Read all about the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church (est. 1895) in the village of Pagar Tras on Penang’s mainland, the significant role it played in the growth and transformation of Hakka migrants, the contribution of French MEP priests to the community, and the reason this magnificient structure fell into ruins in later years.
Category: Penang
Gloomy Days: George Town
The city of George Town in Penang, on a gloomy afternoon – just before rain. The old quarter of town is visible right up to Swettenham pier, where two cruse ships are docked for the day. The gantry cranes of Penang port along Penang Strait are in the background, and further behind, mainland Seberang Prai…
Night Walk: Gurney Bay
Quite a hot and humid February in Penang this time, so a night walk made more sense. This time around, we explored Gurney Bay – a waterfront park along Gurney drive. It was a nice quiet spot – likely because it was a week night, with small groups or friends and people fishing along the…
Christmas Leith St Penang
Join in if you fancy … a daily feature at the Red Garden Food Paradise Food Court in Leith Street Penang. Christmas tunes included to celebrate the season! 🎄🧑🎄
The Blue Mansion, Penang (Video Tour)
The Cheong Fatt Tze mansion in George Town, Penang Island is truly an attention seeker – with its colourful porcelain shard work and brilliant indigo blue walls, which earned it the moniker – the ‘Blue Mansion’. Featured in prestigious travel magazines, TV series, popular movies like ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and even on London buses, this…
Food Trail: Penang Esplanade
In high demand always: Hameed Pata Mee Goreng, Penang Esplanade.
Thai Treats @ The Golden Triangle, Juru
No one thinks of Thai food as a meal option – not when in Penang, thought it is one of the closest states to our northern neighbour Thailand. Also … @selandspice.wordpress.com would not stop raving on and on about this place in Juru Auto City (Penang mainland). So we decided to give it a go….
Breaking The Pattern
Sign of the times – boxes and lines on the beautiful tiles of the late 19th century Cheong Fatt Tze (Blue) Mansion. The beautiful geometric patterns of the tiles imported from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England have been marked with black tape to remind visitors to maintain social distancing as they visit the popular Heritage house,…
Maria Dass the World 