2017 The Trip Home (Malaysia + Indonesia)

Once again I am home.

1/18/2017 flight on Singapore Airline. JFK -> Frankfurt -> Singapore -> Yogjakarta. Luggage did not arrive with us, had to pick it up the next day. Wasted trip for the truck driver sent by Nadia's family. Tom surprised us with their unexpected presence. Truck driver drove empty truck home himself. We went to EastParc Hotel with Tom's family. Great hotel service and very good breakfast buffet. Around $30 USD per night. I definitely recommend it. After a night of stay, we checked in at the Queen of the South Resort to meet Tom's in-laws and Nadia's parents.

Willy was able to follow our locations through an app from NYC.

1/28 Saturday, around 7:30 PM: Arrived in Penang, picked up by my brother and dad.

1/29 Sunday, 10 AM: church service at Penang Trinity. Sermon by Dr. Khoo Cheok Kau, who cracked a joke in the beginning. Very good expository preaching on Luke 4:14-44, with projector.

Later went to the famous China House bakery in Georgetown to pick up some European styled cakes to eat at my brother's new place. Great apartment.

1/30 Monday, 9 AM: went to Ipoh, meeting both of my aunts and their family. Learned that my grandmother's name is 李家欽. We at "Lao Seng" at a classy restaurant celebrating Chinese New Year and family reunion of 11 people.

1/31 Tuesday, 10 AM: Went to eat Dim Sum in the usual place. While my brother and mom went to the hospital for checkup, dad took Nadia and I to Ayer Itam for laksa (one bowl just for me) and a cup of fresh sugar cane juice.

2/1 Wednesday, 12 PM: Lunch Buffet at E&O Hotel.

2/2 Thursday: Went for 鴻圖伊面, but they do not have it today. So we had beef noodle soup and wonton mee instead over there. Visited Entopia. Ate at Capitan Indian Restaurant (Beef, Fish & Chicken Biryani) in the afternoon. Ate mom's cooking for dinner.

2/3 Friday: Dad brought home Koay Teow Teng for breakfast. Ate home cooked Laksa for lunch. Dinner at Hawker center: Chinese Traditional herbal noodle soup.