I've been in Penang now for about 5 days. I like it a lot, everything is cheap which is pretty much the most important, except for the beer as usual. My guesthouse actually does have beer for a little over a dollar. This is lowest price Ive seen yet in malaysia but I still refuse, it's outraegouesly high!
There are a lot of characters at this guesthouse of mine. Some of them have been great, many of them weirdos and assholes. This morning I woke up to everyone screaming at eachother. I don't know what was going on but I just pretended to be asleep.
For the past few days there has been a festival at the chinese temple next door to some goddess of the sea. It's pretty cool, they light giant sticks of incense, dance around all crazy-like, set off fireworks in the middle of the damn night and start the drumming and loud noises early in the morning. Fuck I'm glad that's finished.
Let me tell you about this drink they have here called chelup, I mean cheldon, no no, it's chendol, yes that's it. In this "drink" is rice, some beans, some green jelly with worm-looking things, some black syrup or sorts, and coconut milk. You drink it with a thick straw, you know to get all the rice and bits. It took me about five minutes to figure out what it tasted like and if I liked it. Turns out I do but it is no doubt the most bizarre drink currently in drink circulation.
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