We started our time in Penang at a mid-level resort for a few days, but we had to extend our stay another week in Penang, due to Dad's recovery. But, there were no rooms left in our hotel (whew! thank god no rooms were left -- it was way overcrowded with kids at the pools and parasail/atv hawkers loudly yelling at the beach, but my kids LOVED the chaos), so we upgraded ourselves to the posh Rasa Sayang next door.
An unexpected perk of the Rasa was its All-You-Can-Eat Dinner Buffet. They did All-You-Can-Eat gourmet-Asian-style. And, let me tell you, these Americans could beat any Asians at the All-You-Can-Eat challenge. In fact, we beat the Rasa hotel at the challenge. The Rasa made the mistake of letting our children eat free.
Ha! There was All-You-Can-Eat sushi bar! And, Griffin and Alice couldn't stop eating sushi. Alice asked for tuna/avocado roll, which, it turns out, no one eats in Asia --- it must be an American mutation of sushi. The sushi chef looked stunned, then smiled and went to the back kitchen to get avocado and carefully slice and delivered it to Alice who promptly picked off all the mayonnaise-coated, lovingly-sliced avocado on top. Then she went back for more, demanding the sushi chef put NO more mayonnaise on top of her tuna/avocado roll.
Patrick is pictured above with the Patrick fusion creation of Asian bread and butter pudding with, as Patrick put it, added chocolate chips on top since the pudding melts the chips. Mom took a Kung Pao cooking class with the executive chef of the hotel restaurant, and she and Dad took a photo with the chef who was sad to see Mom and Dad leave.
This was our last dinner together for a year. A whole year! I was so sad to have our time together end. The next morning they left for the U.S. There were tears shed, mostly mine.
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