VIPs in Penang 'n' extra stuff...

A little change from my usual 'all about me 'n' Singapore' blog...talking about someone 'n' somewhere else :-)

My parents-in-law broke up their stay in Singapore with a short break in Penang, Malaysia. They chose to stay in town rather than by the beach.  Their stay at at the George Town Traders Hotel with the extra 'lux' of The Traders Club meant their stay truly was perfect and a real VIP experience right from the moment of check-in. Of course, they loved it and its highly recommended...it does sound fantastic and I can't wait to try it with my 3 men.

Guests of the Hotel can 'utilize' the facilities at the Traders’s sister property at Batu Feringgi Beach via regular shuttle, so if the sea 'n' sand is your thing then the hotel in the town can still work for you.

My Parents-in-Law no matter what country they are in, near or far, like to sample the local transport and found the buses in Penang easy and cheap to get around.  Here's a few pics of the transport and some of the touristy stuff they saw...

http://www.butterfly-insect.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Chaiya_Mangkalaram

http://www.pinangperanakanmansion.com.my/

I'll leave Malaysia now but will follow up this 'change in blog style' with a little tour of Australia when I get the travel tales from my parents...

I'm off now but leave you with a couple of bits 'n' bobs to look forward to in near future blogs...

smiling as the Lunar New Year preparations are in full bloom...lion dances and dragon festivals will be a dozen a day daily event :-)

not smiling, but more ranting, that folk are carrying out their annual spring clean and deciding they no longer need a pet (or maybe just not an 'out of date' pet)...some people!  I have no tolerance for them!  The SPCA are, and will continue to be, inundated with 'strays 'n' surrenders' during this festive season :-(

On a more smiley note, I'm going to finally enjoy the opening ceremony of my January BellaBox :-)

Kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)

random stuff making me smile 'n' Mustafa stuff...

This week we have our house back to its usual self...and krikey it does feel quiet.  My parents have jetted off to Australia for 3 weeks and my parents-in-law are having a week in Malaysia.  The beauty of us living out here is that our visitors have the opportunity to explore Asia's Pacific region a little :-)

Penang City, Malaysia

Temple of 1000 Buddhas, Penang

Hunter Valley, Australia

There is always time for a spot of shopping in Singapore and before my Mum and Mum-in-law left we took a little trip to Mustafa's in Little India.  Wowzers!  This place is packed to the rafters and sells anything 'n' everything.  It's not for the faint hearted though...it is sooooo big, busy and the choice of stuff is unbelievable...excellent ;-)

Mustafa Centre - open 24 hours

some Mustafa stuff

Here are some random purchases I made at the Mustafa Centre (not included in the pic though are; margarita glasses, ice bucket and those excellent aniseed flavour rainbow coloured mouth fresheners...

Punjab shirt and scarf, leave in conditioner, hair brush,
sparkly pink blusher, eye shadow and lip gloss...

Finally, as all the shopping centres take down their Christmas decs and replace them with Chinese New Year decs...all of the shops are offering discounts 'n' give aways :-)  I got some lovely, lovely shoes with 20% off and free pink satin Hong Bao - not sure what I'll use them for but they are pretty ;-)

I'm off now to decorate my bamboo plant with red ribbons and find a few fancy Chinese New Year  decs...

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)