Beriksa Neighbourhood Park

Beriksa Neighbourhood Park or named as "Taman Kejiranan Beriksa", is a park located at Farlim. If you know where is the Farlim McDonald (that had drive through) and Econsave, that is the place nearby. Years ago when I started to move to Paya Terubong with my wife, we didn't know there is a park nearby. We often try to look for places for jogging and walks until recently we saw a new park had been built. Maybe this park was there for years but we didn't know about that. However the environment seems quite new.

There are jogging trek and bicycle trek. I personally feel it not a good place for cycling because the trek are shorts and narrow (side by side with jogging trek).

There are also some exercise machine available around the park.

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Youth Park Penang

When I was a kid, I use to go to youth park at Penang. Back in 20 years ago, youth park was very plain and blank. Just a lot of nature trees and lots of kids. When I was in secondary school, this place also become our camping place and we held our scout activities here such as treasure hunt. The Penang government back that time basically didn't put any efforts to improve or enhance. After DAP party (opposition) take over Penang state as state government, the quality of youth park had improved. Renovation take place, new plant, refurbishment, new scenery, new playground and a lot more. Penang-traveltips do post about youth park previously.

I don't really have any DSLR or Hybrid camera. All pictures taken from my Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. The photo below taken from the top of the youth park. See how colorful the trees and the play pool.

There are also fresco wall for painting.

I kind of like this painting on the left below. Very anime feel.

Painting below suppose to be like 3D.

There are still a lot more in this area. This is just some part of the photos I took. You really need to see it yourself to believe it. This place is a good place for family outing, picnic, jogging, sports, recreation, photography and any outdoor activities.

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Penang Sakura Blossom

Every year during early quarter of the year from February to March, Penang have Sakura blossom. It happens almost everywhere is Penang but there are more near the Bayan Baru and Bayan Lepas area. The most beautiful will be at Bayan Lepas Technoplex area. Bayan Lepas Industrial Zone and Technoplex is just basically a very smaller version of silicon valley in US. Smaller as very very small. OnlyPenang blogs contains more pictures during the mid of the season. VisitPenang site also post the pictures about this event. This "Penang Sakura Tree" actually consist of several species name Tabebuia Rosea, Pink Tecoma, Rosy Trumpet Tree.

Although it bloom every year around near end of February till earlier April, this year 2014 are the most beautiful and happening. This is due to the dry weather that it had not been raining for continuous 2 months. Such hot and dry weather somehow follow with beautiful flower blossom. It was explain that due to the dry weather, the tree attempts to survive by passing down next generation with blooming more flowers. Just like what happens in Japan and Korea that Sakura bloom after winter.

A view from my car.

A beautiful view around the factory area.