Malaysia – Georgetown; The continuation search for Street Art (3)

Hi!!! Still with me? That’s good. Still on Armenian Street Ghaut, we had a slight detour off to Lebuh Victoria as a strong fragrance smell of freshly cook moon cakes and biscuits caught our noses.

Cute looking ‘piggy ‘biscuits.

.. the old style entrance to the shop.

Walking further down Armenian Street Ghaut, you will see lots of ‘cats’ on the side of the street… not real cats but mural cat painting.

This is the giant cat mural painting and a mouse hiding in a corner avoiding been ‘caught’ by the ‘cat’. =). This mural was done to create awareness of the need to protect animals (hmmm maybe not to the mouse though)

.. here is a ‘cat’ made of strings on a cloths pole.

Beautiful old houses on Armenian Street Ghaut.

Another hand painted cat at on a zinc panel at a bicycle rental shop. (oh yes… there’s lots of bicycle rental shops which you can rent bicycle to ride around the Georgetown Heritage area).

That’s all? Well… hell no!! There’s more to come. Let’s keep on moving!!!

Malaysia – Georgetown; The continuation search for Street Art (2)

Still at Chew Jetty, we were strolling along the passageways, passing the clustered wooden houses which were still occupied by the occupants of the Chew Clan communities.

The passageway made of wooden planks. The houses built on wooden stilts.

One of the typical wooden houses at the Chew Jetty.

Colourful sign boards…. so that you do not get lost lol!!!

Wooden houses on stilts. If you look at the picture below on the far left, there used to be an Ernest Zacharevic’s painting; Children in a boat but due to the rain and sunshine… it was slowly disappearing. You can catch this painting in my earlier posting – Street Art around town; of a different kind

Boats tied to the jetty and it was low tide.

A view at the end of the jetty overlooking Penang Bridge from afar.

Walking out from the Chew Jetty…. we were heading to the Gat Lebuh Armenian (Armenian Street Ghaut) road.

Old shops doing metal works… and this one was doing anchors for boats or ships.

Want more? Then dun stop… let’s continue ‘walking’ with me and let’s find those street art. =)

Malaysia – Georgetown; Continuation search for Street Art (1)

Welcome back!!

This is the continuation of my search for the Street Art in Georgetown, Penang. If you have missed out on my earlier posting, you can find it here; Street Art around town; of a different kind and also my walk in Georgetown Heritage Area

Started off early in the morning, we have our breakfast at Weld Quay at a typical old Kopitiam (coffee shop).

Oyster porridge; nice and tasty with youtiao (fried breadstick)

a typical old coffee shop in Penang.

This stall sells ban chang kuih (pancake)

nice and crispy ….

….filled with crushed peanuts.

Welcoming us at the entrance of Chew Jetty was a painting of an old lady and I guess next to her was her grandson in a ‘superman’ costume.

Home made painting.

Like what you seen? Well there’s more. Follow me on my continuation of my search ……

Malaysia – Walk up to the Batu Caves (3)

My last post on the walk up to the Batu Caves.

The interior of the caves is beautiful. Guess the pictures says more than words. Enjoy…..

Sunlight shooting through a hole into the cave…..

One of the temple altars..

view from inside of the cave to the blue clear sky.

Heading back down the stairs… slowly. =)

Here’s the short of the monkey if you missed out on the earlier post. =P

Hope you enjoy following me on the walk up to the caves. Keep following me and find out what is coming next. =)

Malaysia – Walk up to the Batu Caves (2)

Welcome back and following me on my walk up to Batu Caves.

Below is the the statue of Lord Murugan, found at the entrance of the steps; stands at 40m tall which is considered as the tallest statue of Lord Murugan in the world. This massive statue is a master piece of Indian sculptors.

A shot right under the statue.

The stairs up to Batu Caves…..

Some people also come here to exercise especially in the morning and evening to walk and down the stairs.

Did you manage to catch a glimpse of the monkeys?

Right at the top of the stairs; 272 steps!!

.. entrance of the cave

Interior of  the caves.

Follow me into Batu Caves in my next post. =)

Malaysia – Walk up to the Batu Caves (1)

Over one of my weekends, I took a trip to one of the Caves in Kuala Lumpur; Batu Caves to be exact.

What is Batu Caves?

Batu Caves cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia, (the other place in Malaysia that celebrate Thaipusamin a massive scale is in Penang – Celebration of Thaipusam. Been here 20 years back on Thaipusam day and it was packed with people… back to back unlike what you will see in the coming photos.

Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in the Gombak district, 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. It is also the name of the nearby village.

The Shrine at the entrance of the Batu Caves

Another temple which is the near to Batu Caves Komuter Station.

Lots of pigeons near the entrance. The girl is ‘enjoying’ herself been surrounded by them. Can you see her?

Stalls selling Indian garlands

Batu Caves temple complex consists of three main caves and a few smaller ones and almost 100m above the ground. The biggest, referred to as Cathedral Cave or Temple Cave, has a very high ceiling and features ornate Hindu shrines. You will need to climb a steep flight of 272 steps to reach it.

Interesting? Stay tune to fine out more in my next posting. =)

Malaysia – A View from the Airplane Window

This is my one of trip back from Penang to Kuala Lumpur using flight. As flights were getting more affordable (provided you book early) it is more convenient to fly than to take a bus which may even cost more. Malaysia have a lot of choices of flights to choose from such as Firefly, Berjaya Airlines and Malindo which flies to Subang Skypark, and Airasia to LCCT. Flight time is usually around 45mins to 1 hr whereas a bus trip will take about 4 to 5 hours.

In the Firefly ATR 72-500 propeller plane taxing to take off.

passing by an Airasia 737-400 which just arrived.

A nice shot from the airplane window overlooking the 2nd Penang Bridge link; which is 24km long (land and sea) which is expected to be open in Nov 2014 linking the island to the mainland at Batu Kawan.

The Island of Pulau Jerejak which is a short 5min ferry ride from the island. This island was formerly the main leper asylum for The Straits Settlements (1868), then Quarantine Station(1875) and later penal colony (1969) for the ISA detainees. Now, it has been converted to a resort which is facing the island side. While the other side of the island of Jerejak is a shipyard.

Lastly…. a short out of the window of the clouds at 25,000 feet.

Catch me on my next posting. 😊