Sam’s Birthday

Kelvin and Samuel finally made the pilgrimage to Penang, after almost 4 years that the rest of us have been here upon graduation. Although dear Marilyn had to get hitched before they would drag themselves up here, we still appreciated the effort all the same.

Friday night was an eating fest. The initial plan to hop around all the hawker stalls was dampened by the pouring rain (the rain clouds followed them all the way from Ipoh). So we went for a Bulgarian dinner at Vintage Bulgaria first. I finally brought my new baby on its maiden trip out, only to have it hogged by Sam.

Sam getting cosy with the Nikon D40

As luck would have had it, it was also Sam’s birthday.

Happy Birthday Sam!!! Hope you like your Tiramisu "doorgift"

The rain finally stopped after dinner, allowing us to venture outdoors. So we adjourned to…

The sign speaks for itself

where this uncle dishes up...

arguably one of the best char kuay teow in this part of town

Followed by a 3rd dinner at New Lane where we somehow managed to stuff down…

Sam's BBQ Chicken Wings

Duck porridge... to make up for Sam's fried entrails porridge having been sold out

O Chien

Penang Style Popiah

Loh Bak

Not forgetting dessert:

New Lane's famous See Koh Th'ng

Pat Po Guling Ping, only found in Penang... note Kelvin's apprehension

The aftermath…

Still can't believe we finished it all

We ended the night with a few drinks at QEII to celebrate Sam’s birthday.

First toast goes out to Daniel, who's still chilling out in Austin

Quotes to remember the day by:

1) This body doesn’t come for free…

2) Left… right!!! Right… (These errors were greatly reduced after a couple of drinks though… I guess now I know what kickstarts my brain)

~ by peilynn on November 20, 2008.