CHENG BENG 2015 [CHINESE ALL SOULS DAY]

Again is Chinese All Souls Day [Cheng Beng in Hokkien] today [5/4/15].  Before today, the family had visited the older graves of our ancestors a week ahead.  Today, the family went to Relau Sepuluh Kongsi Cemetery to offer prayers to our most recent departed loved ones.  My Papa and youngest brother.  Papa passed away on 24 October 2011 and Roddy passed away on 25/12/13.  It a great blow to our family loosing 2 great gentlemen of the family within 2 years.  We missed them so much.

This year, I didn't take many photos but instead video taped this occasion. 

Here are the videos of the family offering prayers to my Papa and Roddy.

AT PAPA'S GRAVE YARD

AT RODDY'S GRAVE YARD

REST IN PEACE

PAPA & RODDY

MISSED YOU VERY MUCH

Wedding Luncheon at Soon Lee Seafood Restaurant, Taiping

Today is  my nephew's [cousin's eldest son] wedding in Taiping.   Only very close friends and all relatives are invited.  Since most of the relatives are from outstation [Northern to Central Malaysia], he had a wedding luncheon instead of dinner. 

The luncheon was held at Soon Lee Seafood Restaurant opposite New Champagne Hotel, Taiping.

It's a great day to celebrate a wedding and an opportunity for all relatives to meet.

The restaurant ambience was good and the food and service was good too. 

We all had a great time meeting up with family members and relatives [4 generations].  We enjoyed the eight course lunch too.

Our Congratulations and Best Wishes to you, Ah Yeow on your Wedding

百年好合

早生贵子

Sumptuous Dinner

We had a sumptuous 8 course dinner at Four Seasons Restaurant, Sunway Tunas, Bayan Baru tonight.  This dinner is a treat from my eldest nephew.   I remembered in the past, we are always  giving the treats, now that era is over for us.  The next generation has grown up and earning well, capable of giving their elders a treat on and off.   It is always a natural circle.  Now we sit to enjoy while the young ones play the role of footing the bill.  Thank you young man and please do this more often, it is much appreciated by all of us.

 

 

 

 

 

Too hungry, forgotten to take some shots before starting the dinner.  This four seasons platter is acceptable.  The kerabu squids and fried egg 'kui fah chi' tasted good, the Kiwi sauce fried pork ribs is something new and tasty too.  The fried Nori rolls should be better if crab filament is not used.

Self Service, staff too busy

This shark fin's soup is rather tasty with crab meat and small scallops, comes in steaming hot.  Not too bad

This Marmite Chicken with Fried Buns was selected to replace Crispy Fried Chicken.  Very fragrant and slightly on the sweet side but goes well with the fried buns where are soft and moist.  Quite a good dish to try.

This vegetable dish with fresh bean curd [tau pau], fish maw, mushrooms, broccoli and mock scallops is also good.  The portion given is big and the mock scallops look very real

Can't describe the taste but is like the Marmite Chicken sauce.  The prawns are fresh and quite big and all finished.

This Lemon Steamed Snapper is good for the sauce but the fish is not as fresh as expected.

Stir Fried Spaghetti with Seafood is a nice noodle dish.  Tasty with lots of seafood ingredients like squids, prawns and fried fish meat..  Goes well with sambal belacan.  Portion is enough for us.

The restaurant was very kind to change the Aiyoh Dessert with Fah Sang Hu and Pancake.  The Fah Sang Hu came before the Shanghai Pancake and we thought there is no pancake.  When it came, we had almost finish the peanut cream soup and had forgotten to take a shot of it.

Bicycle For Rent - Penang Heritage Trail

I had a wonderful experience the other day cycling around the area on a cool Sunday morning.  It brought back the memories of those days when I used to cycle to school from Weld Quay to Convent Light Street, passing through several roads around the banking area [Victoria Street, China Street, Beach Street, Light Street].  For about one and a half year, I took another route to St. Xaviers' Institution [Victoria Street, Market Street, Pitt Street, Stewart Lane, Love Lane and Muntri Street].  A lot have changed over the decades but it was a very enjoyable ride.

With the closing of some streets in Georgetown during weekends has encouraged cycling around the Heritage zone a much safer and carefree activity for locals and tourists from near and far. 

These days you can see more and more people cycling around Georgetown, the Heritage Trail zone.  People from all over be it locals or tourists can get to experience cycling activity here easily by renting bicycles from vendors around the area.

One of the places where you can rent these bicycles to ride around Georgetown is at Skippy Bicycle For Rent located at Gat Lebuh Armenian.  The charges are very reasonable and location is easily accessible and within the vicinity of almost all the popular tourists' and historical spots.

Feel free to contact the numbers below should you wish to experience cycling around Penang Heritage Area.

Latest Contact Number - 016-4573103 and 017-5853039