Hard Rock Cafe Penang!

The Legendary Zainal Abidin singing his hit song 'Hijau' at the Grand Launch of Hard Rock Cafe Penang.

It was like having a mini getaway. Although the drive up the road from where I live in Penang only took us barely 10 minutes.

I am so very proud of my Island Home. And now with Hard Rock Hotel Penang, we are expecting more and more visitors coming up north to visit giving us another excuse to show off our beautiful Island :)

The kind and generous crew at the Rockin' Hotel treated us like Rock Stars! Beautiful Beatles artwork lined the halls and lobby of the Hotel. It was like Casuarina was never there. Everything about the place was new and spunky.

We were very pleasantly surprised at what they've done with the rooms of what used to be the old Casuarina Hotel. Funky new furniture fit for a Rock Star and a gorgeous painting of Ray Charles decorated a wall in the bathroom. Made us feel right at home ;P And the sheets... Ah... Those guitar printed sheets were so comfortable we nearly overslept and missed cocktails!

Not only did we party like Rock Stars, we also partied like Rock Star Royalty. His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin of Selangor graced the launch together with his entire extended Royal family and partied with us (or rather we partied with them ;P) till the 'break of dawn'!

I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude towards Elisa Saw and the entire crew at the Hard Rock Hotel Penang for putting us up and treating us like Rock Star Royalty during the launch. And on behalf of my parents, Thank you for the vegetarian friendly buffet!