Guests: TauKnguah, Ah Tu Teik, Hailamkekpui
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Today we talked about several different decades of Komtar. I’m sure you’ll have a lot more to talk about. I know Ah Tox was going to record a show with us. But our earlier recording took longer, and I have to postponed the recording of Komtar 2 to the future. If you want to join us for the recording, please check back here and in the forum.
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Hailamkekpui… i was in the ferry as well… haha…. but this year not much fireworks…. anyway, its quite a nice experience to countdown on ferry… (“,)
heh SPK, i am not sure whether we were in the same ferry. it was a very special new year for me.
i used to work for super komtar during my school holiday, used to eat at Nam Hong also ha ha, lots of memories…
first thing that came to me about komtar was….
i spent most of my weekends on 4th floor ‘pah ting ting’
??cinema…
does anyone knows there used to be a swimming pool at 5th floor? i’ve been there and its very nice…
and my first roller coaster ride was at 5th floor amusement park…
I used to love Nam Hong western food,,…and at that time even the boss and me knew each other well and everytime i went to order the food he sure knew where to send even i dont said so,,,,and yaya i did rememebr he have a very good son who help him out after school too..a very “SU BOon ” type that time……hehe
Ah Tox,
Thank you for saying me “Su Boon” ….haha (may be the guy who u said is not me). Anyway, thank for always “kua guan” my father western food and enable him to “zhi” me until “pu pu poa poa” and also study in “tua oh”. 😛
I have a lot memory about KOMTAR and it is really sad to know that it have since loss its glory day! I still remember when my girl friend ( now my wife!) first brought to KOMTAR way back late 1980’s, the place just seem special to me……I love the food outlet at the back of the second floor where you can get ‘SIAM MEE’, “HOKKIEN MEE” and other Penang local dishes……..although today I spend most of my time oversee but whenever I get a chance to back to Penang, I will take deep look at KOMTAR!!! I really hope one day, KOMTAR will return back to its golden day again……
hi john,
may i know how can i get the flash media player like yours?
i saw it on other blogs too and wonder where’s the source….
thanks!
Ah Chew, I use WordPress for my blog. This is what I use for my Flash audio player:
https://www.1pixelout.net/code/audio-player-wordpress-plugin/
Oh I forgot to say thanks to all of you who commented on this show. Several of you mentioned your own experience of Komtar here, so I hope to do another Komtar show. Perhaps you can come tell us your stories then.
thank you John,
yes another episode of Komtar pls….
i want another SIAM UA episode…
please john…
kung ket kah lai karp
and ALSO another pantang one
byebye
Aiyo John, I was one of the biggest fan of New Kids on The Block. They never come to Penang or Malaysia. They once had a concert in S’pore.