Goddess of Mercy

She is the tallest statue of her kind! To the left you see two pagoda-looking things, those are the beginings of the columns that will support a roof over the statue. In the foreground you see people standing in front of sections of the columns waiting to be lifted into place. Yikes!

Third Week: Selamat Datang!

September 24th 2005
***Pictures are up, YAY!!*** Welcome! Our third week started out with our first Bahasa Malaysia language lesson. As part of the relocation package we were given the option of having language lessons, so we said yes. Roger is our teacher. He teaches at a local school and also does private lessons. Monday night he came over to our apartment and we started learning the basics: good morning, go ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more

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