UNESCO World Heritage Site - Chew Jetty Penang

As a continuation to my previous post on Heritage Sites, this post will be made up of Chew Jetty. I only went to 2 Clan Jetties, as it began to drizzle and I was hungry, blek. I noticed that there are more people living in the Chew Jetty compare to the Lim’s. There are more houses as well, and as I walked in I saw that there is a small mini market locates somewhere in the center of the long rows of houses. Besides the mini market, there is also a shop selling accessories, such as necklaces, hair bands, etc. I guess it’s for the convenience of the people staying there.

mini market

Chew Jetty is more like a fishing village with all the boats around. Motor boats can been seen tied to the ports. It’s been quite a while since I last saw this kind of boats. Used to see and traveled in one of these boat a lot when I was back in Sarawak. Just being there brought me back to memory lane, during my childhood life, when I used to travel in these motors boat, to and forth Brunei and Limbang with my family. That was part of my life then, precious. I wouldn’t mind sitting in one of it again if given the chance.

Anyway, back to reality. Seems like more tourists and locals are attracted to Chew Jetty. The place is more crowded than when I was at Lim Jetty. All were busy taking photos. Some even walked up to the front door and took photos of the house inside. That was kinda rude in my opinion. As much as it’s a heritage site, it is still a place called home for some other. What if some stranger just walks up to your front door and snaps a picture? I doubt anyone would like it at all. I overheard one of the auntie complained to her neighbor. “Boh bin pek ee lang hip hamik, mah si lang eh chu nia” which literally means “I don’t understand why they are taking photos, it’s still just a home where people live in.” The auntie was quite annoyed by the sudden intruded of all the people to her home. Well, couldn’t blame her as her normal peace and quiet day was disrupted by the noise of all the people ‘visiting’

I tried to take some nice photos as fast as I can, which was kinda hard as there were people walking everywhere. But still, I snapped as much as I could till it began to drizzle. That was when I decided to stop and started to walk back to Fort Cornwallis. I did took quite some photos there, but only going to share a few which in my opinions are the nicest of the lots.

temple

dragon statue


*meow* *meow*

inside every alley, there are houses at the end


row of boats

even da ang moh are fascinated =x

boats covered as soon as it began to drizzle


*looking out at the big blue sea*

he was so cute with da teddy bear he was holding ^^

Well, hope you all enjoy viewing the photos. Personally I like the photos with the ang moh and also the kid. More natural I guess. But do drop a comment on the photos. Would really appreciate some feedbacks. Thanks ^^