Thomas not overly impressed with his first encounter with the local food. (Wan Tan Mee at the hawker place in Air Itam, Penang.)
The clock tower in Sungai Petani town.
One of the trucks that Uncle Leong sells. Tuah is a Chinese truck made for the Malaysian market.
On the river Petani.
Henry with the shopkeeper of the mini-market in Taman Meranti. Our regular morning trip to the mini-market was to buy The Star and 20 cents worth of sweets.Kedah is known as the rice bowl of Malaysia. Below some evidence.
A typical rice field.
The rice close-up.
A typical rice field.
The rice close-up.Although we didn't go there this time, Elk's Street can recommend a visit to the Muzium Padi in Alor Setar, if anyone is passing through and wants to know more about rice cultivation.
A young boy helping out selling fruit at Sungai Petani Central Market.
The final photo is for all the schoolchildren.
A Malaysian school bus.
On the topic of school and for those of you who worry about such things, the little boys missed the last 9 days of the school year but were given homework to do during the holiday. The work was duly done, although more enthusiastically by some than by others!
A young boy helping out selling fruit at Sungai Petani Central Market.The final photo is for all the schoolchildren.
A Malaysian school bus.On the topic of school and for those of you who worry about such things, the little boys missed the last 9 days of the school year but were given homework to do during the holiday. The work was duly done, although more enthusiastically by some than by others!
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