Auto-City Carnival 2013

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Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:37

Date: 31st May to 2nd June 2013 Venue: Auto-City; Juru On the 31st May to 2nd of June 2013, Auto-City will once again be hosting its annual Auto – City Carnival! The Carnival has attracted up to over 50,000 individuals and car enthusiasts from all around in the past years with their interesting and entertaining family-friendly programs. Many proud owners of their beautifully modified cars will be going up against one another to compete for the titles “SUPER GT Car Look Alike Contest”,  “Modified Compact Car Contest”, “Proton Standard Modified Car Contest”,“VIP Car Modified Contest”,“Open Modified Car Contest”and “Best Audio Car Contest”. The competition is also heating up amongst the lovely ladies competing for the crown of the “Miss Auto-City 2013” and “Party Queen Make up Contest”. The will also be a  “Children’ Coloring Contest” and exhibition booths during the carnival. The highlights of the carnival are performances by the “Super GT” Queens all the way from Japan, Beauties Parade, fun games and lots of goodies to be given away by the event sponsors and exhibitors. Entry is free as always and everyone is welcomed to join in the fun. For more information please log on to www.autocity.com.my or call 04-5011222.

Happy Mother's Day

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Friday, 10 May 2013 14:59

Date: 12 May 2013 Mother’s Day is celebrated internationally on the second Sunday of May and just like most cities, it is celebrated widely in Penang by people of different cultures and background. This celebration honours motherhood and is a day to show appreciation to all mothers. The most common practice in Penang is for Penangites to bring their mothers out for a dinner with the family at a restaurant. However, people with different ethnic cultures may celebrate it differently. Just like any other celebration in Penang, Mother’s Day is celebrated with enthusiasm and its festive mood can be felt at most public places especially at shopping complexes, hotels and restaurants. The Penang State Tourism Development and Culture Committee would like to wish all mothers a very Happy Mother’s Day! This Sunday, Queensbay Mall will also be organising a “Mummy and Me” photo moment at 2.00pm. This charity event encourages shoppers to make a difference by going a step further to support local single mothers. This is a simple promise-and-challenge fundraising campaign where RM2,000 will be donated to Women’s Centre for Change (WCC) if 100 shoppers join the “Mummy & Me” Photo Moment. To join, shoppers need to spend RM100 (maximum in 2 receipts) at any outlets in Queensbay Mall and register at the Info Counter, Ground Floor, Centre Zone, and capture a Mother’s Day photo. Participants will receive one 5R-sized photo with a frame and a stalk of pink daisy. In addition, participants can stand a chance to win one of the five lucky draw prizes worth RM100 comprising of products from The Body Shop. For more information, contact 04-6198989 or follow their Facebook page on www.facebook.com/queensbaymall.

French Flamboyance – French Art & Film Festival 2013

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Friday, 10 May 2013 07:01

Date: 16 – 26 May 2013 Venue: Gurney Plaza, Penang For all you French language and culture enthusiasts, the French Art & Film Festival is back! Gurney Plaza will be organizing some activities from 17 May onwards in conjunction with this festival. For the Film Festival it will once again be held at Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), Gurney Plaza with the screening of 15 french films from 16 to 25 May. Aside from Kuala Lumpur, Penang will be the only other state in Malaysia to hold this film festival. The official launching ceremony for the French Art & Film Festival will be held on 17 May, 3pm at the New Wing Atrium with vibrant music, songs, creative art, dance performance, food and wines. Aside from Alliance Francaise de Penang, Gurney Plaza will also be collaborating with L’occitane, Secret Recipe, Cold Storage & Lanvin Paris throughout this period. On 18 May, there will be a painting competition open to all with the theme “French Essence”. Cash vouchers & prizes worth more than RM2,000 to be won. The list of french films that will be screened at GSC are as the following: Comedy Le prénom – What’s in a name? (2012) Comme un chef – The chef (2012) Populaire - Popular (2012) Les bien-aimés – Beloved (2012) La graine et le mulet – The secret of the grain (2007) Drama Les neiges du Kilimandjaro – The snows of Kilimandjaro (2012) L’Exercice de l’Etat – The minister (2011) Un Homme qui crie – A screaming man (2010) Persécution – Persecution (2009) Animated movie Le Tableau – The painting (2011) Kerity la maison des contes – Eleanor’s secret (2009) Focus on Juliette Binoche : Drama, comedy and documentary Le Hussard sur le toit – The horseman on the roof (1995) Décalage horaire – Jet lag (2001) L’Heure d’été – Summer hours (2008) Juliette Binoche dans les yeux – Juliette Binoche : Sketches for a portrait (2009) As for Gurney Plaza’s Redemption for the month, they will be giving away complimentary French Movie Passes from 16 to 20 May 2013. Shoppers need to spend RM350 and above in a single receipt to redeem the passes. HSBC card holders only need to spend only RM300 and above for this. Aside from that, Gurney Plaza will be having a ‘Lanvin Paris Big Spenders Reward’ from 16 to 25 May 2013. The three top highest spenders for each day within this duration will be entitled to an 80ml bottle of ‘ME’ perfume by Lanvin Paris. The prize presentation for this will be held on 15 June 2013.

Traditional Chinese Instrument Qu Qin Concert

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Friday, 10 May 2013 06:57

Date: 7th June 2013 (Friday) Venue: Komtar Auditorium Time: 8.00pm The Malaysian Japanese Society will be organizing a traditional Chinese instrument concert at the Komtar Auditorium on the 7th June 2013 at 8.00pm. Tickets are priced at RM35. On Saturday 22nd June, there will be a Japanese cooking demonstration at Penang Japanese Association from 1.00pm – 5.00 pm. The sessions will be divided into two sessions (1st session is at 1.30pm and 2nd session is at 3.30pm) . Dishes will be demonstrated by the chef from the official residence of Consul-General of Japan.  Dishes includes  Miso Shiru, Tempura, Chawan mushi and Sushi.  This event  is supported by the Consulate General of Japan.  It is open to the public at only RM20 per pax.  The is a maximum number of participants of 25 pax  per session ; on first come first serve basis. For more information please call Vallen at 012-4802780.

Time Out Penang Application for the iPhone & iPad

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Friday, 10 May 2013 15:22

Time Out Penang magazine is proud to announce the launch of the Time Out Penang Application for the iPhone & iPad. The Time Out Penang App is inspired by the popular and successful Time Out London and Time Out Kuala Lumpur Applications, the former of which has achieved over 500,000 downloads and the latter more than 50,000 downloads since launch in April 2011. Time Out Apps have also seen established and market-leading success in Dubai, New York and Sydney with tens of thousands of users signing up and giving them rave reviews. Continuing this runaway success, the Time Out Penang iPhone App achieved more than 1,000 downloads in its first fortnight in the iPhone App Store. The Time Out Penang App has unique Geo Tagging features which allow it to feed the user location-based content. The App allows the user to browse for events and things to do under traditional Time Out categories such as restaurants, nightlife, art, performance, music and more. The App also features regular giveaways, competitions and offers to save readers money, enabling them to go out and enjoy more of their home state. This App will revolutionise the way Penang-ites access information about the state and events here. The App is backed by the Time Out Penang team, renowned for their independent journalism and the extensive Time Out resources, which ensure that the user will have the best of Penang literally at their fingertips. Users can book restaurants, read theatre reviews, locate gigs, get entry to the hottest parties and win prizes. The Time Out Penang application is now available at www.timeoutkl.com/iphone and at the iPhone App Store. It can be downloaded now.

 

Five27 by CK Lam

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Friday, 10 May 2013 06:52

Named after its global positioning satellite coordinates location (GPS) in the dockside lifestyle hub of Straits Quay in Penang, Five27 has been charming diners with cool tastes of modern Nordic inspired specialties. The kitchen is helmed by Executive Chef and General Manager Nizar Achmad. With his Indonesian culinary roots and Swedish and French influences, he crafted a menu that uses fresh produce and balanced flavors. Dishes are garnished with local and organic options whenever available. Five27 serves up a hearty bowl of Mushroom Soup with freshly baked bread and flavored butter. The soup with pleasing mushroom earthiness is made with a combination of selected mushrooms and cream, served with parmesan shavings and truffle oil. Other choices of soup in the menu include Leek & Potato Soup and Indonesian Oxtail Soup. The latter is done with clear texture and served with accompaniments of sweet black sauce, pickled cucumber & carrot and homemade green chili sauce. Seafood made an appearance in the Lightly Salt Cured Salmon dish. The dish featured a piece of nicely seared salmon in honey and dill mustard sauce. Crunch from thinly sliced cucumber went well with the delicate tones of the fish. The next course is the Beef Burger which is sandwiched between a well textured bun. The chef had it served on a wooden board. On one side is a generous pile of house-made French fries that are amazingly light and crisp. The taste of the well-rounded burger balanced well with the caramelized onions, pineapple and rosemary salsa. For people who enjoy meatball, the dish of Swedish Meatballs served with buttery creamed potato may just be the choice. The meatballs are well spiced and come with brown sauce, lingonberry jam, slices of cheese and generous amount of micro cilantro which delivered distinctive fresh flavor. The meatball and creamed potato contributed hearty portion to this dish, so it’s best to share. The Bœuf Bourguignon in luscious thick sauce is served with steaming white rice. Slow-stewed for several hours in red wine with carrot, thyme and bay leaves, the beef is undeniably tender. The beetroot added nice contrast and taste to this traditional French stew which is prominently on the set lunch menu. Tuck into the Braised Beef Ribs served with mashed almond, pumpkin & potato and parsnip sauce. The aromatic flavor of the moist texture rib is heightened by the beetroot & chili salad. The Shitake Mushroom Lasagne is a lighter selection than the beef rib. Made with cheese, chopped mushroom and thin layers of filo pastry, this vegetarian lasagna is served bubbling hot with truffle sauce. Delight yourself with choice in desserts (up to six). The Chocolate Cake is a sweet treat made with dark rich chocolate. While the smooth and light Raspberry Panacota is sourish appetizing, the chocolate cake with flavorful depth of dark chocolate with just the right amount of creaminess is fast gaining popularity. If you need to take coffee, a cup of aromatic Illy is the way to go. It arrives on a wooden board edged by a piece of cookie. There is essentially two dining area: a spacious indoor area and alfresco space with warm breeze and breathtaking view of the private yacht dock.  This newly opened restaurant (in January 2013) has since attracted famous friends that included Busta Rhymes, LMFAO and Ludacris. Five27 3AG18-19 Straits Quay E&O Marina Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang Tanjung Tokong 10470 Penang Tel: 04-8900435 Business Hours: 11am - 11pm Written by CK Lam, food blogger and editor of http://www.what2seeonline.com; featuring the Best of Penang Food. She constantly combs Penang for the best gastronomical delights besides sharing photos of Penang culture and heritage at: http://www.penang365.com/

Sungha Jung Live in Penang

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Thursday, 02 May 2013 09:29

Date: 23rd June 2013 Time: 8.30pm Venue: Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra, USM Korean guitar prodigy; Sungha Jung will be coming to Penang again this 23rd June 2013, for his biggest solo concert at Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Sungha Jung is a South Korean professional acoustic finger-style guitarist who rose to fame worldwide through YouTube videos of him playing acoustic versions of songs by U2, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, The Eagles and Extreme. As of 2012, his videos had gotten a total of over 420 million hits. As a child, he watched his father play the guitar and eventually picked it up at the age of nine. His talent was noticed when he would watch videos online and be able to play the music within a short time and without the original tabs. In 2011, Sungha has performed in the US with Trace Bundy as well as toured Scandinavia and Japan. To know more about Sungha Jung, visit http://www.sunghajung.com/ or watch his videos on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/jwcfree?feature=watch. For more information or ticket purchase, please call Ticket Hotline 03-92228811 or visit www.ticketcharge.com.my