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  • 庙会 2013: Happening & Beautiful Chinese New Year In Penang

    庙会 2013: Happening & Beautiful Chinese New Year In Penang

    庙会 2013: Happening & Beautiful Chinese New Year In Penang – Looking at the photos below, I am sure that it’s another reason to visit Penang during Chinese New Year besides food. It’s culture, it’s people, it’s happening, it’s fun. I have been going to Miao Hui for quite a few years, they look the same to me, but it just never failed to impress visitors from other places and it’s an awesome day to bring your camera out for a little fun. I never thought of going to the Miao Hui this year because it’s all the same, but since I’d nothing to do, I went there with Alvin, brought my lovely Canon along, and shoot. Surprised to meet quite a number of familiar faces there too and ended chattering a lot and quite many shots.
    Well, this post is so delayed because it happened like 1.5 months back because I left my camera back in Penang, now I’ve got it, and you can get ready to put Penang into your next place to visit during Chinese New Year next year.
    Houston, NASA of Penang. LOL.
    What’s up what’s up.
    Ong Kooi Jin!
    Khoo Kongsi.
    Beautiful girls.
    Scott!
    With Gen Yong & Alvin.
    Uncle RELA.
    Yi Jun.
    Gen Yong, Kok, me, Alvin & Min Xiang.
    Kok & JJ.
    LANSIs. Emily, Jameson, Lester, Victor, Nick.
    Yao Jing. Pattern banyak.
  • 年初六 Snake Temple Festival

    年初六 Snake Temple Festival

    CNY 2013: 年初六 Snake Temple Festival – This year is the year of Snake and there’s a Snake Temple in Penang! Every year there’s a flame watching festival at the Snake Temple at Bayan Lepas. The level of flame will predict the good luck of the whole year. It is measured by the height of the flame, like how tall it is and will tell the luck whether it’s good, or bad. During this flame watching ceremony, many devotees flocks into the temple to pray for good luck and to see the flame watching ceremony too.

    Food stalls in front of Snake Temple.
    Entrance.

    In conjunction with the year of Snake, the flame watching festival at the Snake Temple was a big festival. Very BIG. The Snake Temple is not to pray to the snake or God of Snake, it’s just somehow the typical Taoist temple happens to attract the reptile to reside in the temple and so call Snake Temple.

    Dear Clarice. =)

    Well, Valentine’s Day, yeah, so, Valentine’s Day go to Snake Temple see flame watching and also play with snake and also pray! I bet my V Day is different with you guys. HAHA. It might not be romantic for you guys, but it is for us, to join the crowds, to join the snake and to explore the culture. =D

    Venomous snake.
    Doesn’t look cute. =.=
    I tell you I am freaking scared of snake.
    Clarice loves the snake more than me.

    It’s really very happening and crowded at there and it’s great that we managed to catch the fireworks too.

  • 年初五 Valentine’s Day

    年初五 Valentine’s Day

    CNY 2013: 年初五 Valentine’s Day – Don’t know since when, Valentine’s Day falls in the Chinese New Year period. Few years back was on the first day, where people seemed to celebrate Chinese New Year more than Valentine’s Day. This year is on the fifth day, no bai nian, no gathering, no gamble, no pray, no ang kong, no shoot, so I got a day out with my lovely Valentine, Clarice. =D
    Ze gift.
    Found sunset at Queensbay Mall’s rooftop. =D

    US!
    Snake Temple! Check out the next post for more.
    It’s pretty interesting for this year, it’s much more Chinese New Year day than Valentine’s day. The day was simple, it’s desserts, Japanese food dinner, shopping and ended the fun at the Snake Temple with crowds of devotees, snakes, and Chinese god and lots of love. Awesome.
    I love you my dear, Clarice. 
  • China House & Busy Armenian Street

    China House & Busy Armenian Street

    CNY 2013: 年初三 China House & Busy Armenian Street – Third day of Chinese New Year is getting more relax and not so hectic as before but then the traffic in this little island of Penang was building up as people has done Bai Nian, it’s time for everyone to go explore, eat and chill.

    Went to China House, my favourite cafe in George Town for a little afternoon tea with my parents and to show dad around as he’d never been there before. It was super duper crowded on that day as the whole cafe was almost full-house. Luckily, I did manage to get a table.

    Just across the street of China House is Armenian Street, the place of the famous bicycle mural and because of Chinese New Year Holiady, tourists were queuing to to take a shot with the famous made by Ernest Zacharevic! It’s madness, it’s happiness!

  • CNY 2013: 年初二 – 吧王庙 Ba Wong Temple @ Klian Intan

    CNY 2013: 年初二 – 吧王庙 Ba Wong Temple @ Klian Intan

    CNY 2013: 年初二 – 吧王庙 Ba Wong Temple @ Klian Intan – A visit to an old temple at Klian Intan for prayers during my reunion at Pengkalan Hulu. This small little village of Klian Intan used to has thousand of tenth population during my grandma’s era but it has not become a tiny village of 1000+ populations. What’s still standing is this Ba Wong Temple at the entrance of the Klian Intan village. It’d been some times that we visited this place and it’s the time again to do some prayers.
    The small  and peaceful village of Klian Intan.
  • CNY 2013: 年初二 Reunion Dinner @ Pengkalan Hulu

    CNY 2013: 年初二 Reunion Dinner @ Pengkalan Hulu

    Sunset @ Pengkalan Hulu, Perak.

    CNY 2013: 年初二 Reunion Dinner @ Pengkalan Hulu – Morning was PSY Gangnam Style, evening was to somewhere ulu to Pengkalan Hulu @ Perak for another reunion dinner and bai nian to relatives. After a heaty morning, it’s time to getaway from the city to the countryside for some relaxing time with family.

    The host!
    Table full of home-cooked dishes.
    Mangkuang-char.
    Vietnamese Spring Roll.
    Ginger duck.
    Vegetable Vietnamese roll.
    Mushroom!
    Siu yok roasted pork.
    Chicken.
    Ginger vinegar pork.
    Kou yok.
  • CNY 2013: 年初2 PSY Gangnam Style x2 Penang

    CNY 2013: 年初2 PSY Gangnam Style x2 Penang

    CNY 2013: 年初2 PSY Gangnam Style x2 Penang – BN said it’s just a cultural Chinese New Year open house for the Penangite, no political agenda behind it, but how do you explain the thousands of blue Barisan National & 1Malaysia flags in Penang which are dangerous to the motorist and unsightful to the beautiful Penang. If you are in Penang, it’s just madness.
    Monday morning, 2nd day of Chinese New Year was extraordinary hot yet I was very excited to see PSY’s Gangnam Style at the Barisan National Chinese New Year Open House Celebration at Han Chiang’s High School. Surprisingly, there’s not much of traffic jam on the road, instead it’s human jam at the venue. I was there to see PSY, not Prime Minister, nor other government officials.
    Eyesore, unsightful flags.
    It’s really very hot, I regretted did not bring an umbrella with me and a big bottle of ice cold water. The scorching heat of the sun could anytime dehydrate me and caused me to faint. I was seeking for shade, squatting down among the sea of human to get some shade from the 35 degree cel direct solar heat.
    The venue was filled with everyone, Malaysians, it’s not just Malaysian Chinese, but Malay, Indian too. Many were there to see PSY, many were there to get free food too. I wonder how many were there to actually see the PM?
    Manage to hear the nice voice of Shila Hamza, later then the speech of Teng Chang Yeow (Penang BN Leader) & Najib Razak (Prime Minister) caused some laughter among the crowds as they were not what the crowds wanted to see most. Feel bad for them as crowd was booing for Teng Chang Yeow, saying NO when Najib shouted ‘Are you ready for BN?’, Rosmah singing Chinese New Year song and Najib failed to invite PSY for lou sang. Hahaha. Too bad.
    After 1.5 hours being under the hot sun, PSY appeared, after the long winded speech by Teng, Najib and singing of Rosmah! Oh gosh! The excitement increased more than 100%! Took a few photos of him in a rush and get myself into the tune and rhythm of Gangnam Style! Oppa! Very sad to see that the front crowds was busy taking video and photo of him, come on, you see him all the time on the Internet and it’s time to join the Gangnam dance. Luckily, happily, PSY did the Gangnam Style the second time! And this time, he managed to get the crowds dancing along! SHIOKNESS!
    After PSY, time to go, took about half an hour to get out of this place. Very bad crowd control and went to look for fluid to re-hydrate  Very hot. Well, very happy to see PSY and enjoyed my 10 minutes with Gangnam Style. BEST CNY! Thanks BN for bringing PSY, but you still are not my favourite political party in Malaysia.

    Gangnam T-shirt!
    PSY Head!
    Lot’s of Lion Dance head at there, seriously, a lot!
    Uncle Choi Shen! God of Wealth.
    Happy happy!
    They probably does not know what’s going on the stage. They were probably waiting for PSY, or free food, maybe?
    Uncle preparing food.
    OK, met Kok Sheng who was helper at there. No political influence, just a random helper, and thanks to him only I get entrance ticket into the area near the stage.
    The ticket.
    Some argued because they don’t get to go in. Very bad crowd control, serious.
    Trust me, you don’t want to stand under this weather, 35 degree celcius, direct solar heat, cloudless.
    =(
    Brother!
    Favourite T-shirt.
    Shila Hamzah is awesome!
    Unfavourable Teng Chang Yeow.
    Unfavourable bunch of political people. NAJIB, ROSMAH, NG YEN YENG & more.
    MC, DJ for PSY!
    ‘Are you ready for GANGNAM?!’
    PSY PSY PSY PSY. REALLY VERY HIGH!
    Go home right after PSY, didn’t care what happened after PSY.
  • CNY 2013: 年初一 Bai Nian & Karaoke

    CNY 2013: 年初一 Bai Nian & Karaoke

    CNY 2013: 年初一 Bai Nian & Karaoke – Very standard stuff I did on the first day of Chinese Snake Year! Woke up late in the morning, started off the day with Gong Hei Fatt Choi to daddy and mommy, ang bao, visit relatives to get more ang bao, visit aunty uncle grandma to get even more ang bao, eat, and ended up karaoke, Xbox and spend time at home with family. Simple day, yet tiring, and fun too!
    Ah Ma’s expression very funny.
    LOL.
    How’s your Chor Yat for you? Looking forward to PSY performance on Chor 2!
  • CNY 2013: 年初二 The Reunion Lunch

    CNY 2013: 年初二 The Reunion Lunch

    CNY 2013: 年初二 The Reunion Lunch – Happy Chinese New Year everyone, it’s a one very very good celebration of the year with your friends and family, no matter you are Chinese or not, celebrate or not, let’s embrace the celebration and feel the fun and love and food! Here’s some simple yet awesome dishes I had at my grandma’s. How about yours?
  • Happy SNAKE Chinese New Year & Gong Hei Fatt Choi

    Happy SNAKE Chinese New Year & Gong Hei Fatt Choi

    Happy SNAKE Chinese New Year & Gong Hei Fatt Choi – Hola everybody! It’s the time of the year, it’s Chinese New Year, the time of the year where money comes in very fast in red ang bao and go out very fast In Between, Poker & Blackjack. HAHAHA. Most importantly, enjoy the reunion, enjoy the food, enjoy the holiday, enjoy the firecrackers, enjoy the Chinese New Year song and enjoy everything lah. =D

    Happy Chinese New Year to all of you, enjoy! Support my blog more, yeah.
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