Malaysia

The Umpteenth Post About Penang Street Art

The Umpteenth Post About Penang Street Art

I’ll keep this post short because many fellow bloggers have already written about Penang street art. However, every visitor will have a different experience. Few will see the works in the same order or interact with them in the same way. It’s also unlikely that one will see everything – even though there are paper and Google maps, these are not exhaustive. I have added a couple of them at the end of this post anyway.

For now, you can follow me and see the sights around George Town through my eyes. I learnt that it was more fun to capture the environs and not just the artwork alone. [Read on]

The Anti-Racism Project in Malacca

The Anti-Racism Project in Malacca

You could say that Malacca highlights the multi-ethnic make-up of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Churches, mosques and temples are all cited within yards of one another and people enjoy the cuisine of cultures other than their own on a regular basis. Racism still exists, however, and a group of students I met was determined to help eradicate it.

Malaysians and Singaporeans are not known for being early risers, and we’re even less so on Saturdays. Hence, the local schoolgirls stood out amid the foreign tourists, trishaw drivers and flag-waving shepherds guides in Malacca’s Dutch Square. It was hard to miss their home-made placards anyway.

Honk if you’re not a racist

Stamp out racism
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