Mural Arts Wall Painting TShirts

I was sorry for no update for my blog post in those days as I was busy working at Planet Popcorn Gurney Plaza. The tiring but yet happy working experience was really cool, I will share it out in the following blog post. Show you guys some photos out from there too!

#1 Ipoh friends visiting Penang

I think most of the people know that this year there were many mural arts wall painting around the heritage site in Penang. Those artworks were perfectly done by Ernest Zacharevic, the cool artist! I really admire on his effort in those wall paintings and he makes the Georgetown turn alive.

I went to Chew Jetty for supporting my friend for their TShirts. Actually they were making the shirts with the permission from the originate mural arts wall painting artist, Ernest. They are Henry Chew and Kyle Tan who were my Chung Ling schoolmates. They are talented and creative in mind thinking of making a shirt for the tourists to purchase on it... business minded! :D

Here is their business place, it is just right in front of Henry Chew's grandma house at Chew Jetty. They are selling the shirts for RM20 each which attracted a lot of tourists purchased from them. They called themselves as ELANOO as a company and those part of the Tshirts profit will be donated to Children Protection Society.

After purchased the shirts, you can even snap one of the mural arts collection in the Chew Jetty. Besides that there is a little shipyard for small boats to land at there too. It's a good place to snap for beautiful scenery.

In weekends there are a lot of visitors came in the jetty and take a look or maybe snap photos. They are wonder that how come Penang has such kind of special place which the residents can live on the water and there was a lively community there. Besides that, some of them were even offer the resident to start up their boats and offer them a ride around the Esplanade area. It was pretty cool and I was glad to see that Chew Jetty is well maintained!

Mr Henry Chew, CEO/Founder of ELANOO.

Mr Kyle Tan, CEO/Founder of ELANOO.

The young entrepreneurs making their creativity into a business. It's a good job for them and I was proud of my schoolmates have achieve such business level and start to earn money. Actually I did sell Tshirts too, but the respond is not as good as them. Well, there is something else I should learn out from them! So I wish them having a good business and also the good studies as well! :D

Walking out the Chew Jetty, let me think of the view of my kampung at Bayan Lepas. I really hope those kampung houses can be restored in good conditions and hope that teenagers like me love to live in kampung more than in cities. The natural one is always the best! :D Posted by GenYong 23.11.2012

Ipoh Friends Visiting Penang

My Ipoh friends were visiting Penang on previous month. If not mistaken, I remembered the date was fall on 13th September 2012 which is a weekday. I was like the tourist guide welcome them to Penang and brought them to somewhere to explore the Georgetown. They were having the sem break on that time and I suggested them to come over Penang. *They are from UTAR Kampar.

#1 This is Poh Ching and Shanice Ng. 

I met with them at 1st Avenue and that day I was too excited to meet up them and explored for 3 shopping complex and find them for almost 1 hour. For myself, I am welcome any of my friends to visit Penang as I am willing to be their tour guide too. As if one day, you want to visit Penang, can contact me as well xD.

#2We started off from Cannon Street spotted the mural arts at the corner.

#3 Here we came to the Armenian Street and spotted another mural arts.

For this mural arts, I told them this is made by steel as they not believe and even walk in front and have a touch. They were feeling amazing how come steel also can produce the artistic mural arts. It was awesome right? 

We were walking along the Armenian Street. On the way, we saw the Cheah Si Kongsi and beside it is a unique building which full of plants. I was remembered that Axian (local food explorer) was mentioned before this is the cool Coffee Shop. So we checked out for the opening days and the opening hours too.

#4 Here come to the most popular mural arts in Penang! They are Poh Ching and Shanice Ng.

#5 WenXuan and Pika in action, OMG they were shy! xD

#6 The two brothers who came from Ipoh and also called as the bodyguards for those girls. :D

Then we moved on to Ah Quee Street for another mural arts. Penang have a lot of mural arts recently that created by the fantastic artist Ernest Zacharevic. He was so amazing and so creative to turn the Georgetown alive in heritage site. Even though I am a Penangite, this was my first time exploring about the mural arts.

#7 The girls in action, from left Poh Ching, Shanice Ng, Yi Ching.

#8 Shanice Ng, she is my friend. We knew each other from Leo Club since year 2010. She was the Leo Club President in SMK Idris Shah Gopeng, Perak if I am not mistaken. :D

#9 Poh Ching, a friendly girl I can say. Not know her very well, knew her through Shanice just before they came to Penang. xD 

#10 Yi Ching, a Penang girl who looks familiar and friendly but she never talk a lot.

Hui Min, a Penang girl who study in Singapore now and back to join Yi Ching exploring Penang.

#11 The boys in action now. Wen Xuan, who is the close friend to Shanice Ng and I knew him from her too! Pika, I knew him on that day, sorry ya! :D 

Everyone was in action and posing in front of the mural arts! This mural art is spotted by my Ipoh friends and they said it was cool. They even agree with the statement above as most of them are from the course of Foundation in Arts.

The pretty girl (leng lui) Poh Ching in the telephone booth having the great pose on the mural arts. She was so friendly and yet funny in talking. Am I right, Poh Ching? Haha... 

They stayed in Penang for 3 days 2 nights. The next day I was working and couldn't join up them for Kek Lok Si and Penang Hill outing but I was glad to join them for supper after my work. Everyone was looked tired after the 2 days outing on that night and it was amazing and nice to have the outing with all my friends! Well, I hope I can meet up them soon maybe in Perak this year end? See first. :D Posted by GenYong 15.10.2012

Georgetown Festival 2012 (Part 2)

Continue from the previous post, after the opening ceremony by Penang State Chief Minister CM Lim Guan Eng there were more and more people joined into the crowds and make the quiet street turned to be even lively. Let's see those photos below:


The street was starting to be crowded as you can see even the foreign tourist also came over and have a look on it. The booth were ready to show off what they have and serve the best to visitors.

#1 The group photo with my parents.

#2 I was there practice how to break a hard wood, it looks easy but not really.

#3 The good and original brewed tea. It's nice and original! :D

#4 Some visitors were tried to break the hard wood but it ends up with smiles.

#5 My mum thumbs up on the original brewed tea too! 

#6 The foreign tourists also glad to have a photo with the local cultural artists.

Besides chinese culture arts, there was some malay and indian cultures also. Together we showed our love to our heritage town. They performed some malay tradition dances and also perform the kompang beating. It was really fun! 

Our CM Lim Guan Eng was visited each booth and taste for their food also. I was glad to have the chance shake hand with him. 

A visit to the heritage house which is also the base for the first China man who landed in Penang. In this house, we were guide by the organizer and he explained everything to us. At night there was a team of orchestra performed on the music too.

#7 The foreign tourist also try out on the hard wood cutting

#8 Lastly I also met with my friend a.k.a Leo buddy Luke Goh who was involved in the event too.

Well, it's a nice celebration for Georgetown. I hope this event can be continue annually and attracts more and more people to participate on it. I love Penang Heritage, do you? Posted by GenYong 24.09.2012