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I have been experimenting with textures again…. thank you to the wonderful Vanessa for her super duper texture.
I found this mammoth serpent in the Snake Temple in Penang. This caged python was about 15 foot long and its body was the same thickness as my thigh. Feeling brave as I was at the time, I decided to jump into its cage and took this photo, as well as having my photo taken with it :-S
Taken deep within the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia…well actually..not really that deep. 
This was the first time I had been into any kind of cave or cavern properly. The atmosphere was really amazing and throw into the mix hundreds of people here for thiapusam, then it really amplifies the whole mood.
Recently in Dudley, England, there has been an ongoing project to make some famous Black Country mines/caverns accessible to the public. From the stories I have heard and rare pictures that I have seen it sounds/looks amazing. I am currently trying to arrange to be taken down there to take a few snaps…I will let you know how I get on.
This is Mr Ping. He was my trishaw driver when I was in Penang. He is a very chilled out type of character and it was really interesting talking to him. He works for a tour company there that arrange day excursions and trips in and around Malaysia. He spoke about his time in Penang and his driving days as he peddaled me around Georgetown and Little India.
These little three wheeler rishaw type buggies are well cool, very comfy….as long as you don’t go over any potholes…and also watch out for the traffic. As we approached Little China, a few cars really got too close for comfort and we had a narrow escape with a lorry when going round one particular bend.
Full faith in Mr Ping though..he is one helluva trishaw driver. Thank you for the enjoyable journey! 
I came across this temple in Penang by accident whilst I was wandering around looking for a place to eat. Its a Burmese Buddhist temple called Dhammikarama and is located in an area which is very quiet and serene.
Standing here in the centre of the Sima hall is a huge statue of Buddha (…huge I tell you) and this is the most sacred place in a Buddhist temple.
I was just about able to take this shot as I was being guided out of the temple because they were about to perform some kind of religious ceremony.
These are steps leading upto the Batu Caves. During Thaipusam there is a procession from the heart of the city which proceeds for 15 kilometres to the caves, an 8 hour journey culminating in a flight of 272 steps to the top.
Many devotees engage in various acts of devotion during the procession….some will shave their heads, some carry pots of milk whilst others have heavy objects strapped to their back.
The extremist of these involves piercing parts of the body with skewers…..cheeks, tongues, backs…you name it. Ouch!!!!
This was taken a day before the festival….the day after is really a sight to see.
The skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur soaring into the sky. The skies are the limit.
…..I think I ate too much.
The monkeys in Malaysia can’t seem to get enough of this one type of fruit which they love.
I have no idea what its called,but its kinda spiky on the outside, like jelly (it looks like one of those alien eggs from the Aliens film :-S) on the inside and has a very weird smell to it.
Another shot from Monkey Beach…..the land rife with wonderful and playful monkeys….well not this one. He looked like he was daydreaming
“The whole business of marshaling one’s energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.”
-Hume Cronyn
I spent the first day in Kuala Lumpur visiting a very popular tourist and religious site ….known as the Batu Caves. It is a sacred place for the Hindu’s of Malaysia and consist of three main caves and a number of smaller ones. The caves are made of limestone and 400 meters long and 100 meter high.
As you walk towards the site, you can’t help but be overwhelmed by the sheer size of everything. Lord Murugan (A gigantic 42.7m high statue), also known as the ‘God of War’ is a popular hindu deity and takes center stage at the foot of the 272 steps that a visitor has to climb in order to access the temple at the summit of the hill.
Looking at those steps, they seem easy to go up…but I tell you they were a mission to climb, especially as hot as it was on that day.
