The Fairy and the Cow Hearder .....

The story of the ‘Fairy and the Cow Herder’ is an old Chinese Tale from long ago. I bought the graphic tale from a shop in Belfield Street called Taik Ho next to Peter Singh tailor. I hung it outside on my outside kitchen wall.

Now the cow herders head is corroded due to the elements and have had to thread fine wire to hold it up. Its grown old together….hahaha!!

Does anyone remember Taik Ho (I think that was the name) Used to sell ‘antiques and type writers and other knick knack. I remember I bought old post card photos also. Lemme know….

JAG

 

This Species of Small Bird Comes Every Morning ....

Surveys, Check, Slurp, Had Enough then Take Off...

Come back tomorrow ...... 

JAG

October - Month of the Holy Rosary

 

October is officially dedicated as the Month of the Holy Rosary in the Catholic Church to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. This was the decoration at OMPH Church on the 1st day which will be displayed for the whole month of October.

KC 

This Lonely Hill at Padang Rengas

 

What is its name. It was first quarried by Perak Hanjoong Cement and now by YTL Cement. Will it be gone one day. 

KC

Missing Decorative Lamps on - Jalan Datoh / Leong Boon Swee - Bridge

MBI Art Deco / modern sculpture 

No this is not ‘modern art’ but MBI’s missing Decorative Lamps along Jalan Datoh / Jalan Leong Boon Swee. I bet they cost more than a pretty penny when first erected.

Twelve lamps were erected on the bridge but ...

Twelve lamps were erected at the bridge but till now there is only 1 or maybe half of it is still there. A nearby resident had reported to ‘citizen journalist’ last week there was 2 remained .

...all that remained this week ....

The resident reported this week only one remained. He said the remaining lamp was damaged and happened this week as he saw broken glass on the road.

Citizen Journalist mentioned that in the old days Police would stand by the old bridge to catch traffic offenders. If this were true it might help MBI save the stumps of what’s left of the Decorative Lamps.

I wonder if the Hugh Low Street bridge lamps are still intact ? 

KC

Canning Garden's Manholes - Danger To Motorist & Pedestrians

at Lee Kwee Foh an open manhole..danger to unsuspecting pedesterians...

In the last 2 weeks , maybe more, I have seen open manholes / covers on the busy main roads ie Jalan Canning Estate and Jalan Lee Kwee Foh. 

Off late there were 2 more on the adjoining road of Jalan Pekeliling (Ring road) and Pekeliling Tasek. If the Police are unable to control this criminal activity should our local authority ie MBI take up the responsibility at preventing any mishaps. Just wondering.

KC

Lovely Penang Nyonya's Visit YLCO Museum@1 Lasam

The Penang Nyonya's at 1 Lasam (l/r) Melinda Song, Dato Lillian Tong and Jenny Kam 

Ignatius Chew went for a talk on WWII War Survivors organised by Professor Gary Lit at his Peace Gallery and met 3 lovely Penang Nyonya’s. 

Ignatius Chew met them at Professor Garys Peace Gallery when he bought a Nyonya book

One of them Dato Lillian Tong was selling a book “Once Upon A Kamcheng” a book  about Penang Straits Chinese Baba Nyonya memoirs, biographies, and collected stories. Ignatius' current interest was everything Nyonya and purchased a copy and invited the ladies to visit the museum. He extended the invitation to Chung Lai Yin the granddaughter of Kapitan China Chung Keng Quee and her group from Taiping.

About Dato Lillian Tong, she was presented the Peace Ambassador Award by the Ambassador of Poland in 2024, is the President of Persatuan Peranakan Baba Nyonya, Pulau Pinang and she and her team members are dancers where she is the founder of the troupe Bunga & Bintang and has performed at cultural exchanges.

Nyonya dressing  ....

..from top '' 

till toe ..

..the guests and Ignatius and YLCO team showing them around .. 

Signing the guest book ..

(l/r) Jenny Kam, Melinda Song, Madame Chung Lai Yin and Dato Lillian Tong

The presence by the lovely nyonya’s had livened up the gallery and gave it a shot of colour.

JAG