Hot Dry Season

February 11, 2007
We're entering the hot/dry season hear in Penang, no rain, but its really not all that hot, reminds me of summer in Miami. Chinese New Year is next week, Feb 18, and is really a big celebration here. There are lights on all the streets, and everything is decorated in Red and Gold (and Pink, the "new" red). This is the year of the Pig, and he is supposed to bring in prosperity so there are these tacky pink piggies with plastic golden coins and dollars signs everywhere. It's really pretty funny.

I was watching the golfers from my balcony. Here the ladies golf in the morning, and have a caddy hold the umbrella to keep the sun off them while they golf. There are no golf carts so everyone walks, except the security guard who rides up and down the golf course on his motorcycle!