Staying at inland city, sitting at the beach watching the sea and enjoying the breeze is not something I can do everyday. During last weekend, I drive two and half hours crossing state to this famous little town in Selangor, Sekinchan, to enjoy a relaxing and lazy afternoon.
Although the beach does not have silky smooth sand & crystal clear water, the scene is still attractive. The wave is hitting the beach softly. I can hear the sound of wind in this peaceful condition.
Fishing boats start returning to the jetty around 4pm. This must be another tiring day for the fishermen.
Gopeng is a small town located about 20km to the south of Ipoh. Just like Ipoh, it was also established on tin mining industry during the end of 19th century. Nowadays Gopeng is just a small & peaceful town after the collapse of tin mine industry in year 1986. The Federal trunk road (Federal Route 1) of Peninsula Malaysia is crossing the town center. Old shops are lining up along the two sides, standing silently for a century & facing the change of the world.
Teluk Intan is a major town located at south west of Perak State. It is formerly known as Teluk Anson (Anson Bay). The town is surrounded by the Perak River at 3 sides in a U-shaped curve. The town is famous of its leaning clock tower which was built in year 1885.
After visiting the Leaning Clock Tower, we proceed to a traditional restaurant, Teck Kee, which serves nice food, such as “chee cheong fun”, desert & Chinese cuisine. The shop is located at Jalan Raja, with its 2 ends crossing with Jalan Pasar & Jalan Ah Cheong. The shop’s interior is decorated with classical furniture. Among those I like the old photos of Teluk Intan town very much.
We took some time driving around the town. Before leaving, we follow some small signboards & found the famous Tiger Head brand cookies (Sin Joo Heong confectionery). For sure we have to bring back some of these tasty local snack.
Not far from the shop, we reached the river bank of Perak River. The trip ended after taking some photos of the river. It was heavy rain on our way back, especially when reaching Kampung Gajah.
It was raining the night before this sunrise captured. Smoother cloud shape is always seen after rain. The thin layer of cloud reflects the morning sun shine displaying a colorful sky.
September 2008, my second business trip to Suzhou with colleagues. After completing our task, we took some time visiting a famous tradition town in the Suzhou district. There are very nice scenes & interesting ancient industry, but it has been made too commercialize to attract tourist.
Corridor at the OCBC Bank building, formerly known as The Strait House, is one of the well-preserved historical buildings in Ipoh. It is such an attractive spot for photographing at night.
It was my first time to China & I stayed in Suzhou. It was a summer evening where I was walking alone in the city experiencing the life of local people. Looking at the sunset, the feeling is so different when away from hometown.
The cannons on fortress at Malawati Hill were guarding the shore of Kuala Selangor. It was built in late 18th Century to defend Selangor from the attack of enemies. The panoramic view on the Straits of Malacca is beautiful & amazing.
The clock tower was built to commemorate the first British Resident of Perak State, J.W.W. Birch, who was assassinated in November 1875 in Pasir Salak. It is located next to the Ipoh Town Hall in Old Town. The Victorian-style tower was unveiled in 1909. The four sides of the first level of the tower exhibit statues that represents loyalty, justice, fortitude and patience, the four "Virtues of British Administration". Then, the four sides of the second level of the tower are colorful murals, which show a total of 49 famous professions of different eras. They include scholars, soldiers, astrologers and sculptors.
If you wish to experience the old-time British life style in Ipoh, this is a very nice choice. The Majestic Station Hotel located in the Ipoh Railway Station building was built in 1917 and well-known as “TajMahal of Ipoh”. It was designed in the combination of Moorish and Victorian architecture. The Corridor Café is a time machine that brings you back to early 20th century. The building may not be perfectly maintained but it still displays the luxurious in the past. However, many Ipoh citizens never visited this local heritage before.
Normally when close to Chinese New Year, the weather in Malaysia will turn hot. Raining days has continued for the past few weeks but last weekend was dry day. The expected hot days seem to start. However, rain in the last two days breaks my prediction. Opps...
I like this clock tower at DataranBandaraya, right in front of the Ipoh City Council. It differs from the conventional clock tower design with its 3-leg base and smooth body line. The city square used to hold functions in the city & the clock tower has become one of the landmark of Ipoh.
Sometimes it's interesting to choose different way going to work because some different scene is just amazing. This is not usually seen in full on my normal route.
Tambun Road (also known as JalanRaja Di Hilir) is one of the trunk roads in the city that are covered by trees. It makes driving along this session always feel cool, even in a hot day. I wish this will be implemented commonly in the city.
Kinta Valley used to be the world's largest tin mining area since the end of 19th century. After the economy crisis in late 1980's, most of the tin mines in Kinta Valley were closed. However, some of those have been transformed to golf course or recreation park. This is one of those at Batu Gajah.
These are the old shop houses that witnessed the growth of Ipoh since its establishment on 1890's. However, many will be demolished for new development. There is no actions from the Ipoh community and the city authority attempting to preserve these heritage buildings. If possible, we shall allow the future generations to "see" the history rather than read it from books.
Rain stopped in the evening. The night is cool & windy. It is enjoying to view the Ipoh city skyline on top parking floor of the shopping complex. Small plane & helicopter are flying above the city, which believed to be the aviation training at night.
Staying at inland city, sitting at the beach watching the sea and enjoying the breeze is not something I can do everyday. During last weekend, I drive two and half hours crossing state to this famous little town in Selangor, Sekinchan, to enjoy a relaxing and lazy afternoon.
Although the beach does not have silky smooth sand & crystal clear water, the scene is still attractive. The wave is hitting the beach softly. I can hear the sound of wind in this peaceful condition.
Fishing boats start returning to the jetty around 4pm. This must be another tiring day for the fishermen. 
Teluk Intan is a major town located at south west of Perak State. It is formerly known as Teluk Anson (Anson Bay). The town is surrounded by the Perak River at 3 sides in a U-shaped curve. The town is famous of its leaning clock tower which was built in year 1885.
We took some time driving around the town. Before leaving, we follow some small signboards & found the famous Tiger Head brand cookies (Sin Joo Heong confectionery). For sure we have to bring back some of these tasty local snack.
Not far from the shop, we reached the river bank of Perak River. The trip ended after taking some photos of the river. It was heavy rain on our way back, especially when reaching Kampung Gajah.
