PENANG has indeed lost its old charm, its soul, wa kar lu kong. And I found out when I came by again from Kuala Lumpur the other day, just a few days after it officially became a city, that a piece of medium-sized prawn at a familiar nasi kandar stall cost RM20 and ice kacang is no more 60 sen. Wah piang.
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