Dear Guanyin

Guanyin at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia

The Floating Mosque

The floating mosque under scorching heat. 

Full Attendance

Shoes outside the floating mosque in Penang, Malaysia

Decorative Sand

Silent Watch

The Goddess of Mercy Guanyin

Sis! It's A Playground

Two siblings at a Thai temple.  The girl was praying while the boy was lying on the carpet.

Impending Freedom

Fishing boats at the shore of Butterworth, Penang.  At the background is industrial area.

Grand

Voice of Penang

The singing competition was held at the Penang Times Square on 8 February 2014.

 

Jade Emperor's Birthday

The Jade Emperor's Birthday is a major celebration among the Hokkien people in Penang. It is known in Hokkien as Thee Kong Seh while the rites are known as Pai Thee Kong, translates simply as "worshipping the Jade Emperor". In Penang Hokkien, the Jade Emperor (玉皇) is known as Thee Kong (天公), literally, Lord of the Heaven. He is regarded as the supreme deity in the Taoist pantheon, reigning above all the other Taoist deities, and is in control of all things. The Jade Emperor's Birthday falls on the 9th Day of Chinese New Year. Due to its significance to the Hokkien people (not only in Penang, but elsewhere too), that day is also known as the Hokkien New Year Day. The rites of worship take place at midnight, mostly in individual homes. Find out more from http://www.penang-traveltips.com/jade-emperors-birthday.htm.

 

Hello? I lost my arm and savings

An old pay phone missing its receiver and cord.  Savings are gone too.

I Used To Be Younger

Aging is part of the maturing process.

Seriously Angry

Should the dead or the living be angry? A car, plastered with Angry Birds, parks at a funeral at Rifle Range February 22, 2014.