Interestingly, the goddess of mercy or Guan Yin Ma has 3 birthday in a year and today is the last birthday of the year. I do not know why the goddess has three birthday, someone please share with me the story please? Haha.
Tag: Happenings
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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. 
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Penang First Taoist Float Procession 槟城太上老君古庙游神
Penang First Taoist Float Procession 槟城太上老君古庙游神 – Last Sunday, Penang has its first Taoist Float Procession with a spiritual route of 11.8km, and a length of 4km of more than 80 floats, representing different Taoist temple around Penang, and other state.
This Taoist float procession was organized in conjunction with the 115th Anniversary of the Lean Wah Thong Temple in Air Itam, Penang. It has attracted many locals and tourists to experience the float procession and also caused some traffic congestion in town.
I didn’t really know about it at first until my grandma told me about this event, only then I searched on the Internet and found out about it. It’s very cool, with many different Taoism god on the decorated float and many devotees join the procession. It’s a very happenings night, but I think the state tourism and culture authority should tell people more about it, so more people can experience the event as I know many didn’t know about this event.
I went to Pangkor Road and Jalan Dato Kramat to photograph the event. Hopefully, this kind of event will occur every year in Penang to attract more tourists and devotees to Penang.
More photos after the break.
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George Town Festival 2012 Teaser Website
George Town Festival 2012 Teaser Website – George Town Festival is an annual event that happens in Penang to celebrate George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage city ever since the year 2010. The 2011 George Town Festival was a heat in Penang and many came to Penang to enjoy the month long celebration.
The George Town Festival 2012 website is up as a teaser website and the planning for the 2012 festival has already started. You can fill in your name as volunteer, as well as sponsor for the festival. If you have tip and idea to make the festival even greater, you can contribute too!
Check out the teaser website here.
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Walk Walk At Bukit Bintang With Hueisean
Walk Walk At Bukit Bintang With Hueisean – Sorry if I have been posting many photos/posts about Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur downtown or the city because recently (more to come) I have been to downtown KL quite some times and I have taken many photos which I want to share with all of you. =)
The glass wall outside the RapidKL KLCC Station ticketing counter.
Hueisean’s first time at Uniqlo, which is also my favourite Japanese brand.It was a Saturday, and I went to town with my dearly Hueisean to walk, to shop, to see, to shoot and to eat. As usual, Kelana Jaya Line Rapid KL LRT was our transportation to town, and of course the wonderful pairs of leg that we all have got.
She told me that Garrett’s popcorn is good! And have been eating many in Singapore and now it’s here in Malaysia, in KLCC. Gonna check it out when it’s open.I’ll take it as an exercise walk in town because I find it quite effective as I believe there’s more than 5KM I have walked on that day, perhaps more.
Taking photos of Garrett’s Popcorn … store.
Went to check out Tokyo Street in Pavilion, the new shopping zone in the mall.Everytime I go downtown to window shop, it’s always KLCC > Pavilion > Fahrenheit 88 > Sungei Wang > Lowyat Plaza only then go back home. Imagine how far and long I walk to and at this places. It’s tiring yet fun. Though that day only covers a little bit of KLCC, many bit of Pavilion, a little bit of Fahrenheitt 88 and more a bit of Sungei Wang.
Hueisean seldom come to KL, so she doesn’t really familiar the way around and so I was her guide for her shopping day. =D It’s not saying that Penang doesn’t have good mall, it’s that the mall here has more choice and I hope that one day my hometown, Penang’s shopping mall can be on par with the one in Kuala Lumpur. =D Haha. I think Gurney Paragon shopping centre will be awesome.
Went to check out the new shopping zone in Pavilion which is the Tokyo Street – featuring many Japanese oriented and based shops and restaurants. It’s a very cool and good idea, however there’s no Muji! How can Muji not in Malaysia yet, I am still waiting for Muji for their cool minimalist lifestyle products. Overall, this place is nice, you can get many Japanese snacks and food here.
Walk walk walk, snap snap snap, see see see, I’ll let the photos of speaks.
The Click Shop is a very nice camera shop that sells Lomography camera. I really amaze that a blogshop can make it into an outlet at the prestige shopping mall – Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. The interiors and decorations make it look premium too. Somehow, I am more into vintage camera than lomo camera now.
Sunset at Bukit Bintang. You are not allow to step or stand or walk on the grass platform. Really lousy.
Here comes the famous Bukit Bintang cross road.
The giant LED cube by YES 4G. I prefer having the screen showing like news instead of re-run of YES 4G commercial on it. Though, it’s really very awesome.
Only now I know that Sungei Wang’s toilet is free. Woohoo. I hate finding RM0.20/RM0.30 coins for toilet. Really ridiculous.
After touring Sungei Wang Plaza, while walking home, we found something interesting at the Bukit Bintang cross road, in front of the giant LED screen above Maybank. Crowds were standing there, taking photos, smile, and having fun. We were curious and went to check it out.
I see us on the big big screen. No wonder everyone was standing there to take a look, at themselves. We, too, looked at the screen. It’s actually a promo for the upcoming F&N Big Fun Fest on 24th September 2011 where the area will be turn into a dance party. People will be dancing, and will be shown live on the big big screen. It’s sort of like a flash mob and you can learn the dance on Facebook too and join the fun!
Then, we went back home. Yeah! What a fun Saturday.
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Taylor’s BARIO Leave A Mark Charity Event
The BARIO Project at Taylor’s University is a charity project that is about providing education to poor children in Sabah. Recently they have a charity event call “Leave A Mark” where you can leave a mark then do donation to the project. I passed by the event area in campus and with curiosity, I went to check it out. Haha.
It’s nice to see charity stuff around Taylor’s. I took part in the Leave A Mark thing. It’s actually stamping your palm on a cloth, letting the children know that we know about their existence and care for them. =)
This thing is organized by the International Student group and best part of all is that they give free Ribena. Really quenched my thirst that noon.
But of course, I did make some donation as well and help them reach the target of palm stamping.
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First Day To Watch 3D At W Cinemax At Island Plaza
Hohoho, Penang island now have a new cineplex at Island Plaza, which add into the family of Golden Screen Cinema at Gurney Plaza and Queensbay Mall, Cathay Cineplex at Prangin Mall and soon to open Tanjung Golden Village at First Avenue.
Last time, there’s actually a Mega Pavilion cineplex at Island Plaza but closed down after few years and few years later, the cinema business at there is back and I have a new place to go.
What’s so special about this W Cinemax is that it shows 3D movie mostly and only one or two normal film.
So I came back last Thursday, it’s officially opened on Thursday 4/11/2010 and you know I like new stuff and just nice that I was back home, I went there with my girlfriend to catch up a old 3D film, The Child Eye.
There are only 3 cinema hall and very cute thing is they named it as X, Y, Z instead of the 1, 2, 3, 4. Since it’s promotion, the ticket is only RM10 and it’s very cheap for a 3D film when compare to GSC or TGV. I have no idea what’s the original ticket rate though, hopefully it’s cheap.
Hueisean. =)W, X, Y, Z! =D Have you been there already?
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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My Open House during Tiger Chinese New Year
New Year, New Year, I am still talking about new year because there’s nothing much to talk already, my long holiday is coming to an end. That’s sad. I will be going to National Service on 28th March 2010, so please do miss me and don’t stop visiting my blog. ^^
Chinese New Year is always fun and is the best part of the year. It’s about food, money, gambling, friends, talking, traveling, and holidaying. Only dislike thing is, it’s traffic jam everywhere! Especially my place, near to a shopping mall and the sea. That sucks for me.
Met Phei Qin at Gurney.
Met Chen Yuen with Sher Reen. ^^To make Chinese New Year even more fun, more happenings, friends came visit to my place. Obviously was to get ang bao from my beloved parents, but nevermind, it’s Chinese New Year, everyone’s happy. Hehe.
Ok, the two photos above were not about open house. It’s before open house where I went to Gurney Plaza for a walk, it’s too bored at home, lazy to go onto the Internet also and met some friends.
The first visit by friend wasn’t really open house, it’s just visit, but I’ll considered it as open house, because my house was open for visit and they came. Thanks all, the first visit was by the Leo Club juniors, shit, should not say junior because it makes me sound so old, they are all my Leo Club friends, the younger one. ^^ Check list, there’s Kenny, Kelvin, Amanda and Corrinne.
Corrinne, gambling queen. Look at the card, no point. LOL.
Kelvin with Amanda’s pose.
Cool brother, Yikhung.Actually visits during Chinese New Year do simple thing only, gambling and talking.
Only a little attention paid on what’s showing on the television. It’s always, blackjack, blackjack, 7 point, 8 point. Chinese loves to gamble during CNY. I like winning money. XD
The next visit was on the next day. It’s very last minute where I asked my friend whether want to come over to my place or not. Parents had a real open house, with lots of food, drinks, beer and their friend.
These adults gamble very powerful, it’s tens and hundreds whereas us were like, cents and bucks.
The Chinese style of party. I don’t really know how to organize a party, the main reason is because I don’t really know how a party goes on, dance? food? talk? shout? scream? games? I am not that kind of person who think, but in my mind, I love party, I would like to go to and see how it’s like if there’s a chance. You see like in those American teenager film, their party is like so cool, so happenings.
It was Whitney’s birthday that day. Whitney is the daughter of my mom’s friend. They brought cake to our place, unfortunately, there’s no candle.
With Ker Ying and Sheue Yen.Alvin, Ker Ying, Sheue Yen, Wei Chung, Yong Chieh and Zheng Feng came over to my place late at night. Thanks people. Played cards again and won some money on the last round. Pretty fun!
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