One day in Penang Island with H5P1

A TRIP TO PENANG ISLAND ON 19.03.2011

On the 19th March 2011(Saturday), i had a very enjoyable, outrageous, unforgettable, memorable and wonderful outing with my mentees, H5P1 in Penang Island. The trip to the island was an awaited one by them since they could go out for one day, with their friends and got the chance to visit few interesting places in Penang. I cant deny that the journey was exciting and everybody enjoyed every bit of it.

The first destination was, Taman Rimba Teluk Bahang. It is 1 hour and 30 minutes journey for us to get there from KMPP, Kepala Batas.

Over there, the students had some games (they came out on their own) and they gave full cooperation. Moreoever, one of the students claimed that he hasnt been into a river for 3 years. Hahahaha..so that was kinda relieved for him at last..got the chance to swim and bathe in the river or more to pool.

Izzah, one of my mentees, didnt even come out from the water from the time she got into it(10.30a.m) up to afternoon (1.00 p.m.)!!! What a craze!!! They were very sporting. They(the games' committee) had prepared some water games and the rest of the students took part in all the games without any hesitation at all!! That's what i would call as "Teamwork".

Splendid job izzah, yana etc...!! After Zohor, we made our move to Teluk Bahang Dam. Actually we aren't allowed to enter the dam except when "International Boat Competition" is held. So, we could only look from the outside, but the dam is very large...big....n beautiful too in a way.

After that, we went to Penang National Park. If only we had enough time, we would not waste the opportunity to ride the boat and explore the rest of the preserved forest.

A very hot day..we were sweating but that didnt stop us from snapping more and more pictures over there. There were many tourists too. I guess they might be outsiders(mind their dialects)

We went to Pantai Miami, Batu Feringgi..another session of taking photos here and there.

I tried Laksa with my students. Few of them couldnt finish it as they said that it tasted weird(of coz because of "otak udang") and i found it amusing..hahahaha...but as for me, it was simply delicious. I finished it until the last bite that i could have. huhuhu...

Floating mosque,Tanjung Bungah, is our next destination. Beautiful and peaceful too.. we took a nap there while waiting for asar, n we performed our prayer together. Taking photos, then we got ready to go to Padang Kota.

It was raining for a while...and cloudy too. I hope by the time we got there, the weather would be juz fine...Not that far from Tanjung Bungah, it only took 20-25 minutes for us to reach Pdg. Kota(depends on the traffic of coz). But before that, the driver brought us to the Gurney Walk...nearby Gurney Plaza. We didnt stop actually, he juz drove along the Gurney Walk to let the students see how it looks like.

By the time we reached at Padang Kota, the weather seemed cloudy and it was going to rain any minutes. Crowded!!! Noisy too...but the students seemed so happy, they didnt care about other things at that time.

U have to pay RM2 if u want to enter Fort Cornwallis and u will get to see the canons that were used during the war(remember Francis Light??? hah, he's the bad guy here). U can see his statue too there...n take picture with him(pose any style that u want).

We spent 20 minutes there, then only we realized that we were so HUNGRY!!

6.30p.m, we made our move to Batu Uban- Nurul Ikan Bakar (nearby Marin quarters) to have our dinner. I had reserved earlier for 24 of us, so there was no problem. As we got there, it was raining heavily, cats n dogs kind. Hah...Time to eat!! The students were so hungry that they ate until the last bite.

The menu was awesome too..yummy.. I ordered Siakap bakar n steam, tomyam campur, telur dadar, sotong goreng tepung, sayur campur and watermelon juice. They said, the dishes were delicious and tasty. I was so happy and gald that they enjoyed the meal. During that time, they had the gift exchanging session.

So everybody got a present from their friends, including me! I got a jersey(printed with my name at the back), red colour(juz like Liverpool jersey).
THANK YOU H5P1!!!! I also got another gift(i havent unwrapped it until now).

What an unforgettable memories with my students a.k.a my mentees. I will always remember and cherish the moments that we spent together..Thank you for being good students to me. I hope all of you will succeed in ur life.InsyaAllah....Amin., and dont forget me ok???

CUDA..