This week, we’re having a group study and I’m compiling a list of places to eat in Penang when I’m back in November. I’ll share the Google list of places. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments!

Here's our current list of restaurants on Google Maps.

北海食好料 Good Eats on Mainland Penang

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Come learn about singing from a professional singer. She will share her life as a professional singer as well as giving us some tips on how to sing better!

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We have an extended episode with lots of ghost stories including mysterious happenings in a factory. Ghost attacking a disrespectful student during an overnight stay at school. Husband’s dead sister came back for their attention.

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Do you remember as a kid, what you wanted to be when you grow up? All those forms and essays we had to write about our future occupations. How many of you said you wanted to be a teacher?

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In Chinese culture, we have specific titles for each of our relatives. With those titles we can tell the relationships for that family member. But, how many of those titles do you know?

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What can’t you eat when you’re sick or foods to avoid when recovering from an illness or a surgery?

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A young listener shared his experience seeing some of his ancestors at Cheng Beng.

We also discussed child ghosts and more.

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Listen to this episode to learn exactly how you can buy your tickets to our 20th anniversary celebrations.

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I know this isn’t the most pleasant topic, but layoffs are unfortunately happening all over the world these days. Even if it’s not from retrenchment, we may also lose our jobs out of other circumstances. What would you do if that happened to you? Especially if you have a family to support.

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We had a blast reminiscing about our school days! We shared some of our funniest and most memorable moments, like the nicknames we gave our teachers.

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