Glorious Sky

It's nice to be sitting on the passenger seat occasionally. I had this privilege and the sky was glorious. The camera was out and I just go one clicking the shutters away. It was a beautiful ride along the New Pantai Highway on a Sat afternoon! Love it!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

This is a set-up in 1 Utama shopping mall for Halloween!
These scary palms may be asking these ladies 'Trick or Treats'!
What do you have at your end?

Deepavali Window Display

Beautiful Indian traditional costumes being displayed during this festive period.

Happy Deepavali

Happy Deepavali to all Hindus.
May the light of goodness and wisdom be your guiding light.

Celebrity Sighting

We were in Bidor town when we stumbled upon a filming team. And who did we bump into? The model, cum TV host, Dennis Keller. If I am not mistaken, they were in Bidor shooting a travel programme that Dennis is hosting and telecast on our cable tv.

Have you had a celebrity sighting before? Who was it?

Salt Baked Chicken

Visited this shop that sells Salt Baked Chicken when we visited the old town of Ipoh. This chicken is yummy and it is cooked in a big pan filled with coarse salt. The shop has many pans and you can feel the heat the moment you enter the shop. Imagine these workers have to work everyday surrounded by the intense heat.

Logos Hope

The Logos Hope floating bookshop visited Port Klang and we had the opportunity to visit it last Friday.

Cameron Highlands

Strawberries grown in Cameron Highlands.

Giant Cactus

We were in a nursery in Cameron Highlands where I saw this girl fascinated with the giant cactus.

Crowding

Living in the city, not only we have crowding populations, but also crowding traffic on the road and crowding billboards on buildings!!

This photo was taken at the traffic crossroads of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail. These two streets have heavy traffic day and night!

Afternoon Siesta

Saw these 3 persons taking a siesta on the benches in KLCC Park. Have you slept in a park before? How did it feel like?

Bugs-O-Rama (Part 3) - Hippie Floral

I saw this hippie-looking floral-designed van at Bugs-O-Rama gathering in the past. It feels so good to see this familiar van back again! And I would be proud if seen driving this van. This was one of my favourites in the past event.

To view the past postings on Bugs-O-Rama in 2009, please go My World Tuesday-Volkswagon Gathering.

At the recent Food and Hotel Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), I captured the photo of this chef demonstrating how he created the buffalo with icing cream. His hands are do deft at work and it looked so simple for him to work on this buffalo design. Wish I could be as good as him!

Old Bugs

Caught a Bugs fan with an interesting T-shirt.
"Old Bugs Never Die" - This is so true. There were so many old restored Bugs
and they look as good as new cars! Long live Bugs!

Bugs-O-Rama (Part 2) - The Anime Van

Another interesting van, with an anime character on the front of the body. The colour is also strickingly attractive.

Bugs-O-Rama (Part 1) - The Clown Van

For the next few days, I will be sharing photos of vintage Volkswagon Beetle and vans here. There was a Volkswagon competition held at Subang Jaya's Summit Mall last weekend, called Bug-O-Rama. It's my 3rd year attending this event. It is difficult not to be drawn by the many attractively restored vintage vehicles. Some were even from the 30s. Some were even given a touch of humour. Just like this van that I have posted today.

These photos featured a vintage restored Volkswagon van. The owner has restored the van and make it looks friendly with such a clown look-alike design, especially the big round nose on the bonnet of the van. This van will no doubt draws a lot of attention when it goes on the road. In a traffic jam, it would be nice to be stucked with this vehicle next to me. Coincidentally, the plate no. of this van also reflects part of the last name of this owner, i.e. Au Young. I love the choice of design and colour of this van. How about you?

Tortoise as Offering (2)

Continuing from yesterday's posting on tortoise paus as offering by devotees to the Nine Emperors God, these are the paus on sale at another stall in the temple. The paus were adorned with gold ingots and pineapple with words signifying good fortune and prosperity.

Have you seen such paus before?

Tortoise as Offering (1)

These beautiful coloured tortoise paus (a kind of steamed bread served in dim sum restaurant) were offered by devotees to the Nine Emperors God. There are auspicious wording such as longevity, good fortune and prosperity written on the tortoises' shells. These are the prayers that the devotees made as they offered these paus.

Rain During Nine Emperors God Festival

It is common that rainy season coincides with the Nine Emperors God Festival that has just ended on Wednesday. Nine Emperors God Festival is usually celebrated from the 1st to 9th day of the nine month of Chinese Lunar Calendar. During this period, devotees would go on vegetarian meals.

This photo was taken at the Nine Emperors God Temple in Ampang town. It was pouring heavily even though the sun was still shining brightly.

Ban Chean Kuih Seller

Ban Chean Kuih is a pancake folded into half and stuffed with grounded peanuts, sugar, butter and in the case of Penang, sliced bananas. It is common to see vendor on the street selling it in a pushcart. I love the Ban Chean Kuih in Penang for the bananas added into it. This is not available in Subang Jaya or Klang Valley.

Drying Laundry at Lorong Lumut

Caught this while we were walking around the old town of Penang.

Trishaw in Penang

Saw this trishaw while we were ordering our Ban Chean kuih by the streetside. It is different from the trishaw in Melaka. In Penang, the customer is seated on the front and the trishaw man will be peddling behind. In Melaka, the trishaw man is seated beside the customer. Interesting, right?