The Storm that Shook Penang
By Julia Tan
April 2018 SPECIAL FEATURE
The state suffered a terrible natural disaster on November 4, 2017. But Penang bounced back very quickly. How it recovered will be remembered as a time when Malaysians came together, giving help willingly and overwhelminglyEvery time it rains now, Penangites get skittish – and for good reason. It has been five months since the freak storm hit the state. The storm of November 4, 2017 left a trail of destruction, with winds lashing at up to 40mph, uprooting trees and...
Julia Tan
went to primary and secondary school at Convent Pulau Tikus before continuing sixth form at St. Xavier’s Institution; any other school was out of the question. She misses the fried rice at the school canteen, and laments the passing of the wan tan mee lady.
