of SS, Hard Rock Hotel Penang and TGIF

Gosh...we are already midway through the 10-day Hari Raya break...time REALLY flies when you are having a good time. Have done most of the things that I have planned for the break with a few more to go before school reopens 0n 28 Sept 09. Anyway had a great start to the holiday by checking out SS Juru on Friday night. Still kinda finding it hard to believe that SS would come to the mainland...guess that proves that anything is possible these days... Anyway found the place to be just like the one at Upper Penang Road...in terms of decor esp the orange colour and even the layout...just that the one at Juru is much more spacious...and the music was great...Nice place to chill out...SS at Juru...

Then on Saturday, checked out the Hard Rock Hotel at Batu Ferringhi, Penang. Since it was opening day, we were given a guided tour of the hotel by one of the hotel guides...a pretty gal, may I add...hehe. I like the place...it's a cool place with character. The hotel is adorned with images and statues of the Beatles, guitars and even clothing of rock stars...think Chuck Berry, Elton John, the Temptations... And the pool is simply awesome...being the largest free-form pool in Penang (26,000 sq feet) with it's own sand island...and a kid's playground complete with water guns and slides. But what caught my attention was the rooms at ground level...they have direct access to the pool...yup...open your balcony door and you can just wade or jump into the pool...now that's really cool...And guess what...even the check-in counter is so unconventional...you may even miss it if you don't look carefully...just look out for the lobby bar and you'll know what I mean. And of course...the famed Hard Rock Cafe (though not as big as I've expected it to be...)and the Rock Shop...check it out guys... partial view of the swimming pool...

the giant Chuck Berry guitar in front of the hotel...

guess who's sitting in front of the Hard Rock Cafe?...look closer...looks like President Abr.........

but is it?

notice the rooms on the ground floor that open up directly to the pool...I like that...

another view of the pool...part of the sand island is visible at the bottom right-hand corner...

and of course the Beatles watching over you when you you are swimming in the pool...

Go check out the place guys...and have a rocking time:)

And before I end this post...would like to share these 2 pics with you guys...both items from TGIF Queensbay Mall...the first one is the boneless chicken wings served with crunchy celery which you can eat with the mayonnaise...and the second one is the Sizzling Chicken n Cheese served on a hot plate...the whitish spread on the plate is sizzling cheese...

The taste...yummy...

the boneless Chicken Wings...

the Sizzling Chicken and Cheese...

Till the next post...adios and take care!