Since I moved to Penang some 10 years ago, I have always been wishing and hoping that Penang could offer the nice things that other places offer; a case of “the grass is always greener on the other side”. Here, “the other side” I am referring to is any where other than Penang. The arrival of Queensbay Mall in Penang actually last December is a blessing because it has trimmed my list down to a respectably not-so-long one. That’s why Jusco is not in my list now… 🙂
Food & Beverage
- Burger King
- Roti Boy
- In N Out Burger
- Tony Roma’s
- Pho Hoa
- San Francisco Coffee
- Saisaki Japanese Buffet
- Chilli’s (this will soon be off my list, cos it’s gonna open in the new Gurney Plaza wing soon!)
Home & Furnishing
- Ikea
- Pottery Barn
Books
- Barnes & Noble
- Kinokuniya
Mommyhood and Babyhood
- Mothercare
Departmental Stores
- Isetan
- Macy’s
Lingerie
- (always always) Victoria’s Secret
Hypermarkets
- Walmart
- Target
Little Miracles
Our Journey of Love
Can forget about In n Out as the beef can’t be fresh and not frozen if it has to come all the way from California….
Wal Mart…. our market tooo small… since there are Tesco and Giant around, don’t think Wal Mart will wanna squeeze in…
The Giddy Tiger says: Never hurts to dream 🙂
They have Tony Roma’s in Malaysia. I like those. Can walk to Chili’s from my house. Come on over. 😛
Do you have Borders at least? That would be hard.
Can you get a franchise of these places you like? Maybe make some money. Surely you are not alone.
There is Target in Malaysia too. I love Target. Hate Walmart. Cannot find anything there.
The Giddy Tiger says: Nope, they don’t have Tony Roma’s here. And they don’t have Target too. We have Borders (yay) though. Really? You can’t find anything in Walmart? I can spend the entire afternoon in Walmart. Now, I can only go to Walmart online :p
I am all for Ikea and my children will pray for a big kidsport here.
The Giddy Tiger says: When Ikea comes to Penang, we won’t have to brave the jam in Damansara again 🙂
I’m just so used to Target. I can find anything I want in Target.
Walmart is nice in that they match other companies ads. So if store A has a good sale and it is too crowded or sold out you can go to Walmart and get the same prive. Usually in stock too.
The Giddy Tiger says: I thought Walmart and Target were kinda the same. Lucky you, you get to choose between these 2 anytime you want. 🙂
IN and OUT, my favourite when i was on relocation in California 6 years ago. Miss the burger soooooooo much.
The Giddy Tiger says: Yup, same here. The burger and fries were SO good 🙂