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PHOTO STORY MALAYSIA
Mulu Video
SOUNDS OF MULU
It was like walking into a wildlife documentary. The sounds of the insects, birds and animals in this Borneo Park were so vivid.
Bario
BARIO
Borneo
SARAWAK - ONCE WERE HEADHUNTERS
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ONCE WERE HEADHUNTERS
BORNEO: BORN TO BE WILD
PENANG STYLE
Penang
Penang with its multi cultural mix of Chinese, Indian and Malay has a style all of its own. A walk through the streets of the UNESCO heritage city of George Town is a unique experience. Old traditions merge with the modern as old shophouses are turned into guesthouses & cafes.
PENANG Style
CNY - THE JADE EMPEROR
The 9th Day of Chinese New Year is Pai Ti Kong, the birthday of the Jade Emperor God and the most important day of the New Year for Hokkien community. In Penang it is celebrated on the streets on and around the Clan Jetties.
CNY Jade
 Pai Ti Kong, the birthday of the Jade Emperor god, is the most important day of Chinese New Year for Hokkien |  It was on this day, in ancient China that the Hokkien survived a massacre at the hands of the Chinese armies by hiding in the sugar cane |  |
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 As night falls, the streets around Chew Jetties in Penang fill with revellers |  |  |
 The sound and light of fireworks are thought to scare evil away. |  |  |
 Chinese opera performances form a part of the CNY celebrations |  |  Sweets such as ice-cream, candy and cakes are a feature of Chinese New Year festivities |
 Certain foods like pineapples have names that sound like the words for prosperity and success |  Mandarins and Oranges symbolise gold |  A shophouse owner sets fire to a pile of "money" outside his house |
 The burning of money is thought to appease wandering spirits and ancestors |  |
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