Penang - 23 to 25 Oct 2016

Jason has his semester break so we flew back to Pg to visit my Mum and sister, Susan.

We love the Pg food ..... Char Koay Teow and Hokkien Prawn Noodle soup...

Came across this Muay Chee stall too.....

Finally, High Tea in the afternoon at Hotel Jen  before we left for the airport.

Penang - 28 to 30 Aug 2016

Visited Mum again and brought along a few photos of Jon & Winnie wedding in Melbourne.

Helped Susan to buy a new printer and set it up for her, as requested.

Also, tied up  the dust bin to the tree in front of the house else it could fall into the drain.

We ate at a hawker stall in front of Prangin Mall upon arrival the first evening. Cheap n good.

Visit Penang 28 Feb - 1 Mar 2016

Since it was Jason's school holidays, we decided to visit my mother and elder sister in Penang again.

With Mum and 5th aunt .....

My cousin, Ling, took us to this 'Tree Restaurant', which has relocated from the Jetty, for some seafood dinner.

This is the Cheah Kongsi that was near the restaurant.

Caught this artist painting on the wall near the bus interchange behind our hotel, Penang is well known for its Street Art.

We have a very successful shopping trip at 1st Avenue Mall too and I myself bought this original MU jersey, as it worked out to be about S$20 cheaper due to our strong exchange rate.

Visit Penang 6-8 Jan 2016

My wife & I visited my Mum in Penang again and also met up with my younger sister, Wei, and her husband who were in town too.

Jason was in school so could not join us.

As usual, we also went hunting for the local food that we miss so much.

Breakfast.....

Lunch....

Dinner .....

Penang Trip - Sept 2015

We went back to Pg to visit my Mum and Sue after Jason completed his NS.

Trying out the selfie stick for a family photo.

5th Aunt

We stayed a day and a night at the Golden Sands Resort but unfortunately, it was hazy at the beach and it was not as fun as we hope it would be.

Penang - 29 June to 4 July 2015

I went back to Penang to spend some time with my Mum after coming back from my Canadian Rockies and Alaska Cruise.

In fact, I took over the caring duties from my elder sister so that she can have a few days break at the Golden Sands Resort with my younger sister, who was also visiting from Melbourne.

Timing was quite good as I got to eat the Balik Pulau famous durians twice while I was there..... yummy... yummy.....

Durian dinner party with my cousins one evening.... Fantastic durians....!

One more round of durians before I flew back to Spore later that evening..... yummy...!

And of course, we celebrated my elder sister's 60th birthday too with a tiramisu cup cake and some durians .....!!!

Visit to Penang in end April 2015

I flew back to Penang on 20 April to visit my Mum and elder sister but extended my stay as Jason and Lai Meng were flying in for that weekend.

Jason was backpacking in Japan when my Dad passed away so he wanted to go to the temple to pay his respects and say hello to his grandma too.

On Saturday night, we also managed to catch up with our cousins and have a meal at our favourite restaurant, Hainanese Delights.

Remembering My Father, Mr Poh Kum Hoong

My father passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tue 31 March 2015 early morning.

Dad, you have worked very hard as the only son in the family of 6 siblings and looking after your sisters and their families besides your own family. 

Growing up, I remember you were always working late into the night in Shell Butterworth and have to travel all over Malaysia.

When you were posted to Kuching, Sarawak, we would fly over for our December school holidays there. And you would also take your annual leave and flew back to Pg home so we only see each other twice a year, at best.

After your retirement, you would fly to Melbourne to stay with Charles and Wei for a couple of months and then after taking a few months break in Penang, you & Mum would visit us in Singapore and stay a few months. That period could be the best time of your life, able to move around and eat freely without much worries.

Having breakfast with Jason and I in Siglap in Sep 2008.

Enjoying our local prawn noodle and ice kachang too.

During your last visit to Spore, you managed to see the Singapore Grand Prix racing track which was in the heart of our city.

This smiling photo of you was taken in the Esplanade Art Centre ( aka The Durian ).

You made friends with the hawkers in Bedok Central during your morning walks and my neighbours still remember you as a very friendly man till today.

I also visited you in Penang on a quarterly basis and sometimes, my family joined me too. We would go out for a good lunch and sometimes followed by an action movie, which you really enjoyed very much... both the food and movies...!

We were having your favourite pizza .

My family &  I having dinner with you and Mum in one of our many visits.

Last year, we celebrated our birthdays together as ours fall in the same month of October.

Last Sept, we brought our portable mahjong set and we played in the kitchen. You were so excited as you used to play it during your working days. I still remember you were losing initially but eventually, you won a very good game and beat us, much to our surprise.

Subsequently, I introduced you to play mahjong on my iPad and loaned it to you since then. You also learned to watch the action movies I uploaded into the iPad.

Wei also taught you to Facetime and you started to do it with her on a weekly basis.

In fact, you managed to have a chat with Charles on Facetime just a few days before you left us for good.

I am so happy and proud that you managed to enjoy the use of my iPad during the past few months.

I am also happy to know that for the past years, you have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the songs I uploaded into a MP3 player for you. You told me that you would listen to it for 1 hour before you sleep every night.

You enjoyed watching your TV serials daily.

Finally, you would talk  about your work and taught me  to always maintain a 'Credit Balance ' with my future colleagues when I was looking for a job in KL and living with you then. I always remember it and applied it in my whole career which I believe , have helped me gone far in my workplace.

Dad, I believe you have managed to enjoy the fruits of your hard labour and please do not worry as we, the children, will look after Mum and give her the best within our abilities.

So rest in peace in your new home..........

Holiday in Penang - 22 to 25 Sept 2014

The family flew back to Penang to visit my parents for a couple of days and also take a break from hectic Singapore.

Playing mah-jong on the kitchen table with Dad and Mum mentoring me, a novice to this game.

Playing mah-jong back at the hotel at night too as there was nothing much to do if we were not going for a movie in 1st Avenue mall, next to Traders Hotel.

We managed to do some shopping in 1st Avenue mall and Jas found a replacement for his torn street soccer boots.

This modern and clean food court is called New World Park and the Persambu ( or Indian rojak ) can be found there with all the local food like char koay teow, koay teow thng, hokkien prawn mee and more.....!

Of course, we could not leave Pg without eating the famous Pg Rd teochew chendol too!

 Jas managed to take a dip in the hotel pool before we left..... but it was a hot day though....!

 We took a late afternoon snack at the hotel café before we left for Pg airport as we were flying the late night flight and  would miss a proper dinner.

Our favourite, Club Sandwich, which we ordered almost every night for room service supper in the hotel.

( After we left for Spore on Thu night, my Mum fell in the kitchen on Sat morning and had undergone an operation to replace a ball bone in the hip socket joint on Sun night. I will be flying back to see her next week. )