I love Penang for obvious reason - food. But this island is not only home to scrumptious RM7 char kuey teow and cendol, it’s also a heaven for movie enthusiasts. Penang has the biggest collection of movies, from the latest blockbuster to the rarest foreign title, you name it and you will get it. And they are literally dirt cheap.

While in Kuala Lumpur you may have to exhaust your efforts merely in explaining to the Ah Beng about the specific movie you want, the Penang Ah Bengs are in stark contrast to their KL counterpart. The former are a bunch of product knowledgeable folks! It was in Penang that I managed to lay my hands on Malena, Irreversible, Thirteen and many more. My most recent steal is Prozac Nation. I’ve heard so much about the movie but have never seen it in KL. It was a pleasant surprise to discover it at a shoddy stall along Ferringhi Beach.

Prozac Nation is a true story about Elizabeth Wurtzel’s struggle with manic depression or bipolar disorder, as it is known now. Elizabeth Wurtzel was a Harvard freshman, a journalistic prodigy, a drug addict and a walking timebomb.

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