Regina Hoo - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

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

6 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Party like it’s 1899

6 min read

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 “...

by Regina Hoo

Deaf No More

8 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Longing for A Penang Home

9 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Speedy Growth for Cruise Tourism

14 min read

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

by Regina Hoo

Deriving Life from Venom

4 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Bar-hopping in Penang Just Got Better

5 min read

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

by Regina Hoo

Staying Alive in the LGBT World

6 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Feeding Penang

16 min read

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....

by Regina Hoo & Noorhasyilah Rosli & Julia Tan

Embracing the Past, Present and Future of Bahasa Malaysia

5 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Artisanal, Natural and Organic

5 min read

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...

by Regina Hoo

Pedestrians shall be King!

4 min read

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....

by Regina Hoo