Living in Malaysia

Seen on a cash register in Penang

Bus Terminal Prayer Room

Hi!  I am Blogger.  And I'm going to ramble a bit here about  things you could only see in Malaysia, I reckon.  One thing you see all over is prayer rooms and people using them.  They're far more common than public toilets, unfortunately.  The other day I was down at the bus terminal here in Penang, wending my way between buses.  Right there on the platform is the men's prayer room.  And hanging out to dry or at least air out, were several prayer rugs.  In most hotel rooms, there's a little arrow on the ceiling or in a drawer to indicate which way to orient yourself for prayer -- that is, which way Mecca is located.

Bus station prayer rugs airing out on platform

   The other day, they had a bridal fair at the nearby shopping mall.  It was interesting to me to see what the modern Muslim bridal couple could choose for their special day.

Photo of Malaysian bridal attire

Cross-cultural bridal finery

A bride might add a dash of color with a headscarf like this one:












   




        


   And here are a couple of signs that caught my eye  around town.  This one saying "Sorry, tonight got  function" is to explain why a certain dining room wasn't open to the public for lunch.

Therefore, no lunch here today?

  

     I assume this "No helmet" sign is to discourage potential thieves from hiding their identity.

No helmet, no crime?

But hey, that's nothing compared to Singapore, where you aren't allowed to do much of anything, apparently.      

What CAN you do in Singapore?

  If you do any of these or dozens of other prohibited things in Singapore then, like this T-shirt says, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE!  


 But it IS clean, orderly and safe.    Hmm. . . .  which would I prefer on a daily basis, the cheerful chaos of Penang or the organized efficiency of Singapore?  

Depends on which day you ask!