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Tag: Penang
Down the memory lane in Malaysia
The Tokeley siblings family memoir reads like a Malaysian history book.
When their father first set foot on the shores of Penang, he was only a kid. Malaya, then it was known, became home since. The Englishman toiled together with the multi-ethnic population in nation building and even suffered the brunt of Japanese invasion that saw [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2008 under View - Guestbook album.
Tags: expat, expatriate, Ipoh, Malaysia, Penang
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Medan Gopeng Ipoh Bus Station illustrated in pictures
Ipoh is a town smacked in between capital Kuala Lumpur and Penang. So, if you’re thinking of winging any interesting sites in this region, Medan Gopeng bus station should be the epicenter of your public transport muse. The first thing that strikes one about Medan Gopeng is its locality which is slightly on the outskirt [...]
Posted: June 23rd, 2008 under Malaysia - Maps & travel tutorials.
Tags: bus, Ipoh, KL, KLIA, LCCT, Lumut, Pangkor, Penang, Puduraya
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Malaysian Architecture - Nyonya Chinese Peranakan Shop Houses
Modernity is a sword that slices both ways – its wielder sometime gets cut too.
On 2000’s New Year’s Day, streets like Penang’s Lebuh Chulia saw rental shot from RM300 to RM4000 overnight, pulling the rugs under tenants’ feet causing them to flee by the thousands, leaving old buildings and shop houses unattended till today. What [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2008 under Architecture - Urban.
Tags: heritage tour, history, Malaysian, Penang, Peranakan, Peranakan Cina
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