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  Here,on this blog, I share my experience through my writing, visual, (and some  travel tips) Penang is famous for it’s Medical and Healthcare reputation. “ hmm there must be lot of hospitals   and medical building everywhere !”, that’s my personal prejudice before I set my foot on Penang.   I landed in Penang’s Bayan Lepas airport on a minutes after midnight, about 00:30 am. There are some big flats around the airport. “Aha, I’m right. It must be a hospital!”, I guess an aerial view of the flat and high building around Penang. i took this picture from the  plane after took of from Penang back to my city   Got my taxi (grab car) from airport to my hotel in Little India, Georgetown . It took about 45 minutes. “Welcome to Penang, sir! ” said my taxi driver while he turn the radio on. “ Asmara dilanda angin curiga, Sedia ribut Tropika kan tiba…… Buah hati Dinda, Cemburu tandanya kasih dan sayangku masih setia “ , Bumfuzzle, what a simple and ea...

  When you google “Georgetown-Penang”, however some street-art pictures will show up on your results. this is not just ordinary picture, this is an artistic inventions which engage with their surroundings.   Ernest zacharevic's is the man and the brain behind this street-artistic inventions. At first, the one and only street artist I know is Banksy, which is famous for his “Flower Thrower (Love is in the Air)”. Banksy is less of an artist than a global phenomenon; that’s why he is an icon. But after visiting Georgetown, I know the fact that it’s not only Banksy but there’s a great name too. Yes, he’s Ernest Zacharevic. Ernest Zacharevic conveys the culture and community of a place, adding artistic interventions to different cities across the world. the lithuanian-born artist blends fine art techniques with a passion for public space, working in the mediums of oil paint, stencil, spray, and sculpture to communicate clever and complex concepts. (an interview with Designboom...