takbir raya berkumandang

takbir raya berkumandang... yes, it is the eve of raya once again. my mother once said that the takbir raya makes her sad, i now understand what i didn't understand then.

this is the second raya without ayah...it is a void that can never be filled...

at a time when there should be so much joy, i am feeling sad...raya will never be the same again :(

blue splendour

1. Penang State Museum • 2. Cathedral of the Assumption •

3. Hainanese Mariners' Lodge (Penang Heritage Trust)4. Carpenters' Guild •

5. Hainan Temple • 6. Benggali Mosque • 7. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

8. Residance of Ku Din Ku Meh • 9. Christian Cemetry •

10. Saint Francis Xavier Church

I don't know what's taking me so long to do this --- I have yet to see the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang for myself. I've put it on my Must See list. It was built in the 19th century and won UNESCO's 'Most Excellent' Heritage Conservation Award in 2000.

I even found a map online showing the location of this mansion for my next visit to Penang. Must see, must see, must see...

... and the reading continues...

been reading and reading and reading... i'm getting there!!! yup, i'm wearing my positive hat today :)