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Penang: If You Love Street Arts, Ask George

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Why, hello there. I am not an artsy person but I love old stuff, that is why even if its a 6-hour ride from Kuala Lumpur, I went to see the kampong island  of Penang. The first time I visited it, I'm a solo traveler. Since I was living in Kuala Lumpur for more than a year now, I'm very intrigued when locals say that the best food and best people are located on this isolated island. The thought of eating a decent kuey teow goreng and beef noodles makes me so excited, though I never think about getting the hype about the street arts which is the famous attraction in the area.  I booked my hostel along the UNESCO World Heritage Site called George Town. It is where all the street arts are located. I was amazed to see creatively fading arts on the walls, with different concepts and different feels.  Who would have thought that street arts can be enjoyed? As Penang is originally a quiet island with a very rich tradition, some of the artists decided to crea...

Malaysia: The Happiest 5K Run on the Planet

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Life gets a bit faster on the everyday  heartbeat that we lived. And it seems we still have a lot of things that we wanted to do and things we wanna try once in our lifetime. I just get it when all I currently wanted to do is to tick off as many as I can on my long list of things I wanted to do or try. And one of those is the most ironic one: To go a marathon or music festival ALONE. I love the outdoors but I am never good at running, especially if its a legit marathon. I seldom get medals whenever I join fun runs, because of the carking miles I'm too lazy to finished. So when I saw that the world famous Color Run will have its leg on Kuala Lumpur, I did not hesitate to register myself. It's crazy about keeping myself motivated but somehow I managed to prepare for the run by running every other day, going to the gym and hiking! Too sweaty yet too sweet especially when I was able to finish my run and very proud to say I DID IT! I am anxious at first, thinking how can I surv...