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…
Category: Chinese
Sam Poh Tong temple
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…
Penang market
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…
Khoo Kongsi
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…
Chinese New Year Penang Tradition
"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.…
Penang garden of lights
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…
Making of soy sauce
Have you ever use soy sauce in your cooking? and, ever wonder where it comes from or how it is made? I grew up as a child following my mother to a soy sauce shop, in my local Hokkien dialect…
Kew Ong Yah Festival
Experience a local Taoism tradition, largely preserved in the living culture of Penang.
