Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 3

ABOUT

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (HAB Fiesta) returns for the 4th consecutive time! Here’s another chance for you to float above Padang Polo (Polo Ground) in Penang on a huge hot air balloon. Held on the 9th and 10th day of Chinese New Year, be sure to mark your calendars on 24th and 25th February 2018 from 7am to 9.30pm.

What better way to celebrate this festivity with your family and friends. There’ll be loads of fun and excitement in store for all ages from 7am to 9.30pm on both days. Not to be missed are 16 colourful hot air balloons displayed during the morning and evening sessions.

What’s in store during the Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta?

Ticketed tethered balloon rides will be available on first-come first-served basis, where one can go up as high as 60 feet . Each night, a ‘Night Glow’ show will feature 10 balloons lighted up with music and lights to fascinate spectators. There’ll also be the ‘Cold Inflation’ activity, where you can walk into a balloon envelope that’s filled with cold air as it lies on the ground. Additionally, family friendly activities as well as F&B stalls will be available throughout the event.

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 3

It’s a one-of-a-kind experience and the only hot air balloon festival on an island in Malaysia. The Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will see numerous hot air balloons by international and local balloonists over the 2-day festival, together with family-friendly activities, creative workshops and more!

Operating Hours
7am – 9.30pm

Entrance Fee
Free

Address
Padang Polo, George Town, 10450 Penang.

Child-friendly

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

SP Lim

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018

ABOUT

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (HAB Fiesta) returns for the 4th consecutive time! Here’s another chance for you to float above Padang Polo (Polo Ground) in Penang on a huge hot air balloon. Held on the 9th and 10th day of Chinese New Year, be sure to mark your calendars on 24th and 25th February 2018 from 7am to 9.30pm.

What better way to celebrate this festivity with your family and friends. There’ll be loads of fun and excitement in store for all ages from 7am to 9.30pm on both days. Not to be missed are 16 colourful hot air balloons displayed during the morning and evening sessions.

What’s in store during the Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta?

Ticketed tethered balloon rides will be available on first-come first-served basis, where one can go up as high as 60 feet . Each night, a ‘Night Glow’ show will feature 10 balloons lighted up with music and lights to fascinate spectators. There’ll also be the ‘Cold Inflation’ activity, where you can walk into a balloon envelope that’s filled with cold air as it lies on the ground. Additionally, family friendly activities as well as F&B stalls will be available throughout the event.

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

It’s a one-of-a-kind experience and the only hot air balloon festival on an island in Malaysia. The Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will see numerous hot air balloons by international and local balloonists over the 2-day festival, together with family-friendly activities, creative workshops and more!

Operating Hours
7am – 9.30pm

Entrance Fee
Free

Address
Padang Polo, George Town, 10450 Penang.

Child-friendly

SP Lim
Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 2

In Loving Memory Of Ashley, Kingston & Princess ~ departed in 2014. Special thanks to my sister, Cindy Lim for this memorial picture.

In Loving Memory Of Ashley, Kingston & Princess ~ departed in 2014. Special thanks to my sister, Cindy Lim for this memorial picture.

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018 ~ Part 1

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018

ABOUT

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (HAB Fiesta) returns for the 4th consecutive time! Here’s another chance for you to float above Padang Polo (Polo Ground) in Penang on a huge hot air balloon. Held on the 9th and 10th day of Chinese New Year, be sure to mark your calendars on 24th and 25th February 2018 from 7am to 9.30pm.

What better way to celebrate this festivity with your family and friends. There’ll be loads of fun and excitement in store for all ages from 7am to 9.30pm on both days. Not to be missed are 16 colourful hot air balloons displayed during the morning and evening sessions.

What’s in store during the Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta?

Ticketed tethered balloon rides will be available on first-come first-served basis, where one can go up as high as 60 feet . Each night, a ‘Night Glow’ show will feature 10 balloons lighted up with music and lights to fascinate spectators. There’ll also be the ‘Cold Inflation’ activity, where you can walk into a balloon envelope that’s filled with cold air as it lies on the ground. Additionally, family friendly activities as well as F&B stalls will be available throughout the event.

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018

It’s a one-of-a-kind experience and the only hot air balloon festival on an island in Malaysia. The Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will see numerous hot air balloons by international and local balloonists over the 2-day festival, together with family-friendly activities, creative workshops and more!

Operating Hours
7am – 9.30pm

Entrance Fee
Free

Address
Padang Polo, George Town, 10450 Penang.

Child-friendly

Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2018

SP Lim

The Birthday of The Jade Emperor at Chew Jetty, Weld Quay, Penang.

This was the Ceremony held at the Chew Jetty – Clan Jetty of the Hokkiens with the Surname of Chew, for the Birthday Celebrations of the Jade Emperor. It was located at the front main road of the Jetty along Weld Quay, George Town, Penang from 7.00 pm onwards on the night of 23rd February, 2018. Prayers were held at midnight to coincide with the Jade Emperor’s Birthday. This long array of offerings was offered by residents, relatives and friends who stayed at Chew Jetty or those who worked around this area including my late father.

SP Lim

The Birthday of The Jade Emperor at Chew Jetty, Weld Quay, Penang.

The Jade Emperor (Chinese: 玉皇; pinyin: Yù Huáng or 玉帝, Yù Dì) in Chinese culture, traditional religions and myth is one of the representations of the first god (太帝 tài dì). In Taoist theology he is Yuanshi Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones, the three primordial emanations of the Tao. He is also the Cao Đài (“Highest Power”) of Caodaism known as Ngọc Hoàng Thượng đế. In Buddhist cosmology he is identified with Śakra. In Korean mythology he is known as Hwanin.

The Jade Emperor is known by many names, including Heavenly Grandfather (天公, Tiān Gōng), which originally meant “Heavenly Duke”, which is used by commoners; the Jade Lord; the Highest Emperor; Great Emperor of Jade (玉皇上帝, Yu Huang Shangdi or 玉皇大帝, Yu Huang Dadi).

The Birthday of The Jade Emperor at Chew Jetty, Weld Quay, Penang.

Pai Thnee Kong by our mother tonight

Today, Friday 23 February, 2018 is the 8th Day Of The Lunar Chinese New Year being the Eve of The Jade Emperor’s Birthday.
My mother is making Nyonya “ANG KOO” Kueh in preparation to make offerings & pray to The Jade Emperor on his birthday at the stroke of midnight that is Saturday 24 February, 2018!

Today is the 8th Day Of The Lunar Chinese New Year.
MOM is making Nyonya “ANG KOO” Kueh in preparation to make offerings & pray to The Jade Emperor on his birthday at the stroke of midnight !

Extracted from my sister’s Facebook post.

After tonight’s “Pai Thnee Kong”, we are now looking forward to the 15th day of The Lunar Chinese New Year “CHAP GOH MEH” aka known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day ! Cindy Lim, my sister’s comments.

This Eighth Day of the Chinese New Year is the very day the Hokkiens Clan emerged from the sugar cane plantations safely after an invasion from some barbaric tribes during Chinese New Year. We, the Hokkiens Clan, prayed to the Jade Emperor for our safety and peaceful conclusion to the unwelcome invasion with two stalks of sugar cane ( one each tied to the front leg of the altar table ) with other offerings. As some of us are more Buddhist-oriented, we do not offer Roasted Pigs, Ducks, Chicken and other meat offerings anymore. My mother offers only vegetarian offerings and fruits only. Thus, it is normally the Hokkiens dialect Chinese Community prays to The Jade Emperor during the night of the 8th Day. The actual day of the Jade Emperor’s Birthday is the 9th Day of the Chinese New Year.

SP Lim

Please note that each stalk of sugar cane is covered with yellow prayers’ joss paper. Each stalk is tied to the right/left leg of the altar table.

In Memory of Ashley and Kingston I

I must thank Bertrand Linet for this downloaded photograph. Both, my rottweiler Ashley and dachshund Kingston I, had left us sometime ago. We now have only Doberman Pinscher Princeton.

SP Lim

In Memory of Ashley and Kingston I who had left us.

Gathering with old friends at Old Frees Association, Penang

We had a visit from Dr Lim Hun Soon and his wife Li Li – also an Old Free from Kuala Lumpur during the Chinese New Year. Hock Eng organized a small gathering at the OFA ( Old Frees Association ) Penang at 8.00 pm on Wednesday, 21 February, 2018. We first met at the Tavern and later we adjourned to the karaoke room 1816 Room. Hock Eng brought a bottle of whiskey. We had drinks and for myself a non-drinker – soft drinks.

Jin Teik and Eric Ng were also present.

SP Lim

Gathering with old friends, Dr Hun Soon and Li Li from KL, at Old Frees Association, Penang

Chinese Lunar New Year Buffet Lunch at Evergreen Laurel Hotel, Gurney Drive, Penang

This lunch was held on Sunday, 18 February, 2018 with the diners paying their own shares of expenditure, with a 50% discount for Senior Citizen like us.

Gong Xi Fa Chai.

SP Lim

Gregorian	Date	Animal	Day of the week	Gregorian	Date	Animal	Day of the week
2001	24 Jan	Snake	Wednesday	2026	17 Feb	Horse	Tuesday
2002	12 Feb	Horse	Tuesday	2027	6 Feb	Goat	Saturday
2003	1 Feb	Goat	Saturday	2028	26 Jan	Monkey	Wednesday
2004	22 Jan	Monkey	Thursday	2029	13 Feb	Rooster	Tuesday
2005	9 Feb	Rooster	Wednesday	2030	3 Feb	Dog	Sunday
2006	29 Jan	Dog	Sunday	2031	23 Jan	Pig	Thursday
2007	18 Feb	Pig	Sunday	2032	11 Feb	Rat	Wednesday
2008	7 Feb	Rat	Thursday	2033	31 Jan	Ox	Monday
2009	26 Jan	Ox	Monday	2034	19 Feb	Tiger	Sunday
2010	14 Feb	Tiger	Sunday	2035	8 Feb	Rabbit	Thursday
2011	3 Feb	Rabbit	Thursday	2036	28 Jan	Dragon	Monday
2012	23 Jan	Dragon	Monday	2037	15 Feb	Snake	Sunday
2013	10 Feb	Snake	Sunday	2038	4 Feb	Horse	Thursday
2014	31 Jan	Horse	Friday	2039	24 Jan	Goat	Monday
2015	19 Feb	Goat	Thursday	2040	12 Feb	Monkey	Sunday
2016	8 Feb	Monkey	Monday	2041	1 Feb	Rooster	Friday
2017	28 Jan	Rooster	Saturday	2042	22 Jan	Dog	Wednesday
2018	16 Feb	Dog	Friday	2043	10 Feb	Pig	Tuesday
2019	5 Feb	Pig	Tuesday	2044	30 Jan	Rat	Saturday
2020	25 Jan	Rat	Saturday	2045	17 Feb	Ox	Friday
2021	12 Feb	Ox	Friday	2046	6 Feb	Tiger	Tuesday
2022	1 Feb	Tiger	Tuesday	2047	26 Jan	Rabbit	Saturday
2023	22 Jan	Rabbit	Sunday	2048	14 Feb	Dragon	Friday
2024	10 Feb	Dragon	Saturday	2049	2 Feb	Snake	Tuesday
2025	29 Jan	Snake	Wednesday	2050	23 Jan	Horse	Sunday

Chinese Lunar New Year Buffet Lunch at Evergreen Laurel Hotel, Gurney Drive, Penang
This lunch was held on Sunday, 18 February, 2018 with the diners paying their own shares of expenditure, with a 50% discount for Senior Citizen like us.

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival (simplified Chinese: 春节; traditional Chinese: 春節; pinyin: Chūn Jié) in modern China, and one of the Lunar New Years in Asia, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between the 21st of January and 20th of February. In 2018, the first day of the Lunar New Year was on Friday, 16 February, initiating the year of the Dog.

It is one of the world’s most prominent and celebrated festivals, with the largest annual mass human migration in the world. It is a major holiday in Greater China and has had strong influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mauritius, Australia, and the Philippines.

The New Year festival is centuries old and associated with several myths and customs. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honour deities as well as ancestors.^[8] Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Lunar New Year vary widely. Often, the evening preceding Lunar New Year’s Day is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Windows and doors are decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune” or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes. In about one third of the Mainland population, or 500 million Northerners, dumplings (especially those of vegetarian fillings) feature prominently in the meals celebrating the festival.

Extracted from Wikipedia.

he Dog (狗) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗 refers to the actual animal while 戌 refers to the zodiac animal.

This is the third day of the 2018 Chinese New Year of the Earth Dog. Traffic and tourists are seen be less heavier in Penang this time around. Some hawkers are complaining about poorer business and hopefully they have not overpriced themselves. Definite signs of poorer economic climate in Malaysia this year as even the sound of firecrackers and drum beats of Lion Dance is harder to hear!

Quite Chinese New Year 2018 – The Year of the Earth Dog

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival (simplified Chinese: 春节; traditional Chinese: 春節; pinyin: Chūn Jié) in modern China, and one of the Lunar New Years in Asia, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between the 21st of January and 20th of February. In 2018, the first day of the Lunar New Year was on Friday, 16 February, initiating the year of the Dog.

It is one of the world’s most prominent and celebrated festivals, with the largest annual mass human migration in the world. It is a major holiday in Greater China and has had strong influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, including Singapore,Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mauritius, Australia, and the Philippines.

The New Year festival is centuries old and associated with several myths and customs. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honour deities as well as ancestors.^[8] Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Lunar New Year vary widely. Often, the evening preceding Lunar New Year’s Day is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Windows and doors are decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune” or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes. In about one third of the Mainland population, or 500 million Northerners, dumplings (especially those of vegetarian fillings) feature prominently in the meals celebrating the festival.

The Dog (狗) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗 refers to the actual animal while 戌 refers to the zodiac animal.

Extracted from Wikipedia.