Regina Hoo - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

A Woman, a Bike, and the World under Her Wheels

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AT HER FRIEND’S insistence, Lin Yeoh clambered on a Honda CB750 one day, slightly petrified at the thought of crashing. The experience instead opened up a...

Party like it’s 1899

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Ghazal Party’s tunes are easy to dance to, and once captured hearts in Seberang Perai.Ghazal, which originates from the Arabic word ghaz meaning “...

Deaf No More

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A diagram of how a cochlear implant device works.The world can be silent for those with profound hearing impairment. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) occ...

Longing for A Penang Home

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Buying a house can be a daunting idea, especially for those who are just entering the workforce. And it’s no secret that homes in Penang – highly at...

Speedy Growth for Cruise Tourism

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Cruise ships docking at Swettenham Pier.The weak ringgit, attractively priced hotels and George Town’s inscription as a Unesco World Heritage Site h...

Deriving Life from Venom

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It is called the “hundred pacer” because victims of its bite meet their death by the time they have taken their hundredth step. While the veracity o...

Bar-hopping in Penang Just Got Better

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“Prosperity” is created with gin, spiced rum, orange, lemon and Orgeat syrup.Magazine 63Dubbed the first “hidden” speakeasy in P...

Staying Alive in the LGBT World

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Mika“I’m a female, but I dress like a male. I do not conform to the typical gender binarism, and that’s why I’ve struggled with findin...

Feeding Penang

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Penang – food haven par excellence. And it goes without saying that its people are a proud lot, fiercely defensive and boastful of their hybrid cuisines....

Embracing the Past, Present and Future of Bahasa Malaysia

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An art and design exhibition, KATA KATA 2100 aims to trace Bahasa Malaysia's linguistic roots throughout history.From its role as a regional lingua franca...

Artisanal, Natural and Organic

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Ong Seng Keat and Chan Su Yin, co-founders of Yin's Sourdough Pizza.Yin's Sourdough Pizza's Egg Benny sourdough pizza.Taking Bread Bac...

Pedestrians shall be King!

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A campaign was launched in November last year to improve Penang’s low walkability index and address the growing number of apathetic motorists on the road....