Initially, I thought that Sembang Seni is like Northern Writers but it is not. It is more like a forum, where panellists are invited to chat about culture, literature, language and all aspects of arts. The topic of discussion for the first Sembang Seni was "Perlukah campur tangan politik dalam seni?" which means, "Is it ... continue reading »

Dropped by to visit Ipoh-born artist, Tham Peng Choon, at his art gallery, Artland, during his solo art exhibition recently. Tham, who is in his 60s, graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1971 and has been painting for more than forty years now. Tham, who founded an art academy in Perak ... continue reading »

The Chung Shan Kindergarten was founded back in 1939, at No. 1, Chamberlain Road, Ipoh. It moved to its current location along Jalan Treacher Selatan in 1954. Over the years, the Chinese community has relentlessly supported the kindergarten, from the early days when the late Mr. Foong Siong, J.P., was the first Chairman of the ... continue reading »

No, I am not that sad (yet) to go shoot dance performances on Valentine's Day. This series of dances was performed two evenings ago at Ipoh Parade. There were a total of seven dances, from Cha Cha to Rumba to Twist, wrapping up with an energetic belly dance by four lovely ladies, which is on ... continue reading »

See Foon Chan-Koppen needs no introduction among Ipoh's social circles. Yours truly and about 20 of her colleagues, staff and friends were at her residence for lunch recently, with food expertly prepared by the lady of the house. It was a labour of love. Yummy! GO TO PAGE 2 TO CONTINUE READING… Initially, I did not plan ... continue reading »

At a simple ceremony held last evening at Dataran MBI, a list of programmes for Visit Perak Year 2012 for Ipoh City was launched by State Exco for Tourism Y.B. Dato' Hamidah Osman and Datuk Bandar Dato' Roshidi Hashim. Since the first day of the year, living in Ipoh, I did not feel any particular ... continue reading »

I had some business to take care of recently at Fatimah Hospital, Ipoh, so decided to just grab a shot. This is a large not-for-profit, private specialist hospital in Ipoh Garden, Ipoh, founded by The Congregation of the Brothers of Mercy in 1974. Visiting hours: Wards: 7am - 8pm CCU & HDU: 7.30am - 8.30am, 11.30am - 1pm, ... continue reading »