Tranquility

At the seaside

When was the last time you took a stroll on the beach in the morning?

Sunset @ Balik Pulau, January 3, 2012

At Balik Pulau earlier this week.

Evening at the beach

@ Gurney Drive (May 23, 2011)

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@ Balik Pulau

Its the time of the year again when durian lovers are  making their annual sojourn to the land of D2, D101, D24, D88, Raja Kunyit and Ang Hare. I too will "pay homage" to the king of fruits if I were a "worshiper", but I'm not. For me, durian = constipation, so I rarely consume them even though I do enjoy good durians.
Balik Pulau has always been known for its durians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian and in the past laksa also.  http://www.malaysiasite.nl/recipe3.htm  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laksa
It is lesser known for its padi fields, fresh water streams and seaside. Everytime I'm there, it feels like I'm  travelling through time, going back to the past. It feels as if time is still stuck in the 70's there.
Balik Pulau is a place I go to whenever I needed some solitude, it's a place for me to get away from everything and everyone.

Beaches of Penang - Batu Ferringhi

Go to link for info on Batu Ferringhi  http://www.batuferinggi.info/batuferinggi/info.html

Beaches of Penang - Tanjung Asam (June 22, 2010)

All pictures were shot with my previous camera, a Nikon D3000 with 18-55mm kit lens.

Location: Tanjung Asam

Date: June 22, 2010

The location is about an hour's ride from my place. This place is usually deserted on weekday mornings, so I had the whole place to myself and that was utter bliss. I only came to know of this place in the mid 90's when we rented a boat for a fishing trip to Pulau Kendi.

Plug these numbers into Google maps for the location:  5.281883,100.211653

Also, do check out this link for the previous post on Tanjung Asam 

http://jasontan0707.blogspot.com/2011/05/tanjung-asam.html

Along Tanjung Bungah