Dhammikarama Burmese Temple

Across the street of the Thai temple is another Buddhist Temple built by the Burmese. Burma Lane, as the name shown, it should be a place where Burmese community gathered. Dhammikarama Burmese Temple is the first Buddhist temple built in Penang. I have no idea how a Burmese temple should looks, but apparently this one in Penang is colorful with many mythical figures and religious icon around the compound.

Guarding the world

Guardian of the temple

The Buddha statue at the main hall

Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram

I don't know the official name of the temple--Wat Chaiya
Mangkalaram until I search it in the Penang Tourism's
website. We usually call it "The Sleeping Buddha", a
direct translation from Mandarin.Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram
is a Thai Buddhist temple, notable for its Reclining Buddha
statue. Measuring 33 meters in length,the statue is the 3rd
largest in the world.I had been visiting this place everytime
I came back for holidays, tour-guiding friends and my host
family. Same place, different people, nice memory.

All England 2007 Men Double Final

I missed the live, which was good. Everytime if I supported
in front of the television, the Malaysian team will loose.
This time, they won. 25 years, and the champion is coming
back to Malaysia. Well done!! and congratulation!!
Here is the only two short clip that i can find in Youtube.
Hope you enjoy it!!

Seafood Village--好友

A seafood village at Teluk Kumbar, Penang. You can enjoy a beautiful
sunset at the beach, taking photograph before start the feast. The 
place is actually a small kampung quite a distance from the town 
erea. Development starts putting its hand there,and traffic jam is
the most significant problem when I visited there 2 weeks ago. 
Anyway, I enjoyed the food so much and the price is not that 
expensive.  

Sunset 

Stingray


We call this clam- "Chi-le". Any idea how to call it in English?


Crabs

Kek Lok Si Temple 极乐寺

Kek Lok Si Temple, one of the best known temple in the Penang
island. Every year during the celebration of Chinese New Year,
the temple will be lights up with lantern.Praying at the temple
for happiness and prosperity in the coming year is a traditional
for Chinese community in this country.Kek Lok Si Temple 
apparently a popular temple which attract many visitor through
its unique architecture, the seven stories pagoda. A bronze statue
of Kuan Yin with 30.2 meters height stands tall at the hill sides
behind the pagoda.I have joined the human's flow this year
bringing along my Japanese friend. Is a wanderful visit, 
although i had to stuck in side a traffic jam and had a hard
time finding a parking space.Without a tripod, i really had a
difficult time taking a nice shot for lights up. Out of hundreds, i
only have a few which consider nice. Hopefully i can get a tripod 
soon.;) 

    

The pagoda

The Buddha

In the garden

Closeup- the lantern

The lanterns' path

红蜻蜓

当音乐从电台传来
“
飞呀飞呀
看那红色蜻蜓飞在蓝色天空
游戏在风中不断追逐他的梦
。。。
当烦恼愈来愈多
玻璃弹珠愈来愈少
我知道我已慢慢地长大了
红色的蜻蜓曾几何时
也在我岁月慢慢不见了
。。。
”
童年的歌谣，童年的记忆。
好怀念。
把握着它，别让成长带走心中的红蜻蜓。

新年快乐！

3年了。一转眼在日本留学已经3年了。也不是说没有机会回国与家人团聚，只是往年的农历新年都必须留在日本考试，也没机会到当地的唐人街感受过年的气氛，难免有些遗憾。不过我算是幸运的，留学的第三年就遇上闰月，难得迟来的新年，让我有机会踏上游子回乡过年的列车。
我与班机延误有一定的缘分（上回因台风的缘故，必须在吉隆坡呆一个晚上），从吉隆坡返槟城的航班延迟了两个钟头。年三十的晚上9.30才赶到与家人吃团圆饭。距离上一次的农历新年已是两年前的事了，家人脸上的笑容，母亲拿手的过年菜肴，红彤彤的新年布置，俗气但热闹的新年歌，午夜12点钟的炮竹声。。。回家过年的感觉真好。

Hatsumode 初詣

Time flew. It had been two month since 1st of January, when 
Japanese celebrate their new year. I won't write more about this
( I wrote one before here ).
Just to share some photos and a few facts here.
*Japanese started celebrate new year on 1st of January during 
  the Meiji Revolution. They called the traditional new year 
  "The old new year (旧御正月)"
*Altough 1st of January is in the middle of winter, the Japanese still 
  using the word "迎春" on their greeting card.
*2007 is the year of pig. But in Japan, 猪(いのしし) for them is wild
  pig, 豚(ぶた)is pig.That's means 2007 is the year of wild pig for
  them.  

Full moon


Lights of Hope


Smoke...God blessing


御籤(mikuji), predicting the future


notice the different between pig and wild pig!