35 MARCH 21 MALAYSIA, PENANG

PENANG: MELTING POT OF THE EAST, began in the 1786, when English Captain FRANCIS LIGHT struck a deal with the SULTAN OF KEDAH. He acquired PENANG n behalf of the East India Company in return for protection against its powerful neighbors.
The place was then more than a swampy, malaria-infested area. To clear the place, he loaded ship‘s cannons with silver dollars and fired them into the jungle to encourage faster cleaning of the thick undergrowth by the laborers.
In 1832 traders and settlers came from Europe, India, China, the Malay Archipelago, Thailand and Burma.















DISCOVERING GEORGETOWN BY TRISHAW













VICTORIA MEMORIAL CLOCK TOWER built in 1897, Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

















ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH dating from 1818. In front a memorial to Capt. Light.

City Hall & Town Hall reflecting the English architecture

Little India:

MAHAMARAIMMAN TEMPLE Built in 1833, with ornate features in the walls and doorways. Decorated with sculptures of gods and goddesses.

FOOD STALLS.

STORES SELLING SPICES AND SILK SARIS.

Beggar at the entrance of the Temple

KHOO CLAN ANCESTRAL HOUSE. Built in the 19th century when the Khoo clan was at the height of its wealth and eminence in PENANG society. The Khoos were among the wealthy Chinese traders of the 17th century. The Kuhn dynasty can be traced back for 40 generations.

ARLINE & THE CHEFS: TOBIAS, head chef of Regent 7 Seas, JUAN head chef of the EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL and Chef BEN !!