Conquering Fort Cornwallis
I’ve never heard of this fort until I visited Penang recently. To be honest, pronouncing the name accurately took me quite some time. Corn-Wall-Is?
Fort Cornwallis, a star-shaped structure, was erected at the place where Francis Light landed to take possession of Penang Island.
Today, this historical site is popular among visitors. Once you enter the fort, you’ll first see a rifle and Francis Light’s statue.
Since I’ve never handled a bullet-ed weapon before, I quickly picked up the rifle.
I have a rifle. I’m pointing at you! Don’t mess with me! I SHOOT YOU!
But on second thought…
I’ll shoot the poser Francis Light okay? =)
Anyway, the fort is decorated with many old cannons of different sizes. There is a small canon nearby. Quite small.
Very small, in fact. I think my ‘cannon’ is larger than that!
Fort Cornwallis served more as an administrative centre for the British despite it’s defensive design. Throughout the British colonization, it survived without much attacks from the enemies.
It was once surrounded with a moat, but now it’s surrounded by cars.
At the opposite side of the entrance, there’s a display of an old British canopy model.
Can you imagine yourself living in such environment for years? We’re considered lucky to be living under a roof instead of a cone huh?
This is Kenwood. Trying to cook a tiny wood with invisible fire.
I wonder how they survived back then with all the wars, bombs and guns. If I were living at that time, I think I’ll be the noob-est rifleman. Die on the first battle.
Oh by the way, I spotted another cannon there!
A little bigger than the first one, but still small. Like I said earlier – my ‘cannon’ is larger!
On another side, you’ll see a row history galleries.
In each room, you’ll see artifacts and historical items from the past.
And towards the end of building, there are examples of prison cells used back then.
That’s roughly all the interesting parts in the fort.
So, Fort Cornwallis is a must-visit place if you’re on a trip to Penang Island. It’s located near the Esplanade, not the Singapore’s one okay? Penang’s one!
Oh yeah before I forget, I was saying that my ‘cannon’ is larger right? Wanna know why?
You’ll surely agree with me after seeing this!
So here’s why! See for yourself – My Large Cannon!
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Told ya! ;)
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Lol. Kenwood is you’re little brother la. Or maybe kentwig :P
WayeYoung on 21 October, 2009 at 12:09 AMan interesting historical place to visit..
wenn on 21 October, 2009 at 12:10 AMdude! thanks for your ideas man. appreciate it. also, plans are usually meant to be broken! except engagements i guess. or not? hahah!
link me up?
BeN'Z on 21 October, 2009 at 12:19 AMNicely done.. i used to do folio for my sejarah projek on Fort Cornwalliss last time goshh can’t remember.. maybe for PMR. :)
rezdrake on 21 October, 2009 at 12:19 AMhye..
glup! you shoot the poser Francis Light? Same like me.
arnamee on 21 October, 2009 at 12:45 AMI have one picture like that:)
cool.. finally can enter the site.. EBB so damn slow
Louis on 21 October, 2009 at 12:58 AManyway i when to that port the last them i visit penang.. but didnt pay RM 10 to enter though
your blog is funny ..
i will come back often..
especially da.. kennysia vs kenwooi..
j-yee on 21 October, 2009 at 1:03 AMi love da post
wow.. big and long canon..
KF on 21 October, 2009 at 1:23 AMlol… tats all i can say…
kelvin on 21 October, 2009 at 2:00 AMits really LARGE..hahaha
wanmus on 21 October, 2009 at 2:12 AMLast post was ‘small birdie’ overnight transformed..Large Kanonwooi. lol Come to think about it Fort Cornwallis is a nice place after all. Very often I parked my car there but did not bother to ‘explore’. Thanks.
CheaHS@n on 21 October, 2009 at 2:53 AMFort Cornwallis? Never heard of it before. Now I know what it is. LOL :D
Ouh..it is star-shaped? That is interesting. :)
tekkaus on 21 October, 2009 at 5:36 AMROFL…..ur last pic is a CLASSIC!!!!!!!! ok lar you win lar, Kennysia dun even have tat large canon hahahahhahaa….btw i brought my parent to penang afew yrs ago but since we were there late so we didnt manage to get it, but u really think it is a must to go in ar?
manglish on 21 October, 2009 at 7:38 AMyour large canon =)
waikeong on 21 October, 2009 at 8:12 AMPenang has changed a lot.
TQ for ur post coz I just learn a new English word ~ Jail = cell room ^@^ hahaha !
eldy on 21 October, 2009 at 8:49 AMHi Ken,
In blog, the issue of copyright does not really exist. There are so many bloggers that sometimes, our style of writing tend to be the same. My style of writing could be the same as many photographers out there too. So far, no body can claim that the have the right to that particularly style of writing. Probably, your way of writing your blog is just a coincidence with kenny sia. Hahaha…
Anyway, that fort. It seems to be a good place for me to take my history photography. I can turn that place into a very old place by using photoshop. kekekeke.. thanks for sharing anyway.
willie on 21 October, 2009 at 9:26 AMCannons :P
Looks like Frankie boy wanted not just to take over Penang… but the whole country.
ladyviral on 21 October, 2009 at 10:48 AMkenny sia sure jealous see that last picture….
JG on 21 October, 2009 at 11:15 AMKen, i been to penang so many times but i never been inside this cornwall.. :) it is in the esplanade, right? good to take kids there… but now they r grown up already.. hahaha..
claire on 21 October, 2009 at 11:37 AMnice la bro.. i plan mau p sana end of this year….
Jairo on 21 October, 2009 at 12:22 PMHAHAHAHA, what a large “canon” u have!!!!
Calvin Ken Lee on 21 October, 2009 at 12:34 PMHope one day i can be there.. wahhhh … there still many place i didn’t go here in Malaysia
Aj on 21 October, 2009 at 1:05 PMLOL large !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!can fire onot?
chee-v on 21 October, 2009 at 1:24 PMBoom!
Musica on 21 October, 2009 at 2:40 PMI think I heard your large canon fired!
^_^
canon? I thought cannon?
You’re pretty observant! Thanks for noticing! Edited. =)
Tony Wan on 21 October, 2009 at 3:03 PMdun miss the butterfly farm and the hidden penang water dam behind it , cheers
darkprincerox on 21 October, 2009 at 3:23 PMUsually I’ll skip the historical part and just go for the Pg food, yummy!
Pikey on 21 October, 2009 at 3:34 PMi was born and raised in Penang but i’ve never set foot into fort cornwallis before..such a shame right..haha..
khaiven on 21 October, 2009 at 3:38 PMHaha, my ‘canon’ can support many people!
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cL9n5MW0yeRX3nuabtaIlg?feat=directlink
and shoot very far…far from Bukit Bendera! lol…
daifei on 21 October, 2009 at 5:32 PMbeen doing quite some traveling Ken? :)
how i wish i could go too~
tammie on 21 October, 2009 at 5:40 PMyup me too
TT on 21 October, 2009 at 6:55 PMwah… I want be there too someday, and shoot the poser fracis light, LOL
shafwan on 21 October, 2009 at 7:09 PMso u think your “canon” is the largest?how far your canon can shoot?huhu
aidi-safuan on 21 October, 2009 at 7:30 PMlol! i though u said u have a tiny shy brother..haha
caLwin on 21 October, 2009 at 10:10 PMNice…did you visit hard rock hotel ar? :p
uLi on 21 October, 2009 at 10:27 PMIf I were to visit there again, a-must-visit place is this one, mentioned by you in this post. :-)
Adrian Foo on 21 October, 2009 at 10:48 PMeh, u want to shoot me ya? hahaha
Lizz on 21 October, 2009 at 10:51 PMu love historical so much ek?
this place must be like the one in the philippines
ramica on 21 October, 2009 at 11:37 PMFrancis Light. I have forgotten this name after I graduated from secondary.
lol at the last pict.
Ruby on 22 October, 2009 at 12:31 AMu shud see my long solid and hard like steel canon! dun play play yeah! hahaha
via on 22 October, 2009 at 12:48 AMYou never heard of Fort Cornwallis? What do they teach in History in schools these days? A whole lot of useless stuff, I hear – this tamadun, that tamadun… No wonder nobody likes History and everybody seems so ignorant of their heritage…their own country’s past.
suituapui on 22 October, 2009 at 6:46 AMwow that’s very interesting, its nice to know a bit of your country’s history…. i enjoyed looking in your photos thanks for sharing
bluedreamer on 22 October, 2009 at 7:35 AMhttp://bluedreamer27.com
i never been in Fort Cornwallis as some ppl said that place is not interesting.. but now seems like i need to visit that place…hehe
Nizaa on 22 October, 2009 at 8:22 AMnice cannon u have there
isleychang on 22 October, 2009 at 9:49 AMLOL! so you have a small bird but a big cannon? hahahhaha!!
Candice Chin on 22 October, 2009 at 12:03 PMLol at the canon!
DC on 22 October, 2009 at 12:56 PMI C u visited Penang eh? Hmmm….where have u been? Don’t know Fort Cornwallis? Excuse u. Happy that u visited. Have a nice time. Tried Penang food? Read my blog 4 places to eat? I mean where I eat.:o)
bubbles on 22 October, 2009 at 1:07 PMPenang also got Esplanade?!
AtelierGal on 22 October, 2009 at 1:36 PMlol my bigg canon
ken chia on 22 October, 2009 at 2:38 PMhi..is it still rm4 to enter this place? haha..
mkhafiz on 22 October, 2009 at 4:02 PMHahaha din saw a lot of horse shit there meh?
Last time I went got many o :D
http://in-pisceans-heart.blogspot.com
Charmaine on 22 October, 2009 at 4:24 PMhello!! I came here but didn’t go in! I read that the cannons were misaligned so they literally couldn’t defense! HAHA seems like guys really like to pose with cannons. XD
eunice on 22 October, 2009 at 7:05 PMyour canon is very large,
Arief on 22 October, 2009 at 7:10 PMbut it sure looks rusty.
lol
=P
i’ve been there yesterday.. haha.
luth textile on 22 October, 2009 at 8:40 PMadd me at facebook to see the pic.. hohohoo
lol… i love ur big canon picture weii xD damn… nice post :)
† ИICHOLAS † on 22 October, 2009 at 9:28 PMNice post. Like the last pic. I have been to Penang 1 or 2 times but I never know this place exist. Haha
Kristin on 22 October, 2009 at 10:34 PMWhy’s the place so empty and scary? No tourists around? Went there on a weekday?
baybeetea.com
Yeah I went on a weekday. =)
Sue Lin on 22 October, 2009 at 10:58 PMThe last photo was definitely the clincher. Hilarious!
hanseong on 22 October, 2009 at 11:02 PMI’ve been there before. Great place.
steppinout on 22 October, 2009 at 11:14 PMhahaha. the last pic totally cracked me up :D
Grace on 23 October, 2009 at 12:00 AMenjoy ur friday ok…wont be in the office…..
via on 23 October, 2009 at 12:08 AMhaha, your canon is damn LARGE!
cheekeong on 23 October, 2009 at 2:43 AMoh, sorry for typo..
it’s cannon!!
LOL
cheekeong on 23 October, 2009 at 2:44 AMIm in penang but I never heard of it b4 oso 0.0
chris on 23 October, 2009 at 7:20 AMi’ve never heard of tat place in penang either.. and ur last pic on the large canon is so funny lol!
wen pink on 23 October, 2009 at 7:54 AMwth super big canon.
aaron on 23 October, 2009 at 9:51 AMit looks like something we have in Malacca :D
FiSh on 23 October, 2009 at 9:58 AMWow! Tat is a big “cannon” lolz!
Tallboyz on 23 October, 2009 at 11:50 AMLOL. Your Large canon?
Mizz Sharon on 23 October, 2009 at 7:15 PMHahaha! Nice post! And I’d never been to that site before. Never knew its existence lol! Well, nice ‘canon’ you have there :P
Fumoffu on 23 October, 2009 at 10:14 PMis this the current most hippest place to visit?? i’ve seen many bloggers blogged about going there.. or did you guys all go there together?? hahaha..
[SK] on 23 October, 2009 at 10:15 PMI’ve been to Penang but never go to Cornetto Walls ice cream. OK, I mean Cornwallis! LOL!
Anyway, after reading this post, I think no need to go already. Haha!
Wah! Your “cannon” is really huge! Gasp ; )
foongpc on 23 October, 2009 at 10:56 PMahaks..shoot..shoot..hehe ;)
cikepal on 24 October, 2009 at 12:12 AMHey, thanks for ur comments :) i replied. And i thought of dropping by. Great blog and great writer urself :)
JuLiWong on 24 October, 2009 at 12:57 AMCorn -Wall- Is – I must bring my son to visit this place.
iriene on 24 October, 2009 at 1:07 AMGood for his ‘History / Sejarah’ subject. Thanks for sharing.
I will called it Corn-’ Wall-E’ is..
I’ve got a bigger one! LOL
sjane on 24 October, 2009 at 11:33 AMwah.. now then i can read.. from my boss laptop, all the words in your blog are not bigger than 2mm… =.=”
dolly on 24 October, 2009 at 12:27 PMwah.. the cannon is so big………..
HAHA!! the last photo is the best! haha!!!!!!
AL on 24 October, 2009 at 12:40 PMLOL! ur canon is definitely biger than kenny sia’s! hahaha
theeggyolks on 24 October, 2009 at 10:22 PMThe outline of the place is shaped like something out of Starcraft
The Envoy on 24 October, 2009 at 10:58 PMhey bro…enjoy ur weekend yeah…lots of makan session for me lately…
via on 24 October, 2009 at 11:00 PMhands up. don’t shoot me. btw, nice place and i’ve never heard of it till now!
grace on 24 October, 2009 at 11:59 PMnice shoot!! lol..
paul on 25 October, 2009 at 7:32 PMwah…baru tahu ada tempat menarik nak pergi kalu ke penang…
sumijelly on 28 October, 2009 at 12:47 PMselalu pergi penang…tp x pernah sampai kat situ..
leh la pergi kalu ke penang..hehehe
Ok, I will sure be here next time I visit Penang.
yoon see on 29 October, 2009 at 7:49 AMBtway, Mr. Ken, can you be the free tour guide if I want to go.
I hope you are kind enough. Nanti, i belanja OK!
How’s your work, you still got time to sight seeing.
yoon see on 29 October, 2009 at 7:50 AMBoy, you must be full of energy….!
Cone for that time is a great luxury you know Ken.
Yes, we are lucky and you are even more luckier.
You must give credit to the photographerlah for taking most of your handsome photos…
May be you can have a session to introduce your teams that help you along.
yoon see on 29 October, 2009 at 7:54 AMI am sure they like to be appear here, famouslah……
Can I be featured here too?!
Why is penjara also known as “Cell Room”?
yoon see on 29 October, 2009 at 8:01 AM