Thursday, September 29, 2011

HAND-BLENDER BOUGHT AT PENANG FLEA MARKET

People At The Flea Market
 Penang Flea Market ( known as Lorong Kulit or Rope Walk) is located beside Penang City Stadium (Stadium Bandaraya in Malay). It started on 1992 until present. The flea market is open from 8am to 2pm every day, except when it rains. Sunday is the best day to go because much more stuff will be sold and seller tend to give more discount to customers especially fruit-sellers.

Electric stuff, handphones, watches, shoes, second-hand goods, antique, fruits and much more with cheaper price. You can bargain with the seller there. If you are lucky enough, you can get stuff with very very low price like handphones. I have experienced it before.

I did go to the Flea Market yesterday, and I bought "Hand-Blender" as shown in the picture below. The hand-blender does not use electric to operate. You just need to use both of your hand to rotate it whether clock-wise or counter clock-wise. It can blend onions, vegentables, fruits, meats and much more foods. I give it to my mum as a present.

Hand-Blender
Just Rotate The Blender With Your Hands
In order to achieve green technology we need to reduce electricity usage. That is why the stuff is really useful for me and it is also simple and easy to use.



Wednesday, September 21, 2011

PENANG FERRY SERVICES

Penang Ferry named Pulau Kapas
Besides passing through the Penang Bridge, visitors can get to the island by its Ferry service. The Penang Ferry Service is nearing 90 years of service.

It still plies the Raja Tun Uda Wharf on the island and the Sultan Abdul Halim Wharf. While the Penang Bridge has helped reduced traffic congestion in Penang, the ferry service still plays an important role for people to commute to their destinations.
The Beautiful Scenery At The Wharf Taken From A Ferry
 They are a symbol of Penang's colourful past and continuity to the future. 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

PENANG MEDICAL TOURISM

Penang General Hospital or GH
Over the past ten years, medical tourism in Southeast Asia has boomed into a billion dollar industry. In Malaysia, Penang is the number one destination for those looking to heal and holiday. 

Despite the world's economic wind down, medical tourism in Penang has seen an increase in revenue from Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)162mil (2009) to estimated MYR230mil (2010). And this is good sign in our economic future.

Besides public hospitals such as Penang General Hospitals (GH) and Kepala Batas Hospitals, there are many private hospitals in Penang especially in George Town such as Island Hospital, Pantai Hospitals, Gleaneagles Medical Centre and much more.

Pantai Mutiara Hospital
Both public and private hospitals are well equipped with the latest in medical technology and are run by well-trained medical professionals.

One of the main reasons why Penang becomes a famous hub for medical tourism is its good health services offered at affordable prices. Hopefully, the vision "Penang The Centre of Medical Excellence For Visitors" will be achieved.
 

Monday, September 19, 2011

GEORGE TOWN HERITAGE

Georgetown Inscribed As Unesco Heritage Site

One of The Famous Heritage Sites: Kapitan Keling Mosque

7th July 2009 is a memorable day for Penang as one of the main cities, George Town was accorded World Heritage Site status by Unesco, or the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations. Besides George Town, Melaka also represent Malaysia as Unesco Heritage Site. As Malaysians, We are very proud of it, don't we?

Besides George Town and Melaka, there are seven more new cultural sites added to Unesco's World Heritage List, they are:
    1 ) Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea)
    2 ) Stari Grad Plain (Croatia)
    3 ) Fortifications of Vauban (France)
    4 ) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (Germany)
    5 ) Mantua and Sabbioneta (Italy)
    6 ) San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano (San Marino)
    7 ) The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area (Slovakia)

The core areas that made up of historical sites in Georgetown include the Lebuh Acheh historical enclave and sites such as the Lebuh Acheh Malay Mosque, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Kling Mosque, the Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Khoo Kongsi, St George Church, Assumption Church, St Xavier Institution, Convent Light Street, Little India, the museum and court building, the commercial area of Beach Street, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, the clan jetties and the port areas.

Thanks for the efforts by Malaysian government since 2004. On this web blog, I would focused on George Town only as I have been here for seven years. George Town is like my second hometown after Selangor (located in Southern-Malaysia).

    "The Journey Through Penang Heritage City Begins,"- Kun