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

Taiping-Sitiawan-Ipoh One Day Trip (Part 2)

Well, let's continue from the previous blog post. The beautiful pond is actually artificially made for the pretty view of the temple. It was so nice and really a good place to relax your mind after visiting the temple. I don't know why there will so hot at the area compare to my hometown Penang Island.

#1 The pretty cool statues set up there with the watering system. It was so nice!

#2 If you visited there before, you will know this funny action of the statues.

#3 Viewed from the other side of the pond.

#4 My sister acting like the statue there! Nice and cool.

#5 Here come my turn to shot with my zodiac sign. I am dog in my zodiac! Born in year 1994.

#6 Amitabha... My sister on the screen! :D

#7 There was a lot of statues there. Each one with different action and they look interesting and attracted a lot of people have a photoshoot there.

#8 Yes it's my turn! Acting cool like having something! Follow the action of statue :D

#9 My turn to show in Amitabha action... Wish everyone have a good health and good wealth!

#11 The artificial cave created and inside having a god for people to pray.

#12 The most interesting statues and it seems like a classic china story of playing chess beside a pond.

My sister and I was standing under the hot sun just to take more photos as we can because that place was extremely nice! If you're in Sitiawan, you should visit there.

Posing in front of the huge statue of Tua Pek Kong before we back. This was my first time see a huge statue found in Malaysia. I can't imagine how they create this when building this temple, it needs a lot of efforts and time to build it.

The last shot with statue before we leave.

The family group photo under the huge Pek Kong statue and I wish to be here again soon!
*As a hint to all parents, it's good to be here because as you can wish for the 4D numbers from Pek Kong and maybe it will be come true. xD

Traveled 2 hours of journey and we finally reached Ipoh in the afternoon! Here come too the Ipoh New town. We actually want to pay a visit to Kellie's Castle in Batu Gajah but too bad we couldn't find it and my dad just said next time ba. So after reached Ipoh, we quickly find something for lunch.

#13 We were not having the famous bean sprouts chicken there but we having the famous chicken rice there. When I was working in Ipoh, my boss brought me here to have the lunch before back to Penang. That's why I brought my family here again and it was so delicious!

After lunch, I called my dad drove us to Station 18 which is just a few kilometres away from the Ipoh New Town. I was worked there previously for a week and it was so fun when working at outstation! Click here to read more about my working experience there.

La Kaffa coffee outlet in AEON Station 18, Ipoh. Located near Popular Bookstore.

They are my previous colleagues. That time they were still new in La Kaffa, and now they are even better than my skill on making a good coffee! Well done.

Visit my colleague Ah Chyn who is also the present supervisor there. She is the friendly girl and can talk non stop with a really friendly way with you. xD

Around 6 something in the evening we started to leave Ipoh. I was glad to have a family trip like this! I wish there will have more family outing to other places out of Penang. Well, I planned to visit Ipoh and Kampar on this coming November with my friends. Hopefully the plan can be true on that time! So what do you think about the town of Ipoh? Posted by GenYong 10.10.2012 

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