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Posted in cave, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, temple, Travel on Dec 31st, 2007
The limestone Batu Caves just outside Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the Hindu temples established in 1891 though the caves are 60 to 100 million years old. A [new] statue of Lord Murugan – standing 42 mtrs high- with 272 steps leading up to the upper entrance. There is another cave opening a bit below the upper [...]
    Funicular train to Penang Hill passes through the steepest [but a pretty short one though] tunnel in the world. The ride was steep, but did not feel as steep as the one to Victoria Peak HK actually. The view from the top, pretty spectacular
Posted in butterfly, Flower, forest, Malaysia, nature, Penang on Dec 26th, 2007
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Posted in Jyoti, Malaysia, Penang, Raintree, Travel, Tree of the Week on Dec 25th, 2007
Massive Raintrees growing in the gardens of the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang in Penang.
Usability as a teapot? Unlikely. Visual gratification? Very much so. Deep cobalt blue and steel gray. Tactile pleasure? High. Just look at that cane covered handle! A large collection of teapots exist at home… many [a lot!] of them are IMHO unusable for the purpose intended… but visually a pleasure none the less. The evening [...]