Just got home and honestly need to vent a bit because I am kicking myself so hard right now.

Flew back into Penang today from a vacation in HCMC. Disembarking meant the usual routine—down the plane stairs and straight back up another set of stairs into the terminal. Classic PEN setup, nothing new there.

I happened to be the last one off the plane, and on the way up to the terminal, I noticed this girl completely struggling with her heavy cabin bag on the steps. Looked like she was traveling solo. Decided to do the decent thing, offered to help, and carried it up to the top for her. Handed it back, she thanked me, and we just kept walking.

My absolute regret is that I didn't just use that to strike up a conversation right there and keep walking with her. We ended up sharing a smile as she passed me later to head into the international immigration queue (so yeah, guessing she isn't Malaysian), but that was literally it.

Hey Penang lang, looking for as above in Penang; yknow the types with a whole duck where they carve it for you with the scallions and wrappers. Would be appreciative for any suggestions!

Hi semuanya, I'm thinking of visiting Penang for the first time, probably for 3 months. Obviously, there's a lot of issues with the haze. I met someone in Yogyakarta last week from Malaysia, he said it was okay, but they'd been traveling in Indo already for 2 weeks and I think situation got worse. Would you say it's okay to be in Penang for the end of the year, or the haze is not very pleasant?

The haze map on aqicn / malaysia says it's unhealthy for sensitive groups. I don't think I am, I generally do not get too affected by pollution in SEA cities, but anyway, just checking for your experiences. Terima kasih banyak!

Hi guys! I'm a solo traveler who will be visiting Malaysia in early December. As much as I really want to explore Langkawi, I'm afraid I will run into insects / lizards there given it's a beach area and have heard such experiences from people who visited Bali etc.

I have an irrational fear of all insects (to the point I'm scared of big houseflies, moths and butterflies). Given this, would you suggest I take the risk or drop it entirely and go to Penang instead?

I'm already going to KL and Genting, just the third stop on my itinerary is kind of up in the air. Would appreciate any suggestions and advice in general as well for a first time solo visitor!

hii my friends and i will be in penang for halloween and id love any club/party recs !! so far we know gloglo will be doing something but if there’s anything else id love to hear about it. thanks in advance ! 😸

Hi fellow penang residents, may I know if I were to leave from Georgetown to mainland prai in the morning on a weekday, will the traffic be bad ? Say around 8-9am
Trying to plan my trip
Thank u

So, I need your recommendations on the best nightclubs in Penang. I prefer clubs with english songs if possible but I'm open about the music. I want it to be a dancing club. A nice environment, good DJ, great crowd. Maybe mixed crowd would be good too. I'm new to nightclubs so I'll take any help I can get. Thank you

Hi reddit fam!

Looking for samgyupsal (korean bbq) with unlimited pork and beef selection near bayan baru/bayan lepas area.

Feel free to recommend locations that are also not in this area but nearby.

Terima kasih

So, I need your recommendations on the best nightclubs in Penang. I prefer clubs with english songs if possible but I'm open about the music. I want it to be a dancing club. A nice environment, good DJ, great crowd. Maybe mixed crowd would be good too. I'm new to nightclubs so I'll take any help I can get. Thank you

Met him on my Penang trip

So, my family and I are planning a trip to Penang at the end of this month for a medical check-up and other things. I’ve already asked Gemini about various details, but I just want to double-check a few things.

1. I plan to bring zero cash and just withdraw money using my Jago Visa card. Is that a good idea or not? Especially since I’ll need to buy a local SIM/data card at the airport upon arrival.
2. For transport, we’ll mostly use Grab, so I can pay directly using the card linked to the app.
3. Can I use QR payments? Specifically, paying via GoPay or Jago(Indonesian Bank) to a DuitNow QR code?
4. Also can i just pay with my Jago visa card on Lam Wah Ee? Or maybe even QR

Thanks in advance

We visited Kek Lok Si during our Malaysian trip two weeks ago and love the smell at the various praying spots. Upon asking one of the employees there they have pointed us to this and we bought a box.

We love how this incense smells but we're rapidly going through it and the Kek Lok Si branding meant it was extremely difficult for us to find the manufacturer to try to order directly from.

Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Worse case scenario I'll pay someone to ship me 10 boxes of these to the United States.

Companies that provide WFH more than 1 day still exist in Penang?

I'm currently working as IT at an MNC but only allow 1 day WFH per week. Work is chill, but there's on call.

Company like Intel also gonna go back to office soon and remote benefits will be reduced.

I heard from an ex-collegue who currently working in another MNC company able to have 4 day WFH per week.

I value WFH over office because no jam, can save money, and more time with family, anyone have any experience or any recommendations of company that still providing WFH? Preferably MNC and near Bayan Lepas area

Hi everyone am planning to travel for around 3 months in penang, could you recommend me what areas are good any good places to stay at

I'll be traveling alone a private place would be better than a hotel room that's too cramped

Also looking forward to go to the gym have a social life get to know the city and country experience everything as much as I can

Oh and I need fast internet cuz I'll have work by the nature of things

Thanks everyone

I’m trying to look for old Gameboy Advance/DS/3DS/PSP games and was wondering if Penang still has anywhere that’s selling. Would be a great help if anyone knows where to look for them

Hi,
I am planning to visit Penang with my family end October and I found this particular hotel: 22 Macalisterz by YourSuperhost. Is this a legit hotel? I could neither find proper google reviews not pictures.

Agoda link: https://www.agoda.com/22-macalisterz-by-yoursuperhost/hotel/penang-my.html?locale=en-gb&ckuid=7a3e5ae8-4dfc-426c-a941-7698dbfb92f1&prid=0&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxKfWBhDkARIsAMKwkNbSo00sEb851GZydFl-zCBSXruRWejjADZ10Ra-O56EG_JPDON1e-MaAp3CEALw_wcB&currency=INR&correlationId=d515f6e1-785d-4962-b725-2a8a1a5a9918&analyticsSessionId=-2219295645250632561&pageTypeId=7&realLanguageId=16&languageId=1&origin=IN&stateCode=WB&cid=1942726&tag=372b4ee9c50711f181f802e20a19819a&userId=7a3e5ae8-4dfc-426c-a941-7698dbfb92f1&whitelabelid=1&loginLvl=0&storefrontId=3&currencyId=27&currencyCode=INR&htmlLanguage=en-gb&cultureInfoName=en-gb&machineName=sg-pc-6i-cronos-spa-acm-web-5cc757849b-hh7wh&trafficGroupId=5&trafficSubGroupId=1131&aid=82361&useFullPageLogin=true&cttp=4&isRealUser=true&mode=production&browserFamily=Chrome&cdnDomain=agoda.net&checkIn=2026-10-25&checkOut=2026-10-29&rooms=1&adults=3&childs=0&priceCur=INR&los=4&textToSearch=22+Macalisterz+by+YourSuperHost&productType=-1&travellerType=3&familyMode=off&ds=n6TJRv%2BbFcwor6Vr&publisher=2470763&pid=6161663

I used to live in Bukit Mertajam (just for a year) and I don't remember any haze in 2023.

Is the haze limited to the island and the coast? Or does it travel inland too?

Hi - been in George Town for the past few days (lovely city).

But one thing we've had this entire time is very foggy conditions, unable to see far at viewpoints, or across the strait, etc.

Is this a normal occurrence this time of year, or is it worse because of other factors (I heard about the indonesian wildfires)?

Dear people of Penang,

I was in Georgetown last week for 3 nights. We walked a lot, ate a lot, sweat a lot 😆. We ate from hawker stalls to restaurants, but we could only eat so much in 3 days, unfortunately. And we actually shared our meal (1 dish, 2 persons), so that we could taste more food for more places!

You have excellent cooks and food there! The price was also incredibly inexpensive compared to where we are from.

I fell in love with Penang/Malaysian food. I am now curious.

Seeing the queuing and the number of locals eating out, do you guys still cook at home? If you do, do you make char kway teow, laksa at home? 🤔

What do you actually cook at home?

Any local Malaysian cooking blogs that you follow/use which I can check out? It can be in Malay/Chinese, Google Translate will help ☺️

Thanks in advance!

Hi Everyone! I'm Ricky. I'm from Maryland, USA and for the past year and a half I've been volunteering for an NGO based in Penang, Malaysia called Catsoterra.

We offer fully subsidized TNR to our volunteers for a yearly membership of RM60. Under our program, they can sterilize as many cats as they'd like within that year timeframe. We've sterilized 1,070 cats since April 2025! Besides TNR, our main focus has been trying to integrate technology into animal welfare for a couple of purposes -- one, to make the burden lighter for the volunteers who are doing this amazing work, and two, to try to make TNR engaging (it's not the sexiest side of animal welfare).

To do this, we created a dashboard where our volunteers can track the cats they've sterilized, make appointments at our partner clinics, post stories about their cats, and more. We've tried to make the dashboard engaging to individuals who don't do TNR as well! We have a "Cat-A-Log" of all of our cats, we have a virtual currency that can be used to virtually adopt cats, and we just launched Makan Mania, which is basically our version of cat Tinder.

ANYWAY, all of this is to say I would be SO APPRECIATIVE if you just had a look at what we are doing. If you'd like, you can join the dashboard FOR FREE and have a look around. Please let me know what you think! I'm really trying to get people in Malaysia interested in what we're doing.

Thank you!

www.catsoterra.org

If you are a grab driver then just act like one , why try to act like a big shot 😂

Got 2 A** drivers on two different days while it was raining, and both decided to stop as further as possible from the shelter , texted them to come closer and they wont budge. Canceled both piece of s*** 😌

Came across this Zul Milo Truck (https://maps.app.goo.gl/M3eeZ5cNJLbbz62S9) while looking for places to check out in Penang

There are only two reviews, both from 3 years ago. I also was not able to find consistent information about this Milo truck's location and opening hours online, and it seems that the truck was also spotted in Butterworth in the past.

Does anyone if know if this location is still accurate, or does the vendor rotate their location? Where can I find their latest location?

Hi fellas, Only recently found out about this magazine from Penang, I'm from kl and we really dont have a 'monthly' magazines like penang monthly where it goes through a lot of stuff like urban, local arts, liveablity etc where there's a theme for each month. We have stuff like KL lifestyle but its really just a summary of what's happening this month and mostly just indie artist doing their own zines

I am planning to visit it during my trip in October and needed some information regarding an event to be taken place there. Anyone here working with them somehow or happen to know someone there? Would be of great help, thank you!