Growing up on Northam Road, Penang


In their younger days, the writer and her siblings used to collect frangipani flowers from the cemetery near their house and sell them. — 123rf.com

From the day I was born, I grew up in a large bungalow on Northam Road (later changed to Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah).

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.04/month

Billed as RM 9.04 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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Northam Road (Penang)

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