Heavy traffic jam in Bukit Mertajam

Bukit Mertajam is situated in mainland of Penang state.

Now, Bukit Mertajam not only as the old town but heavy traffic jam town.

Today mainroad at St. Anne church (St Anne's Annual Novena & Feast Day celebration 22-31 July, 2011) opened at about evening. When I passed through this area, there were still many stalls not yet wrap up their temporary business place but some started to packed. A lot of rubbish and plastic bag on the road and at both side of the road. All the cars moved very slow.
Today also the fisrt day of July according to Chinese lunar calendar. Here many areas celebrating the ghost festival. Many Chinese buy items to pray to the God in the town area. Started to see 2 places had the opera show near to the temple.

Muslim will start to fast tomorrow 1st August, 2011. A lot of Muslim people started to come out to supermarket and town area to buy the wet food, chicken, fishes, beef for the early cooking tomorrow. You can also see some goes to buy the new year clothing already.

So Bukit Mertajam full with motorcycle and cars. Now seldom see people ride on bicycle in the town area anymore.