Penang people are quite helpful and friendly, except those taxi drivers and many staffs at the Berjaya Hotel (disaster).
Better find other hotel, I’m sure there are a lot.
Those people at the hospitals, especially Hospital Lam Wah Ee, are very professional yet genial.
There is one small but nice Thai resto on the basement floor of Gurney Plaza, I think its name is ExpressThai (? or ExpressSiam) I went there many times for its battered fish with 3 flavour sauces. Delicious! If I have a chance to go to Penang Island again, I won’t miss that resto :-).
Kek Lok Sie temple on the high land has a huge statue of Kwam Ee goddess, don’t miss it.
Butteflies sanctuary charges ticket much more expensive for tourist and people with camera should pay ticket for the cam.
Batu Feringghi was interesting, but maybe nightime would be better.
But I missed the seafood in my 2 times being there :-(
Many said seafood in Penang is great!
Hospitals in Penang are definitely worth it and with reasonable cost, compared to Indonesia’s or Singapore’s.