Courage of Conviction

Do you know there's this new hangout spot in Penang which was recently opened in the Gurney area? Yes it's Tree Bar at G Hotel Penang. Not just any tree bar but it's the only Tree bar where you could sit next to the tree and chill out with your favorite drinks. The best time to visit this place? Right after work around 6.30-7pm when the sky is still bright but not hot, cold and breezy till late at night. Dip into the selection of draught beers available: asahi, connor's, stella artois, Löwenbrau and Hoegaarden. The current promotion is buy 1 get 2 free before 9.30pm and buy 1 get 1 free after 9.30pm. There's also a wide selections of cocktails available to choose from like this Atlantic Breeze at RM24 My personal favourite is their Mojito Breeze, mixed with rum, mint leaf, lime, brown sugar & soda water at RM24 Want something to go with the drink? Didn't have your dinner and want something to chew on but wanted to be healthy at the s...

So Mid Autumn is coming again. What comes into mind then? Mooncakes right? Getting tired of spending your mid autumn with mooncakes and want something new? Introducing Gourmet Pineapple cakes. Previously only available in Taiwan and China. Not now. Gartien brought this Gourmet Pineapple Cakes down to the Heart of Penang. To be honest, I was never a fan of moon cakes and I am glad I have found this gem. Yes Pineapple cakes which is not too sweet, packed in bite size packaging in their Mid Autumn special edition boxes. Each box comes with 10 individually wrapped cakes enough for you to share the joy with your family. You could surprise your loved ones this year with something new rather than the traditional mooncakes.    I think this year's Mid Autumn Festival would be different for me as I finally found something I would love eating while having my cup of tea watching the moon. Made from fresh pineapples without preservatives and artificial flavo...

Heard of the new launch of Ninetology's Experiential Center in Penang?? What is an experiential center? It's a mixture of a service and sales center which is supposed to provide an "unforgettable experience" to users and would be users. This post also marks the first time I am blogging nearly completely with my phone camera. With the advancement of mobile phones nowadays, what better way to blog than using a phone? The launching ceremony was graced by the management team of Ninetology ASEAN comprising of Mr Sean Ng (Chief Executive Officer), Mr Marco Beh (Chief Operating Officer), Mr Leslie Loh (Chief Digital Officer) and Malaysian singer and songwriter, Yise Loo. The launching of the center by songwriter Yise Loo Champagne popping!! Oh yes of course I get a glass of the champagne Visitors also get to try to "win a phone by unlocking" the phone after donating to their charity. For more information, please...

Thinking of whether to watch Transformers: Age of Extinction at the nearest cinema? Read on till the end and use the flowchart to determine if you should watch. The 4th installment or rather a reboot of Michael "EXPLOSION" Bay's Transformers is setting the base for the 5th movie. Full of explosions! Enough said! Was it good? or was it bad? For me I am going for a 5/10 rating. Lot's of ads placements. For god sake, I am not interested in buying bras from Victoria's Secret but I wouldn't mind looking at some pretty ladies in them. Do they have that? Is Fan Bing Bing in bikini style? I am not going to give you any spoilers. Just go and watch yourself to find out. For your money's worth, I would recommend 3D IMAX for the fighting/battle and explosive scenes. That's if you could bear with one of the character being a mixture of a failed Tony Stark imitation of a rich billionaire clown for 2 hours 45 minutes. Yes go empty your bladder befo...

Some people say a picture is worth a thousand words. For me as a photographer, traveler and blogger, it is actually much more than that. Every picture tells a story on its own. What better way to tell that by sending a limited edition custom postcard from Printit? Be it people who made a difference in your life, pets that meant everything to you or some important events in your life?  You could just print out your most beautiful pictures taken and post them to your friends What better way to keep memories of those perfect sceneriesyou ever captured without needing to worry if your hard disk, pendrive or phone going dead on you losing most precious memories? You could also print out pictures from your recent travel trips. Or your life experience. Print them direct from your mobile device. Print as you go while traveling and have them sent direct to your doorstep.   Here are just some of the printings available.. The square prints and also...