Penang Road Cendul - Rusty nail nightmare!

Penang Road Cendul needs no introduction, I had visited this institution on many an occasion!

However, recently, a guest correspondent of this blog, RL, went with his family ... and ta-paued some home. Shock, shock horror .... Guess what his mum found in a pack of cendul as they were eating it! A rusty nail, EEEEEP!

Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, Penang

Guest Blogger: L
Camera: Canon G10

Add: 18, Cannon Square, Penang
Tel: +604 262 2119

A kongsi is a clan house for Chinese of the same clan or surname.

With its long, illustrious history & beautiful architecture, the Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi is an icon of Heritage Conservation. Known as the Heritage Jewel of Penang, the Khoo Kongsi comprises of the majestic clanhouse, opera stage, the courtyard and 24 heritage units.

In over 100 years of history, this beautiful clanhouse, rebuilt after the original building was destroyed by fire in 1906. The craftsmanship and artisan work on this building is unparalleled anywhere in Malaysia.The entire building is covered in intricate tile shard work, paintings of murals, detailed wood & stone carvings and resplendent gold leaf work.

Leong Fee and Akademi Seni Equator, Leith Street - Penang

Guest Blogger: L
Camera: Canon G10
Location: Penang

This was previously the Leong Fee Mansion.


Wikipedia...
Leong Fee is the Hakka name for Liang P'i Joo (1857-1911), a Kar Yin Hakka from Guangdong Province in China came to Malaya in 1876. He arrived in Penang and half a year later moved to Perak where he began to make his fortune in tin. He was a tin miner, businessman, a visiting Justice for Kinta (1892), the first Chinese Member of the Federal Legislative Council (1909) a Penang state senator, a member of the Perak State Council, a Chinese Vice-Consul to Penang (1902 to 1908) and a philanthropist.
He married the daughter of millionaire-philantrophist Hsieh Yung-kuan, the Chinese Vice-Consul to Penang before him. He was a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
In 1902 he opened a mine in Tambun. One year later Tambun held the world record for the largest production of any time.

Leong Fee Mansion
Built on Leith Street around the 1900s as a personal residence, it now belongs to the Christian Brothers and has been leased to an art school, Akademi Seni Equator.

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Leith Street - Penang

Thanks to L and her Canon Powershot G10 for this "guest blog" ... I love Penang too!

Some cool information from Wikipedia.com
Cheong Fatt Tze (1840-1916) was a Hakka born in 1840 in Dabu, Guangdong Province in South China. As he came from a poor Hakka family, he started working at an early age as a cowherd back in his village. In 1856, civil war had broken out in China between the Chinese and the English, known as the Second Opium War 1856-1862. The people had experienced hardship and suffering during the war. As a result Cheong Fatt Tze migrated to South-East Asia together with other coastal Chinese families to seek their fortune.
He migrated to Java in the 1850s, then he later prospered and moved his base to Penang in the early 1890s. Was well-known as a powerful Nanyang industrialist and a first-class Mandarin in the Manchu government, he was made Consul-General in Singapore and economic advisor to the Empress Dowager.
He had eight wives and owned many residences throughout his trading empire (mostly Southeast Asia) but made Penang as his base, where he raised his six sons as well.

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was built throughout the seven years from 1896 to 1904 by the teams of master craftsmen he brought from China. This mansion is only one of three of its kind left outside China. The mansion is the only stately Chinese-type dwelling representing the best of 18th and 19th century Chinese architecture in the State.

Gorgeous!

Did you know? In 1894, Chung Keng Quee hosted in his own gardens, in the name of Vice Consul Chang, Pi Shih (Cheong Fatt Tze), a dinner to welcome Admiral Ting (see Battle of Yalu River (1894) and Battle of Weihaiwei) and the Chinese Imperial Fleet of warships that he commanded.

Penang Road Cendul - Lebuh Keng Kwee

Previous review: Legendary Penang Teochew Cendul

Want the BEST cendul ever... head on over to Penang's Lebuh Keng Kwee :-)

Hokkien "Keng Kui Kay"
Cantonese "Keng Kwai Kai"
English "Keng Kwee Street"

Join the queue, join this lady ... and gobble the MAGIC down :-)

ps - Thank to Guest Blogger L for this post!

Walking across the bridge - Jalan Burma, Penang

Guest Blogger: L

Some shots with L's Canon G10 as she walked across Jalan Burma, in Penang.


More shots at noon-time on a week day.

penang-traveltips.com
Burmah Road is one of the major roads in George Town. This long road begins at the junction with Penang Road, and runs in a northwesterly direction out of town, ending at the junction with Gottlieb Road, Bagan Jermal Road and Mount Erskine Road. The traffic dispersal system of George Town requires that Burmah Road has three sets of traffic flow: from Penang Road to Pangkor Road junction, it flows east to west; from Perak Road junction to Pangkor Road junction, it flow the opposite direction; and from Perak Road to the end of Burmah Road, it flows two ways.
Burmah Road was named after the Burmese settlement that existed in Pulau Tikus district, of which stands the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple as the lasting reminder of their presence. That, and the existence of other Burmese-inspired road names in the vicinity, including Salween Road, Moulmein Close, Rangoon Road, Mandalay Road and Irrawaddi Road, to name some.
Among the locals, Burmah Road was called Jalan Kreta Ayer in Malay, or Chia Chooi Lor in Hokkien. Both means the same thing - "Water Cart Road". The name refers to an essential earlier-century activity that may appear totally alien to a 21st century piped-water world. Before piped water became an expected part of life, fresh water had to be carried - on ox-carts, and often, on shoulders - from waterfalls and springs, to awaiting buyers in town. Burmah Road was the route taken by these water bearers, and that route became known by that essential task.
Like many of the major roads in Penang, Burmah Road began as a rural road. It is spelled with a "h", one of the quarky idiosyncracies of British transliteration of foreign names. The city end of Burmah Road begin at a point where, up till the turn of the 20th century, there was a plank bridge across the Prangin Canal. The canal is still around, albeit buried under the ground, emerging only at Sia Boey. It used to continue all the way to Transfer Road, where it connects to another ditch that leads out into North Beach, where Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah is located today, effectively creating an island out of George Town. The plank bridge is remembered in the name of Masjid Titi Papan located in the vicinity.

Assam Laksa and Fruit Ice, Sin Hwa - Jalan Burma, Penang

Guest Blogger: L
Add: Sin Hwa Kopi Tiam @ 329 Jalan Burmah, Penang
Located: Opposite the Pulau Tikus police station
Opening hours: Closed thursdays

Hmmm, L needs to confirm the exact location, but I do remember her telling me this place was along Jalan Burma (Sometimes spelt with a "h").


Seems this place is rather legendary ... I wanna try!

Divine char kuay teow - Lorong Selamat, Penang

Guest Blogger: L
Add: Kafe Heng Huat @ 108 Lorong Selamat, Penang
GPS Coordinates: N 5 25′ 02.0″ E 100 19′ 29.7″ (unconfirmed, I am still GPS-less!)

Start salivating...


So close...


Mmmmh... moments before aunty opens for business!

Yes!! They are opened :-)

A priceless photo, well done L. Aunty sans Safety Glasses!


Be warned... You'll be charged 50 cents if you choose NOT to have a drink. Duh!

Fire up your engines!

RM$7.50 and a long wait... But worth every dime and every minute! Juicy prawns, smooth kuay teow, perfectly fried with LOTS of wok-hei (fire!). Magnificent!

A parting shot...