DRIVE TO PENANG JUST TO EAT

They are delightful girls, full of merriment and chatter. Always quick to laugh and have a joke. These girls are good eaters, especially of Penang delights like char kway teow or even assam laksa. Every now and again, one of them would organise some kind of food adventure. They would charter a few cars to drive all the way to Penang just because they craved some good food. After a while, it became a joke among them and their friends and neighbours—they could possibly be driving around Georgetown with their eyes closed. What, to me, is really hilarious is that their differing tastes and preferences could boil down to such petty disputes as who serves the best cendol or prawn mee. My wife would always get reliable tips for food recommendations from them. Good company, good food, and more than one hearty laugh together over haughty discussions on the sites of their food adventures.