Chinese New Year and Cultural Heritage Celebration 2012

This event is not something new. However, many people do not know about this event or much about it. From this events, we can learn about the Chinese culture in Penang and Heritage viewing. Did you know what happens at the same place 80 years ago? What is the traditional Chinese in Penang at the same place maybe 50 years ago? We learn about the traditional Chinese health, medicine, foods, handicrafts, Clan House in Penang and the history of Sun Yat Sen. The venue is the combination of several streets include Armenian St, Ah Quee St, Acheh St, Canon St, Chulia St, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, Soo Hong Lane and Kampong Kolam.

It is a must see event. Crowded and long walk. Recommend to wear sport shoe if you plan to walk for hours. Actually if we spend time to take a look in details, we could spend eventually hours there.
Date: 29^th January 2012
Time: 3.00pm- 12.00am
Although it is a past event, we could spend some time again next year for this event. It will be happening during the week of Chinese New Year.

Paintball at Gen-X paintball park, Simpang Empat

When we talk about paintball, there are plenty of nice places to go. If you are looking for something cheap and affordable, Gen-X is quite a good and cheap paintball park.

There are two arena. One with hump, and several natural alike obstacles. It make the feel like in battlefield.

The other one with air balloon or bag. Well this doesn’t look fun to me.

There is a target shooting area if you have plenty of bullets or practicing before entering the arena.



What happen when your shoe came off when in the battleground?



The suite may not really good at absorbing pain. Just a plain jacket and a helmet. Getting a shot at near range to the body can be paintball. Therefore, we don’t play short distance shooting.

Overall it is not a good place to play if you can afford a better place. However, if want to play some paintball at cheaper price, this place can be quite affordable.

Gen-X Paintball Park
MK14, Jalan Bukit Minyak,
Bukit Minyak,
14100 Simpang Empat,
Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: 016- 455 9997
Off: 04- 509 2302

Bowling at Sunshine Square, Bayan Lepas

This may not be something new. Somehow when friends around me heard about bowling, they thought of 3 places. Penang Bowl, Bukit Jambul Complex and One Stop Midlands. Actually there are one bowling centre at Sunshine Square. Of course it is not something new. A lot people may knew about that as well. There was one day when I was taking the lift near to the food court and McD ice-cream counter, I look up to the floor numbering. The tag shows 5th floor with bowling sign stated “Premium Lanes”. Come to my curiosity, so I take a stop at 5th floor. Indeed it is a very nice bowling alley.

I never had a chance to play but until recently we are having a team year end event. A small one. I plan a small games at Premium Lanes bowling centre and then have a dinner at Fisherman Wharf at level 2.

There are quite some amount of bowling alley. About 30 of them… err.. don’t really recall that. There are also bumper that available to turn off and on for newbies who use to bowl into the drain.


The bowling balls are not that not that good shape. Well, can’t expect much as most of the bowling centre are the same unless we brought our own bowling balls. The bowling balls are quite oily. You will feel the oily and when you wash your hand, you will notice dirty water.


They do sell bowling balls, shoes and bag if you want something personal.



The place are quite full with people during lunch hour but less people after 7PM due to the price. It cost around RM3.50 around lunch hour and RM5 after 5PM. Can’t remember well but I think it get more expensive when the day went late. Overall it is still a nice place to bowl. In Bayan Lepas, beside eating, karaoke, bowling can kill time and money if considering to avoid jam after work. Or maybe some team event.

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Premium Lanes,
Level 5, Sunshine Square,
No. 1 Jalan Mayang Pasir,
11950 Bayan Baru, Penang.
Tel: 04-6412188
Fax: 04-6420188