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I wonder if there is any extra table on the first floor of this shop. We noticed only one table and limited seats.

Poor guy on the left, insufficient space for his leg.

Check out the photo of the shop on the newspapers (hanging on the wall).

This is the photo of Casino Lisboa I took during my less than 1 day trip to Macau.  I noticed the man in the photo after the trip.

We were enjoying the landscape, the weather and the beauty of Macau not knowing a man on top of the famous Casino Lisboa.

Is he a bad guy? Is he a superhero?

Don’t know why….

Street photography is one of my favourite.

My brother was checking on his favourite shoes & I was busy shooting photos.

We arrived at the hotel in Macau at about 3pm. We had our first nice break from this nearby local coffee shop.

See the pork leg noodle?

If you have travelled to Macau then you must have visited The Ruins of St. Paul’s, one of Macau’s most famous landmarks.

Walking along the street leading to this famous landmark, people from the shops located both side of the street will offer you some free food (Almond biscuits, dried meat etc) for testing.

On transportation, you can travel around Macau for free by just hopping on and off the shuttle buses operated by all major casinos and hotels. Interesting?

Walked along some of the streets to experience their local daily life and tried out their local food is the best thing ever.

The Senado Square or Largo do Senado is one of  Macau’s famous landmarks too.

Hmmm….we should have spent more time there.

If you are a frequent flier or traveler, why not turn your smartphone into your travel assistant?  I had a chance to try out WorldMate recently and find it extremely useful.  WorldMate, the mobile travel application is huge in mobile world.  You can either download the free application or go for Gold subscription.

These are the basic features provided by WorldMate. For more features you should go for Gold:-

1. World Clocks
Select the country of your choice and view up to 5 different clocks.

2. Currency Converter
Just key in the currency and WorldMate will convert it for you.

3. World Weather
View up to 5-day weather forecasts.

4. Weathercaster
You can get the automatic weather updates read to you by selecting the city and time. Cool feature!

5. Day/Night Map
Display current day and night World map.  View the time, temperature and weather of the location you have selected.

6. Flight Alerts.
Track your flight by selecting the airline,flight number and date.  The accurancy is superb. You can even track the flight detail such as flight status, flight delayed, terminal, gate etc.

Try it and I am sure you will like it.

Due to the nice weather this morning, we decided to visit Tan jetty. We plan to visit the other clan jetties after visiting Chew Jetty a few weeks ago. See my earlier post “Visit Chew Jetty”.

Ha! If you travel to Penang, do not forget to visit Chew Jetty, Tan Jetty and other clan jetties. Really thankful we can find these traditional Chinese waterfront and amazing views in Penang.

We noticed that there is a Ma Zhu temple at the end of the each jetty. Ma Zhu is worshipped as The Goddess of The Sea to protect all fishermen.

At Tan jetty you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Penang Bridge, the ferries and the Chew Jetty nearby. I asked the fisherman whether they spotted any dolphin. He said yes, they spotted dolphins and even otters relax at the jetty. Wow! I wish I can see the dolphins and otters. Of course, when the dolphins are here there will be fewer fish.

When we wanted to leave the jetty, the fisherman pointed at the Sun Princess Cruise Ship and said the ship had just arrived in Penang. We quickly snapped some photos. He said the weather is truly cold at night.

Hope you like some of these photos.

We walked around Chew Jetty today and really touched by the beauty of this traditional Chinese waterfront settlement.  The compact old wooden houses, the fishing boats, the wooden walkways, etc.  Ha!  You can find a hair salon here too.

Chew Jetty, the living heritage site you should visit if you travel to Penang.   Chew Jetty is one of the clan jetties besides Lee Jetty, Tan Jetty etc.

You can even enjoy the beautiful view of Penang bridge and ferries from the jetty and of course this is a nice place to play hide & seek.  I am not joking. There is a group of people participated in treasure hunt at Chew Jetty today.

There is even a home stay program and you might want to enjoy a boat ride and BBQ here too.

We plan to visit this heritaga site again and other clan jetties.

Looking for a quiet and nice cool place to relax?  Bukit Genting, located in Penang Island is the right place for you.  Do not forget to bring along your camera , binocular or telescope and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Penang Island.  You can find chalets and a Thai restaurant here too.

An experience driver and a car in good condition is a must. I am not kidding. The winding road is extremely steep and narrow.

I will share some of the photos here. Let the photos speak for themselves.

Dare to visit War Museum of Batu Maung, Penang during the month of Hungry ghost ? This mighty military fortress built in 1930’s by the British to protect the island from enemies. There are underground military tunnels, intelligence and logistic centre, halls, offices, ventilation shafts, cannon firing bays, cook houses etc.

This is an outdoor museum. Do bring along a torch if you want to explore the underground secret tunnels else you will miss the mysterious tunnels.  During the Japanese era, it was used as detention centre for POW’s. The fortress became a torture centre.

Some tips from War museum : Put on comfortable walking shoes & bring binoculars. Watch out for snakes & insects. We saw a snake during the visit.

The war museum is a monument mistakenly made by the British in thinking the enemy would attack from the sea thus the cannons aimed to the sea. But the Japanese invaded by land. You still can find the British telecommunication post & tomb of Sgt John Wolf.