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justmickeyfornow · 5 years

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How do you sit down and write? Like do you write at tea/coffee shop to increase that anesthetics writer creativity? Or hole up under your blanket? I’ve been trying to write something for 2 months now without much progress. Any words of wisdom?

Boy, do I got a few tips for you!!

These tips are mostly if you’re writing a story (but some work both ways), so if you’re writing a paper or a dissertation or something with no progress, I’ll gladly do another post for that!

Step right up and welcome to Mickey’s....

Sit Yo Ass Down And Write Crash Course

1. Tip number uno:

Never sit your ass down and write.

Hear me out, hear me out. If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably a serial procrastinator who’s always in desperate need to just not do what needs to be done. It’s quite simple. All you gotta do is trick that damn beautiful but procrastinating brain of yours.

How? Well, I’m glad you asked!

I actually do my best writing standing in lines! Yup! Standing in lines has written some of the most intense scenes in PI. Hospital and airport waiting areas? Yup. Lotsa writing done there! Basically, if you find yourself waiting for something, pull up your phone and start writing. Half of PI was written on the subway, on buses, or in cars. I don’t know what it is, but my brain becomes hyperactive at that point. Like I have to finish writing this scene before reaching the front of the line or else I’ll make a fool of myself in front of the pretty barista lady.

For us procrastinators, we like to find any and every excuse not to work. But when you’re not actually working and your doing something else instead, our procrastinating brain doesn’t really identify the action as writing.

Believe it or not I never actually ‘sit down and write’. I only do so when I’m editing. During the editing process, I force myself to sit down on an actual chair, in front of an actual laptop/computer screen, use an actual keyboard, and edit! It’s brutal! Makes my procrastinating brain go antsy!

2. Tip number two:

If you get an idea, stop, drop, and type!

Don’t think about it. Don’t overthink the idea. Just jot it down on your phone. I don’t care if you were talking to someone and it would be rude to do so. Because as soon as you let go of that idea and say, “I’ll write it down later” then poof! it’s gone!

Repeat after me: STOP. DROP. AND TYPE.

3. Tip number trzy (Polish):

never write perfectly from the start.

Write in bullet form if you have to. Or just type the idea you have in your head. The more you pressure yourself to writing something perfectly, the more you’ll forget your idea. And this works with both story writing and academic writing as well.

Writing is a lot like drawing. You start with pencil, draw the basics - dialogue, single action, main thing that happens - then using your pencil, draw some of the details - the he said she said parts, turn the actions into full sentences with adjectives and description - then lastly add in the color - the punctuation, the indentations, and the splitting of paragraphs - and finally you have a picture.

Let me give you an example. This is a simple scene that I’m gonna write on the spot from the random phrase “There’s no space for my ice cream”. (I initially screen recorded a video for you, but then when I came to upload it, I unfortunately realized that Tumblr doesn’t allow videos on asks....)

So here you see just random dialogue. No actions even.

Then I added dialogue above it. So what you write first doesn’t necessarily mean what’s gonna come first.

More dialogue and some action.

Here I started fixing it up. Added indentations. Set a scene with Lena being in the other room and all.

And then Tada!

So, As you can see, I start with basic dialogue, just what I think they might say (it changes a lot btw). Then I add some actions. Then I go back up and write more dialogue before the dialogue I started with. Then I go ahead and indent a few lines here and there. I write the saids (Kara called. Lena answered. She said. Kara exclaimed. Kara whined). And then add in some scenery as well.

And like I said, this works for story writing as well as academic. I used to do the same thing when I needed to write a paper. I would start simple. No big words. Just somewhat of an idea of what I want to write and build up from there.

4. Tip number quatre (French):

Watch to learn.

This means that when you’re watching something, whether it’s a movie or a tv show, learn how the characters react. Their quirks, their nervous habits, everything and anything that makes them them. I can’t count how many times I had to rewind a movie because I was too busy noticing how the main character’s eyes would linger on the coffee table in front of her before she would say something painful. Or how if a character is shoved to the ground, which body part hits the ground first. Go through scenes of movies and tv shows and learn how people behave.

Movies and Tv-shows could also help you with how a character can cope a certain way or react in a certain way. For example, I was watching this show on Netflix called “Dead To Me” and the main character, her husband was killed in a hit-and-run by a speeding car. And part of her grief was that she would jot down the licence plate number of every car that was speeding and every car that had a bump at its front. That’s a detail of a specific form of grief. You could have your own character be obsessed with finding a cure to heart attacks if their SO died that way.

5. Tip number cinque (Italian):

Use real people as reference.

Sit in a coffee shop and creepily watch a woman sitting in the corner table. You gotta act all stalkerish here for it to work! Now pretend that it’s your character that’s sitting there. Write down the little things that the woman might do that you’ll probably never even think of if you would have written the scene at home. Like how the woman’s head jerks up when a car passes by and she watches it through the glass window. How her foot taps on the floor to the rhythm of her music. How she frowns when she spills some coffee on her sketch book. Everything. The silly faces she does to the toddler sitting in the other table.

Use real people. If you’re writing a girl who’s somewhat tomboyish, maybe go to a skateboard park or something. Go to a fancy restaurant if you’re writing a rich old lady. A library if you’re writing a college student.

6. Tip number lix (Somali):

Don’t write in order.

I cannot stress this enough. Write bottom to top. Middle to top. Middle to bottom. Write middle to bottom to middle again to top. Just don’t do it in order. Most of the time I write a paragraph thinking this is how I’m going to start my scene and it ends up being somewhere in the middle of all the chaos! Writing in order doesn’t make sense not even in essay writing. You never write an introduction first because you need a thesis. In order to have a thesis you need to know what the hell your body paragraphs are talking about. So, you start with your body. Not necessarily the first body paragraph either.

Write whatever comes to mind and figure out the order later. Chances are, it’ll change a billion times over before you commit to one. Writing in order gives your brain stress and in turn you’ll probably get a mental block. You’re too pressured to write the opening scene of the chapter that you forget what the hell happens in the end. And you lose that excitement, that flare you have to write the scenes that you had figured out in your head. Which sucks. Because it’s nearly impossible to get that back!

Also don’t worry about how you’ll combine everything in the end. That’s for the editing process, you’re not there yet. And from my experience, things tend to come together in the end on their own so you shouldn't worry too much.

7. Tip number seitsemän (Finnish):

Details, dude! They are everything!

(This one has nothing to do with being unable to write.... I realized this only AFTER I wrote it.....)

sometimes the details have nothing to do with the main characters, but writing them helps the reader feel like there’s a world there being lived beyond the characters he or she is reading about.

It paints a picture. And in writing, it’s very hard painting a picture with a white paper and some black ink. And that’s when details come in hand.

What I like to do is I like to zoom in on the scene I’m writing. Picture the scene in your head. Let’s take for example both characters are sitting on a bench in the park. Now pretend you have a pair of binoculars and zoom in on the scene. You’ll probably see a small ladybug that is sitting on the bench between them that one of the characters noticed but didn’t say anything because they know the other person is afraid of bugs. So they carefully pick it up without letting the other person know and they place it on the other side beside them. Or maybe you’ll realize there’s some carvings on the edge of the bench. A heart with an arrow and two letters on each end. Your character will probably wonder who the letters belong to, what were their names, and whether or not she and the other person would ever carve their own letters on a bench somewhere.

Details make a simple scene of two people sitting beside one another, into a whole picture of everything around them.

8. Tip number osm (Czech):

Do research!

Top weird things I had to do a ton of research about for my stories:

How to build a gas bomb that you could release through the ventilation system of a buildingWhat kind of metal are the batarangs made of?How to bring someone back from the dead?How much space do you need to build a rocket and is a football field enough?How high should a person’s IQ be for them to be considered ‘genius’ level of smartQuantum Mechanics and matter reconfiguration devicesintracortical microstimulation (whatever that is) and how to use it to create the sense of touch in amputee limbs

The list goes on, trust me!

But research gives you an idea of where to begin. Sometimes, you don’t even know what it is you’re writing and you get ideas from your research. Research gives your readers a realistic sense to your world. Even if it’s not real. Even if all you’ve written is fake. They don’t know that! But what they do know is that your character is hella smart and can create a device using intracortical microstimulation to help create the sense of touch in amputee limbs!

Fun fact: Watch "True Memoirs of an International Assasin”. It’s on Netflix. And it’s every writer’s nightmare. It explains just how much we writers would go for that small detail. It shows you the depths we will take to ensure we know every detail of what it is we’re writing about! Highly recommended for every writer out there!

9. Tip number dokuz (Turkish):

If you’re stuck, act it out!

Yup, you heard me! Get yo ass off that chair and start practicing for your next Oscar because you’r gonna act out the scene you wanna write. Say your character just entered her house and called out to their spouse without a response. Go inside your own house and start jotting down the details of what you see. Your character will probably notice the lack of shoes. How the kitchen light isn’t turned on. Or the hum of the dishwasher not present. No keys in the bowl. All small things that they slowly realize before actually realizing that no one was home.

Acting also gives you ideas on how someone would react. Walk into your own house and imagine finding out you’ve been robbed. All your stuff is everywhere. Now, realistically - and I mean really really realistically - you wouldn’t freak out. At least not physically on the outside. You wouldn’t start jumping and shouting and go looking in your room if your cash is gone.

Because your brain needs time to process. You would have questions. Lots of them. Is the thief still here? Should I call the police? No, what if this is a prank. Is this a prank? Who would prank me like this? Your eyes would go around the room, noting down all the details there. The broken glass, the opened drawers, the thrown pillows. Use your own surroundings to imagine what a robbed place would look like.

10. Tip number umi (Hawaiian):

Always remember, each character is different.

(Realized this one also has nothing to do with being stuck and not being able to write and more to do with character writing... I think I went off topic....)

I always find stories where all the characters are practically written the same way. The dialogue is really generic. Because the writer isn’t really imagining as each character being a separate entity. They’re all characters of a story to them. The way one character talks is often if not always never the same way another character talks. AND a certain character will talk differently depending on who they’re talking with.

Give each of your characters certain attributes or quirks that they add to their dialogue. Like how the more sophisticated one chooses to say ‘darling’ instead of ‘babe’ or how one of them speaks in short and concise sentences having served time in the army and taught that each word counts. I know this tip isn’t that important, but I’ve seen a lot of writers do this mistake where all the dialogue is the same. And that’s because they’re trying so hard to move the story along that they forget that they need time for the characters to react and process differently.

Similarly, make sure that you know that each character reacts differently. I’ve fallen into this mistake several times actually to be honest. This one time I wrote a whole scene where I had Lena be super happy about something (can’t remember what it was) with someone she wasn’t too close with and then I remembered that she’s more reserved than Kara. She less trusting so she rarely shows her genuine side to others unless she knows them to be worthy or good. She’s not too open so she wouldn’t show her happiness by jumping around and screaming with joy. Whereas Kara! Oh, Kara! She would hug the mailman when she would be happy! And she’s probably best friends with her pizza delivery guy! Had to do multiple rewrites whenever I would do that mistake.

11. Tip number vienuolika (Lithuanian):

Drink Green Tea.

Repeat after me: Drink. Green. Tea.

No explanation necessary. Tea is life.

#Sorry this got so long #I tried putting it under keep reading but it didn't work #Oh well #Writingng advice #Ask #Mickey answers #Writing tips #Writing #Fanfiction

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geometalab · 7 years

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Building Addresses in OpenStreetMap

Introduction

Adding a building address to OpenStreetMap may sound too easy for you as to write a blog post specifically about it. However, it can be more complex as you may think. In this blog post - which continues our series of blogposts about “Targeted editing in OpenStreetMap” - we will explain the different ways to correctly enter a building address.

Essential building properties

Before we explain the details of the different methods, we will clarify which properties are essential for the correct mapping of buildings:

building = * marks that the selected area is a building outline and not for example a meadow or a lake. The tag value marks the building type: building = residential for example marks a residential building, building = yes just marks that it is a building, without specifying which type of building it is. You can find all building types on the OSM-Wiki.

addr:street name of the street that belongs to the address.

special case: If the house number is not tied to the street but rather to the name of a “place” (be it a place, a hamlet or something else), then you need to add that name with addr:place and not addr:street.

addr:housenumber (house number of the building).

Different methods

In OpenStreetMap there is more than one method to correctly map a building address. In the following section, we will explain the four approaches known to us in detail.

1. An address for a whole building

On the building outline you directly set the street with addr:street and the related house number with addr:housenumber.

Figure 1: Properties of a building with address on outline way.

2. An address per entrance

If a building has more than one address (for example a multi-family house), then the address can be attached to a building entrance. To define an entrance, you set a node on the outline way. On said node, you set entrance to yes. Now you can set the address to that node by using addr:street for the street name and addr:housenumber for the house number.

Figure 2: Properties of two segments of a multi-family house with different addresses, which have been set to the entrances.

3. Addresses for places within buildings

If a building contains multiple addresses (for example a shopping mall), then you can set the individual addresses using nodes. That for, you place a node within the area with a separate address (generally within a bigger building outline). Now you can set a street name with addr:street and a house number with addr:housenumber.

4. House numbers evenly (linear) distributed on a line

OpenStreetMap supports the so-called house number interpolation, which is suitable for streets, where the house numbers are not distributed by counting trough or even randomly but are distributed by distance (for example road running meters). To use the house number interpolation you need to set nodes on the first and on the last house of the houses you want to interpolate and define them as addresses with a street (addr:street) and the related house number (addr:housenumber). After that, you need to connect these two address nodes with a line. Now you can select the line and set the property addr:interpolation. From there on you can choose if the “to-be-distributed-house-numbers” should be even or odd.

Figure 3: House number interpolation of a row of houses with nodes on the first and the last house.

Conclusion

As you can see, the correct handling of building addresses in OpenStreetMap can be quite challenging in the beginning. However, you just need a push in the right direction, like this post, and everyone can master even this integral part of OpenStreetMap. As long as you keep doing it, mapping is going to get easier and the results will increase in quality. Have fun mapping!

#OpenStreetMap #english #targetedediting #en

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montemoutdoorgear1 · 5 years

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How To Plan & Track Your Hikes Using The Latest Technology

There is something exciting about venturing off into the unknown. I always get a tingle of anticipation every time I head out on a hike to somewhere I have never been before.

However, as much as I love exploring new territory, I always like knowing exactly what to expect – especially when taking on a particularly challenging hike. Planning ahead can make the difference between making it home in time for dinner and having to spend the night in the woods, maybe without proper equipment.

That is where tech comes in. These days their tons of apps and gadgets that you can use to plan your next hike, and also keep track of past ones. You can have all the data from your hiking history in the palm of your hand to share with others or even use yourself in the future.

But getting started can be a little intimidating, so I have put together the basics to help you get started. Now, let’s get you pumped for your next hike into the wilderness!

1. Back To Basics

Before you set out on a particular hiking trail, personally I believe you should also read up on it. You can find info online about pretty much anything, and looking into a specific trail won’t usually be a problem.

This is particularly important if you are on holiday, and you’re going hiking in a country you’ve never visited before. You can find a lot of information online about the length of trails, the elevation, any obstacles to be aware of, and the average time it takes to complete a hike. This is especially true if you are heading to a national park, or a particularly popular tourist destination – many local government organizations will often include PDF guides about hiking trails, which have maps and all the information you might need.

And if you find a map of trail online, I recommend you at least take screenshots. Firstly, because you might not be able to get online once you get there. And secondly, it will make it easier to do the hike anyway. It will help you figure out your location in case you get lost, and it can help you find your way back to the trail. But for me, this is just the basics of course or the minimum I would do.

Copy the most important information to your phone, and you can keep track of your hike as you go along. This is a little bit better than just relying on an app since you don’t need wifi or phone signal to access the notes. And this drains your battery a lot slower than an app.

Google’s Keep app is a good option for this. It allows you to insert photos into the note, so you can have all the info in the same place. And it syncs between your laptop and phone – you can create your hiking itinerary on a computer, and then access it offline on your phone later.

2. All Trails

Personally, I think this is a must-have app for avid hikers. It’s a database of more than 60,000 hiking trails. You can find just about everything you need to know in it – the length of the trail, elevation, and difficulty. Plus, you can also see the hiking trail mapped out on a topographic map, which shows you exactly where you are heading and what kind of terrain to expect. All important parts of properly planning your hike.

You can download maps to have them available offline, but you can’t download all kinds of maps. The free version of the app lets you download road, satellite, and an AllTrail map. The paid version has several more options – terrain, World Parks, OSM and OCM maps. Whether or not you choose to pay for the app is completely up to you.

The app also has the option of recording your hike as you go. It will track how far along you are on the trail, how many kilometers you’ve hiked, how long you have been hiking, and your average hiking speed. This is actually pretty cool if you’re trying to break your own record on a particular trail – you can see your time down to the exact second you’ve spent on the trail.

There is also a Lifeline function, but it is not available in the free version of the app. The function allows you to assign safety contacts that can see your progress of the hike, and they can come to your rescue in case you get lost.

3. Map My Hike

Map My Hike is one of the best apps for keeping accurate track of all your hikes. Plus, the app doesn’t work just for hikes – it allows you to log information about any kind of workout, so it is also quite versatile. That kind of functionality usually makes it easier to bite the bullet and actually pay for the pro version.

This app also has a database of existing hiking trails, but it’s not as extensive as the database of the previous app. But it does provide you with a lot more info than AllTrails – this app tells you the time, the duration of your hike, and also how many calories you’ve burned. That’s in addition to a map that keeps track of your location and progress.

It then records all that information into your own hiking account. You can have an overview of a hike you’ve recorded a year ago, and reminisce about some of your previous hikes.

One thing I really like about this app is that it allows you to set goals and challenge your friends. If you’ve completed a hike in 3 hours when the average time is 4 – challenge your friend to see if they can beat your time. Or set a goal that you want to hike for 12 hours each week – the app will keep progress of your goal, and give you an incentive to get out of your chair and hit the trails.

4. Get A Smart/Sports Watch Instead

Smartphones are great, but they’re pretty much a useless brick when they run out of charge. So, even if you had every little detail planned out, you’re on your own if the battery on your phone betrays you. Sure, you can carry another weight with you – an extra charging battery, but we are talking hiking here, not driving!

That’s where a smartwatch or a sports watch comes in – their batteries last longer, and they can be just as helpful as your phone, if not more when it comes to navigation and tracking.

For hiking, a running watch might be just what you need. It can keep track of the time you’ve spent on the trail, tell you what elevation you’re on, and the good ones will have a GPS function. Suunto’s Ambit3 series is a good option here – the watches are pretty affordable, and they have all the functions you could need on a hike, including decent battery life, even for multiple day hikes.

Another popular manufacturer worth checking out is Garmin. They rival Suunto when it comes to price and function, so sometimes it can be worth checking out both if you are shopping for the perfect combination of price and features.

And another reason to substitute your smartphone for a watch is water resistant. God forbid you to drop that brand new iPhone into a puddle – it will be useless for the next 24 hours. But watches have good water resistance and are immune to puddles and heavy rain.

5. Cairn – In Case Of Emergency

Properly planning out your hike includes thinking of all contingencies. Worst case scenario, you’re lost in the wilderness and you can’t find your way back – what then? That’s where Cairn comes in.

The app is designed to help you plan out your hike, but that’s not the feature we’re interested in. The feature that could potentially save your life is that the app notifies your emergency contacts if you don’t make it home on time.

The catch is that this feature is only unlocked when you buy a subscription plan. But you can buy a one month option, which is only about $5, so it’s not terribly expensive. Especially if you actually need to use the feature.

Of course, there are other ways you can create your “safety net” plan, but they’re not as convenient as the app. Tell some friends where you’re headed, and when you plan to be back home. If they don’t hear from you by a specific time, they can alert the proper authorities. Both plans work in the same way, it’s just the old analog vs. digital convenience difference.

The post How To Plan & Track Your Hikes Using The Latest Technology appeared first on Montem Outdoor Gear.

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mavwrekmarketing · 7 years

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(CNN)Say “Penang” and images of street food and heritage buildings pop into most people’s minds.

Truth be told, if I’d spent my eight years living on this Malaysian island just because of the capital George Town’s great eats and atmospheric shop houses, I’d either be seriously overweight or completely blind.

Because even without the food and the decadent buildings, Penang is a very special place.

It’s also a rich tropical egg-yolk that’s hard to break for first-timers.

Here are nine ways to go beyond George Town’s gentrified faade and get to know some of the real multi-ethnic, artistic and natural depth that the entire island of Penang has to offer.

Penang’s eclectic art scene

George Town’s street murals have become a tourist attraction in their own right.

But it’s the young international artists behind them who have really transformed the island into one of Asia’s premier art destinations.

The local art scene is based out of Hin Bus Depot (31 Jalan Gurdwara, George Town), a former parking lot turned decadent-chic art and dining space.

“In Penang it doesn’t matter where you come from or how long you will stay. Local and international artists collaborate seamlessly,” says Wanida Razali, Hin’s gallery manager.

Penang’s mix of old and new certainly attracts international creative spirits.

“The art scene has many different cliques for anyone to get into, and the island’s vibes inspire people to get up and do s—,” says Alvin Neoh, a musician, visual artist and manager of artsy bar Narrow Marrow (252 Lebuh Carnarvon, George Town; +60 (0)16 553 6647), another haven for Penang’s creatives.

To Trevor Hampson, who lived in London for 14 years before opening Run Amok art gallery (59A Jalan Timah, George Town) in Penang in 2014, “the street art put the local art scene out to the general public, but differently from London, the island has many places to meet and mingle with artists who are always ready to strike a conversation.”

Ancient stick-fighting

Since 1936 Penang has been preserving silambam nillaikalakki, a traditional Dravidian Indian stick-fighting martial art transplanted from Tamil Nadu.

Grandmaster Dr. Anbananthan, who began studying the style under Madurai-born Asan Mariapakaiam in 1962, still teaches this elegant footwork-based, self-healing martial art.

“We still preserve silambam’s 5,000-year-old syllabus, conserving Tamil cultural heritage,” says Saravanan Ramasamy, one of the group’s senior members.

The best part is that one can study silambam for free on the top of Balai Rakyat Tun Sardon, a community hall tucked away in Gelugor district.

“It doesn’t matter where a student is from, because if they manage to arrive here, it means that, like us, they are also looking for the truth,” says disciple Aravindan Kamalanathan.

Balai Rakyat Tun Sardon, 25 Pintasan Pemancar 5, Taman Tun Sardon, Gelugor. Silambam training takes place Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday from 7-9 p.m.

Underground music

The south of the island is actually a delightful tropical area where one can visit durian farms, Chinese stilt villages and even swim off decent beaches.

Few foreign tourists seem to know it exists, though.

An interesting Balik Pulau stop is Ghee Hup (MK3, 202A Jalan Tanjung Bungah, Kampung Sungai Penang, Balik Pulau; +60 (0)16 433 6303). It produces nutmeg, one of the original myristica spices native to the Moluccas, cultivated for centuries on Penang.

Balik Pulau town itself is a pleasant one-way street lined with shop houses, a charming clock tower and, more recently, a new breed of mural art by Russian artist Julia Volchkova.

And if by now you really can’t stop thinking about food, the coconut-fragrant Siam laksa sold on the streets here is different from anywhere else in Penang.

Penang Hill and Malaysia’s smallest national park

Penang’s highest point — just a 10-minute drive from Chulia Street — has lush hiking trails all the way down to the botanical gardens and boasts the world’s steepest funicular railway.

“We have some of Southeast Asia’s rarest flying mammals, including the flying lemur, giant red and black squirrels,” says Allen Tan, manager of new eco-park The Habitat (Bukit Bendera; +60 (0)4 826 7677) , built to preserve and appreciate this 130 million-year-old ecosystem.

For more jungle, Taman Rimba, Malaysia’s smallest national park, awaits on the northwestern corner of the island.

Multi-ethnic artisans

Penang’s real heritage is not just the food: It’s the culture of street artisans and their century-old crafts, which are sadly disappearing in the coils of George Town’s quickening boutique gentrification.

There’s still a series of old shops where multi-ethnic artisans hand-craft traditional goods, including Muslim skullcaps, Chinese signboards, metal anchors, rattan furniture and paper effigies — think life-size motorbikes, cars and horses — for Taoist ritual burning.

Little India is a good starting point: Next to the Nagore Shrine in King Street, Kedai Songkok OSM Mohd Shariff is the only place left in Penang to find handmade Muslim headwear.

Thaipusam Festival

Few know that Penang has one of Asia’s most gruesome and exciting festivals, Thaipusam.

Held during the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), this wild eight-kilometer procession from George Town to the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani temple on Penang Hill’s flanks commemorates the fight between Lord Murugan and the demon Soorapadam.

Devotees pay back granted wishes by carrying physical burdens called kavadis: these range from a simple pot of milk hauled over the head, to heavy canopies made of wooden rods mounted on the shoulders.

At worst, devotees pierce their cheeks and tongues with skewers to avoid talking during the march, or are pulled back with ropes hooked into their bare backs. This year’s Thaipusam just ended, but it next takes place on January 31, 2018.