On the last day of our PGHK20 anniversary events, we shared our thoughts about the 20th anniversary celebrations. The common thread is that it felt like a family reunion. No matter if we have met for the first time or multiple times, everyone felt familiar and comfortable to be around.

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Recapping the first two days of our big 20th anniversary celebrations in Georgetown, Penang. If you’re there, I hope this will bring some sweet memories back to you. And if you’re not there, hopefully this will give you a sense of what happened that weekend.

Putting together this video really brought lots of warm and fuzzy feeling I felt that weekend. Thank you all for being a part of the PGHK family. Let’s get to another 20 years!

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What are the things that you love about Penang?

If you were to leave Penang now. What are the things you’ll miss Penang the most? Food and non-food. Come listen to what our guests have to say. Share yours in the comments.

Special thanks to our recording location sponsor Citadines Connect George Town, Penang.

Food sponsor: Momogu - Blind in the Kitchen

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It’s such a rare occasion where a bunch of our regular guests and listeners would be recording in a physical space, so I took this opportunity to ask them to recall their favorite episodes or moments over the past 20 years of Penang Hokkien Podcast episodes.

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Food delivery is so common these days. Are you one of those who use it? Which app and service do you use?

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We invited a professional master of building paper houses and effigies for the dead to share his career. He also shared his journey into this profession and the future of this industry in Penang.

Facebook: 358 亚福糊纸店 358 Custom Effigies Workshop

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We’re back for more ghost stories. This week’s stories include a handsome and light-complected ghost in someone’s dream. Blinking light and bad TV reception in a hotel. And a red dressed found in the closet the next morning in a hotel room.

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What Western food do you enjoy making and eating? Find out from my guests in this episode, and share your favorites.

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We invited a professional male wedding chaperone to share his profession with us. He also answered all the questions you had!

To contact our special guest for your wedding needs, WhatsApp him:

Jason Loh 羅明隆

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We invited a special guest from Medan to share this neighboring city of Penang.

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