Chinese New Year In Penang (Part 2)

It was a very healthy and stress free trip to Penang during Chinese New Year. We left KL early on Tuesday morning and the highway was smooth with very few cars, making it a relaxing drive. We stopped in Kampar to visit my wife's 8th Aunty before buying some ingredients for our steamboat. 

Everyday my wife would find time to hike up Penang Hill or take long walks with me around the famous Botanical Gardens. The air is always very fresh and clean around the gardens and definitely helped my lungs!

BOTANICAL GARDENS - PENANG

Created in Year 1884

This beautiful gardens were created by the British since ancient times. 

It covers a large area of over 70 acres of rolling hills and lush greenery jungles

with natural cascading waterfalls. Next year, I plan to bring my wife to stroll
around London's Hyde Park which is 5 times bigger and connects to
the beautiful sprawling grounds of Kensington Gardens. I will show
her my foot trails.

The present government has put in continuous effort to beautify and upgrade

this gardens from time to time. Now it has beautiful lily ponds outside to welcome

all visitors.

Someday I will be sitting on the benches during my Twilight Years

as a real Twilight Man to rekindle all my childhood memories

of this big gardens.

Flowers may bloom and wither but the sweet memories will stay forever

in my thoughts.

This place is perfect for leisure strolls and to admire its rich abundance of flora & fauna.

My wife was there to join my friend and his gang who were having

their tough boot camp session. I didn't join them as I was busy
looking for monkeys.

They have good landscaping too with perfect settings to hold a garden wedding.

Many photography enthusiasts took hundreds of photos of the fallen tree.

Once upon a time this old tree had stood very prominently but nothing is

permanently in life as the Buddhism teaching says.

  

This hot couple preferred to enjoy their intimacy by kissing and groping

each other continuously for so long. It really distracted my peaceful walk

Haiks!

Even the monkeys got excited to see the hot couple!

..Monkey see, Monkey do....

There are plenty of very old and unusual trees like this Cannon Ball tree.

This tree bears funny fruits that resembled the cannon balls! I think the monkeys

used them to play football too.

Let me share this secret! This is where the Malaysia's 1st water treatment plant was built

in Penang and many swore that the water from the hills of these waterfalls are naturally sweet.

Now you know why all the hawker food tastes better in Penang!

Good & clean mineral water helps to build healthy bodies like these plants from the 

Daun Kedok family. They are so mighty giant and bigger than my shoes!
Unbelievable!

I have the fondest memories of this cascading waterfalls where my late parents took

my family to have picnics and we played with the fresh & cooling water!

Those days we played outdoor and climbed the trees without all those gadgets

like computer games and iPads! It was rain or shine with fresh air.

Some parents today spoilt their kids to remain indoors as they
believed it is safer. Remember the saying that
...The Ship In Harbor Is Safe, 
But That Is Not What Ships Are Built For....

Further down the slopes, I saw cupids hovering above this young lovely couple who sat peacefully on the mat to enjoy their Valentine's Day! They were both sketching quietly on their own drawing pads while enjoying a whirlwind romance! Their giggles warmed my hearts and prompted me to walk up to greet them. I took a good look at their drawings and was smitten by their expressive drawings in myriad of colours! I have studied all the types of paintings of Art History in America but this couple drew something new like modern day abstracts instead - Lovebird's Art. I gave them my blog links and told them that I respect their passion to enjoy the mother nature instead of spending a bomb to celebrate Valentine's Day in posh hotels. I wish them success in their love life and future.

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