Thni’ Kong Tnua temple

Another Penang temple is getting Unesco heritage conservation recognition. Basically i have no problems with it since beautifying old building gets more tourist and that means more money for the state as well as the fame that comes with such recognition. It will be the third one that Penang is getting.

The first site in Penang to win the award was the RM7.5mil restoration of the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion in Leith Street in 2000.

The second was the RM1.5mil restoration project at the Teochew Association in Chulia Street Street.

The Thni’ Kong Tnua temple renovation cost about RM4.6mil. This project is done by Mainland Chinese architecture specialist Wang Zhong Yi.

What i dont understand is why we are spending so much money to get skilled people from China to do it. Why not get people there to train locals to do it instead whereby creating jobs for locals as well as minimise money outflow. This is because Penang has many more temples and if each one is going to cost in mils, it best to keep it within the country.

Just like New Zealand has skilled people to do films like Lord of the Rings, we can create skill people to create props for TV shows and films.

Cheated & Molested RM120,000

It goes to show, that getting old doesnt always means getting any wiser. A 40-year-old widow parted with RM120,000 to a temple priest who molested her on the pretext of cleansing her of misfortune. (Typically supertitious malaysian)

How many times have we been conned by dukun, pawang, sin seh, priest. When will we wise-up to their ways. There is no free lunch in the world. If you want to eat, then u need to work. Dont work, then dont eat.

Just to fill it in, the women was from Kepala Batas and the alleged priest in from Prai. Needless to say, the money has been absconded. All for 2 rounds of "mandi bunga" + fondling & free sex offer with him.

Things like this makes me wonder WTF is the government doing. When are they going to regulate this witch doctors? How many is going to get lead and mercury poison from Made in China medicine?

Never to old to study

Recently i came across an article on a grandpa getting his hooded in UUM (University Utara Malaysia). Congrats to you. I am now going to try to emulate him and set my target to obtain that MBA in my 5 yrs plan.

Scary face on Pinang tree

Came across this article on a “scary-looking face” on a pinang tree village house in Kampung Paya, Kepala Batas.

The tree, which stands at 7.25m and the image faces east towards the rising sun. IT reminds me of a the ends from Lord of the Rings, except being more scarier.