Malaysia has a perpetual extended weekend! Don’t believe me? Well, most states in the country have Saturday and Sunday off but 4 of the states (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu & Johor) have Friday and Saturday off. That makes for an extended weekend to almost all of us. Well, especially to those who live in a neighboring states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Johor.

Here’s how I see it, when Thursday evening rolls in, the folks from these 4 states would go out and start enjoying their weekends by eating out or going for a holiday in a neighboring states that have Saturday and Sunday off. These folks flock the streets, sit around at eateries and checked in to the hotels. That’s what I always do when I was in Kedah. Thursday night we would pack and go to Penang to eat and sometimes stay over because it is already weekends for us. Come Sunday morning when it is a holiday for folks in Penang, they would come over to Kedah and pay their bills because the government offices are open on Sundays! It’s a nice trade offs actually because we have the flexibility to run errands on Sundays. If you are doing business, Friday, Saturday and Sundays should be peak time for both shops in Penang as well as Kedah.