tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235684076985955772011-12-11T22:47:52.731+08:00Useful things about Penang and Malaysia you'd never have know / you'd find useful. If you would like your product reviewed, please fill up the Zaminib Query form below.el the manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247783563975048209noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923568407698595577.post-72593976698052041432011-10-01T20:30:00.001+08:002011-10-01T20:36:38.040+08:002011-10-01T20:36:38.040+08:00

The previous post covered on some of the wet markets on Penang island. Lets cover some of the markets on the Mainland Penang. Mainland Penang covers Seberang Prai Utara (North), Seberang Perai Tengah (Centre) and Seberang Perai Selatan (South). Seberang Jaya Market This is one of my favourite markets. Prices are reasonable, and the folks friendly. What I like most about this place? The morning

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Wet Markets on Penang Island Yes, a rather interesting topic to write about isn't it. Pasar pagi / Pasar Basah di Pulau Pinang.  But yes I think this question has been asked by many many people. I myself, and many friends have asked the question where do you buy fresh produce, vegetables, fruits, chicken, halal meat, lamb, mutton and beef? And also, I go to this market, but it doesn't sell

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Business and Economic Analysis This is my individual write-up for my MBA subject BEA, about the price discrimination on the Internet. If you find this reference helpful, please leave a comment. Enjoy, and questions feel free to post. Remember do no plagiarize and also remember this content is easily google-able for checking against copying. It is meant a guidance. Forgive the formatting, it is

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Pulau Pangkor / Pangkor Island Usually when planning a trip, I refer to trip advisor and other blogs on places to visit, directions, reviews and also hotel recommendations. However one thing I noticed is that though most of them provide helpful information, the challenge I have is putting everything into a 'plan', i.e planning an itinery of my trip. For example I know what are the nice places,

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I've written and been to a number of destinations and places to see. among them Phuket, Theme Parks, India and so on.Among a number of new tourism concepts have appeared, being driven by demand, among others medical tourism and golf tourism.Golf actually originated from the Scotts, and was a game played by the many, not just and elitist sport (ref Wikipedia). Golf has now spread across the globe,

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Where do I find a Money Changer / Foreign Exchange booth in Penang?I have written quite a number of blog entries related to travel, among others Visiting India , precious traveling tips in India, Penang to Phuket and even a marketing analysis on Firefly vs its LCC competitorsSo one of the obvious things we need to do is get some foreign currency prior to traveling overseas. It is always a good

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Traveling In India - Modes of transportation intercity / interstateAs I've covered in my previous blog, getting to India is mostly through air travel, and those staying in Malaysia can opt for the significantly cheap budget airlines Air Asia. The other option is JetAirways besides Malaysia Airlines.So now once you are in India, how do you get from city to city and between states. India is a large

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India - Useful information before planning / going to India.Traveling overseas sometimes seems cheaper then inter-city travel at times thanks to low cost carriers. Though I am not a BIG fan of AirAsia, a big kudos to then for really living their moto, Now Everyone Can Fly.Our one way ticket to Chennai from Penang with added baggage cost around RM400. Really good deal, and it wasn't purchased

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There are a number of Water Theme Parks in Malaysia, among others,-->Sunway Lagoon at Subang, Selangor-->A Famosa Resort Melaka-->Lost world of Tambun, Perak-->Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort Perak - somehow going to their website gave me a trojan warning so won't put the link here.So which is the best water park to go to? I guess this blog can be quite controversial, as people have their own

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The paper is from the subject Leadership and Management (L&M). I found the topic rather interesting, with the local lecturer beingvery informed and having a vast array of experience. And as usual, once my results are out, I publish my report at my blog. Hopefully readers find it an insightful reading material, and can serve as an example of a write up. Remember no plagiarism, (this content is

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Empangan Mengkuang or commonly known as Mengkuang Dam is one of Penang's water reservoir located in Mainland Penang. The other famous dams in Penang include the Air Itam Dam and the Teluk Bahang Dam. You know what, I've seen dams, but never seen a Hydro-Electric Dam, those must be even more huge!Few weekends ago we decided to go to Mengkuang Dam. The place offers a serene view, nice jogging track

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My Name is Khan, recently released in cinemas in Malaysia. For Penangites you can watch it at Bukit Jambul (BJ) Cinema. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol plus a number of other strong actors including a kid who acted in Tare Zamin Per as Khan in younger days in the movie. SRK (Shah Rukh Khan) plays the role of an individual with autism well, not over-doing it and Kajol also performance

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Buying and Selling Online for Malaysians Personally I would think that Malaysian e-commerce on B2C, i.e Business to Consumers has grown pretty slow, and is rather limited. There were those lime lights, if my memory serves me right, first with lelong.com.my, the ebay.com.my and now mudah.my. I've never tried lelong.com.my and thought it's gone to cyber black hole but visiting the website

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The first thing that occurred to me when writing the title of this post, is the title is long, and confusing. Anyway, this post is based on one of my assignment papers for my MBA, the subject being Negotiations, Mediations, and Advocacy (NMA). It is a written analytical and reflection paper. This would be my third assignment paper published in my own blog :) . First was about the how the 2007

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3 Idiots - Voted 8.9/10 at IMdb, Sometimes things in life happen in a pattern. Sometimes you wonder, is it a sign? Its happened to us definitely, its whether we notice it or just ignore it. How many times in life have you been wondering about something or looking for a solution and then it just literally comes knocking to the door. How many times have you thought of a friend and 'bump' into

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Steve Jobs - 3 Great Points in LifeSometimes you come across things in life, which are life changing. Steve Jobs has changed many lives. Not only by his products, but by his own life story, his survival, and positive outlook into life. Watch the video first. Then read on. 1. Do what you love to do. If you haven't found it yet, keep on looking. You will stumble upon it sooner or later.Whether you

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Phuket Trip - Part 1. Getting There and AccommodationRecently planned a trip to Phuket. First time into Thailand. Yes, the irony, we've been across the oceans but not to our northern neighbours. Well there's always a first time.Bought the tickets in advance. Firefly was the choice. Or only choice. Initially when Firefly started off, they had a number of destinations from Penang, but alas, now

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An interesting article on New Straits Times (NST), Harvard Business School to study 'Najibnomics' . Among mentioned in the Najib Economics study: The Harvard Business School in Boston will undertake a case study, highlighting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's courageous and bold initiatives to tackle financial crisis. The previous case study on Malaysia published in April 2002,

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Updated : On around 4th June 2009 I had passed the leaked batteries to Energizer for evaluation and requested an update on the issue, besides getting replacement batteries. For the time being, pending the investigations, I volunteered to remove this posting, however as till now, 13 Sept 2009, I have no received a reply, therefore I am reposting this entry. Energizer AAA Alkaline Battery Leak!

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Arang Charcoal Dehumidifier I've written quick a bit previously on humidity, de-humidity, relative to Malaysian weather, among others at Wood Fungus, Mould, Kulat Kayu and Fungus Mold. We're all quite familiar with brands like Thirsty Hyppo or Tesco's alternative version. So today I was reading the TheStar and Guardian had a full page advertisement on Charcoal Dehumidifiers. Yes, Charcoal, aka

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Coming from the Gelugor Round-About thru Green Lane, there is a 1 lane flyover going to Jalan Tan Sri Teh Ewe Lim. This ramp is pretty tricky and also some times vehicles try to swerve into the middle lane last minute to continue on GreenLane. That's why if you notice, the middle lane usually jams up here, and in this case the left lane is now usually the faster lane during peak hours. So what

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I've always asked myself, "What to do in a car accident?" Here's some info, catered more towards smaller accidents. First of all, don't panic. Second remain calm. Accidents are something we try to avoid, it could be dangerous, takes up a lot of time and requires a lot of running around. So why do we still drive like hooligans or Formula 1 drivers? I don't know... I think if it is not a bad

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Syabas to Giant. On February 2009, I had blogged about a potential accident trap at the entrance/exit of Giant Bayan Baru. I had also sent a copy to Giant thru email of the concerns hilited on the blog. Giant has since then, replied to me and taken corrective action. In this entry, I would like to extend my congratulations to Giant for being very responsive, looking into the matter seriously

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Malay Language I recently read an article in the Newspaper, you can read the online version by clicking here. The Firefox Mozilla people were saying that they were hoping more Malaysians put in the effort to help out the effort to translate Firefox to Malay (Bahasa Melayu / Bahasa Malaysia) however response to help out in this effort was luke warm. If I remember correctly efforts for

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Reading the Star today, at http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/18/nation/3924369&sec=nation it hilites positive news where consumers get rebates for the motor insurance. Excerpt from there "Come July 1, car owners who buy motor insurance directly from insurance companies without using the services of an agent will qualify for mandatory rebates, a move that could render agents

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