Untouched piece of Penang


The western side of Pulau Kendi. – Photo courtesy of Timothy Tye

I ASKED about 30 true blue Penangites if they knew where Pulau Kendi is and nearly all of them gave me blank looks.

Hello! That is the trouble with many Penang lang. Batu Maung is the beginning of the world and Teluk Bahang the end. Butterworth lies over the ocean and Pulau Kendi is maybe the name of one of the ferries. It is not, lah!

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