I finally had a chance to show the baking process of Apom (in Malay) or Indian pancake in this post.

Apom is one of the popular local delicacies in Malaysia. You can find these crispy indian pancakes in the morning beside Mutiara coffee shop, Taman Sri Rambai, Bukit Mertajam.

It was fun to capture the video with this friendly lady. A simple smile will make your day.

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Nice colourful cooking ingredients.

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The nests of Baya Weavers hanging at the back of a bicycle. Some of them are half built.

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Established in 1941, Shing Kheang Aun restaurant in Penang is very popular among the locals and tourists for its Hainanese cuisine and local dishes.

It was great to be there and we love the interior environment of the restaurant. The heritage prewar building, wooden chairs, wooden tables , marble floor, marble table top etc which are very well preserved.

Do take note of how they serve their customer seated on the first floor. Very interesting. They deliver the dishes from the ground floor kitchen with pulley system.

We overheard people around us in the restaurant. They were impressed by the pulley system and the old fashion style of this restaurant. Some even said they wanted to try all the dishes.

Some of the famous dishes. Fried Salted Egg with Bitter Gourd and Tofu with prawns.

With a friendly smile, the restaurant owner asked me whether we managed to finish the dishes. ” Of course!” I replied.

As this restaurant is situated in the heritage city, you can enjoy the old historical streets and buildings after having your meal at Shing Kheang Aun restaurant.

Address of Shing Kheang Aun restaurant:-

2, Chulia Lane 10200 Penang, Malaysia

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Photos taken while walking along Stewart Lane, Penang.  Stewart Lane is named after Charles C. Stewart.

I was fortunate to see a milkman on his motorbike, bread seller cycled along Stewart Lane and a group of trishaws ferrying tourists for sightseeing.

The milkman drove off too fast that I was not able to take his photo.

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While enjoying my walk along Stewart Lane, I spotted this light blue double-storey building which is one of the heritage buildings of Penang.

Founded by a group of Hainanese mariners, the Hainanese Mariners’ Lodge which was once home to itinerant Hainanese mariners and their families in pre-World War II days.

You can find this heritage building at 26-A Stewart Lane, George Town.

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Finally, I had a chance to meet Mr.Lee, the traditional joss stick maker in Penang.

I saw him squatting in front of his shophouse pasting sticky powder to the thin bamboo sticks.  With his permission, he happily show me the process of making joss sticks.

He allowed me to take his photos and videos and asked me whether he should take off his glasses.  I told him he looks good with his glasses.   Mr.Lee had eye operation recently. He wear glasses to protect his eyes from the powder of the joss sticks.

He manually mould the sticky powder to the bamboo sticks, use a roller to roll on the joss sticks (Mr.Lee told me this is bonding process) then let the joss sticks dry under the sun for 2 days.

Tourists interested to take his photos and bought the joss sticks as souvenirs. Students came to capture the photos and videos for their school projects.

You can find Mr. Lee at Lorong Muda (off Stewart Lane), George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The location is  near the Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) temple in Penang.

Here are some of the videos and photo.

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Even though the leaves are turning brown, I find it beautiful.

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One of my favourite street photos

These guys tried to pull a round wooden table to the upper floor of a restaurant.

A strong rope is very important, guys.

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It was a cold and rainy day.

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I call the bee our guardian.

She just held on to the pole in front of our house every morning for approximately an hour.

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I visited this famous stall of Bukit Mertajam again and it is interesting to watch them preparing Wan Tan Mee.

Here is the lastest video.

You can visit my earlier post The most famous Wan Tan Mee From BM for more photos and videos.

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Mom was reluctant to eat anything during the first day in Hong Kong until bro found and happily picked up HKD 20 from a street.  You can see from the photo she was holding the money.

Mom said the food was too expensive. Poor mom.

Hmmmm…. weird, my bro kept seeing HKD on the floor? Twice in just two days!  The first time was at the Hong Kong airport but his reaction was too slow, somebody managed to pick it up first. Ha! Ha!

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Street view from a trishaw ride must be wonderful.

Trishaw also know as “beca” was the common mode of transport back in the olden days in Penang.

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Free Nokia Ovi Maps! This is a great news for Nokia users.

I just installed the new version of free Nokia Ovi Maps.  Tell you what, I like it really much.  Even with the assisted GPS enable, the result is superb.

Before installing Ovi Maps, remember to check your phone software version and the list of compatible Nokia devices. The software version should be 31.0.008 or greater.

Features of new version of Ovi Maps : -

- My position

- Find places

- Share location

- Favourites

- Drive

- Walk

- Weather

- Events

- Lonely Planet

- Hungry Go Where

There are various countries maps available.  Check out the 3D landmarks.  This application is not just for motorists and it is for pedestrians too.

You can select and download various navigator voices for your mobile.  Some even provide detailed street names.  I like the voice of the English Surfer Dude. Try it and you will know why.

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