The Dead Mall

- those were the days-

Remember back then, when we were still a little kid? 1 of the must go places when we were young was BUKIT JAMBUL COMPLEX !!! i remember when i was about 10 year old, every weekend i looked forward to go to BJ complex ... it was the IT or the COOLEST mall in the whole penang back then !!! there was no Gurney Plaza or Queensbay yet ... those places were still probably some waste land or some kampung ...

I remember back then when BJ complex was still the number 1 shopping mall in penang, they had almost everything that a kid wants in a mall. they had a nice bowling alley, high class cinema, fully air-conditioned arcade with pool tables, food courts, COSMART, and the best of all is the one and only ICE SKATING RINK in the northern region.

However, as the years passed, everything just faded away ...

-The 1 and only ice-skating rink was demolished,

-the bowling alley now looks like some wrecked up bowling alley,

-the cinema was taken over by some 'great' group where ppl come here for some infamous movies or when queensbay or gurney is overly-packed,

-the arcade now feels like some hot sauna and on top of every pool table, there will be a piece of paper saying 'ROSAK',

-Cosmart is now some 'pasar malam'

-food court was long gone ...

-i was the 1st customer at 10 30 am -

the reason that i will go or most people will go (you gotta agree) to BJ complex now is for only one of the following 3 things:

1) cheap DVD's and accessories

2) handphones and repairing computer

3) bowling

- The once glorified ice-skating rink is now a mini 'pasar malam' -

anyways, the reason i made this post is to let all the young kids who think BJ complex was all the while a lame complex and GURNEY PLAZA or QUEENSBAY is the 'IT' mall. Remember, 10 or more years ago, BJ complex was the number 1 complex in Penang ... so lets all enjoy it before it becomes a graveyard or hang out place for junkees.

- PEACE out -