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penang Archive
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On the road again…
Penang Hill A few days ago some friends and I went up Penang Hill a nice little mountain in the middle of Penang island that offers a great panoramic view of the island. The air was fresh and cool, something very new for me here in Malaysia, where temperatures of 35 degrees are very normal and [...] -
Indonesia and Thaipusam – Some Photos
Photos from Indonesia (Lake Toba, North Sumatra): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74553&l=a9aba&id=503192582 Around Lake Toba I could visit my old ARI friends, as well as get the opportunity to help the staff of a centre for disabled people (Hephata) in help to get their things organised (building a database and designing a website), which they really appreciated and thanked me with [...] -
Botanical Garden
Today, I took a stroll in the beautiful botanical gardens of Penang. Although there are not many flowers, many impressive trees can be seen and loads and loads of monkeys enjoy themselves in the nature… More photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=71307&l=ba207&id=503192582 -
Penang
It’s almost been a month. Incredible how fast time goes by. There was Christmas at the beach, with 35 degrees, there was New Year’s Eve in Kuala Lumpur with nice fireworks and still 30 degrees even at midnight, and of course there is University every day (actually Monday-Wednesday)… Penang is an interesting and small island. The [...] -
First week at USM and my courses
My semester here at USM (University of Science Malaysia) will commence coming Monday. This week, we’ve had a nice introweek with a lot of waiting (main activity), course registration and of course getting to know all the other exchange students.There are many Finns here, some Germans, and then some few people from all over. So far, [...]