Guarding the world
Guardian of the temple
The Buddha statue at the main hallTuesday, March 27, 2007
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
Guarding the worldGuardian of the templeThe Buddha statue at the main hall
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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.
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!!
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!!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
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
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.;)
In the garden
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
Monday, March 05, 2007
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。
Saturday, March 03, 2007
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。
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。
Friday, March 02, 2007
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!
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!
Monday, February 19, 2007
伏見稲荷大社 Fujimi Inari Shrine
Fujimi Inari Shrine is an old, famous shrine in kyoto with thousand of sacred gate what we called 鳥居(torii) in Japanese being buit along the path way towards the shrine.
These gates are built on donation by people.It means an entrance to a living place of Gods of Shinto.You should be familiar with this scene if you have watched the movie--Memoirs of a Geisha.
Endless path
絵馬
絵馬(ema) is a board where you write your name and wishes on and tide it at the shrine.
Falling Leave- End of the fall season,no red maple leave but it still make a good entry in this photo
Kids shouting at the hill top
The kyoto city
Burning Candle
Light from the heaven
New gate is still keep on growing
These gates are built on donation by people.It means an entrance to a living place of Gods of Shinto.You should be familiar with this scene if you have watched the movie--Memoirs of a Geisha.
Endless path
絵馬
絵馬(ema) is a board where you write your name and wishes on and tide it at the shrine.
Falling Leave- End of the fall season,no red maple leave but it still make a good entry in this photo
Kids shouting at the hill top
The kyoto city
Burning Candle
Light from the heaven
New gate is still keep on growing
Saturday, February 10, 2007
RoboCup Soccer Simulation
Last semester I had a programming class on C programming. The interesting part of that class was we had a session called project based learning, which we need to write program to move robots to participate in the simulation game. Actually we were not building the whole simulation program but we were building our source code based on RoboCup Soccer Simulator-- rcsssever 's library.
Two doctorate students (international students) who has their research theme on Physical Visualization League were our instructor throughout the class. We teamed up with 4 students a group to make a team with a keeper, a defender and two striker. By using the library(simplified version), we wrote simple code to allow the robot to pass a ball to team mate and to block the opponent from attacking.
We had a tournament among the teams at the last class. My team had a tough fight with others before we loose to the first runner-up team. Not a a very good result but instead we had a fun time that day and we learn a lot through the class.
Two doctorate students (international students) who has their research theme on Physical Visualization League were our instructor throughout the class. We teamed up with 4 students a group to make a team with a keeper, a defender and two striker. By using the library(simplified version), we wrote simple code to allow the robot to pass a ball to team mate and to block the opponent from attacking.
We had a tournament among the teams at the last class. My team had a tough fight with others before we loose to the first runner-up team. Not a a very good result but instead we had a fun time that day and we learn a lot through the class.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
居酒屋 izakaya
居酒屋(izakaya) is a traditional Japanese style pub, where the Japanese like to gather up for 飲み会(nomikai). What they provide is not only alcohol but very delicious Japanese cuisine which is the reason why I enjoy going there.
I went there again 2 weeks ago when my house-mate's family were visiting Japan. This shop is call 八角(Hakkaku).It was a great night.The atmosphere was good, the food was awesome and we had a very fun time chatting throughout the night. Apparently they like the food very much.
beer-Japanese like beer so much, for me one is just nice!
刺身(sasimi)
A close-up shot at the prawn
焼き鳥(yakitori)
イカの姿焼き(ikanosugatayaki)
チーズもち(cheese-mochi)
I forgot what is this called but it's chicken fillet with cheese inside
牛刺身(gyusasimi)
日本焼酎(Japanese sake) the best with the gyusasimi above
角煮（kakuni）
I went there again 2 weeks ago when my house-mate's family were visiting Japan. This shop is call 八角(Hakkaku).It was a great night.The atmosphere was good, the food was awesome and we had a very fun time chatting throughout the night. Apparently they like the food very much.
beer-Japanese like beer so much, for me one is just nice!
刺身(sasimi)
A close-up shot at the prawn
焼き鳥(yakitori)
イカの姿焼き(ikanosugatayaki)
チーズもち(cheese-mochi)
I forgot what is this called but it's chicken fillet with cheese inside
牛刺身(gyusasimi)
日本焼酎(Japanese sake) the best with the gyusasimi above
角煮（kakuni）Friday, December 15, 2006
Web design
My new work for MSAJ Kansai homepage
My first work Start working with web design when my senior asked me to continue maintaining a homepage of Malaysian Students Association In Japan (MSAJ Kansai), and another one for Osaka University International Students' Team(OUIS). At first it was boring studied all the syntax, but it turned out to be interesting and satisfying when you combine all the knowledge and make up a homepage. Until now I'm only working with html and css and my homepage is just a static web page. Thinking of learning some basic php and java script to make a dynamic web page. Hopefully i can get the time and initiative;-)
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Travel Diary:Netherlands II- Amsterdam
Windmill-The landmark of Netherlands
The tulips
Clogs
Rembrandt's art gallery
Found this funny poster on the street
Burger vending machine
Sex Museum
A postcard scene
Night view- the water way
Nice Chinese near the red light district
"Window shopping"This will be my last post on my backpacking in Europe. It took me 1 year to finish it but its really fun to look back the pictures and it keep remind me of the nice experiences.
Amsterdam--my last stop in Europe, besides the image of clogs and windmills, this is the only place where you can find legal marijuana and prostitution. I hate the smell of marijuana whenever I pass a coffee shop. However the fluorescent bikini girls in neon lighted compartment has help it keeps the rate of sex crime low. This city is special and you should come and explore it yourself if you have a chance.
Amsterdam--my last stop in Europe, besides the image of clogs and windmills, this is the only place where you can find legal marijuana and prostitution. I hate the smell of marijuana whenever I pass a coffee shop. However the fluorescent bikini girls in neon lighted compartment has help it keeps the rate of sex crime low. This city is special and you should come and explore it yourself if you have a chance.
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