Category: Penang
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Looking Ahead: Short & Sweet Theatre Penang Next Week
Next week kicks off the 4th annual Short & Sweet Theatre festival in Penang. I’ve enjoyed being involved in it since its inception back in 2012. The Short & Sweet Theatre concept comes out of Sydney, Australia which has been holding this open, theatrical competition for many years. The concept has spread worldwide and can…
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A CLOSE(R) Up View of Where I Live
There’s been SO much written about Penang and Malaysia over the last year or two in regards to what a fabulous place to live, retire, and EAT!!! Most of the articles focus in on Penang Island as a whole but here’s a new one that even gets a much more personal. The author of this…
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Drinks at a Drama Meeting
I was meeting with my drama group – The RLT Players – at an Indian restaurant for drinks. And they types of drinks ordered said a lot about our culture and climate. First off, picture an outdoor open-air restaurant with a thatched roof covering a large part of it. Then pictures rows of curry and…
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Another Article Extolling Georgetown, Penang – My Home
Another article extolling something great about my home for the last 9 years – Penang, Malaysia. More specifically – Georgetown – the main city on the small island. This article now claims that Georgetown is the new hipster destination. Read the Wanderluxe article here. Penang is a special and unique spot. The culture – a vibrant…
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Community Shopping Carts
A scene, perhaps, unique to Asia. I was heading off on my powerful Honda 100cc scooter, approaching the large Tesco Supercenter complex not too far from my house. About a quarter of a mile before getting to Tesco is a small enclave of houses. The houses are small too. It is a mainly Malay village…
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Another reason to love Malaysia: Happy Malaysia Day!
Malaysia has so many holidays. What’s not to love? We just celebrated Independence Day on September 1st and now, on Sept 16, let’s have another one: Malaysia Day! This is the day that Malaysia celebrates the joining of East Malaysia (Sarawak & Sabah) with the peninsular West Malaysia, thus joining together in beautiful harmony. Any…
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Zigzagging in Malaysian Traffic
I was buzzing through Georgetown today on my motorbike, heading home from running a few errands when it hit me: many people would think that what I am doing is insane. But to me it’s such old hat that I could weave through traffic with my eyes closed – almost. Friday late afternoon the traffic…
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Review: Sinbad The Musical @ penangpac
I took a whole crew of high schoolers to see Sinbad: The Musical for its second show at penangpac, and we all had a great time! Isn’t that enough of a review right there? The theatre is supposed to be fun, but sometimes we tend to make it all so serious, dark, artistic, cutting-edge, and…
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How everything should function: Learning from Tesco’s Parking Lot
You see this photo here? This is outside the Tesco Superstore here in Penang. You’ll notice on the sign that it says “motorcycle parking” but underneath it is a picture of a car. Well, Penang drivers are a force of nature and eventually Tesco wisely relented. Here’s what happened. When Tesco opened a couple of…
Author Mark W Sasse 