usinthekingdom: islands

Sunday, June 14, 2015

A Conference in Penang - Episode 1

Penang Island, Penang province, Malaysia - 16 November-23 November, 2014 - Me and my fiancee travelled with my father to Penang for a week because he was attending the ELLTA Conference at the SAINS University of Malaysia. It was... an interesting experience. To be bluntly honest it was unbelievable how unorganised it was. For example, the only indication as to the location of the conference was a huge sign reading "MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA". Nonetheless, many interesting people were there, and they had some interesting things to say. We also holidayed around a bit. Here's some of the things I saw.

The opening ceremony of the conference.

This is at a place called the Red Garden. It must have some of, I kid you not, really I'm not joking at all, some of the best seafood in the world.

I have NEVER eaten king prawns as big OR delicious as these. One is garlic and chili and the other is black sauce.

Red Garden, the place itself.

Live performance every night, it is really a great place.

Singapore, please will you license this stuff to Cambodia? I promise I will buy a lot of it.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Gauntlet - Coda: Koh Ta Kiev

Koh Ta Kiev, Kompong Som province, Cambodia - 14 August-2 September, 2014 - After sorting some stuff out at home, it was time to relax for a couple of weeks at a very remote, hidden place.

There was a very strange and penniless Englishman on the island making a subsistence living off the land. His foraging skills, however, only allowed him to cruelly roast alive a giant hermit crab. For the sake of his dignity, I shall not post his name or face here.

Upon interrogation the cows told m: "WE RUN DIS BEACH."

Aforementioned Englishmen would also fill his stomach by chasing these small frill-necked lizards around with a machete, brutally hacking them into pieces, and then nibbling on the remnants of their crispy charred skin over the fire.