continuing from the previous post, here's more photo's from the khoo kongsi's temple. this temple has tons  of beautiful carvings.

there's a wall in there that has sketches of deities done in erm, removable materials, maybe? because the drawings from the upper part look as if it was wiped off...

the temple has it's own museum at the side. and the khoo clan has a society that protects and perserve thier family tree. here you can find the history of how their ancestors came from china to malaysia.

and yes this temple is part of UNESCO'S world heritage.

too bad we can't see for ourselves how pretty the temple looks like at night. they close at 5.30pm :( 

chinese middle names! hmmm, how do i even describe this. *it''s a really long story* chinese families has a gynecology book where they write down all of the family name, and normally a big family has a name that they use to name a child in every generation. by doing so, the family members will be able to know which generation that they are from because all of them from the same generation would have the same middle name. 

yes! anna and the king was filmed at this temple! 

old barber shop!

believe it or not we actually got lost while walking around little india. but the good thing was we walk past all of the old and quaint shophouses so although we ended up tired and exhausted, it was a pretty good time for me. ;)

the logo's hope ship.

finally i'm done with posting all the penang pictures. :)

i'm currently back in school, and it hasn't been a week but assignments are already pouring in like the monsoon rain. :(  don't get me wrong, i love all my assignments *cough* but to be bombarded by them on the first week? you get the drill.

and my beloved nerdy spectacles had to go mia on the day i travel to skudai. it's true you know, the saying about you won't miss something till you've lost it. my eyesight is still considered ok, but having my eyeglasses with me makes me assured that if i'll be needing it, it's always by my side. now i'll have to wait and see if it resurfaces at home or else i'll have to get a new pair. :(

i miss my glasses. :(

oh nerdy glasses, where art thou?

our first stop in penang is to the bendera hill. if you're malaysian and have your student card it's going to cost you rm4 only both ways with the furnicular train. the last time i went the train was ancient, now it looks super modern! i think they have done a good job with preserving the old station, and they've just change the train. it's super fast now, we reached the top in a few minutes time!!

but it's not as cold as how i remembered. at the time we went it was really hazy, so we didn't had the chance to look at penang from atop.  they're building a really nice rest place and food court right now, and i suppose if you go there in a few more months time the place will be really nice already.

a sneak peak in my bag. i love my pink ray bans but my guy friends just can't stop laughing whenever i wear them.

we took a walk (for 5 km! ) because the charge of the cabby car is kind of expensive. it was a fun walk, there's really old bungalows dotted around the trail.

the henna drawing cost rm15! it's suppose to last for a week but when we took a bath later it started to fade already. so my advice is to not get the henna at the bendera hill...

 kek lok si temple. we didn't really took time to explore the place because it was scorching hot at that time and the haze was making it worst. we just went to the place where the goddess of mercy statue stood, and lighted joss sticks before we left for the heritage trail.

the khoo kongsi temple. this temple is really magnificent!  it use to be the temple ofthe khoo clan, and they even have their own hall of fame where names and their place of graduation in university all of the world are  engraved in wooden and metal plates.

the guard in front of the temple. i found it odd, but it reminded me of the guards of the british people during  the occupation times.

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that's for now, more soon!

have a good day 

:)