Batu Ferringhi, winter 2008

Welcome to the "street where I live"! This photo journal features the shops & establishments along Jalan Sungai Emas, where Eden Fairway, my condo complex, is located & my 'stomping grounds' ;o) I have also included scenes from the morning market. There's a 2nd Batu Ferringhi journal in this series which will feature the popular Long Beach food court.

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Looking down Jl Sungai Emas
were I live during my winter get-away. The side on the left is the east side,...

A gleaming new RapidPenang bus
stopped at the unofficial bus stop across the street from the Golden...

"East side of Jl Sungai Emas"
with the Eden Parade building on the corner. Jl Sungai Emas (gold river) runs...

KFC is in this complex.
I pop in there at least once/week for nuggets 'to take away' to have...

Our village 7-11
is in this complex to the right of Eden Parade. It's open 24...

Dr See's clinic & the village police
depot are on this side. I have seen Dr See several times for minor ailments,...

Ocean Bay Bistro,
the new home of Deep Sea Seafood Restaurant which used to be on 'the...

A nice cozy place.
There's a sofa & chairs in one corner where you can sit after...

Richard & his wife. He's the affable
cook/owner.

Khaleel's Nasi Kandar restaurants
has opened a big branch here in the complex to the right of the 7-11 complex....

"West side of Jl Sungai Emas"
featuring the front of the Mutiara Arcade which faces east.

This 'kedai kopi' (coffee shop)
at the south end, is popular with locals, especially with the Chinese...

This Dhoby Ghaut (laundry)
has only been open 2 years but is busy & popular. It's on the front...

The only ATM in the village (CIMB)
is here, on the north side of the arcade, to the right of Lim's...

Joy Bakery & Cafe
is popular for lunch & coffee & desserts. The computer arcade to the...

Joy Bakery/Cafe2
The friendly owners are Frankie & Meree. They are not open for...

Inside the bowels of the arcade
There's 2 mini-marts here, the one in the foreground on the right, &...

A coffee shop & a Kahleel's nasi kandar
branch at the back. They play mah jong here during the day, when it's too...

Haroon, our banana fritter guy
He & his family have been there for as long as I've been going...

Haroon & his son
Those pointy packets have rice in them. He sometimes has yeast donuts...

and 2 daughters
They all help out after school.

My curry puff lady,
except she wasn't there that day. She sells yummy curry puff which I call...

Rainy storm coming over the hill

It arrived. They get really heavy
showers there. Although winter is not normally their rainy season, we...

Hill cutting & deforestation
all in the name of 'progress & development'. It's...

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article published 6/10/2008

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Thanks Rainy - I enjoy this article with a focus of daily life of your winter home, especially the markets.
— Ben Hsu, June 29, 2008

I love ' the street where you live ' Rainy . What a great community to be part of every winter . Cheers .
— Margaret Sherwood, June 14, 2008

Tony.....
I especially like to include the people that have become part of my 'family' there.... ;o) I have known some of these people for quite a long time, & they are always happy to see me back every winter ... Ahhhh the joys of living in a village "where everybody knows you name" LOL
— Lorraine Brecht, June 13, 2008

Every day scenes that we take so much for granted, yet you have captured them so well for posterity. I like the way you include the people that run the businesses in a lot of your shots. Another excellent article Rainy. Tony from England.
— Tony Ethridge, June 13, 2008

Thanks Rainy. Now we "know" your home away from home. You gave us a photo tour that captured the essence of Batu F. very well.
— Beth Warkentin, June 12, 2008

Nice homey article
In addition to enjoying your scenes of everyday life with ordinary people, I am always impressed by the spirit of tolerance that seems to pervade this part of the world. Would that Middle Easterners and Westerners could be as tolerant of each other!
— Fred Perry, June 11, 2008

i concur with HP, it's refreshing to see everyday life through your lens.. things we take for granted and never really notice..
— Jon J. Tan, June 10, 2008

Thanks for sharing, always like looking at your Penang journals, even though I know the place so well as its throws a different angle to it. HP
— HPLow, June 10, 2008