After a hectic workweek, it was time to reward ourselves with a great meal. Our Sunday dinner venue turned out to be Ho Jiak Kopitam at Vivo Square. Ho Jiak (Hokkien dialect for 'delicious') is definitely a name that is not foreign to many local foodies, having made its stamp at Bercham more than 1.5 ... continue reading »

This Loong Thon Ngam Taoist temple, locally pronounced as Loong Thow Ngam, is one of the many limestone cave temples in and around Ipoh. Sitting on Gunung Lang, off Jalan Kuala Kangsar, it is believed to be the oldest temple in Perak, founded in 1854, with the original statue for the deity brought in from Guangdong, ... continue reading »

Known as "Perak Tong" or "Pik Lik Tung" in Cantonese, this Perak Cave Temple along Jalan Kuala Kangsar in Ipoh is one of the more popular limestone cave temples in the city. Families love coming for photos with the beautiful temple as backdrop and some may recognise the temple, which is perched inside Gunung Tasik, and ... continue reading »

Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd. organised a Mercedes-Benz Nationwide Roadshow beginning 24th Feb, 2012 at their showroom in Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya. The roadshow finally stopped at Ipoh Motor Sdn. Bhd's showroom along Jalan Kuala Kangsar last weekend. Of course I went to take some photos, and a video. 🙂 GO TO PAGE 2 FOR MORE ... continue reading »

Was at SMJK Yuk Choy, Ipoh, a little while back and took the opportunity to take some shots of the school. This looks very gloomy because of all the grey stones but it is the oldest Chinese school in Perak, as it was founded in 1908. This semi-assisted national-type school has an enrolment of almost ... continue reading »

Popular Ipoh-born TVB actress, Chu Mimi 朱咪咪, visited her Alma Mater, SMJK Yuk Choy, Ipoh, yesterday morning, and I was lucky enough to attend a motivational talk by her alongside some of the students of the school. I also had a short chat with her, and of course, managed to get a message from her ... 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 »