Penang Trip.

Here you go. At last the post about the Penang Trip. More known as the Youth Leaders Retreat. There were 20 of us in total. 3 batches of cars, each going on different time. It has been quite sometime since I last went Penang. Most of the time would be on the highway abut 2 hours or so. But to Penang it took like 4 hours plus. Phew, what a journey indeed. What more can I do in the car besides talking? Mostly is just snoozing along the journey, to at least get my sleep in case when reach Penang we would have much fun but lack sleep. 2 cars on the first batch started journey in the morning about 10am or so, stopped by Ipoh to have lunch. Met up with Ps. Clement there, had this Yong Tau Foo with noodles. Ordered other food as well but then there were leftovers. I was filled to the max. Is like everyone ask me to finish up the leftovers. I tried..... But can't finish them all.

After that we headed supposedly to go buy the famous salted chicken there. But due to the low amount of chicken they have and there were few customers who ordered (which the amount is more than one) and to be able to buy it, there's a price of needing to wait for about 25 mins. Can't afford to wait that long. Then off we go in continuation of our journey to Penang. One car got themselves lost and went the other way (which was heading back to KL) eventually they managed to get back on track. The bridge was pretty jammed up with cars because there was an accident involving about 4 cars I think. Seasons has changed, as far as I can remember, I don't remember that Penang bridge is ever that jam before. The amount of cars just added. Anyway, after crossing the bridge, went over to a petrol station to wait for the person to give the keys to the condo and off we went to the condo.

At last after a long journey we reached the condo. Which still looks quite new. Guess is more like a resting place for retired people or people just buy the house to live in during the holidays. We went to the condo, found where's the place, checked out the place and sorted out who should sleep where etc. The place was nice, quiet (when the fact was the peacefulness is going to be interrupted by our ever-active-enthusiastic group of people) in the end we did being told or should I say shouted by one of the occupants of the condo to keep our volumes down. Too bad for that. So we chilled out while waiting for the others to arrive. 2nd batch of cars arrived which left KL in the afternoon then off we went for our dinner, in total there were 16 of us that time. Dinner was good, except some weird looking pig's something which I don't know what is that but it tasted like beancurd. The pics below shows you what sort of food we had. More like a glimpse only. Not the whole picture. Hehe.

After that did nothing much, just went to the night market along Batu Feringgi. Some bought some cheap DVD that cost RM4 each. Not bad value as compared to KL. After that we head back to the condo and chat all the way, played catch the phrase, some played cards and went to sleep. That ends our first day. 2nd day, in the morning, went somewhere for breakfast, had a large amount of toast bread, guess ordered too much. And off we went to do some shopping at gurney plaza while some went to minister to Doreen's relative. I bought myself another pair of Nike goalie gloves for RM47. Original price was RM77 but had 40% discount which wasn't that bad. So now adding to my collection and also usage I have about 5 pairs of gloves in total. Haha. Got Umbro, Adidas, Puma plus now Nike brand. Not bad eh? But then got a few comments saying I just buy too many of them. Oh well.....

After shopping we went for our late lunch, which was like tea-time already. Can't eat much because still was filled with the morning's breakfast. Just ended up sharing the fruit ice-kacang. To me there's just too much fruits. Andrew's brother joined us with his wife since he's staying in Penang, it was raining that time. Nothing much can be done. Then we headed back to the condo. To have some rest while waiting for the last batch to arrive. They left KL in the afternoon. Some of us went for a swim at the pool while waiting for the last batch to arrive. We weren't allowed to bring balls in so nothing much to do but to swim around. While another group went to the beach and had captain ball there. At last the last batch arrived and we got out of the pool, head back tot he condo and bath. Mind you, with only 2 bathrooms it certainly takes quite sometime to wait till everyone get bathed. By the time it's settled it's more like supper time than dinner time. Lolz...

After supper-dinner, some of us wanted to go to the beach since we did not go, so we went while others went somewhere else and back to the condo. Went to the beached after that went to scout for food at almost 2am. I was already half dead so did not had anything but a nibble or 2 on the sting-ray. Back to the condo and off to bed. Sounds like time passes by super fast when we're just in the beginning of having fun, so last day, the day when we are to head back to KL. Too bad for that. Had a time of sharing then took a group picture. And some other pictures.

And so the fact was that since I started blogging, people saw my post and occasionally out of the blue will call me to write something on behalf of them. In a sort of like term that I write well. Ended up me writing a note on a guestbook to the owner of the place we stayed in. After that went for our last lunch in Penang but I notice I "have" a clinic there. Little did I know about that. Amazing it was.

After that is to our separate ways. Ps Mike and his wife going to stay back for about 3 days more and will stay at his friend's or relative's (can't remember) while HaiYen and some stayed back till evening (because they haven't enjoyed enough) which they reached back KL at midnight. Joyce's car and Agnes's car are the ones who went back second. Unc Vic wasn't feeling that well on the day before so he went back first. I sat in Joyce's car, plus driver 5 of us in the car.I sat in the middle, frankly it was not that all too comfortable but better to have a transport back than nothing. Butt was not so good feeling while legs do feel numb at times but being able to "tahan". Overall it was a worthwhile trip indeed. A retreat that generate the bond to a closer level, to know each other better.

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