Design Village - my first walkabout

We're gonna kepochi around Design Village .

Notice that it is spelt Design and not Designer .

Hope you get a hint of what to expect from that .

Tried looking for parking over here but it was full .

Interesting to note that the front portion facing the shops is reserved for Disabled drivers .

Thus we proceeded onwards to the adjacent multi level building which is the parking bay.

Ground floor is for Ladies only .

Went one level up and ended up somewhere here

Took the lift down to ground level .

Things are still not fully up and running yet . Foreign workmen still hanging around . 

Passed a really sad looking budget drink and food stall ( probably for the staff ) 

and this is the first shop you will see.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Few doors away is Citizen , then Baskin Robbins and a 7 eleven convenience store on the opposite side

Cube Coffee is just round the corner , Wendy's in a shoplot after .

Across Cube Coffee lies 

Sunglass Hut , a leather ware shop ,The Travel Store outlet 

Everlast and Converse 

Back shot .

Whole concept seems to follow either an Aussie or NZ concept .

Probably the first Obelisk ever in Penang .

More parking over here .

Beginning to feel a bit depressed until we come to this courtyard .

Other than Super Dry and the Xmas deco , the train is a big hit with most window shoppers and kids .

Next to Super Dry is FJB .

Not really impressed with what they have on the racks . Their PJ outlet is more to my liking .

Left without buying anything .

Sacoor Brothers is so far the swankiest looking of the lot

Padini group has a huge presence here . Big shoplot under the Padini Concept Store label with lots of shoppers inside .

Brands Outlet has a corner lot . Also a part of Padini Group , I saw shoppers go nuts and grab their 10 ringgit shirts inside .

Moving on .

Kids apparel is at the furthest end . So mummy's take a que and park near the Obelisk structure as those little feet might not take kindly to the hot sun and open air walkabout 

Right . My kids are all grown up so I have no interest in this area at all .

But if you like , the play area is carpetted in soft fake grass so your kids might like that .

Carlo Rino .... -_-

Esprit ? Did I just see Esprit ? Ok , I'm going in .  Not bad the discounts but I didn't find anything that fit so again I left without purchasing a single item .

Can't recall what the last store is as I just want to leave by now .

Hurrying out , I pass a Guess store , Timberland ( very high quality stuff in here , thumbs up ! ) , Levi's ( should be good but I just didn't feel like going in at all )

Cosas United then

Adidas 

The Adidas store attracted a lot of folks .

However , what they have here is world's apart from the very high end Adidas store you can find inside Gurney Plaza . Just so you know .

If you don't mind then there are some good bargains too .

There's more stores ( such as the sole fragrance store Beautyscents ) but for me that was more than enough . I did not want to do double check if these were parallel imports or what not . The weather really got to me and frankly , I didn't care anymore at this point .

I'd run out of patience as the sun was blazing , toilets were quiet ghastly and the shoppers were a very strange motley ( some would even stare at you for a long time omg ). Rare breeds were dressed as if they imagined that they were strolling along Champs Elysees , while others were ...er ...well , why don't you come and see for yourself  .

Directions : Whichever direction you are coming from , go towards Bukit Tambun where all the seafood restaurants are . When you exit the toll plaza , lookout for Cia Xiang seafood. It should be on your right , drive all the way in. Head towards Pulau Aman jetty , pass a stadium , reach and roundabout , take a 9 o'clock at the roundabout and follow the banners straight in 

What if you don't have a car : you can hop on a free shuttle at Gurney on Penang island

How would I rate it : Hot . As in very warm and very sunny. 

Outlets I'd revisit : Super Dry , Timberland , Esprit , FJB .

Tips : do not use the loo if possible .

Location : Bandar Cassia , Penang mainland