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		<description><![CDATA[Hola! I just came back from Penang last week and it was my second trip in two months. So I&#8217;ll squeeze in 2 Penang trips post into 1:) In Jan, went down to celebrate baby&#8217;s birthday and early Valentine&#8217;s Day. Well, actually, everytime we meet, it feels like Valentine&#8217;s Day. Cos we meet like once [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hola!</p>
<p>I just came back from Penang last week and it was my second trip in two months. So I&#8217;ll squeeze in 2 Penang trips post into 1:)</p>
<p>In Jan, went down to celebrate baby&#8217;s birthday and early Valentine&#8217;s Day. Well, actually, everytime we meet, it feels like Valentine&#8217;s Day. Cos we meet like once a month and that one time means a lot. Precious, precious moment.</p>
<p>Baby brought me to this Taiwanese restaurant for lunch one day.</p>
<p>We ordered Mini Steamboat.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1400-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-428" title="DSC_1400 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1400-copy-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Tomyam Mini steamboat</p>
<p>Psst. The red blurry thing on the bottom left is pork slice. Yums!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1402-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-429" title="DSC_1402 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1402-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Baby&#8217;s favourite. Forgot what it is called -_-&#8221;</p>
<p>The best thing about visiting baby in Penang is.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1949-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-431" title="DSC_1949 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1949-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Can take picture while on motorbike <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">how i wish it was a vespa</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1431-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-432" title="DSC_1431 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1431-copy-300x195.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="195" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1432-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-433" title="DSC_1432 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1432-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Transformer.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1440-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-435" title="DSC_1440 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1440-copy-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1441-copy.jpg"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1441-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-436" title="DSC_1441 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1441-copy-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="191" /></a></p>
<p>Starting to take pictures that scream AH HANNNNNNNN!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1443-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-437" title="DSC_1443 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1443-copy-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t easy taking picture on a motorbike. One needs to be very alert and can quickly think of what story to tell by taking a particular picture.</p>
<p>This was taken before the man turned into a junction.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1450-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-438" title="DSC_1450 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1450-copy-189x300.jpg" alt="" width="189" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Komtar.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1447-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-466" title="DSC_1447 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1447-copy-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="191" /></a></p>
<p><strong>In another trip. </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1873-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-440" title="DSC_1873 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1873-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Baby attempts to be artsy fartsy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1878-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-441" title="DSC_1878 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1878-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Sipping on green tea ice blended while reading an old issue of National Geographic *geek mode on</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1923-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-442" title="DSC_1923 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1923-copy-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>G Hotel</p>
<p>A quick lunch at Pastamania before Valentine&#8217;s Day. Couldn&#8217;t decide which is the best photo of the pasta so you be the judge.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1939-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-443" title="DSC_1939 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1939-copy-300x215.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="215" /></a></p>
<p>#1</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1940-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-444" title="DSC_1940 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1940-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>#2</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1941-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-445" title="DSC_1941 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1941-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>#3</p>
<p>From the earlier food pics, I think you can more or less know which one is taken by me.</p>
<p>After movie, go take pics again.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1957-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-446" title="DSC_1957 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1957-copy-300x181.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="181" /></a></p>
<p>Okay this is cheat one. We were still when I took this. That&#8217;s why so symmetry.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1958-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-447" title="DSC_1958 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1958-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Sigh if only I got wide angle lens.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1959-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-448" title="DSC_1959 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1959-copy-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Even go vertical also cannot save Mayfair building.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1966-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-449" title="DSC_1966 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1966-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1974-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-450" title="DSC_1974 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1974-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Baby pai de.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2070-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-451" title="DSC_2070 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2070-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Hello uncle.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2074-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-452" title="DSC_2074 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2074-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Gotcha mister.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2084-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-453" title="DSC_2084 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2084-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Hello mister. Again.</p>
<p>He managed to cycle in front of us cos he didn&#8217;t stop at the traffic light hence overtook us.</p>
<p>And then we lunch at Kochabi. The same Taiwanese restaurant we came during my last trip.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2104-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-454" title="DSC_2104 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2104-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2107-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-455" title="DSC_2107 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2107-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>If only you had showed me your body.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2110-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-456" title="DSC_2110 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2110-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>His colleagues recommended this beef noodle. It&#8217;s a MUST TRY when you are here.</p>
<p>Well, looks can be deceiving. After I tried it, sad to say but it tasted like the RM5 instant beef noodle <a href="http://eliasyongjoo.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Elias</a> bought last time at 7 Eleven in Taiwan zzz.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2112-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-457" title="DSC_2112 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2112-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>When we were here, the second time, all the food price increase by RM1. Probably because of CNY week. Ice water also increase 20 cents making it RM1.20. Freaking ice water per glass.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2127-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-458" title="DSC_2127 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2127-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Alien invasion.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2135-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-459" title="DSC_2135 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2135-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Very skinny fireworks on the 2nd day of My FM event at Esplanade.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2168-copy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-460" title="DSC_2168 copy" src="http://www.melmonica.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2168-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Lastly, RM7 rojak at Gurney Drive for supper.</p>
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