DAYBREAK, acronym for Disabled Adults and Youths Being Rewarded, organised a day-long food carnival on Saturday. This fund-raising event, launched by Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, was well-supported by the local community, judging from the public turnout during the carnival. DAYBREAK (Persatuan Daybreak Untuk Kebajikan Orang-Orang ... continue reading »

Ipoh's Jom Heboh is over and I am glad! It caused traffic jams in this area - cars were parked for miles and miles! I salute parents who took the trouble to take their kids to Jom Heboh, despite the traffic congestion and the bad weather on both days! I, too, visited nonetheless to bring ... continue reading »

The two-day Chinese New Year Carnival in Ipoh organised by AstroLife was held at Dataran MBI. The weather was great, lucky for Astro and their customers, who came in droves to enjoy themselves. The games were fun, family-orientated, so children and adults could participate. I wasn't able to attend the launch of the carnival at ... continue reading »

Torrential rain over the weekend spoilt the two-day Bank Rakyat Carnival, in my opinion. Even though the rain stopped, visitors had to walk on muddy grounds. It was so muddy, one could mud wrestle. Seriously. I managed to go and have a look. Games were lined up for children. There were also concert performances at ... continue reading »

Karnival Mesra Petronas was a day-long family carnival. Even though it was held a few Sundays ago, I still remember how the heavy rain washed out the grounds so much so I could only visit in the afternoon. Those who turned up had a good time, I believe, as there were various game booths set ... continue reading »

Karnival Gegaria Harian Metro 2011 (KGHM) is now in Ipoh and will be here for two days at Dataran MBI. This is more than a "carnival". It is also an opportunity for local businesses to promote their products. Additionally, there are promotions of local holiday packages and homestay programmes. Karnival Gegaria Harian Metro covers a large ... continue reading »

I took the opportunity to visit Gunung Lang Recreational Park this morning because there is a charity carnival being held there this weekend. This carnival is co-organised by the Ipoh City Council (MBI), Sinar Harian newspaper and Perak FM (state radio station).Besides raising funds for five multi-racial children's and senior citizens' homes in Perak, this ... continue reading »