Penang is one of the thirteen states that make up Malaysia. It is an island off of the West coast of Peninsular Malaysia, separated by the Straits of Malacca. When I was young, my parents would often take me to Penang for weekend vacations. What I remember most of these vacations were the (excellent) food, [...]
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Malaysia circa 1900
Monday, 15 June 2009
I often visited museums when I was young as part of educational field trips. Like every other 10-year-old boy, my mind was more preoccupied with pranks than history. However, there were sections of the museum where I was afraid and would remain silent and obedient - such as the section on Malay customs including ‘bersunat’ [...]