But we have not learned yet how to use them to cool us off rather than contribute to our overheating.

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Assembly Halls are scattered all over Georgetown and Penang (and Malaysia in general), but "Assembly Hall" is a somewhat sterile term that does not cut to the heart of how cool these buildings are.

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That is likely to appeal to those that want to be noticed, the cool hipsters and fashionastas, that whether you like it or not, influence how you dress.

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