Ice Kacang Puppy Love is a movie directed by Ah Niu, popular singer in Malaysia, Taiwan and China. The story of Ice Kacang Puppy Love was set in early 80s which is based largely on Ah Niu’s puppy love story and childhood experiences in Penang. That’s why the movie features a few heritage sites in Penang such as Chew’s Jetty, Esplanade, Penang Ferry and Khoo Kongsi.
Below are some photos during shooting of “Ice Kacang Puppy Love” at Penang Chew’s Jetty.
Ah Niu & Lee Sin Jie on Ice Kacang Puppy Love
Shooting at Penang Chew's Jetty
Chew Jetty - this is where Ah Niu and the actress, Lee Sinje back to hometown at Penang Chew Jetty to look for her father. Chew Jetty is one of the largest clan jetties along Weld Quay. This is unique chinese settlements along Weld Quay, with homes built along wooden piers that extend to Penang Channel. It has been in existence since 19th century. The residents of each clan jetty are descendants of chinese immigrants that reflect the distinct historical, geographical and lineage of its populace.
Penang Botanical Garden
Penang Botanical Gardens 126th Year Ceremony – Penang Botanical Gardens was established in 1884. It also known as waterfalls gardens nowadays. The history back to 1884 when English, Dutch and Portuguese were competing to monopolize the spice business in the archipelago and Botanical Gardens had been used by England to be the breeding site for plants that were high in economy values. Various kinds of spices were introduced and planted there to encourage the widespread cultivation in the farm. Lately in 1956, the Penang State Government took over the garden and appointed the local residents.
In conjunction with 126 years of the Penang Botanical Garden establishment, various events will be held all year round from April till December 2010. Those events can be found in the Penang 2010 Calendar Of Events. One of the events is Symposium of 126 years of Penang Botanical Gardens in September. Other events such as Penang Flower Festival will begin from 27th November 2010 until 5th December 2010.
GO Penang International: Go-kart
The most happening event of the year come to Georgetown Penang. GO Penang International 2010 Megafest will be held from 12 to 14 March 2010 at Penang Esplanade! An event jointly organized by the Penang State Tourism Development & Culture and ROOTS Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, the Go Penang International 2010 is a total experience Mega Festival engineered to make your adrenaline rush and heart thumps throughout the three-day event with Go-kart and Food as one of the main attractions of the event.
Penang, once well known for its popular Grand Prix in the 1970′s will once again be thrilled with an event involving motorsports after almost 30 years in which no other street motorsports was held here. Therefore, now the State Government would like to bring back the glory and the hype of motorsports to the streets of Penang! If this go-kart event is successfully held and supported by the public, we may just be able to look into bringing back Grand Prix to the Pearl of the Orient in the future.
Penang Chap Goh Meh Celebration
MY PENANG CNY Reunion Celebration 2010 and Chap Goh Meh Celebration will take place on 27th and 28th February at Esplanade from 5.30 pm until late night. Jointly organised by the State Government and GO International and co-hosted by MY Astro, themed “For the love of Penang, come home’, the MY PENANG CNY Reunion Celebration 2010 and Chap Goh Meh Celebration promises to mark the culmination of the Chinese New Year celebration with nothing less than spectacular performances by celebrities from Taiwan and Kuala Lumpur, cultural and contemporary variety shows, a fashion bazaar and full moon street party.
庚寅虎啸迎新春文化庙会
There are some key performance that you shouldn’t miss on the Penang Chinese New Year Cultural & Heritage Celebration 2010:
Main Entrance:
- Welcoming Dance
- Lion & Dragon Dance
- Lion Dance on the Stilts
- Chingay
- 88 War Drums
- Little Scholars
- Traditional Silk Ball Throwing
Main Stage:
- Chinese Orchestra
- Cross Talk Show
- Multiracial Traditional Dance
- Dragon Dance
- Acrobatic Performance
- Opera Facial Changing Performance
- Chinese Orchestra Performance
- Kompang Performance
- Chinese Classic Songs Performance
Other Stages:
- Baba Nyonya Performance
- Native Place Opera and Dance Performance
- Pekingese Lion Dance, Qi Lin, Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, 24Drummers, Qi Gong and Wushu Performance.
Other than cultural performances, you can also visit the exhibition like ‘The Old Penang Memory’ at Cheah Kongsi, ‘Traditional Handicraft Zone’ at Khoo Kongsi and ‘The History Of Clan House In Penang’.
Many of traditional and cultural performance that you shouldn’t miss, come join us on Penang Chinese New Year Cultural & Heritage Celebration 2010!
Chinese New Year Celebration 2010
Chinese New Year 2010 is just around the corner. As same as last year, there is Chinese New Year Cultural and Heritage Celebration in Penang on 2010. The objective of this special event is to introduce traditional Chinese culture in a grand manner and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. There are some photos on last year Chinese New Year Celebration here. Catch up with us and see you there!
庚寅虎嘯迎新春．街頭廟會2010
Penang Chinese New Year Celebration 2010
Date: 20th February 20, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00pm to 12:00am
Location: Penang Heritage Site, Malaysia
Street: Armenian Street, Acheen Street, Kapitan Kling Mousque Street, Cannon Square, Ah Quee Street
Admission: FREE
Penang Accommodation
Looking for accommodation in Penang? There are wide selection of accommodation that are equipped with all the needs for a relaxing vacation that suit every budget, from deluxe five-star hotels to budget guesthouses. If you like historical and cultural sites, stay in the city within close proximity to the UNESCO heritage site of George Town. Nearer to the heritage inner Penang are the Bayview Hotel George Town, Cititel Hotel and Eastern & Oriental Hotel Penang. If you wish to escape from the bustling city life, you could stay near the beaches and hills like Holiday Inn Resort, Parkroyal Hotel, Rasa Sayang Spa and Resort, Golden Sand Beach Resort and one lately opened in 2009 of Hard Rock Hotel. No matter where you stay, most of Penang’s attractions are close at hand within walking distance.
Penang Calendar 2010
Happy New Year and may you all be blessed with a wonderful and prosperity year of 2010. Year 2010 is the best time to travel to Penang in conjunction with Visit Penang Year 2010-2012. Penang has it all in term of culture, celebrations, heritage, medical tourism, dining, shopping, nightlife and more!
Download the calender of Penang Events here and start planning your trip to Penang now! Don’t miss out any Penang events, festivals and happening in 2010!
Georgetown Penang Party 2010
Georgetown, Penang Countdown of the decade to welcome the year of 2010. The wonderful party will involve great international singers and hot bands to rock the scene on New Year’s Eve. Concerts and live on-stage performances are expected to attract more than 200,000 New Year party goers to all the 5 locations:
- Queensbay Mall, Penang
- Gurney Plaza, Penang
- Pesta Pulau Pinang, Bayan Lepas, Penang
- Esplanade, Penang
- Autocity, Juru, Penang
This is guaranteed to be one of the greatest party of the decade especially with Penang kicking off the Visit Penang Year 2010.
Penang Chingay
Penang Chingay and Lion Dance Parade is back on 27th Dec 2009. Chingay is regarded by other news media, as it is taken from the Chinese dialect Hokkien “chin yi” in pronunciation, which means true art.
The key attractive of this year parade will be 10 lion dance teams, two dragon dance teams and a decorated dragon boat on wheels joining in the parade. This event is co-organised by the Penang Government, Penang Wushu, Lion and Dragon Dance Association, Northern Malaysia Chingay Association, Penang Chingay Association and Seberang Prai Chingay Association.
Don’t miss this annual event which begin at Padang Brown in Datuk Keramat at 7.30pm and go through Datuk Keramat Road, Penang Road, Burma Road, Transfer Road, Sri Bahari Road, Penang Road, Chulia Street, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling and Light Street.
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