Welcome Baby J!

The reason why we have been MIA on DP!

Baby J Lee was finally delivered safely and naturally on 30 November 2011 at Tanjung Medical Centre weighing a whopping 3.75kg! (I blame it on the Penang food!!) He was still feeling all warm and fuzzy in there and had to be induced out 6 days post due date. It was a relief when all that weight was taken away and then whizz! boom! bang! and he is now already two months old! Time flies when you have a baby to care for, and even faster when you have a toddler as well!

Amidst all the nappy changing and sleepless nights, the Lees have still managed to take a breather away from the endless laundries to discover more of Penang again including places like the brand new Gurney Paragon and Precinct 10. Only problem now is to find the time to blog about them! Anyhow, do stay tune for more!

Pssst... btw, did you know that Mickey and friends will be visiting Penang in March? Check them out here!

Where Will You Be To Welcome The New Year?

So many places, so little time! And it is all happening this New Year Eve!

The main party places this year in Penang will be held at the Esplanade, Queensbay Mall, Straits Quay, Gurney Plaza, Pesta Pulau Pinang and not forgetting Autocity-Juru on the mainland. Each venue has events starting from 6pm and end with fireworks to usher in the New Year!

So where will you be this New Year's Eve? The Lees will be heading to the new mall Straits Quay killing two birds with one stone. Wherever you may be, the Lees would like to wish you all a fantabulous 2011 filled with fulfilled dreams and surrounded by people you love!

December - Month of Events in Penang!

Have you check out what is on in December here in Penang? Tonnes! There's the annual Pesta Pulau Pinang; the 7th Penang Jazz Festival; Dragon Boat Festival; Indonesian Food, Handicraft and Cultural Festival; not forgetting Christmas!!! Wish we can attend all of them! Don't forget to check out the 'Where we would like to be' column for more info! Even more event updates coming soon!

Malaysian-German Society Christmas Bazaar

Bratwurst and sauerkraut

Christmas came a bit early this year as we ‘celebrated’ the event at the Malaysian-German Society premise yesterday. This year’s Christmas Bazaar started at 3pm. For the Lees, we headed straight for some bratwurst to fill out tummys first. We were a little taken aback at the price though. A plate of German wurtz and sauerkraut (or potato salad) costs us a whopping RM9.00! Canned soft drinks were priced at RM3.00. Anyway, we were happy to chomp down some authentic German food.

Once fed, we headed inside the blue colonial building to check out the stalls selling Christmas decorations, jewellery and jams amongst other things. Our favourite is Patricia’s Celebrate Life stall selling self-sewn trinkets and aprons. Sweet!

Patricia celebrating life!

Inge's homemade jams and pickles

At about 4pm, the German children gathered upstairs to sing us a few Christmas carols while we enjoyed homemade traditional German cakes! Mind you, you can’t find these baked commonly in Penang. These cakes were prepared specially for this occasion in the kitchens of our German friends based all around Penang! Mmm....

Singing Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

Poppy seed crumble

At 5pm, the children were whisked away for a story telling session in German and English on the first floor while at the foyer downstairs, the International Women Association serenaded us with more Christmas carols, this time in English, before a trendy Santa Claus with cool sunglasses whizzed in on a motorbike! He was immediately flocked by the eager children who had been good this year (as they all received a little goody bag each!). Oh what fun!

Here comes Santa Claus!

Besides organising an annual Christmas bazaar, the Malaysian-German Society also conducts German language classes, film shows, cultural performances, Oktoberfest, and events. There is also a mini Library with a good range of books in German available too.

For further enquiries, you can contact:
Malaysian-German Society (MGS)
250B Jalan Air Itam
10460 Penang
Tel/ Fax: 04-229 6853
Email: office@mgs-penang.com

What's On in Penang

So many events so little time! Not to mention no on/off baby sitter...

Anyway, we manage to find lots of baby-/ family-friendly events and activities happening in town where we will be going, subjected to the weather and nap times. Check them out yourself in the column on the right entitled "Where you will likely find us".

Any willing babysitter out there???