SUNGAI PETANI - NOT a place to VISIT? in MALAYSIA 🇲🇾

[@Steve-Owens]

Did you enjoy the watching how the donuts were made? Do you like to watch the street vendors making their food? Let us know we'd love to hear from you

[@elainectlow]

I watched your nice videos. I hope that you enjoy your trip at reasonable food and hotel prices here.

[@azharidris7092]

absolutely fascinating steve.. the local seems so nice.. and their English is not bad at all for a rural backwater.. but a quick message to any of the local people of Sg patani watching this.. you need to demand your local town council to pull their sock up and clean up the town.. enforced some simple rules and regulations and make sure the kerbs and roads are well maintained.. i know the town has the money with all those highly productive manufacturing plant with some of the largest industrial estate in malaysia are in that district.. the decaying aesthetic of those back street is embarrassing and looks like nothing has change for several decades since i was there..

[@Steve-Owens]

Message sent and received buddy.. there certainly is some wealth in the town.. many cities need this sort of encouragement 👍👍

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Sounds like Klang bloody council. I screw them monthly

[@youraveragetalkingpotato7963]

I mean the place where he was at is called pekan lama and nothing is there to talk about really. Had he ventured out further and gone to the amanjaya area you'd be able to see that sg petani isn't half bad for a town that's often overlooked. They're much cleaner and waayy more modern.

[@aoi_18]

From a tourism point of view, Sungai Petani town itself does not offer much to see because it its essentially a residential town, and its economic wealth is very much locally based. It is often overlooked because many people only pass through it when travelling up north to Thailand or to the island of Penang. In truth, most international tourists would never travel to Kedah at all if not for the Malaysian govt's aggressive advertising of Langkawi island as a tourism hub. However, when compared to other cities in Kedah state, Sungai Petani is one of the fastest growing townships due to its convenient half-way point adjacent to the more bustling Penang, which has historically always been more prosperous due to its function as an economic trade hub since the British colonial era. It is not considered rural backwater per se, because beneath the sleepy exterior of SP (as how locals call it), there are several light industrial and technological-based factories with foreign investment (try searching for the hand-cranked gaming console Playdate which is said to be produced in SP). SP does have a hidden gem called the Lembah Bujang historical site. if you can venture just a little bit out of the town, you can visit the area which has replicas of Hindu ancient sites of pilgrimage and also artifacts dating back to the 4-11th century. And there's also a waterfall there so the area doubles as a recreational site.

[@Steve-Owens]

Playdate.. LOL That is so cool, thank you for all the info..

[@lancewong9158]

its really fun watching your videos Steve, there is a certain finesse and elegance in your videos that younger youtubers doesn't have. Please keep up the posting. will be looking forward to more.

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you Lance..

[@bk1571]

Stayed at this hotel (Asiago) few years ago for a running event, clean n good location. That was my 1st time to Sg.Petani. Foods much cheaper than in Klang Valley.

[@Steve-Owens]

Yes, it a great little hotel in a good location, nothing fancy, far from it but clean and friendly..

[@weilk7420]

So adventurous and easy going couple. Thumbs up 👍

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you..

[@elainectlow]

Welcome to Sungai Petani, my hometown 😄👏👍enjoy your stay here......

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you! 😃

[@deltahunter2302]

Normally whenever I'm in Sg. Petani, I'll stay at Northern Lodge Hotel.

[@kamarulhisham3203]

the best things in sungai petani is river... the river is very big and clean... the name of that river is sungai merbok... and sungai petani also have a very large paddy fields area...

[@Steve-Owens]

Thanks for the info

[@megzulaikhalaiabdullah6250]

Really enjoyed watching your video n you're the first KZbinr I watched visiting Sg. Petani 🤗👍

[@Steve-Owens]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@lktan589]

There's this big food court near to the clock tower, selling mainly Chinese dishes. You need to ask the locals, it's quite interesting there with many kopitiams around it.

[@Steve-Owens]

We ate just opposite the Clock tower a few times at least.. Very good chicken..

[@NepNut]

You are at the oldest part of SP, local call this Pekan Lama (old town). I live just 5 minutes away fr the hotel you resided.

[@Steve-Owens]

Cool.. Hi

[@TheNails3]

The donut man and his assistant had a good operation going. That big wok of boiling oil was quite something! Very interesting to see and I wish I could taste some!

[@Steve-Owens]

I was lucky to have them a few times last week.. I'll miss them :o)

[@CKology]

Wonderful video, can't wait for more. Love the narrative.

[@Steve-Owens]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wanzuha]

Hotmas is one of my fav restaurant for dinner. Go to Jeti Semeling, Archaeotourism Gallery and Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest.

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you.. 👍

[@FitriShukri]

TERIMA KASIH for coming to the town I was born. Sungai Petani = Farmer's River 😍

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you Bro..

[@yuersvlog]

Oh❤ welcome to sungai petani, I am living nearby this hotel 🤭❤️ feeling so good to see this video 🤗🤗🤗

[@danialhussin7747]

You should have a look at a fishing jetty. The fishermen do auctions to middlemen.

[@mohammadnoor9697]

Please explore more rural town in kedah, kulim, baling, sik

[@miekidal3266]

If you still at sungai petani,can go to gunung jerai(jerai hill) to see the panorama.

[@Steve-Owens]

Only just left but we loved this little town.. 👍

[@losamy7404]

Also semeling for satay and jetty view, tupah recreational forest , tanjung dawai prawn noodle... 😆

[@brucewayne2773]

Sungai Petani is a great place for donuts and thank you for sharing some facts about Figs

[@Steve-Owens]

My pleasure 😊

[@mohammadnoor9697]

Wow steve you came to my state and very local small city, u can find very local eats there

[@Steve-Owens]

Thanks, there is really great food to be had here.. Cheers..

[@dwaynewladyka577]

I really enjoyed this video. The doughnuts looked really good. The food markets have some amazing looking produce. Cheers, Steve and Michelle! ✌️

[@Steve-Owens]

Glad you enjoyed it Dwayne, it means a lot to us both.. 👍

[@AussieAngeS]

Hi Steve and Michelle 🥰👋🏼those donut like fried dough are like the Italian donuts my mother makes and deep fried. She rolls them in cinnamon sugar 😍

[@Steve-Owens]

Hi Angie.. nice, we had something similar in Italy also, they are delicious.. 👍👍

[@mohdjoharidin7215]

welcome to Sungai Petani Steve..

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you

[@alam6729]

Malaysia celebrates Deepavali tomorrow, hope you also celebrate it together...thumbs up bos

[@Steve-Owens]

We had to more out of SG as the hotel was booked out..

[@lina_my]

Love to see more videos of Malays, Indian, Chinese street vendors and restaurant too from you. I love to eat Thosai at Hussain Nasi Kandar in Sungai Petani. Your video at Sungai Petani makes me craving for Thosai. 😁

[@Steve-Owens]

We made a lot of Videos in Malaysia and are now heading into Thailand.. :o)

[@kamarulhisham3203]

hussain nasi kandar is the best and the most popular nasi kandar in sungai petani...

[@johnnyteh6545]

I always go Old street village coffee shop for hokkien Mee And that area is called pekan Lama Nice 👍 TQ bossku

[@Steve-Owens]

Thanks 👍

[@elwinbu5926]

Love it

[@johnchristie1550]

Nice

[@Steve-Owens]

Thanks 👍

[@luckysui2460]

It's nice if you eat those doughnuts dip with coffee.

[@Steve-Owens]

Yes indeed.. We tried them that way too.. 👍

[@shafrizalmdnoor9254]

Mai sungai petani??..👍😁

[@ngatiramona]

❤🧡🧡💛💛💚💚💙💙💜💜💖💖DARLINGS!! This video had everything. Strawberry Apples, Wasps delicious coffin, perfect donuts, racing a rain storm, and our beautiful travelling duo looking attractive and happy!! 🥰🥰🥰💋💋 @Michele and @Steve MUAH!

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you Dear Mona :). Delicious Coffin 🤣

[@sherrynashe6401]

Sungai Petani is my hometown…lots of love from Glasgow Scotland ❤

[@Steve-Owens]

🤩. Thanks. It's still a lovely town..

[@RoyRoy-od3oq]

🙋

[@Steve-Owens]

👍

[@keangwooichoo6138]

The long one is yau cha kwai

[@Steve-Owens]

Thanks

[@slmickysl]

Steve translate to oil fry ghost. 🤣

[@hazlinabdulhamid7461]

❤️😊❤️🇲🇾

[@robertchew0457]

Hi Steve, are you still in SP today? Can we meet in SP?

[@Steve-Owens]

Sorry Robert we have crossed over the border a couple of days ago..

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

Hi

[@adrinaomar322]

This is unfair. Sungai Petani is a bustling town with cafes, jogging parks, hypermarkets. Its vicinity also offers touristic material places like Semeling Jetty with a cruise service, Archaeological Museum, ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, ancient smelting site, seafood restaurants etc.

[@Steve-Owens]

Totally agree, so bad of me to make a positive video, saying how good it is.. Best I don't do that.. 😂

[@encikzackir6705]

This place is call pekan lama and this place near of my grandma house that beside mosque 🙂

[@Steve-Owens]

Thank you buddy, we moved over the border yesterday, sorry I won't be able to this time..

[@encikzackir6705]

Ok buddy, maybe next time you come you can go visit a mosque not far away from pekan lama and near the mosque has a nice mee stall that make a delicious mee also kuetiaw 🙂

[@encikzackir6705]

Also at evening to night has a food court near pekan lama has variety of food too

[@sherburnjayram2468]

I'm from Sungai Petani ;) Sir ...

[@Steve-Owens]

Thanks for having us.. 👍

[@ramleeasari139]

It is true SG. Petani not really a good place to explore but up to you

[@Steve-Owens]

I thought it was.. I disagree.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Ham chin Peng bro with red bean

[@Steve-Owens]

👍

[@keangwooichoo6138]

How much for the 2nd hotel

[@Steve-Owens]

Have a look on Agoda, because the price changes from day to day.

[@damihasan7101]

Just what do you seek when you visit a small town like Sg Petani? A 5- star hotel? A fancy restaurant? MRT? Branded goods? Ferarris and Lambo? Disneyland? Eiffel Tower? The big Ben?? Or where Chief Sitting Bull killed Custer? Just what? If these are what you seek, I suggest you go to UK, France, Italy, US, Switzerland. You cant find those in Sungai Petani.

[@Steve-Owens]

Yey, Go! Vent that anger 🤣😂 You must watch the videos with closed eyes and blocked ears, otherwise how is it possible to write such vacuous drivel? Try and watch with a brain cell switched on and send your apology with a slice of humble pie..

[@keangwooichoo6138]

I ain't eating those fruits you mentioned

[@Steve-Owens]

LOL and yet they are delicious..

[@lifebalance8417]

you need many food choice go thailand