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Category: Culture and Tradition

Penang Dragon Boat Festival

by Victor KhooDecember 10, 2019Leave a comment

Marking the 40th anniversary, Penang recently hosted its bi-annual international dragon boat festival in the weekend of 7th - 8th December 2019 at the Teluk Bahang Dam. There were 14 countries from all over the world, including Malaysia. A total…

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Sam Poh Tong temple

by Victor KhooDecember 8, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment

Did you know Penang island is shaped like a turtle? Each of its four flippers at the corner tip on the island, where the northeast corner is the most urbanised. The southeast corner was once a small fishing village called…

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Penang market

by Victor KhooOctober 25, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

Have you ever wonder how the most famous Penang street noodle "char koay teow" tastes so good with a charred, fragrant oily flavour and without that particular ingredient, it wouldn't taste the same? That unassuming tiny lightly browned, crispy ingredient…

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Khoo Kongsi

by Victor KhooAugust 21, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

Khoo Kongsi is the finest and grandest Chinese ancestral temple outside of China, built in the mid-19th century. It is also the most distinctive Chinese clan association in Malaysia with the family surname "Khoo" lineage tracing back 650 years. The…

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Protestant Cemetery

by Victor KhooMarch 2, 2019December 6, 2019

Protestant cemetery or Northam Road cemetery is a disused christian cemetery after its last person was buried there in 1892. It is a significant historical and heritage site protected by UNESCO and maintained by the Penang Heritage Trust. This Class…

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Chinese New Year Penang Tradition

by Victor KhooFebruary 26, 2019December 6, 2019

"Chneah Hoay" is a local Chinese tradition dating back to 1844 on the 14th day of Chinese New Year. This annual ceremonial tradition was recently held on 18th February 2019, year of the pig of the twelfth Chinese zodiac sign.…

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Penang garden of lights

by Victor KhooFebruary 19, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

I have heard about this place a couple of years back. But, it never occur to me as a place that I would be interested to visit or take my guests, especially when visitors are making a comparison to the…

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Penang Thaipusam

by Victor KhooJanuary 23, 2019December 6, 2019

Penang is rich in culture and tradition. One of most celebrated festival in Penang with over a million devotees descending into this tiny island of Penang state, Malaysia is the Tamil festival - Thaipusam. The word derives from the Tamil…

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