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Continue from here<\/a>.
\n\u2665August 30th\u2665<\/strong><\/span>
\nWe were supposed to check out on this day. However, the girls didn’t want the holidays to end so soon, and asked if we could stay for an extra night. There was still rooms available for the night, so we extended another night.<\/p>\n

In the morning, the girls went swimming with Daddy after breakfast while I went to the market again. <\/p>\n

Our plan was to skip lunch and then head on to Siam Road again for char kuey teow (the stall is opened from 3pm to 8:30pm) for tea. We arrived 3:15pm and there was already a large group waiting. <\/p>\n

\"Siam<\/p>\n

It was a hot and sunny day, and the wait (at the coffee shop oposite the stall) was loong. <\/p>\n

\"Zaria<\/p>\n

When our plates of kuey teow finally arrived, it was a bit too spicy, and of course wasn’t as good as the night before.<\/p>\n

\"Siam<\/p>\n

As we still have the whole afternoon free, Daddy thought we should take a drive to Balik Pulau. There was no destination in mind, but we somehow ended up in Hai Boey Seafood Restaurant \u6d77\u5c3e\u6d77\u9c9c (29 MK 9,
\nPasir Belanda, Teluk Kumbar, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang)<\/em>. <\/p>\n

It was 5pm+, only a few tables were occupied. What attracted us was not the restaurant but the beach the restaurant was facing. The restaurant has set up some lazy chairs at the beach, probably for customers to laze about while waiting for their food.<\/p>\n

The girls have a fun time playing at the beach.
\n\"Zaria<\/p>\n

\"Zaria<\/p>\n

\"Zaria<\/p>\n

\"Zara<\/p>\n

\"Zaria<\/p>\n

And I just enjoyed the breeze while watching over them.
\n\"Resting\"<\/p>\n

We drove off before sunset, when throngs of customers started arriving, filling up all the tables. We thought we’ll see if we can find a better and similar restaurant. <\/p>\n

We passed Good Friend Seafood, a few KM away (driving towards Bayan Lepas), it was smaller and so crowded, we thought we’d better go back to Hai Boey. <\/p>\n

Alas, Hai Boey by then was in full swing. All tables were occupied, with many more customers standing waiting for a table. We thought we would have to have chai boey (\u83dc\u5c3e, whatever scraps left) at Hai Boey. Luckily most of the customers came in big group, and we got a small table for 4 after about 10mins wait.<\/p>\n

Food was quite good, and reasonably priced. No wonder the restaurant was so crowded.<\/p>\n

There was some prayers being held opposite the restaurant, and we thought since the night was young, we would go check out what was going on at the prayer hall. What a gem we found.<\/p>\n

A Chinese puppet opera show, (the locals told me it was called Char Kah Lay in Teow Chew), put up by the locals for the ‘God’ Tuah Pek Kong (\u5927\u4f2f\u516c). We didn’t know what the script was all about because it was all in Teow Chew, but we stayed to watch for ~20mins.
\n\"Chinese<\/p>\n

\"Chinese<\/p>\n

\"Puppet<\/p>\n

\"Chinese<\/p>\n

\"Chinese<\/p>\n

The locals were so friendly, they came up to talk to us, asked us to join in their little dinner party of catered food and roast pork. They told us it was the first time they have hired the puppet opera troop for Tua Pek Kong’s birthday, so we were lucky to catch it.<\/p>\n

\"Offering<\/p>\n

\"Offering<\/p>\n

We stayed till almost 10pm before we left for the hotel.<\/p>\n

Back in the hotel, Grammy Awards 2011 was showing, and girls and I watched till way passed midnight. It was the last day of their holidays, so I just let them stay up late. <\/p>\n

\u2665August 31st\u2665<\/strong><\/span>
\nAfter lunch, it was more swimming for the girls, and then it was off home.<\/p>\n

Staying in town where everything is easily accessible (compared to staying in Batu Feringgi) made the holiday more relaxing and enjoyable.<\/p>\n

We’ll be there again next year.<\/p>\n

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