Penang Field Trip part 1

My friends and i had a really awesome field trip to Penang. It was superbly great and i wish i could stop the time and enjoy the memorable moments together. I don't usually write blog post unless it it very interesting or worth something to be remember, so here i am writing about my 2014 best experience. Read only if you have free time cause i'm pretty sure you guys will get bored, it is so long.

21st January

Afiq and his dad came to my house around 5.30 pm before he drove us to the nearest KTM Station. At Serdang KTM Station we took the train to the KL Sentral where the other backpackers promised to rendezvous. Around 6.10pm as i recall (didnt really watch the clock at the moment) we had some snacks before we meet with the rest of the backpackers. To be honest, i barely know half of them cause they are Firdaus' friends from different universities so i thought maybe this is the perfect chance for me to make friends (really nervous at that time) with Daus' friends.

After done performing our Isyak prayer, we went to the KFC where Daus will be expecting us there. Afiq and i met Keyla and Ainil; (Keyla's friend, and Keyla; Daus' friends). I was kinda shy to greet em properly cause i am a "guy with a few words". After that i met the mastermind aka the organizer aka the lady boss of the trip; Esya! She's the one who's responsible for this trip.

Around 9.20pm or something we checked in and looked for our bunks. Kinda disappointed cause i got the upper bunk which is not so cool cause it's so frustrating to climb up and down. Afiq, as a photography enthusiast, took some awesome pictures in the train. (We want to make a short video but it's too complicated) After that all of us went to the cafeteria, or canteen whatever you wanna call it, for the next activity, Icebreaking! Had a little chit chat, exchanging some information about selfs and sip few drinks before we ran out of topic. After that we decided to take a good sleep for the next day's adventure.

22th of January

It was around 5am when the train stopped at the stated destination, Butterworth. It was windy, cold and dark, i felt tired and sleepy cause didnt get enough sleep on the train due to the loud noises and flickering street lights. We waited for the Ferry to cross the ocean, (Ocean lah sangat) and kinda disappointed again cause Afiq and i really wished to see the sunrise. Hmm. After crossed the strait, we took the shuttlebus straight to our dormitory where we will be spending our nights there.

Our dorm was still closed because we arrived too damn early so we decided to had our breakfast at the so called Roti Canai Jalan Transfer. Piece of advice; always ask the price of the food before ordering them. I ordered toast with eggs on top which costs me few bucks and i dont really care about the price :'( After that we put our bags at the lobby of our dorm and take a stroll around Penang. First we went to the Museum of Art, we learnt new things about thing that i think are not important hahaha and after that Keyla and I  competed for our fierce Checkers board game...... Everyone expected Keyla to win yet i amazingly turned the tide of the game and won! I am so awesome right i know it.

We returned to our dorm and checked in. The boys had a little nap before going on to the next adventure while the girls are busy doing their makeups for couple of hours. Yeah, i know right, for couple of hours. At 3pm amazingly we walked from our dorm to Komtar where we will take another bus from there to Bukit Bendera. At Bukit Bendera, we ride the (i dont know what it called but it's kinda like a monorel but it travels 90degrees upward) thingy and we reached the top in no time. We took some pictures together, take a walk to nowhere and returned back. The view from the top was breathtaking, it really worth my 4 ringgit. We all felt so hungry so we decided to eat Pasembur at Esplanade near the Fort Cornwallis. The bus stop is so close to the foodcourt yet we took a long turn before we realized there's a shortcut, thanks to Keyla for the extra miles and no i wasn't mad at you, at all. No, seriously, i dont.

We ate Kerang Bakar and Pasembur, the restaurants milked all our money cause we didnt expect it will be that expensive, so bear in mind ladies and gentlemen, always ask for the price before ordering them. They also scammed us few bucks cause i'm pretty sure Keyla asked the price before ordering them. At first he said it was something else, turned out, it is more expensive than we expected. But the food was okay, worth our money altogether. So, we let that incident slipped. It wont be happen again. Ainil's cousin wants to meet her, so we chilled for awhile at Restoran Nasi Kandar Beratur near the Kapitan Mosque. I am full so i didnt eat, and Daus and i played Match The Dots to kill some time while the rest of the girls talks about first world problems... just kidding xD

At midnight, we walked to the nearest shop and bought us some supper. Didnt really have the chance to try the Rabbit Burger, sounds delicious yet i felt so pity, you know, cause in mind i always thought, rabbit - pet, and pet - rabbit. Had a little chit chat before everyone goes to sleep. During our chit chat, i just found out that Keyla is a part time model, a freelancer, finalist in Sunsilk competition or something (did some stalkings and researchs but not so thorough) , and to be honest i never thought that she's a model, because she's so humble and down to the earth, a friendly happy go lucky person and she's not arrogant unlike some other hot stuff models that i know. She can blend in well with her friend's acquaintances. Good job Daus! hahahaha.

It wasn't bad for a starter. As an amateur backpackers, we did a pretty good job by travelling around Penang without any problem even though we have no experience or tour guide at all. We followed our instinct and Afiq's general knowledge, and google too. At this point, i feel like, we are so compatible, we suited each other and we completed each other. Like a puzzle that are missing few pieces, their presence filled all of those imperfections. Esya, Ainil, and Keyla are so friendly it feels like i already know them for a long time. I'm really glad that i get to know them. I think this is enough for part 1 of our adventure stay tuned for part 2 and more...

Many thanks to those who took the pictures, in few years please visit here again and at that time you will miss all our moments together.