Tag: Penang LIFE

• Lunch Musings: Naked Man on the Beach

  Every Thursday I eat at our school’s cafeteria situated beside the beach. Today, I was thankful that I did because of the following exchange. A ruckus interrupted my hot dog and beans and I turned to see two of our national staff of Indian descent yelling furiously toward the ocean. They spoke in Tamil, so…

  sassevn

  November 29, 2013

  Indie Author, Life, Penang

  indecent exposure on the beach, life musing, life on the beach, Penang LIFE

• Stopped by a Cop: It Finally Paid Off

  I was whipping around Georgetown on my Honda 100cc, acting much bigger than my britches would allow, when out of the blue came a Malaysian cop on his wannabe Harley, motioning for me to pull over. I hadn’t done anything wrong. I had just eaten a bowl of beef noodles, and I actually hadn’t parked…

  sassevn

  November 3, 2013

  Life, Penang

  malaysia, Malaysian police, motorbike license, Penang, Penang LIFE, traffic stop

• Forty Minutes on a Bench

  I jumped on my Honda 100cc this morning to run a bunch of errands. At the end of our street, I turned right and scooted up past the bus stop where I saw an elderly Chinese couple waiting for the 104 to arrive and take them downtown. I frequently see this couple sitting there –…

  sassevn

  August 24, 2013

  Life

  observations on life, Penang LIFE, riding a bus

• Another Short Jaunt in Penang

  If you know anything about Penang, you know that food is king. This is my favorite roti canai place on the island. A small shop in Telok Bahang called “Ibriham”. Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Just perfect. Here he is making them: The finished product with some fresh ice lemon tea and…

  sassevn

  June 27, 2013

  Places & Tourism

  Penang, Penang food, Penang LIFE

• Getting Things Done – or Not

  “Much procedures,” the man behind the desk at UniAsia Insurance mumbled after an hour of wrangling and wriggling and writhing in pain at the simple task of transferring car insurance from a friend to myself. Much procedures indeed! When nearing (what we thought was) completion, he handed a no-claims-discount paper to my friend so when…

  sassevn

  June 18, 2013

  What’s Happening

  buying a car in Malaysia, Penang LIFE