WHILE the Hindus were celebrating Deepavali, others on Penang island were busy thronging various tourist spots and shopping malls.
Despite the public holiday falling in the middle of the week, attractions such as Penang Hill and the Kek Lok Si Temple were not short of visitors.
Say cheese!: Mohd Nor taking photo of his father-in-law Norsedin, mother-in-law Kamariah, wife Fadzuatul and children in front of the Penang Hill funicular train station At Penang Hill, the funicular train station was filled with holidaymakers queuing up to buy tickets.
Retiree Norsedin Mat, 59, from Taiping, said that his grandchildren told him the previous night that they wanted to ride the train up the hill and he could not think of a better time to take them there.
Hope it comes true: Anna and her husband Fidel hanging a piece of ribbon on the Wishing Tree at the Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam “Besides, their parents also had a day off on Deepavali. So, it is a good chance for us to spend some quality time together at the top of the hill,” said Norsedin, whose daughter Fadzuatul Edah, 30, works at the Penang Hospital with her husband Mohd Nor Hafiz Suki, 30.
Norsedin’s wife Kamariah Abdul Hamid, 56, added that it was the norm for the family to get together on public holidays.
Perfect spot: Holidaymakers taking pictures at the Kek Lok Si Temple At the Kek Lok Si Temple, also in Air Itam, Anna Junus from Medan, Indonesia, was spotted writing her wish down on a piece of ribbon to be hung on the Wishing Tree there.
The 25-year-old, who was in Penang for a medical check-up on Monday, said that she took the opportunity to do some sight-seeing with her husband Fidel Haslim, 32.
“Since we are here, we decided to wish for good health and the safety of our family at the Wishing Tree,” said Anna, adding that they would be returning home today.
Besides the tourist spots, crowds were also seen at shopping malls such as Queensbay Mall yesterday.
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