Hari & Charmian Wedding + Short Holiday

Last 2 weeks I went to Penang for Gerard's daughter wedding + short holiday. Left on Thursday night by bus and reached there Friday morning. The journey was damn long and I can tell you that it was not comfortable at all, the bus was damn cold, the seat so hard!!!

We stopped at Butterworth and took ferry to the island. It was 6am and the view really good from the ferry.

Gerard already arranged early check in for us, he really a nice boss. We reached Tanjung Bungah Beach Hotel almost 7am. After put our bags in the room, and guess what, he (Gerard) upgraded our room to sea view, we went down and had our quick breakfast as we need to get ready for the wedding ceremony at 10am.

View from our room

The view from our room was so beautiful and I can't take my eyes of it, but unfortunately we need to get ready by 9.30am as Rao, my other officemate will bring us to the church for the wedding ceremony. All 7 of us from here stayed in the same hotel. So, while waiting, we took our first group photo. And most of us didn't sleep at all the night before.

Us in the hotel lobby with our GM

We reached on the right time, before Gerard walked his daughter. And I really can see the joy in his eyes. He was so happy and I'm happy too for him.

Hari & Charmian, 6th June 2008

We gathered outside after the ceremony finished, we talked, laughed, took photos and planned what we are going to do before the dinner. And obviously most of us just want to go back to hotel and sleep.

Clockwise; Bride & Groom with families, Gerard & wife Justina, 3 altar boys, 2 girls

Planned want to go back to hotel and have a nice sleep, but Gerard invited us to his house for lunch. All of us went and cramped his apartment and had our lunch until 2pm. We went back to hotel and I was trying to sleep but still can't. We just lepak and talked and get ready for wedding reception at 7.30pm. Lucky the wedding reception was held in the same hotel where we were staying so it quite easy for us.

Outside of the ballroom before the dinner started

We left early because so tired and planned to go out and check out the hottest club in town, but we ended up in the room sleeping. I don't know is either because we didn't sleep for the past 24 hours or because of the V Pepper we had before the dinner. I know whenever I had V, I felt asleep easily and the same thing goes to him.

We woke up quite early the next day, Saturday. Had our breakfast and out for a island tour. We went to few places and had our super nice Nasi Kandar. Went back to hotel in the evening and had our early drinking session in hotel lounge called Bayu together with GM and Gerard before we out for dinner. And finally we managed to squeeze our time to check out the hottest club in the island, Slippery Senorita with the help of Gerard's son, Joshua. That night was really good and we had so much fun together.

Island tour

At Bayu Lounge

We left Penang on Sunday night after had a very good home cooked at Gerard's place and reached on Monday morning.

Penang was good after my last trip about 6 years back and we had so much fun for both, wedding and holiday. I really need a break and this short holiday was a good retreat for me. After came back, I feel like I want more holiday. Next short holiday, Sabah maybe. Our Sabah trip in September jadi kan U?! Please!!!

To Hari & Charmian, congratulations on your wedding and may your happiness last long forever!