My wife and I went to Penang for vacation over the past weekend. It has been many years since the last time we visited Penang. It was quite fortunate for us as we managed to cover a few interesting places even though the weather was not promising. It was pouring while we were driving from Sitiawan to Penang. We went to Bukit Bendera but the train service was suspended due to maintenance. We then went to Kek Lok Si Temple and it started to rain again upon reaching there. After the rains stopped, we went to Botanical Garden just quick enough to have some brief walks and it was drizzling again. The cannon ball trees planted along the path way at the main entrance were beautiful.
We put up a night at Tanjung Bungah Beach Hotel. It was the cheapest 3-star hotel I can find near Batu Ferringhi. I prefer the sea view but my wife wanted to save some money therefore we opted for hill view. It ended up street view as all you can see from the room was busy streets but for about RM128 per night, it is still value for money. That night we went to the famous night market at Batu Ferringhi. There were not many stalls opened probably due to rainy weather. So we went to Gurney Drive for shopping.
The next day we managed to visit Butterfly Farm before the heavy showers started at around noon causing massive jam on our way out to Penang bridge. I was swearing all the way until coming out from the Penang bridge when the traffic eased slightly. In Malaysia, every where you go is the same. When it rains heavily, some low lying places sure get flooded. What happen to the millions of ringgit spent on flood mitigation? When it comes to monsoon periods, the kampung folks in the northern states like Kedah and Perlis sure suffer. Padi fields damage, houses flooded, unfortunate life casualties again and again. Those big shots living comfortably in big bungalows in Putra Jaya sure can not understand the pains the people suffered due to floods. Malaysia is blessed as there are far lesser natural disasters as compared with our neighbouring countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines. Even then, some quarters can just blame the mother nature for causing the havoc but not themselves for not putting in sufficient efforts to mitigate floods.
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