I was first introduced to Bonsai and Suiseki ten years ago, while malling at Kinta City. There was a Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition at the time. Two years later, I came across something similar but then for the next eight years, I did not have the chance to visit any Bonsai or Suiseki exhibition in ... continue reading »

This month-long exhibition which wraps up on June 4, 2015, is held in conjunction with the installation of the 35th Sultan of Perak, His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah on May 6. The Ipoh Town Hall has been turned into a royal exhibition venue, with blown up photos, videos played on loop on large screen ... continue reading »

In conjunction with the 25th Jubilee anniversary of Ipoh City Day, Ipoh City Council has organised an exhibition at UTC Perak. Ipoh folks, young and old alike, will find this exhibition interesting as they go through the many old photographs on display. I like it that photos of streets are identified with both their former ... continue reading »

Last evening only did I realise that we will be having a long weekend due to Merdeka [Independence Day] celebrations. I thought that staying home would be best to avoid the holiday crowd but if you are back home this weekend (and a non-Muslim) perhaps you would be interested to visit The World's Largest Buddha ... continue reading »

As promised, this is the second part of my post on the on-going Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition in Kinta City, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. In this post, I will be posting photos of Bonsai only. This is to make it easier for readers to load my blog. Do check my previous post on Suseiki. I was able to ... continue reading »

I was in Kinta City last evening and bumped into this Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition. Bonsai, I know but Suiseki? It's a Japanese word for Stone or something like that, I guess. I don't know when this exhibition began nor am I interested to know when it will end. Errrr... call me “ulu” or whatever, I ... continue reading »