It's OFFICIAL: The weekend of 25th until 27th of July 2008 will be filled with state-wide celebrations in Penang, the tiny (2nd smallest, but most densed and second-most urbanized, after Selangor - Dept of Statistics Malaysia, 2000) most popular state among the thirteen states of Malaysia (not including Malaysia's three Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya & Labuan).
The three days of celebration will be historic by themselves, when Penangites & friends celebrate George Town as the only two towns/cities of Malaysia (along with Melaka) being made into UNESCO-WHC's List of World Heritage Sites (for cultural category, in addition to the only two others in Malaysia so far -- for natural category: Gunung Kinabalu, Sabah & Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak) announced earlier this month (announced on 7th of July, 2008).
Impressive achievement if you'd ask me considering the following cultural criteria for selection set by World Heritage Centre (WHC):-
- I. "to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius";
- II. "to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design";
- III. "to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared";
- IV. "to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history";
- V. "to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change";
- VI. "to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)".
As of 2008, The Straits of Malacca's George Town & Melaka are sharing spots in the prestigious list of 878 sites: 678 cultural, 174 natural, and 26 mixed properties, in 145 states... Consider these names that are on the same list: Pyramids of Giza (Egypt), Persepolis (Iran), the Statue of Liberty (United States), The Great Wall of China, Chichen Itza (Mexico), St. Petersburg (Russia), Borobudor (Central Java, Indonesia) and the Shinto Itsukushuma Shrine (Hiroshima, Japan)!
As the only other district of the two districts in Pulau Pinang (the Penang Island), folks from Balik Pulau (centre of Penang's southwest district, as well as one the thirteen parliamentary sections of Penang) would definitely join in the celebration for GeorgeTown (capital "city" of Penang as well as one of the major towns in the Penang's northeast district), along with folks from everywhere else especially those from Seberang Perai and nearby regions in northern peninsular of Malaysia.
To spice up Penang's celebration (accidentally, actually!), Persatuan Anak Sains MARA Balik Pulau (ANSARABP) is also pledging all of its thousands of (both official and non-official) members, current and former students of of 
Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM, ie. MARA Junior Science College - MJSC) Balik Pulau and staff (present and former teachers etc. of MRSMBP) to also gather at the historic school (one of the first educational institutions in this once remote town/forest-dominated small village) on the same weekend, starting on Friday afternoon, July the 25th, 2008 for its 25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) Celebration cum MRSMBP Students/Alumni Reunion 2008.
The following is an official invitation letter from the organizing secretariat for MRSM/ANSARA Balik Pulau Silver Jubilee 2008 Event:
24 Jun 2008
Tan Sri/Dato’/Datin/Tuan/Puan/Encik/Cik/Saudara/Saudari,
JEMPUTAN ‘SAMBUTAN JUBLI PERAK MRSM BALIK PULAU - ULANG TAHUN YANG KE 25 TAHUN’
Saya bagi pihak ANSARABP ingin menjemput Tan/Sri/Dato’/Datin/Tuan/Puan/Encik /Cik/Saudara/Saudari ke majlis Sambutan Jubli Perak MRSM Balik Pulau pada tarikh berikut:
Tarikh:
25 Julai 2008 (Jumaat 9.00 pagi)-27 Julai 2008 (Ahad)
Masa:
9.00 pagi-5 ptg setiap hari
Tempat:
Dewan Besar Maktab Rendah Sains MARA,
Jalan Pondok Upeh, 11000 Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang
Kami amat berharap agar kehadiran pihak Tan Sri/Dato’/Datin/Tuan/Puan/Encik/ Cik/Saudara/Saudari dapat memeriahkan suasana sambutan majlis yang julung-julung kali diadakan..
Jika ada sebarang pertanyaan berkenaan majlis diatas, pihak Tan Sri/Dato’/Datin/Tuan/Puan/ Encik/Cik/Saudara/Saudari boleh menghubungi urusetia yang bertugas seperti tertera dibawah ini:
- Mohd Ramzi b. Mohd Sharif ( 019-2272694)
- Noor Azlina Bt. Zainal Abidin (012-3451069)
- Roslinda (019-28000061)
- Zaky SPM90 (019-4122994)
Sekian. Terima Kasih.
Yang Benar,
Mohd Ramzi b. Mohd Sharif
Ketua Cawangan ANSARABP
B/p: Ansara Balik Pulau
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PROGRAM SUMMARY
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS FORM
THE FEE IS
Dewasa = RM 25.00/person Kanak-kanak= RM 10.00/person (8-12 tahun) and RM 20 for Malam Ala Kenduri Kahwin 26/07/08
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ANSARABP
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Other related events on the same weekend in Penang include Japanese Film Festival 2008 @ GSC Gurney, a FREE Economic Forum entitled "The Petrol Price Hike - How It Affects Us" (with panelists i
ncluding Dr Suresh Narayanan, Dato' OK Lee and Mr Anil Netto) organized by SERI @ Dewan Sri Pinang and SME Conference 2008 @ Gurney Hotel organized by ACCA Malaysia (and joint organized by SAMENTA & investPenang and supported by KENANGA, SSM, ORACLE, Penang Joint Chamber of Commerce and MCA ICT Resource Centre (MiRC)). Refer TechPenang.com's ICT Penang Calendar for more details or links to add to your Google or other web/desktop-based calendars.
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