If you are Penangite, I guess you pretty much know about this statue outside Penang Berjaya Times Square. I heard that many people took photos of it. It’s a big European man instructing a muscular Indonesian coolie with big biceps to carry the heavy loads to somewhere. Of cos, you won’t see this kind of…
Chew Jetty: The Old Water Village
At one glance, I thought it was just another old residential area in Georgetown, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Penang, Malaysia. Little did I knew that the moment I stepped on the wooden platform, I was already over the water. The Chew Jetty is the largest among the other seven waterfront settlements housing different…
Pulau Pinang here I come!
It’s getting cheaper to travel! In the past, when we took a Super VIP coach from Singapore to Penang (aka Pulau Pinang) the cost of a ticket was about S$60. A return Super VIP coach ticket from Penang to Singapore cost about RM80 (~S$33). The 2-way coach travel summed up to be around S$100 without…
Burning Hell Notes
We have to shut off all the windows in the house and turn on the air-con. The smoke of burning incense in the air is choking. Today (20 Aug) is the first day of the one-month-long Hungry Ghost Festival. Some Chinese believe that the “Gates of Hell” are opened now and the spirits are released…
Add Me On Facebook
What a shame! This is the first time I ask you to add me on FACEBOOK! I’ve an FB account for TravelerFolio since I created this blog last year, but not many of you know about it as I didn’t share the link with you. So… please ADD ME! 😀 My Facebook address: I like…
Journey to the Underwater World
You don’t need to dive deep into the sea to come close with these captivating giant sea creatures. They are all gliding graciously around you, and yes, above you too! Step on the 83 m long moving travelator and let it brings you through the voyage at the bottom of the sea teeming with exotic…
NDP Songs & Lyrics
This year, 9 August marks the 44th National Day of Singapore since 1965 after Singapore gained independence from Malaysia. During my school days, we enjoyed singing all the patriotic theme songs and evergreen community songs such as “Singapore Town”, “Di Tanjong Katong” and “Chan Mali Chan” (Malay songs), and even an Indian song- “Munnaeru Vaalibaa”!…
My Dream Cruise
What is on your travel wishlist that you want to see badly? I wish I could witness glacier calving someday. I hope to see the northern lights. I want to go whale watching! It sounds like an exotic experience for me but I got no idea how to fulfill that dream. While googling, I may…
I’ve a new blog theme!
It’s time for a change… I had been searching for a new template for this blog but just couldn’t find one that I like. Finally, I decided to learn to design a theme for Travelerfolio! And voila! Now you see this paper wordpress theme! Anyway, still need to fine tune on certain things… nonetheless, hope…
Singapore Bird Park: The Aviary Kingdom (Part 3/3)
At Jurong Bird Park, the Pelican Cove highlights the World’s First underwater viewing gallery for the most complete collection of pelicans on earth. You get the chance to see the pelicans diving for their fish during feeding time at the viewing gallery. The humongous fish that has much fascinated little Devin. Its body is so…
