is an intern at Penang Monthly with a passion for writing and graphic design. She enjoys crocheting, singing and occasionally making music—a ukulele is never too far from her reach.
Today, Loong Fu Pai operates throughout the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne and in Queensland, proudly maintaining a family-like atmosphere, where martial arts is both a path to personal growth and a community anchor.
The Jordans’ have recorded about 650 lifers out of roughly 830 species found in Malaysia. Some trips have taken them to Borneo, Sri Lanka and Thailand, but most have been just a dawn’s ride away.
Unlike George Town, Batu Kawan was—ostensibly—built “from scratch”. You live in one area, work or study in another, and hang out somewhere else. It sounds great in theory, but unless you have a car—which is not something to expect of students—getting around takes much more energy than expected.
Somewhere between 2013 and 2015, Penang’s literary scene shifted. Not with a bang, but with a handful of stapled booklets, scrappy covers and stories that felt real in a way mainstream publishing rarely does. At the heart of it is Wilson Khor Woo Han.