The developer of The Haven Lakeside Residences hosted an appreciation night recently, inviting their main contractors, suppliers, bankers, financiers, valuers and members of the press. The Haven Lakeside Residences have won six awards thus far including Best Resort Condominium in Malaysia and World's Best Value Condominium. It is currently priced at RM488 and up per ... continue reading »

I have known about Northern Writers for a long time though never found time for it. Fortunately, a function took me to that part of Ipoh on Saturday so I decided to drop by. I was late, but luckily, they started late too. This was the grand finale, the final event to celebrate arts in ... continue reading »

Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negeri Perak (Department of Culture and Arts Perak), organised three consecutive nights of theater performances at its auditorium at Kompleks JKKN Perak, along Jalan Caldwell, off Jalan Raja Dihilir, Ipoh, beginning 30th December, 2011. I managed to catch the performances on the third evening, which was "Santai-santai Teater & Eksplorasi Tari Sempena ... continue reading »

Creative World of Colours conducted a fun lesson for about 30 kids, all students of the art school, at the concourse area of Kinta City, Ipoh. Each was handed a 2012 calendar with a picture of a dragon, an apt drawing, seeing that it's the start of a New Year and the dragon is the ... continue reading »

The first exhibition for the year held at Koloni Karyawan Amanjaya (PORT - People Of Remarkable Talent), the brainchild of Institut Darul Ridzuan (IDR), is a black and white street photography exhibition. It is held on a modest scale as a trial run for bigger and better things to come in the near future. For this ... continue reading »

Institut Darul Ridzuan, or simply known as IDR, organised a breakfast talk with the press and bloggers this morning. Its Chief Executive, Aminudin Hashim, took a step forward to better reach out to the masses and at the same time, allowed us to know in-depth the functions and objectives of IDR. IDR is basically a think-tank ... continue reading »

It was quite shocking to realise that Chinese New Year is less than three weeks away. Just this morning, a friend asked me about my CNY plans - well, I haven't made any preparation yet! Garden Restaurant of Ritz Garden Hotel, Ipoh, is already fully booked for reunion dinner on Chinese New Year eve (22nd Jan, ... continue reading »