The Days of a Silly and Ordinary Girl! :D

And here comes the last part of day 4!

October 28, 2016. 

Having the late lunch in an one-of-a-kind all-in-one restaurant/cafe/bakery/galleries/shop in Georgetown area, I don't know which word I should use to define it, as it seems that one label is not enough. It is located from Beach Street to Victoria Street, labeled as the longest cafe in Penang. You can enter the China House from the Beach Street or Lebuh Pantai, walk through the connecting buildings, straight to the end and you'll reach Victoria Street's side of China House. Confused enough? To get the thorough info about the one and only China House, which is not so far away from Peranakan Mansion, head to its superCOOL website, and you'll get an idea of what I mean. http://www.chinahouse.com.my/index-new.html

We chose a spot in the Library area, and were seated in this cool table, with drawing paper as the tablecloth, and crayons for doodling. Crayons, yes, crayons, where else would they serve crayons on a dining table? Cute, isn't it? :)

(#sorrynotsorry, fangirling all over myself, *narcissistic alert) 

(Well, okay, I know, I admit, I don't have an attractive handwriting, I truly acknowledge that it looks like a kiddo's handwriting, but well yeah, if you don't feel like looking at it, then please scroll down :p)

Ah, and the menu in China House, they are as weird as the cafe itself.

You know how I love to try new and weird things?

So we decided to order these two shakes, whose names sound pretty weird and stood out to me the most in the beverages list.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Shake (RM 18.96)

Ever imagined how it would taste to drink peanut butter? 

Imagine sticking a straw in a jar of Skippy and take a sip? So weird!

But, guess what, this shake apparently tastes quite good, with that nutty sweet taste, hmm so good!

(Ah, I'm a frantic lover of nuts, and I don't know how they can make nuts this good as a beverage! Yum!) 

Another weird choice goes to, Cheese Cake Shake (RM 18.96)

It's literally a milkshake made of the cheese cake of the day, blended and served in a glass.

This one too, weirdly, tastes good. A blend of cheesy and sweet taste, and also thick like a pure milkshake. How can they come up with such a cool idea? To blend a cheese cake? So cool!

(Salted Egg Souffle, RM 20.00)

Just by the appearance, these souffles were already so mouth-watering. 

And thankfully, they taste just as good, they taste so fluffy, soft, melted in the mouth. 

Again, they were gone in several minutes. 

Who says you can ever resist dessert?

October 28, 2016 Afternoon

After the fulfilling brunchie at Daily Dose, we walked to another tourist main spot in Georgetown area too, which is the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. (click here for its official website) 

"Peranakan" literally means the blending of the Chinese and the Malays culture that took place during the 15th-17th century when a lot of Chinese immigrants came to the Malay archipelago as (mostly) traders, married the locals, adopted the Nusantara customs and assimilated the two cultures into this unique cultural fusion. They commonly referred themselves as Baba (for men) and Nyonya (for women). 

This museum that we visited below used to be a 19th century Chinese tycoon's mansion, Chung Keng Quee, who is reportedly one of the richest men in Penang at that time. The combination of Chinese, European and Malay designs can be spotted easily in this eclectic antique mansion, and we were directly greeted by the Chinese style courtyard (with the courtyard surrounded by buildings on its four sides, check 四合院) a few steps from the main entrance. The mansion included the main building with lots of rooms inside (bedrooms, dining rooms, the gift shop, and also some showrooms that display the antiques and collectibles of the era) and a separated temple built next to the mansion to honor Chung Keng Quee. It is said that Chung's descendants lived in the mansion for generations but it gradually became derelict. Afterwards, a property developer acquired the mansion in the 90s, and turned it into a museum dedicated to Peranakan culture.

The temples and the carving details on its every side:

This is a traditional massaging device which is attached to the arm of a wooden chair.

It is said that when the women of the house were tired from sewing, they could massage their fingers by rolling them in it. 

The two photos above are from the display rooms.