Painting Jalan Sultan mural to save heritage

Over 50 local artists joined forces to create awareness on the importance of preserving heritage by painting on a once neglected and dilapidated wall of a pre-war shophouse next to the carpark on Lot 49, Jalan Sultan last Saturday 15^th October 2011.

The group’s sincere efforts to support the local community in preserving the century-old buildings along a stretch of Jalan Sultan for its heritage deserved to be appreciated and praised.

The buildings are to be acquired by the authorities to build an underground rail station for the Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) project.

The Jalan Sultan Mural painting event which started at 9.00 am and completed by 1.00 pm.was organised by a local daily The Star.

ICI Paints sponsored the cleaning and painting of the wall and the paints for the artists.

Artists painting murals on the wall of a pre-war shophouse
next to the carpark along Jalan Sultan.

Colourful murals of art beautify the busy Jalan Sultan street.

Mat Ramli Mansor paints a mural of Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy
who was a strong and powerful leader who developed Kuala
Lumpur into a busy commercial and mining centre during
the mid-19th century.

Dr. Wong Seng Tong paints a mural of Sultan Abdul Samad
(1857-1898), the fourth Sultan of Selangor, whom Jalan
Sultan was built and named after him in 1873.

Brian Khing, 11, a student of Emerging Youth Leadership
project paints a mural of a boy.

ICI Paints managing director C.W.Goh (left) and Kuala Lumpur
city mayor Datuk Bandar Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail witnessed
the mural-painting event.

Krishnan Karuppiah, 63, says his painting tells the story of
the early days in the city.

Fahmi Taib, 22, a final year diploma student of fine art at
Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA)
paints a mural of a child to tell us that children are also our
heritage.

Zainal Abidin Musa paints a touching poem
on a pillar of the building.

Sharifah Zuriah Aljeffri, 73, paints the lotus water lilies to
symbolise peace and purity.

Tourist Magnus Anderson, 47, from Helsingborg, Sweden
who witnessed the artists painting the mural says he is all
for preserving old buildings for its heritage.

Jalan Sulan is named after Sultan Abdul Samad, the fourth
Sultan of Selangor, who ruled from 1857 to 1898.

The Nine Emperor Gods celebration in Sungai Way New Village

The 40-year old Leng Eng Tian Temple located in Jalan SS9A/4, Sungei Way New Village, Petaling Jaya celebrated the Nine Emperor Gods Festival for the last time this year.

Thousands of devotees thronged the temple to offer prayers to the Gods.The grand finale to the festival was the fire-walking ceremony where devotees walk over burning charcoal.

Next year the celebration will be held at a new and bigger temple located nearby Jalan SS9A/5. It is now under construction and nearing completion.

The land on which the temple sits will be taken over by the developer who has provided an alternative land for the new temple.

The nine-day celebration started from the first day to the ninth day of the ninth moon (Sept 27 – Oct 5, 2011) according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar.

Devotees throng the temple to pay respect to the Gods.

A devotee with burning jossticks prays
to the Gods.

A ritual where mediums in trance offer blessings to devotees.

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Bare-footed devotees walking over a pit of burning
charcoal fire.

Devotees said they felt no pain and showed no injury on
their feet after the fire-walk.

Sheena Liam and Kenza Tan winners of Amaze International Model Search 2011

Sheena Liam, 20, a Taylor’s University journalism student and Kenzo Tan, 24, a plastic surgery agent were announced the winners of Amaze International Model Search (AIMS) 2011 competition at the grand finale held at Publika Dutamas, Solaris Dutama, Kuala Lumpur on 1st Oct 2011.

Sheena at 75cm tall outshone 10 other finalists in the female category to grab the title whilst Kenzo Tan, at 183cm tall won in the male category.

Check out the pictures of people at the event.

Winners of Amaze International Model Search 2011 Sheena
Liam (2nd from left) and Kenzo Tan (2nd from right) and
runner-up Soo Xu Ze (left) and Gwendolyn Chin (right).

Sheena Liam

Kenzo Tan

Keith Tan shows off his amazing harmonica
talent.

  Sign language performance by the contestants.

Children from House of Joy performing a break dance.

Charity ambassador of "Love & Care" campaign Leng Yein.

(L-R) Catwalk guru Benjamin Toong, Fabian Sixtus Korner,
Jacqueline Mak, Leng Yein and Tina Fong.

Charity ambassador Leng Yein (right) presenting a mock cheque
of RM5,000 to Lesley Mah, a representative from House of Joy, a
shelter home in Puchong for the underprivileged.