Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Antique Chair
An impressive Mother-of-Pearl inlay antique chair with Marble. Guess it's made in the 19th century. These kinds of chairs are still own by a lot of Penangites and place it in their house. Normally they will not sell but will pass it on from generation t o generation; unless if one of the generation are broke then they might sell off to potential buyers.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Old Mansion?
Friday, May 23, 2008
Relaxing ambience
Found this romantic and relaxing place down town, see those atap roof,kinda cool and we seldom see these in town anymore. Here they serve Malay and Western cuisine. Open at lunch and dinner. Located along Jalan Burma, it's called JempuTree Restaurant. There's a tree house too where you can eat and relax. :)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Happy Wesak Day!
Went for the prayers at the Malaysian Buddhist Association (MBA) along Burma Road, during the evening so it is not too hot! Tomorrow night there will be a parade! All buddhist gather to pray and get their blessings on Wesak day. Buddhists claim that buddha will help relieve their bad karma, after bathing the little buddha with holy water.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
From my Balcony
Friday, May 16, 2008
Peek-a-boo
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Church of Assumption
The Cathedral was first founded in 1786, originally, it was named Church of the Assumption as the Roman Catholic Eurasians from Kedah landed in Penang that year on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption. The present building, erected by Father Manisol, was opened in 1861. In 1955 the church became known as the Cathedral of the Assumption. English services are held at 11am and 6.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays only. At other times, the church is closed off to visitors.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Love Lane?
Actually, it's just a small lane beside a high school.
By the way, P.Pinang stands for Pulau Pinang, which translate as "Pinang Island", it was named that way because long time ago, this island was flooded with Pinang Trees.... which is the tall tree behind in the photo that looks like a coconut tree. So that's how Penang got its name!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Short trip to Museum & Gallery Tuanku Fauziah (USM)
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Local Apong - Pancakes!
I happened to crave for some snacks while on my way home from work, so I drop by Uncle Ah Guan's Pancakes. As you can see it is still piping hot when he pass it to me through my car's window! Of course, I am not eating it while driving! Hah!
One thing good about Penang is whenever you feel hungry, there's just food around the corner, anytime, any day!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Car Number Plates...
It is bizarre to know that Penangites tend to go crazy over car number plates! They always look for lucky numbers like no.1,2,5,6,8,9... etc. All the numbers has to do with the culture, in this part of Malaysia, where mostly are of Chinese origin, they tend to love numbers. Accordingly, it brings them luck! All these lucky number plates aren't cheap as well, they cost the owner at least RM500-3000 or more if you were to book a particular number plate. As you can see most of the vehicles here are luxury cars, some family actually have 10 cars with the same number! Incredible huh!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Penang World Music Festival 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
The Five Lanterns
This unique Five Lanterns are placed at the front of a Chinese Temple. It is unique because the older generation in Penang used to named it "Goh Pa Teng" which signifies the location and the street. It is located near Armenian Street in Penang, in front of "Poh Hock Siah" in Hokkien dialect; Chinese temple.
Well, history notes that the early chinese settlements in Penang used to form societies /clans / gangs. This is one of the Landmark whereby they speak of and gather at the temple to discuss social issues and problems. Like say, you watch the Chinese mafia movie whereby they gather and talk and negociate......... so this is the place!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
The Texture of the Old Days
Friday, May 2, 2008
Mercedes logo on the wall?
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