Malaysia Trip - Part 4

With everyone having gone to bed rather late following the Chingay performance, in the morning some people were rather slow to get going.

Khuan-Hoong - wide-eyed and bushy-tailed.

The day's trip was to Penang Butterfly Farm, below a few photos.

A butterfly.


Another butterfly.


Not a butterfly.


Thomas with a butterfly.


A feeding butterfly.

After visiting the Butterfly Farm, H-M decided that some shopping was needed, so we went down the road to the Penang Batik Factory.

Peter enjoying shopping for batik.

Then it was onwards-ever-onwards, this time to the Kek Lok Si temple.

Kek Lok Si is a regular spot for Elks Street, be it to feed the turtles or look at the statue of Kuan Yin. The temple has expanded massively in recent years and is in danger, at least in my opinion, of becoming rather 'disneyfied'. Sometimes I feel that the spirit of 'Malaysia Boleh' leads Malaysians in the wrong direction.

Snake Thomas.


Tiger Henry.


Pig Jia-Jun.


Rabbit Peter.

Rat Kwan.


Pig H-M.

Snake Khuan-Ning was also there, but her photo was not very flattering so it's not here.

There was some time for spiritual activities, as the photos below show.

Jia-Jun at prayer.


Thomas and Henry at the altar.

Incense burner for one of the shrines.

Lotus flower from Elks Street's next port-of-call.