...a good job as a tourist guide.

Kwazy berry is applauding herself. A quick pat on her shoulder. Two thumbs up.

It's always a joy to see people enjoying their holiday very much. Double joy when you know you were the one who contributed to it.

My good friend, Sookie, came to Penang over the weekend. Here was our itinerary...

Saturday
- Airport pick up
- Check in: Springfield Condo
- Breakfast: Chee Cheong Fun (yummy!), Pasembur (not recommended) @ Island Glades coffeeshop
- Walkabout: Khoo Kongsi (interesting!), Yap temple, etc @ Lebuh Armenian
- Drive around Georgetown: Clock Tower, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, Town Hall, Convent Light Street school, High Court, etc.
- Lunch: Assam Laksa (yummy!) @ Penang Road
- Walkabout: Chowraastar Market
- Snack: Chendol (yummy!) @ Penang Road
- Shopping: Him Heang @ Burmah Road
- Dinner: Seafood (yummy!) @ Teluk Kumbar
- Visitation: Allanaq’s apt @ Sunrise Condo


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Sunday
- Church: SAGH
- Breakfast: Glutinous rice @ Church
- Lunch: Char Koay Teow, Hokkien Mee (not recommended) @ Ayer Itam
- Walkabout: Penang Hill
- Hi Tea: Apple Pie, Ice Lemon Tea @ David Brown’s Cottage, Strawberry Hill (pricey but fantastic garden and comfy place to chit chat!)
- Dinner: Passions of Kerala (yummy!) @ New World Park


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Monday
Lunch: Curry Fish Head (yummy!) @ Batu Maung
Jalan-jalan: Queensbay Mall (while kwazy berry is at work)
Depart to airport to check in
Dinner: Nasi Goreng Daging Merah (yummy!) @ Tom Yam restaurant, Sg Ara

Interesting? Interested?

It was a slightly different itinerary from the one I had with my doctor gal pal and her good friend when they came to Penang. They were my first visitors. :-)

So do come over to Penang. Kwazy berry will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and wants. Accommodation and transportation in the island are provided. Fun guaranteed. What are you waiting for?

...a fairytale life.

I love happily ever afters. *kwazy berry sighing dreamily*

I've just watched Enchanted. And I love it. Coz I simply like to live in a make believe world. Come on, who doesn't?

Life in fairy tales are so simple. Things are black or white, no shades of grey. It's right or wrong, no middle point. You're either the hero (heroine) or the villain... err or their sidekicks. Good always triumph over evil.

You can burst out in a song anytime... la, la, la, la, la.... just to express your feelings. No one is gonna look at you weirdly. In fact, everyone will join in. They know the words to your song, able to sing in harmony, and dance in perfect choreography. Animals can talk to you. You can talk to animals. Best of all, animals help you clean your house. What can beat that?

Last but not least, the princess waits for the prince charming to save her. They'll marry in a beautiful wedding, with sunshine and rainbows, and live happily ever after. The end.

Fullstop.

No what happens after that. Nothing about the work you need to do to survive. Zilch about how you need to work in a relationship to sustain the marriage. Coz everything will be perfect from then on.

I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss
And a prince, I'm hoping, comes with this
That's what brings ever-aftering so happy
That's the reason we need lips so much
For lips are the only things that touch
So to spend a life of endless bliss
Just find who you love through true love's kiss

...the first day of two-o-o-eight.

Being at Penang Hill at the stroke of midnight, I could see fireworks below all over the island and as far across the mainland. However, the fireworks were just tiny little sparkles when viewed from high above. It was indeed a different perspective. I must say I still prefer to be at the thick of the smoke, noise and colours of the fireworks, craning my neck just to enjoy the beauty of the display.

I guess a different perspective is timely. Perhaps a reminder for me to look at the bigger picture. To see what my life is from afar and above. To plan for my future?

Here's a toast to you... for the next 366 days of this year.