so last friday i went to penang with my family. first time i sat in a plane in 16 years lol. not first time in penang though, i go there all the time but let's not go into detail about that.
it's cheesy to say this, but clouds really are fascinating.
we didn't take too many photos of our own hotel. we've been there so many times there's nothing particularly interesting to snap. my aunts and their husbands were staying at the shangri-la rasa sayang resort. so, it's really nice and pretty and all, but i find it too posh. lol.
rasa sayang has a nice natural looking pool. BUT it can't beat the one imma show you later
the bar at the beach side.
now i'm sure those who are reading this have already seen me gush about the new Hard Rock Hotel in Penang on twitter and facebook. lol. as lame as i sound, it was def the highlight of my short trip. i've never been to the one in bali or Concorde KL's Hard Rock Cafe so you have to forgive my excitement. the only Hard Rock Cafe i've been to is HRC London, and that was more than a decade ago... all i remember of that experience was their gigantic burgers. lol
anyway (and i oughta get paid for this) Hard Rock Hotel Penang just opened last week. It's the only Hard Rock Hotel in Malaysia and it is pretty damn awesome. i'm pretty sure Hard Rock Cafe is gonna be the place to be for the young and happening ones in Penang. it's only the first week since opening, and it is nearly impossible to get in. totally packed. luckily for me, it's right next to the hotel i was staying in lol. i think i must have spent more time at Hard Rock Hotel than in my own one next door (which was the Bayview Beach Resort). lol.
harleys
rock shop. tshirts, caps, the usual
the hard rock cafe entrance. abe lincoln?
nah, it's just mj
these lights are cool. the logo is formed out of dangling lights
same lights, clearer picture
the entrance to hard rock hotel
it has a big knob *cough*
the back of the hotel, by the beach. those 4 bronze fellas are the beatles.
beatles busts
sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band
as you can prolly tell by now, they seem to be obsessed with the beatles. fine by me :)
bubbaaaa
the lobby of hard rock hotel is like a mini rock and roll museum
stage costumes of various bands
records
GUITARS. chuck berry! oh johnny b. goode
ron wood. man slut.
rhcp!
the lobby, looking out at the pool
this is apparently the biggest pool in penang
it's got funky slides
this is a fantastic idea. the rooms on this level are right at the edge of the long pool. they have a mini deck with two deckchairs per room so you can either lounge in the sun or jump directly into the pool from your room!
water jets. wet tshirt competition? lol
the nice people at hard rock hotel even took us around to see the basic room. they have sofas on each floor.
check it out, even bedsheets have the guitar motif
ipod docks, lcd tvs , dvd players and free wi-fi. even in the most basic rooms
stevie nicks of fleetwood mac!
at night, they sometimes have bands play by the pool. i'm not sure if it's just now (because they're newly opened) but the pool area is open to non-hotel guests as well.
they had this fire tossing performance
as well as fire breathing
even the bartender wanted to have a go
hard rock cafe. i wanted to take that door handle home
tommy lee
it's times like this when photoshop's 'cut out' filter comes in handy. lol
noel gallagher. formerly of oasis.
john entwistle!
more hanging lights
emerson, lake and palmer
man, i'd def like to stay here. rock and roll around the clock!
who's coming with me? :D
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