Hi Guys, is there any recommended halal cafe or restaurant in bayan lepas area?

Hi, guys. I'm planning for a solo backpacking trip to Penang for a week. I'm curious and super excited for some local insights. Need your help on some on few things i'm curious about :

1. Best place to stay: Any recommendations for budget-friendly hostels?
2. Nightlife Scene: Since i am solo traveler, where are the best spots to grab a drink and meet new people ?

Advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Hi! My grandmother was born in Bukit Mertajam in the 1940s and moved to India in 1950. Now 75 later, I am bringing her to Malaysia to visit the town and school where she grew up. We hope to connect with someone from her school and some of her family.

She went to SMK Convent Bukit Mertajam (late 1940s)- I've emailed the school. We will be in Penang in the second week of October. We would love to connect if you know anyone who attended that school in the 1940s!

I will also be posting in Facebook groups to see if we can find her family members.

I find it very difficult as an Indian to get a proper room I have recently found a room to rent near Bayan Lepas The rent was RM600 excluding utilities ( Individual meter) for every room. I think this is something against the law. Moreover, the usage is RM0.60 per kWh which is higher that the TNB tariff for residential zone. The things that pissed me more was that they claimed that they cleaned the room when they handed over the keys to me. But when checked thoroughly found that the room had so much of hidden dust, live cockroach between the mattress, mattress was not solid with the bed frame wobbly. Adding to that, the kitchen had food leftover and there were insects lying around. Posted in the group but no action was taken. This type which if you know you know are selfish knowing that they have money to do shit and act like this. Disappointed

Penang boardgame meet up?

Hey all! My friend and I are heading up your way this coming week. If any of yall are up for a boardgame meet up weekdays after dinner (or maybe + dinner also if timing allows), let's? Around Georgetown preferably.

Any week day except Wednesday is good. If it would start the ball rolling, I'd say perhaps Tuesday 8pm tentatively? Hope to see some of you, or if you know of any regular boardgame events two strangers can join, let us know too!

p.s: doesn't have to be a boardgame cafe, we used to chill at some padang and play our own card games too if that's also cool (and hopefully that last word in regards to the weather too 😅).

All the best, cheers.

I'm embarking on an exciting journey to start a new business right here in our beloved Penang but I have not been successful in locating a developer. Fiverr and linkedin both led me down a rabbit hole. Anyone here worked with or have recommendations for local developers?

Hello everyone.

I ordered something cheap on shopee and opted for COD. I just checked my shopee app and the delivery failed. The funny thing was that there was no call or SMS informing me that the delivery person was there. I'm currently staying in a guesthouse which doesn't have a reception, so the delivery person couldn't have dropped my package there.

What can I do next? Could I go down to the Georgetown Hub and pick up my order, or do I have to keep waiting until they try to reattempt delivery? What if the delivery person doesn't contact me again and just drives off without delivering the package?

PS: I would've just gone to a physical shop to buy the item, but I couldn't find anywhere selling it. If anyone knows where I can find a touch screen stylus pen, do let me know! That would be my backup option if the shopee delivery fails.

Does anyone know a place that can do Nintendo Switch repairs in Georgetown? My son's just stopped working.

Hey everyone, M22 here I just shifted to Penang, anyone up for a coffee or a quick hangout? Kinda bored already :/ hmu if someones down for it

https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/mad-sabah-sabah-pun-malaysia-edisi-pulau-pinang

For who went to douglas lim show last week, he's one of the opening act. His act is in Malay but he's pretty funny.

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