Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Book-Mas Tree In Straits Quay, Penang

How come we always drop by to Straits Quay, Penang?  I have lost count already, I thought we would give it a miss this time but since my sister and nephew have not been there before, we ended up there once again.  One thing for sure, we have not been there during Christmas before... so it is nice for a change too to see something new then...

At the entrance....
Pity the two boys... the sun was just too hot for them!
We ladies are smarter... we took a picture away from the sun...
And thus the "blurness" and not sharpness... LOL...

There was some kind of activity going on.. not sure what though...
Still at the entrance...
Yes, still at the entrance.. hahaha...
Here we are.... at the lobby...
We spent some minutes here... admiring the yachts in broad daylight...
Tracking down the owner... can you see him? :)
I think my nephew enjoyed himself tremendously...
Same with these three too....
In the midst of these books, I saw my favourite author... Sidney Sheldon!
Admiring the person who thought of this idea...  
Book-Mas Tree...
Not easy to pile them up like a Christmas tree... 
Great Idea!
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31 comments:

  1. [SK]January 15, 2014 at 2:29 PM

    oh very clever to arrange those books to build up a xmas tree.. at first i thought you went to some book fair where books were all scattered looking at the close up of the photo, haha!! The Last Empress by Anchee Min, i have that book.. :)

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  2. suituapuiJanuary 15, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    Wahhhh!!!! Your sons puteri lilin, scared of the sun kah? Muahahahahaha!!!! I guess the books are not for sale - imagine if someone wants one at the bottom of the pile, the whole tree would come tumbling down. Would be nicer if they can make a bigger one!

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:13 PM

      Nicer and riskier too! Yes, I guess the books are not for sale.. at least not at that moment.. :)

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  3. cleffairyJanuary 15, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    WHoaaa... Xmas tree made from books! Now that is something I have never seen before. Anyway, nice pics, Claire. :D

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  4. Yee LingJanuary 15, 2014 at 3:47 PM

    Wow...I like the book mas tree! Maybe we can ask Kathy to build one at home this coming end year..hahah

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:14 PM

      Yes!!! What a great idea... ! She will end up calling you to help.. hahaha..

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  5. 煒霖January 15, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    Wow, I like the "book Christmas tree" maybe I should use my books to make one this year, hehe!!! I have enough books to do it!!! =]

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:14 PM

      Really! I will look forward to seeing it then!!

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  6. Irene TanJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    So terror they make the Book-Mas tree. Something new & not easy. Thumbs Up to those who took the effort to do it. You look so small when sandwiched between your dons.

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:15 PM

      That is why I am more rounded these days.. must match up their build.. hahaha..

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  7. Irene TanJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:19 PM

    Oppss!!!...should be " sandwiched between your sons" . Use my mobile to type and ends up with spelling mistakes. Always the case, hehe

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:09 PM

      Its ok, Irene.. I surely understand cos I am also using mobile too at times!!

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  8. KenJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    They were having some year end sales on books by popular earlier ago, which explains why the book-mas tree was there ;)

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:11 PM

      Oh, is it... that time was Christmas... cos I just found my camera, thus the delay... :)

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  9. Somewhere in SingaporeJanuary 15, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    Nice place...

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:11 PM

      Yes, not bad.. familiar with Singapore malls .. :)

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  10. Small KucingJanuary 15, 2014 at 10:44 PM

    Actually there is a bookstore named book tree over here. Selling books at cheap price lol.

    For what purpose is the tree? Deco or selling books?

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:11 PM

      More on deco cos Christmas time ma... I think la.. must ask Ken la.. hahaha..

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  11. munJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:00 PM

    Hello Claire,

    Have you eaten at the nyonya restaurant in Straits quay before?

    About the book tree, I wonder did they use some sort of adhesive to stick the books together.

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:13 PM

      No, I haven't... is it good??? If it is, next time I wanna try...
      About the book tree, I dare not touch also... needs a lot of efforts to get it done like that.. I guess..

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    2. munJanuary 16, 2014 at 8:53 PM

      Yes, the dishes at the nyonya restaurant at straits quay are very tasty, especially the perut ikan dish.

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  12. ChrisAuJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:21 AM

    Penang really looks different now. I think I plan a trip there this year if got chance.

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  13. Princess RibbonJanuary 16, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    Elo.... Blog hopping.. I hope you don't mind me asking.. Are you ang-moh? Coz your name sounds like one hot bombastic ang-moh :)

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  14. ReanaclaireJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:10 PM

    As you mentioned.."sounds like" only.. .hahahaha.. see my pictures in the blog and then you will know whether I am ang mor or not ..

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  15. Rose worldJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:35 PM

    That is a cool book tree.

    Yes a nice change to see Penang durung xmas.

    So did you track down the owner of the yacht and ask for a free sail along the strait? ;)

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    1. ReanaclaireJanuary 16, 2014 at 1:15 PM

      Sorry to say I didnt manage to... otherwise next time can invite you along too.. hahaha..

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  16. wennJanuary 17, 2014 at 12:34 AM

    oh I should hv done a book-mas tree before I gave away all those books.

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  17. Twilight ManJanuary 18, 2014 at 10:30 PM

    Wow! I love that tree. I guess only Small Kucing is the only one with enough books to make a tree like that!!

    I saw The Last Empress' book and will be buying soon when the price drops.

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