I went to Ipoh Parade on the evening of Valentine's Day to catch a dance performance. Yea, I have NO life. There were guys buying last minute Valentine's gift, from bouquets of plastic flowers, real flowers and even balloon sculpture flowers. Older guys were seen buying more expensive jewelry gifts from diamond rings, pendants and ... continue reading »

I was supposed to write about Thaipusam in Ipoh. I took a few shots a couple of nights ago but forgot to check the flash of my camera. It was on auto mode and the Olympus thought that flash was unnecessary and that it was bright enough. Needless to say, all the shots turned out ... continue reading »

My friend, Amy, told me that 100 ¥en is a very popular store. I don't get why it is so popular. 100 ¥en opened in Ipoh on 18th October, 2008, if memory serves me well. In fact, half a year after their launch, they are still hanging these banners outside. The reason I don't get ... continue reading »

I went to Ipoh Parade last evening again because according to the Kinta City program highlights, there would be the CNY Acrobatic Performance again. Well, as far as I know, last evening was the last performance, so if you missed it, too bad but you could still view the videos I shot, particularly of this ... continue reading »

After staking out in Kinta City for the past few evenings shooting photos and videos of the acrobatic performances and waited in vain for some other events which were scheduled but didn't happen, I finally made my way to Ipoh Parade last evening. The event highlight listed was "Acrobatic Dance & Singing Group Performance." It ... continue reading »

The God of Prosperity has arrived!! It sounds nicer in Cantonese, right? At first, I thought I would not be writing a Chinese New Year post because I have been under the weather for the past couple of days (blame it on the awful weather here in Ipoh) but now my fuzzy head has cleared a ... continue reading »

I have been spending Friday, Saturday and also Sunday evenings in Kinta City for the past couple of weeks. I am trying to build my YouTube profile, you see. Last evening, I was there to catch the Happy Prosperity CNY Dance which started at about 8pm and lasted for about 40 minutes. I wouldn't say that ... continue reading »