50 Shades: Penang, Malaysia!
The shade was absolutely real, I wasn't able to get that Christmas Day alcoholic beverage at Kota Kinabalu International Airport! Penang was in my sights, I was ready to get very merry and that I just did! Reconnecting with a friend who I had not seen for several years was the right thing to do! Penang showed me chaos but I was able to make the best of that festive island life! Shady! Jetting off from Kota Kinabalu to Penang on Christmas Day felt correct, it felt like a blessing to be somewhere warmer than 2022! I expected a pre-flight drink to be available at BKI airport because that tourist city had proved itself to be more liberal than Sandakan. Did I find that special drink? I clocked a 7-11 convenience store near to the check-in area and I definitely saw some small cans of beer but I was impatient to get through security. I saw a Carlsberg pump at one of the few cafes, they did me dirty by it being out of action, no such Christmas spirit could be felt! Would they be serving an
