can get REAAAAALLY scary. so i went exploring. REALLY. you have to be SO AWARE of your surroundings because you may step on WEIIIIRD LOOKING insects or even walk into a spider web! SCAAARY! YOU KNOW I HATE SPIDERS! so it was scary but it was an adventure nevertheless! i'll NEVER EVER forget this experience. the thrill of it is addictive.

3.Toy Museum
SO FREAKING COOL. you all should check it out! they have all these larger-than-life models of..fictional characters and all! like: Spiderman, JACK SPARROW!(my favourite of all!), Kingkong,Pharoahs,Monster Inc and many more! and they were all much much larger than me! coolness!

i realised i'm an INTROVERT. do you know what it means? don't? google it up. i like exploring alone. just..doing things alone. i feel that's it's more exciting and free. plus, i get to meet hot guys..did i mention that penang has LOADS of hot guys?!!!!! MANY MANY A-MOs! i know, lol at me now.XD STILL! I LOVE INTERACTING WITH A-MOs!=) but during the Botanical exploring adventure, i realised that..maybe sometimes being alone doesn't feel too good. it's like, when you're hurt or lost, nobody's there to save or rescue you. it's sorta..scary to think of it. you'll feel so helpless and just...so lonely.

i came to love this song, Gotta Be Somebody by Nickelback. i know it's an old song but i just REALLY listened to it recently and i found the lyrics very similar to what i'm facing now.


Lyrics | Nickelback lyrics - Gotta Be Somebody lyrics

btw, With All My Heart is just amazing. it made me tear up again.

Jyyi and Kylin!