A steel rod sculpture found at a wall belonging to one of the many retail shops at Campbell Street.
Category: George Town / Island
Wawasan Open University
The Wawasan Open University in Penang is located along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah and has its main campus housed in the grounds of a beautiful mansion, which was once known as the Homestead. The Homestead is the residence of Yeap Chor Ee (a wealthy businessman and the founder of Ban Hin Lee Bank), which was later donated to the university by the grandson.
Happy Chinese New Year!
A statue of the Chinese God of Prosperity (at the entrance of 1st Avenue Mall) bidding good fortune to all who enter…and before it’s too late (it’s the 3rd day of the Chinese New Year now), wishing all those who are celebrating it, a very Happy Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year setup at Gurney Paragon.
The Clan Jetty
Penang Street Art (A Boy Reaching Up)
A popular art mural by Ernest Zacharevic which can be found at the historical Cannon Street, George Town.
For the art’s location, please click HERE for the map.
The Blue Door
A Vintage Street View
A couple of coconut sellers set up shops within this row of shophouses along Dato Keramat Road.
Street View from Hong Kong Bar
A view of Chulia Street.
Penang Street Art (Chowrasta Market)
A steel rod wall sculpture in Chowrasta Market depicting how convicts from the old British empire who were brought in to Penang as laborers. Those who managed to regain their freedom later became small traders and eventually formed up the Chowrasta Market.
Penang Isle: Thaipusam Festival Scenes (II)
“The simplest kavadi is a semicircular decorated canopy supported by a wooden rod that is carried on the shoulders, to the temple. In addition, some have a small spear through their tongue, or a spear through the cheeks. The spear pierced through his tongue or cheeks reminds him constantly of Lord Murugan. It also prevents him from speaking and gives great power of endurance. Other types of kavadi involve hooks stuck into the back and either pulled by another walking behind or being hung from a decorated bullock cart or more recently a tractor, with the point of incisions of the hooks varying the level of pain.”
More scenes can be found HERE.