Business Trip in Southeast Asia. Penang, Malaysia

 October 30, 2004  Posted in Uncategorized

I got to spend a few weeks in Southeast Asia in October training our local dealer in Malaysia. My local contact and dealer rep Marcus Tang picked me up and brought me to his hometown for a weekend trip in Penang 🙂

Local delicacy: curry soup fish head
Looks a bit messy, but really tasty!
pig intestine and pig blood soup
Hello Marcus! It’s been a few months since we’ve met up in China!
Crossing the ocean in a ferry
Cloudy weather, but pleasant and warm!
Let’s go check out the local sights: Penang Bukit Bendera (tallest spot in Penang), offering a overhead view of the city
Taking the tram to the peak
We’re here!
Yup – pretty high up!
Slightly jet-lagged
What the heck is this…?
‘first class’. Yeah right 😉
Yup – we’re in the tropics
A local temple
Old canon to defend the coast
Circa 1939
On the way down
Traveling slow, but quite steep!
Next stop: Giant Guan In (Buddhist Goddess of Mercy) statue
Guard #1
Guard #2
Driving back to Kuala Lumpur
Weather is great, but in my jet-laggedness I fell asleep on and off while Marcus drove…
Rest stop – let’s get something to eat 🙂
local food stall
I’ll have one of everything! 🙂
The weather changed INSTANTLY – storm clouds ahead
It went from cloudy…
To rain…
To FULL ON rain storm – visibility almost ZERO!
View from my hotel
Logging is a big industry for Malaysia, for wood furniture…
Malaysia morning traffic
Time to get to work!