{"id":4211,"date":"2017-04-12T23:48:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T23:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2019-01-06T00:19:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T00:19:15","slug":"self-drive-in-malaysia-part-2-taiping-penang-ipoh-bangi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/self-drive-in-malaysia-part-2-taiping-penang-ipoh-bangi\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Self Drive 2 – Hidden Treasure for Photography Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Self Drive in Malaysia – Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taiping, Perak<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our second part of self driving in Malaysia involve Taipeng as our first stop before reaching Penang Island.<\/p>\n

Lake Taiping<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taipeng is a town located in Perak, this is one of the wettest town in Malaysia due to it’s heavy rainfall. The unusual rainfall has also led to a fertile collection of flora and century-old rain tress in the Taiping Lake Garden. \u00a0When I was a little girl, my uncle always brought me here for an evening walk as his wife is from Taiping.<\/p>\n

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Your trip cannot be completed without visiting Taipeng Lake Garden, it is the first public garden in Malaysia, located near Bukit Larut. It is originally a mining ground before it became \u00a0the first public garden. \u00a0Giant Rain trees also known as ‘Angsana’ line the lake when you drove pass, \u00a0 seeing their branches stretching and reaching the water in the pond, make me think back of the good memories when my uncle brought me here when I was little.<\/p>\n

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In the evening, you can see many people jogging at this Lake which is\u00a0surrounded by the lush greenery. \u00a0Nearby the lake, there is the Old Residency of the British and the Raja\u2019s House and army officers\u2019 residences with old architecture.<\/p>\n

Having said that, I was disappointed to find this lake is not properly maintained as compared to the past, the beauty has gone quite a fair bit. \u00a0Trees were not properly taken care of and the water in lake is unclear. \u00a0Anyway, I am still happy to make a trip back here to re-collect the good old memory with my uncle.<\/p>\n

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Penang\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Penang is the most populous island city in Malaysia. \u00a0Housing in Penang is not cheap, there were many investors, celebrities and foreigners bought the high rise condominium and hence making the price goes even higher. \u00a0I know Penang is also one of the favorite vacation spot for Japanese and some even bought a condo in Penang as their second holiday home.<\/p>\n

When you are in Penang, you have to come to the famous Gurney Drive.<\/p>\n

Gurney Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gurney Drive is a deluge of hawker delights and exciting restaurants that come alive at nighttime, giving the unique experience of dining by the sea. \u00a0 There is one huge seafood restaurant, named Bali Hai Restaurant, displayed live seafood at the door, do not go in the restaurant! \u00a0The food is pricey and the seafood was not fresh. \u00a0I remembered the food I ordered was cold when served, looked like they cooked the food earlier and just re-heat and served when customer ordered. The staff was quite imitating and rude as well, a bad experience!<\/p>\n

Zealand Bakuteh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try the Zealand Bakuteh in Gurney Drive instead, located right next to Evergreen Laurel Hotel<\/a>. \u00a0The tasty bakuteh served in hotpot with brown broth and most staffs were friendly and I remembered there is a long pony tail guy who looked like the owner of the shop, frequently attended to our needs. \u00a0All customers were given a free hot dessert after meal.<\/p>\n

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Evergreen Laurel Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

We stayed in Evergreen Laurel Hotel<\/a> in Gurney Drive, overseeing the beach just right opposite of our hotel. \u00a0The dinner buffet is worth trying at this hotel.<\/p>\n

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Short video clip on my Chic Workout in the hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

The gym in\u00a0Evergreen Laurel Hotel\u00a0is small but well-equipment. \u00a0I had my shoulders training there. \u00a0Nobody was in the gym, I was the only gymrat. \u00a0I pick up bodybuilding 5 years ago and I train consistently 5 to 6 days a week with each body part a day with heavy weight for an hour with different move to hit different angle. \u00a0Weight lifting will burn fat even your training stop after 24 hours. \u00a0Lady can never bulk like men unless we take steroid because lady don’t produce enough of the men’s hormone, the testosterone!<\/p>\n

Check out the video on my Chic Shoulders Fly!<\/p>\n