On Monday, 30 January I was whisked around Penang to see the sites and enjoy some of the local cuisine. My day started off with me meeting my friend's father, who took us around town for a bit of a whirlwind site-seeing trip, briefly stopping off at the ... Mall ever so briefly to view a couple of digital cameras before heading off again to meet more of my friends' family. However, before we met the family, we headed back to my friends' Grandfather's house to p...

Well, we eventually left for Penang at 6am on Sunday, 29 January. The drive took just over 5 hours, but I slept most of the way due to the fact that I had been awake since 12pm on Saturday, 28 January. We arrive in Penang shortly after 11am and went to drop our bags off at my friend's Grandfather's house. After, we headed to town so we could get a bite to eat before we began our ascent to the Kaloksi Temple to see the Statue of Avalokiteshvara. We ordered a v...