Year of the Tiger in Penang!

Went back to Penang on 11Feb 2010 for Chinese New Year celebrations. This year, the weather in Penang was simply unbearable. It was not just hot, but VERY the HOT! I was supposed to come back to KL on 19Feb Friday but decided to get back earlier instead. Though KL was also hot, it rained in the evenings so it was still bearable!

This time around, never got around Penang to taste all the good hawker stuff. Even the nasi kandar stall at Transfer Road which used to be opened on the first and second day of CNY was closed.

ANTS! ANTS! ANTS

Do you know what is this? ANTS! Yes, I've set a trap for them using the ant killer. This is the only way I can get rid of them without using Ridsect because my nose cannot take that stuff. You can get this ant killer from Ace Hardware. It's about RM10+.

Just place a few drops of the ant killer on a plastic sheet and place it in the path of the ants. I think it must be sweet and the ants will start sucking it. However, if you see the ants avoiding it, what you can do is to 'catch' a few ants and drop them around the ant killer to force them 'drink' it (which is a poison I think) and after a while, you can see other ants joining their 'friends' - see picture. Best is to leave it overnight. The next morning, you will notice that the ants are gone and the ant killer dried up - all sucked up by the ants! During this time, do not spray any Ridsect.