Today’s sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is the tree that gave Penang island it’s name. The Pinang Palm or Areca nut palm. Areca Catechu.
The seed is commonly known as betel nut seed because it is shaved, wrapped in betel leaf and used for chewing.
The Penang state flag features the Pinang Palm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Penang
Island Living. I love my Penang xoxo
BulanLifestyle.com 
July 2, 2015 at 19:06
Penang, Pinang and Betel! Wow. So you live at the center of Betel. Extraordinary. Betel is widely used in southeast Asia.
(Learned something new)
Merci
July 2, 2015 at 12:49
I’ve never tried! How is it?
July 2, 2015 at 12:43
Haha i had betal leaf in India funny stuff
June 24, 2015 at 10:03
I got back last Thursday after missing my flight home 😆💕
June 24, 2015 at 00:43
Thanks for the lesson! When did you get back? — YUR