Holiday Holiday Penang

so we're half way through the War Museum... sweating like a pig.. but it was still somehow cooling, cause it was still morning... i think it would be worst if we went after lunch... but anyway, we're in a jungle so... not much la hot sun...

we came to the second shooting place, and had a wall that was blown up... the signs says "Effects of Bombing"... looks same as u see in the news, houses, walls, buildings that got blown up... quite sad actually, to know such killing and bombing happened here.... and when the sign at the entrance said "Welcome to Malaya".. really la... u can feel u're in age..

who dare bomb my house!!

then we came to a look out tower, it was 3 stories high i think... the 3rd floor u got to climb ladders built to the wall... i wanted to but then thinking this building is so old, the ladder might just fall off with my weight, so we didn't... we took the stairs up to the second floor, and she just got the reason on why they asked us to bring a binoculous.. so that we can use it at the lookout tower la!!! but can't see also cause lots of trees blocking the view..

peekaboo!!

towards the end of the trip, there was the torture area... oh nooo..... *secretly i was excited.. there was the chopping-of-heads place... then the so-called torture room... gory... women were raped, ppl were burned alive, tools were used to dunno do what.... eeee....

can u spot the axe, skull and sword?

it says.. Torture tools by Japs

through these gory parts, there was a memorial plate, dedicated to the dead from which years to which years, which wars.... there were flowers around it... quite nice actually.... and it was good that they built it... at least the dead are recognized....

we came to a tunnel, it was dark, there were posters and photo frames on the walls... its obvious that ppl can actually walk through it... but it was dark.. no lights.. at the entrance there was an oil drum.. it says, "Hit twice and the lights will come on.." so we stupidly hit it twice la..!! so dunggu... i look properly at the thing, no wire also to the lights... felt so stupid! HAHAHAH and we did it twice... :P we went in as far as we can, as far as there was light.. but after that.. it was too dark.. too scary, i would have gone in if we had a torch light.. but we didn't bring any... hp light sucks btw.....

it says.. Guiness is good for you...

one of the rooms (or houses) there had a box up on a shelf... (u can see the pic above) .. it's like so weird, with all this war and stuff, they can still find it in themselves to enjoy abit of their living lives... hahhaha with Guiness.... hey i'm not promoting Guiness ok... i don't even like the drink! LOL!! or maybe they were suggesting us to have a drink when we leave the museum ;)

tools used during the war

there were so many things there to see... it'll be hundreds of pics if i wanted to take and show u ppl... so if u're already interested (which is good!) ... GO!! Go to the War Museum!! u won't regret it!!

next was Kek Lok Si... was too hungry so we decided to makan first.. of course we went for LAKSA!! my favourite!!! ohh with refreshing sugar cane ! and nice crunchy poh piah!! lovely... especially after all that walking.... but wait... there's more to walk!! die!

lunch - Air Itam LAKSA!! yeah babeh!!!

so the walk up to Kek Lok Si... interesting.. loads of shops left and right, shop owners shouting, pushing u to buy... and finally.... FINALLY we reached the turtle sanctuary.... loads of em... the bigs ones had moss over their body, hungry like hell... u could feed them with kang kung (RM1 per bunch) but the second u throw in the pond, it'll be gone.. they're THAT hungry i tell u!

the turtles at the foot of the temple