Last week on 18th July 2009, I've went to Penang with all of my coursemates to join the Penang Bon Odori Festival. It was our first time going out together and it's really a nice trip.
We departed at 8am from University Utara Malaysia. While we reach Penang, the first place where we visited is Queensbay Mall. It's a shopping mall which is located near the Bayan Lepas in Penang. (haha... or I should described it as another side of Penang? I really not good in telling the location of a place.) Although I come from Alor Setar and always visit Penang, but Queensbay Mall isn't a place where I really like to visit with. So, that was my 2nd time visit to Queensbay Mall.
Maybe people might wonder why I dislike visit Queensbay Mall... Firstly, that is a place which is far from the town areas. The town areas where I mean by are Komtar or Gurney Drive. Those are the places where I used to visit. To me, 2 of this shopping malls are very nice to shopping. (hahaha!! I like shopping~~) Ok, it's normal to see girls who like shopping. If there are girls who dislike shopping, I think they might look weird...!! Since if they didn;t go for shopping because of they dislike it, they might not able to "refresh" themselves with some other better and nicer clothes. Although appearance isn't that important sometimes, but in such realistic world, they are still many people who used to judge people with their appearance. Remind that, maybe I'm a realistic person, but I won't judge people by their look k~ Erhemmm....
To me, Queensbay Mall isn't that nice to shop. Most of the stores are selling branded products and I'm not rich enough to purchase those expensive products... (It is ok by telling you guys that "I'm poor" so directly?) I'm not cheeseparing like I'm not willing to purchase those branded produtcts, but sometimes while doing shopping, we must spend money based on our budget and what we really need. So if I know that I can't afford to buy those products, then I will not buy it.
OK! I'm away from my topuc...!!!! As my friend said, I should elaborate more in my essay. Erm... Maybe I've over elaborated.
We didn't start our shopping session once we reached there but we went for lunch first. As I said, got enough energy only can have better mood to shop. Haha!
We had our lunch at "Bak Kut Teh King" restaurant. The sign dish of this restaurant is "Bak Kut Teh" FOR SURE. The main ingredients of the dish is pork and herbal seasoner.
We all ordered one set of "Bak Kut Teh" for each person. In a set of it, including rice, tou geh, kuih for moisten in the soup and other side dishhed and hot tea. Whole set is about RM15. (Expensive or not? Erm... Ok lah. Once for a long time.)
You see my face, so happy eating pork. Hahaha!! I'm not the person who chose to eat the "Bak Kut Teh" but my coursemates. They missed pork a lot I think...
After ate the whole set of the meal, our stomaches are full. Recently I really have no appetite in having meal. While they decided to eat this, I really very worry whether I will grow fat easily or not after eating tat. I not sure whether I have to fasting how long time only can get back the original weight. (I know that is not healthy to fast that way. But don't worry. I'll be fine.)
Ok... Here is the photo while having "Bak Kut Teh" with some of my coursemates. (My other coursemates left us and seeked for other food.)
I joint those guys to shop in the Queensbay Mall. I kept on telling myself not to spend money on buying clothes, that's why I chose to join the guys to shop but not the girls. My girls' coursemates really like shopping, some of them are quite rich and dare to spend money on the things they like. So I worried that if I join them, I might spend a lot. After I joint those guys, I only know that they also like to buy clothes. Means the difference is small between shopping with girls or boys.
Before we left Queensbay mall, I went to the "Coffee Bean" coffee house. Coffee is one of my favourite things in my life, I always can't get good coffee in Alor Setar because those coffee houses just selling simple coffee but not that kind of fresh brew coffee. So once I have chance to go Penang or Kuala Lumpur, fresh brew coffee is a must drink beverage~!
Here is me with my Ice Blended Hazelnut.
After that we left Queensbay Mall to Esplanade, Penang. There is the place where held the Bon Odori Festival. The event starts at 6pm, but we reached there at around 4pm. Since the time was still early, so we had our take photo session at there.
This is my photo taken at the seaside.
This photo included our full members who joint this trip together.They are Yoyo, Jessi, Xin Yi, Lonny, Chan Sing, Sai Hoe, Ah Yien, Pui Yen, Li Woon, and few friends from other courses.
Before starting the event, Japanese drums performers were having rehearsal there. Although they're just having practice or rehearsal, but people already started to see and enjoy their performance. You can see it through the photo below.
Although I like drums very much, but the drums performance is still not enough to attract me. My attention all gave to those photographers who are using those professional cameras.
I like photography. But it's still not the right time for me to get a camera as what they're having now. I will be very envy to those people who can own a camera and capture everything in their life.
Although I can't own a "pro" camera, but I've borrowed a digital camera from my sister. Her digital camera is quite costy and it is a very good camera.
Look at this family, they're holding such colorful balloons. They looked blissfully and those balloons as decoration in the photo. Those balloons can get at the stalls beside, sold RM5 each.
The photo below is showing on the souvenirs which related to Japanese cultures. I diidn't buy any of them because the price is quite expensive. But I like this photo because it looks very colorful.
Besides selling souvenirs, they're also doing games for entertaining the visitors. There are 2 games available in Penang Bon Odori Festival. One of the game is gragging the gold fish by using the scoop net which is made from tissue paper. While another game is "fish" the balloons which filled with water.
You can see those workers were wearing their Japanese costume and guiding those visitors how to "drag" the gold fishes so that they won't break the rules while catching them.
This photo is showing about how the workers teach people to "fish" the balloons. I spent RM2 to "fish" the balloons. Haha!! Lastly I fished 3 balloons successfully. I like colorful stuff and it's good for me to experience how to play the game.
The event started with the speeches from Y.B. Tuan Law Heng Kiang, Tuan Hideaki Hoshi Cansul - General Of Japan, and Tuan Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister.
Arter that followed up with Drum Performance by PJS, Dance by Nippon-Minyokenkyukai Hamamatsu Branch, Soran-bushi Dance by Malaysian students.
They're Japanese aunties from Pink Hibuscus (maybe it is a name for their Japanese society) and they were doing Yokasai Dance.
Those Japanese girls and guys who were wearing the Japanese costume looked very nice and pretty. Their clothes are colorful and very attractive. If have chance, I which that I can have one set of that costume too and wear it to attend the festival. Must be very pretty after i wear it. Hahahahahaha!!!
They are my coursemates. Behind them can see other visitors who were wearing Japanese costume too. Not only Malaysians but also visitors from other countries joint this festival and enjoy the joyful festival. Exchanging and learning Japanese cultures too. There are many kinds of food stalls selling Japanese foods. So for people who like to eat, it's a good festival for them to seek for nice and special food.
Through this trip, I really learnt a lot including Japanese cultures, Japanese dance and drums and etc. Besides that, it's nice because I have chance to go out with my coursemates and create nice memories during my university life.
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