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Away to PLKN (Day 9): Penang Tiger CNY Miao Hui Until At Night

Chinese New Year Penang Celebration Miao Hui 庙会 post is back again. This time I’ll show about what happened at night. I’ll let the photos speak more because I am in NS and I lazy to write more. So sorry people.

Some people stay there until 11am because there’s fireworks, I went home at around 1030pm already because I was too tired. I was there from 4pm till 10pm, it’s quite long for me, moreover I’ve been there before, so I didn’t want to stay until everything ended.

My aim was to visit every corner of the Miao Hui and finally we did, only that we did not see the fireworks. At night was prettier because there’s the lantern and light. Ideal for photoshooting.

Andy Ooi.

Taking photos with the God of Wealth. Haha.

Wearing Kooi Jin’s uniform.

Lou Sang!

Janice was part of GBBM too.

Then I went to look for Kooi Jin who was the helper for GBBM which organized part of the event near Han Chiang’s Temple. Their theme was 忠 (zhong), literally means honest.

Taking a break at mamak stall.

Then we went to eat dinner at a mamak stall, the same stall I ate the year before.

Squeezing the balloon to BOOMS.

There’s fashion show too! Best part.

There’s also band performance at the temple.

Walk around, shoot shoot, and played Chinese calligraphy and I admit my calligraphy skill sucks, since high school.

I wrote 天天快乐 which means happy everyday.

Chinese Opera.

Bubble tea rocks!

Met Jocelyn Yew. =D She’s helping at there too.

Went home! Really tired and interesting photoshoot. I was satisfied with what’ve got in my camera. Didn’t really meet a lot of people there but it’s still fun.

April 5, 2010
Goodbye to my NS Friends

Guest Post by alvinyang.

Nicholas, Chen Yuen and Yi Phing went to NS already. We did a farewell for them at RED. It was quite emotional the night. The atmosphere was quite quiet as time passed by.

Arron. 🙂

Goodbye to Nicholas.

Goodbye to Chen Yuen. 🙂

April 3, 2010
Away to PLKN (Day 5): Gift from China by a Singaporean Friend

I met a Singaporean friend online, his name is Paul and I want to thank him for getting me souvenirs from his China and Hong Kong trip. One day while coming back home, I am so surprised to see there’s a parcel on my doorstep and I there’s my name written on it. So excited because the souvenirs has finally arrived. =D

I saw Coke logo. Yes, I am a Coca-Cola cans fans and have been collecting the cans for few years already and is still collecting! He bought me Coke plastic cups which are pretty cool. Now, it’ll be something new for my Coke collection.

There’s also casing for Google Nexus One. So nice to see there’s accessories for the phone already. He didn’t know what color I like so bought all five, but still, I like the transparent white the most. =) Pretty!

By the way, HAPPY APRIL FOOL. Nothing to fool you. LOL

April 1, 2010
Away to PLKN (Day 4): Lomo #1

Yay, I don’t know should I yay or not. I am now at the National Service Camp in Balik Pulau, somewhere at the back of Penang Island, approximately 40km away from my home. Hope I am having fun at there and don’t forget my blog here!

I have taken 3 roll of films last year and I am only sharing the lomography now because I am in NS! Hehe, the above was taken on a Holga 120 with a Kodak 120mm film. Weird right? Because I forgot to roll over the frame. It overlapped.

NS has got technology-related entertainment!

March 31, 2010
Away to PLKN (Day 2): Borrowed PLKN 2010 First Batch DVD from Jocelyn

First time being away from home for so long and some more it’s a camp. I regretted why high school I didn’t join scouts or related-cadet which has camping, so I would be well-prepared for now. You guys in high school should join more camp, it’s fun.

I Google-ed over the Internet about National Service (PLKN), camping and many related stuff. Luckily, they film out the program for Kumpulan 1 Siri 7 2010 of Kem PLKN White Resort, which is the camp that I am at. Kumpulan 1 means first batch, I am batch 2, so when I am out, there’s DVD for us too, but need to pay money to buy it.

One set of DVDs consist of 3 discs and it’s RM30. They have good mind of making money. Gonna thank Jocelyn from first batch for lending me the disc.

Doing homework.

It’s good to see what they do and how’s life in the camp. And I’ve asked a lot of information from my friends who had just came back from the camp too. I am ready, not-ready also must ready because I am there already! Yo!

March 29, 2010
Away to PLKN (Day 1): I Am At Kem PLKN White Resort, Balik Pulau

Where am I right now? I am not at home, I am not near to Gurney Drive, I am not in town, but I still in Penang Island, but back of the island at Balik Pulau! I am now at Kem PLKN White Resort. The name sounds cool huh? Currently attending a 2 months plus National Service camp at there and will be back on 12 June 2010.

Interesting right?

So you might see this blog being half dead, but don’t worry, I will be back very soon, I know it, it just 2 and a half month only. No big deal! ^^ So, don’t run away my friend. Wish me have fun at there. Haha.

Refer the map below, I have the coordinates, but I don’t know how only will get you there because there’s no small road showing on the map. But this serve as your reference for how to go to White Resort. So friends, ring me up, text me, email me and keep in touch! Do visit me at the camp weekly weekend open day too!

[googlemaps https://maps.google.com.my/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=100073510666181549549.0004828e7bc4c6fbcd1ee&ll=5.328226,100.218916&spn=0.014955,0.021458&z=15&iwloc=0004828e7bc8104d7adb5&output=embed&w=500&h=350]

March 28, 2010
Chin Lai’s Farewell Gathering at Town Steamboat House

Chin Lai called up for a steamboat dinner as a last gathering and farewell because he was going to National Service. I don’t know why always go that Town Steamboat House, my many gatherings also were held at there. Last November and December, I went there for like 3-4 times.

Anyway, since I long time few months didn’t go already, moreover I go to NS too, same place was no big deal. It’s a all-boys and one girl gathering, Chin Lai, Tee Jin, Arron, Chien Chern, Yan Duan, Chen Yuen and Yiphing, but I forgot to take Yiphing’s photo, she went back early. OMG.

As the Chinese said, 有说有笑 (you3 shuo1 you3 xiao4), means there’s laughter and chattering. That’s what we did, with additional of photo taking by me and eat. =D

Since it’s weekday night, there’s not many people at the restaurant, it’s not very hot. Else on weekend, where there’s many people, it’s very very hot, and sweating all along while grilling and steamboating. This place is fun because it’s eat all you can, price is RM19.90. Not bad.

Although not sweaty, but when going home, the body sure smells oily and BBQ. Woo.

See you guys back in June! I will be back.

March 27, 2010
Went to Khoo Kongsi on Tiger CNY Miao Hui

Every year will go the same place during the Miao Hui a.k.a. Penang Chinese New Year Celebration and Open House. It’s the Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, every year will go in take photos and come out again. This is the 3rd year already, I didn’t find it boring yet because there’s friend with me together.

This year’s Miao Hui, the entrance of Khoo Kongsi were decorated by ATEC Art School’s students. I could see a lot of handmand Chinese thing at there. Pretty interesting.

Nothing much though, went in a while and come out already.

Saw something special that’s eyes cleaning. I don’t know how it works, the person clean your eye lids I assume and he said that you will see more clearly after the cleaning. Real or not I don’t really know but it’s my first time knowing that there’s such thing. Cool.

Well at the back lane going out of Khoo Kongsi, it’s the same lane again. Photographers stood there and point their camera up again. I didn’t want to do that already, because I’ve did it before. Haha. Shooting up got so interesting meh?

=========S.O.X. All-Stars Drum & Dance=========

S.O.X. All-Stars is back with Drum & Dance this year, with more fun, more excitement and more prizes! If you dance, if you drum, if you march, faster join it now and bring glory to your school! For your little information, from what I’ve heard, this year’s would be bigger and the heats are coming to all the regions in Malaysia. So, do check it out and get into the fun with everyone!

Got X, Got Drum, Got Dance! Faster join now!

March 27, 2010
Went To Medical Check Up For NS

Everybody! I will be going to National Service, to serve the my lovely country for two months plus! Please don’t forget me and remember to miss me. Haha. I will be going away this Sunday, 28th March 2010 and I will only be back on 12nd June 2010.

So between this time, the ways to contact me are drop me a message on Facebook, email me or text me.But then, I can’t reply and read your message straight away, I may get to use the computer, but not many time.

It’s a once in a life time process, it’s that I am lucky to be chosen for the program and I am ready to go for it right now.

The PLKN (Program Latihan Khidmat Negara) department is really slow. I only received my letter about it on Tuesday. It’s a registered post, I wasn’t at home that time and I needed to go the post office to retrieve it. Work for me, but nevermind, I was free.

There’s nothing much inside the letter. It’s about me being chosen, where is the meet-up point, forms, approval letter for parents to use M-16 rifle, little guide and medical check up notice.

I was required to go for medical check up at the nearest government clinic or the general hospital. This is to ensure my physical and mental are fit for the program. I am a healthy person, so I am so fit for it, I guess. I actually wanted to go to check up at general hospital, but then mom said it’s far and need to go through a lot of procedure so asked me to go to the government clinic.

At the clinic, it’s so simple only. No urine test or blood test. Doctor just asked orally about my healthy and physical thing. LOL, real easy job for the doctor. I also didn’t want to go through all the hassel, so fast come, fast go.

Spent half an hour in the clinic, done. Go home. I am fit for the program. LOL

March 26, 2010
Tiger Chinese New Year Celebration in Penang, Miao Hui 2010

This year is Tiger year for the Chinese, very cute because many Chinese will use Tiger as their mascot or buy Tiger bear for fun, or even drink more Tiger beer. So every year in Penang, my hometown, there’s Chinese New Year Celebration and Open House for everyone to visit, play, eat and drink in town area, which is known as Miao Hui 庙会.

Every year also has that many people come to this place, somewhere around Armenian Street and Pitt Street. They set up stages, lots of booth and everywhere at there are well-decorated with Chinese New Year feel.

This year would be my third visit already. I was there in 2008 and also in 2009. Actually every year go there also is take photos only, and go for fun to join the crowds, since there’s so many people. This year was different a bit because I shoot with a different lens, the Tamron f/2.8 17-50mm. Hehe. No idea whether I will be there or not next year. If I got a new lens or a new body, maybe I’ll go again.

Actually nothing much one, it’s the same every year. Cultural booths, game booths, food stalls, lion dance, fashion show and many Chinese-related thing. There’s youth doing treasure hunt and found me because I had a “Tiger” tooth that they were looking for. I guess joining the hunt is funner than photo shooting.

Cultural dancer.

Something not very comfortable was that this year’s weather went crazy. It’s very hot. Alvin, Andy and me were there at around 5pm, it’s almost sunset already, but still very hot. Luckily I had just t-shirt and shorts.

Andy Ooi.

Starbucks Coffee had a booth there too! Java Chips Frapuccino!

Compare to last year, I feel last year has got more people, there’s people like sardine cramming on the street, but this year didn’t have.

Met Cai Qian.

Met Chin Keong, Kelvin, Kok Sheng and more.

Met friends but not many. The Magnificent SIX was not there, they went to a movie and there’s only me from the SIX was there. But I saw a lot of Leo Club friends. ROAR.

What was Kok Sheng doing there?

I like happenings place. If there’s place in Penang that’s always so happenings then it will be nice and cool. I don’t like to see a dead city or dead town, it’s not fun. I know some people like to be alone, but do go out some times to take a look what’s happening and go back again. Me, myself is a weird person, I like quiet but I also like happenings, weird right. Haha.

Found Spongebob hanging somewhere. ^^

Happy faces for CNY!

There’s cultural dances on the stage but every year, I didn’t bother what happen on the stage. Feel bad for all the performance, I know their tiredness and effort in performing and I am talking cock. Haha, but anyway, if got chance, I will check the stage performance again.

Governor of Penang, Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas was there too! For like less than 15 minutes. He came here to “hi and bye”. So high post and high class people, at least must come and “hi and bye” for a while to give face.

Cool CM.

My favourite Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng stayed a little while longer than the Govenor for media interview. Hehe.

Boss! a.k.a. Lion Alan Thoo, my Leo Club’s District Chairperson. Rocks!

I like to call him Doctor Yew. I.T. support man for Digi.

My employer did actually ask me whether want to work on that day or not because Digi was a major sponsor for the event, but somehow, I decided to go for photoshooting rather than promoting. =)

Pinky.

Met colleagues a.k.a. friends that I’ve work before with.

Met Amanda the blogger.

Sometime I feel headache when I’ve taken so many photos, I don’t know want to put it up, obviously I have a bad mind in presenting it to you all. So I am splitting the post up. Stay tune for more about this Chinese New Year celebration evening, Miao Hui.

March 25, 2010

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