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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
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.
…..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
