Green Town ...Ipoh

GreenTown was a suburb in Ipoh where the government quarters was constructed back in the 1920's. I recall that the staff from Telecoms and Post office used to live there then. Its border was from Green lane to Convent school in the east and going west along Jalan Abdul Jalil till just before Jln Chin Choon Sam.In the north its border was on 5th Avenue ( the road behind the GH) till Jalan Hospital ( then known as Jln Ashby)

Named after the chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board CFJ Green ( 1920-21) it was a nice area, close to town. Lots of greenery and no fences. The timber houses were built on brick stumps whereby the children could play under the houses. It was a comfortable 'middle class' neighbourhood during its time.
All that is left of the Green Town now is this last remaining block of quarters next to the Green Town mall .



This is what its been replaced with........





not a bad replacement....cheers..!

Fountain Circus......

The water fountain at the junction of 4 roads .. Jalan Sultan Idris Shah(Brewster Road) , Jalan Raja Di Hilir (Tambun Road) , Jalan Gopeng and Jalan Sultan Iskandar (Hugh Low Street)....still looking good after all these years......
So many changes have taken place .....taller skyline...condos...palm trees...one way streets.....moving..changing and upgrading...all the time... cheers....

Ipoh main street ..Jalan Sultan Idris Shah ( Brewster Road)

Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (Brewster Road) taken from the roof top of Ipoh Parade.
(pls click on the photo for enlargement).

• The state flag at the start of the road is located at the Ipoh Padang.
  
• The small white building on the back left next to the minaret of the state mosque is Sg Pari Towers
  
• The brown building on the right-Hotel Excelsior.
• The hills in the background - the Kledang Range.

cheers.

Be Transformed.........

Just saw this movie...Transformers..great movie....not to be missed..took these shots off the phone card...going to print a poster of Optimus Prime ( what a name!!) for my wall...




cheers...

Towkay Leong Fee , his Tambun Mines .. ..from the Ipoh Echo...

I saw this article in the July edition of the 'Ipoh Echo' and i'm publishing it here.. it refers to Towkay Leong Fee who started the Chinese Miners Club Han Chin Pet Soo ...the 'Echo' touches on Towkay Leong Fee's Tambun Mines..I'm amazed at the value of Tambun Mines those days...


..the full article from the the Ipoh Echo...an insight into the history of a very prosperous Ipoh...
(pls click on the article to enlarge it)


cheers!

New Kid on the Block..Babyface...at Old Town.

This is the new kid on the block..Babyface..and its at old town..

at the end of the block is RHB Bank and next to it is the Ipoh Padang..
yep..its an old heritage shop lot thats turned into a pub..its longer than the newer shop lots (think its 110 ft long) meaning you will have to walk further to the toilet..

its pretty quiet at 630pm..but at least you can sip your cold beer and view the old archietecture of that time..

..its got 2 lounges..nicedly done....beers being chilled.....

you can sit outside .................by 8pm the crowd has come in...

the live band starts at 10pm...music is lively.....

after the happy hour if you need a snack or even dinner..2 blocks away at the Ipoh Padang there are coffee houses and the infamous Old Town Kopi Tiam ( they close by 11pm) or if you go towards the riverbank 1 block away is Frens Corner..

...Frens corner menu...my snack..Fish Fu Pei krabu salad

i went back to Baby Face after the snack ..however i decided to have a Snow Beer at Maysin kedai kopi next to Babyface instead...not bad sitting in the open air....

the atmosphere at old town is slowly changing since kopi tiam opened shop here..the last decent pub that opened this side of the Kinta River was Miners Arms...and that was like 30 years ago..lets see how things turns out..

D Series Durians..premium fruit..competitive package.

This container of durians costs RM10.

Its cleaned and the skin is disposed off by the seller.Whats even better these are D series durians..yes D7, D24 etc..that sort of series..really good stuff..guaranteed to give you a heat cough and sort throat if eaten 2 days in a row...i should know i'm heating up now..These are all local fruit ...not imported from north of the border!!

...this is how its packed.....

...yummy...golden goodness....

..waiting for customers to purchase.....

..if you are passing thru Ipoh and want to sample these durians..exit at the Ipoh selatan interchange and head south towards town..look for the Tesco sign..turn left and head towards the NS overhead bridge..immediately after the bridge turn right into the shops of Tmn Ipoh Timur

..and look for this shop..its 2 doors from the centre lane....

by the way ..these guys are usually sold out by 2pm.....

"....Nasi Ganja opposite Tg Rambutan bus station.."

....thats how we used to describe the shop that sold nasi kandar those days.. well Tg Rambutan bus station closed down many years ago but the shop is still there.....note the queue of customers lining up for their turn to be served..this is the place...

actually its a stall inside of Yong Suan kedai kopi.....

..this is their menu....looks yummy huh!

...but the Ayam Masak Merah is what the customers always come back for..

..the 'ayam' and the sambal nyor ( think thats how its spelt) see the bowl of orange sambal in the foreground..some ladys finger curry ..hmmm...yum yum

..satu pinggan nasi tak cukup..mesti tambah!!...

..thats the name of the stall.Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah Ipoh !!...this family has been selling their brand of food for 60 over years ..whats their secret...they geeling all their spices fresh....i tell ya it is good!...

if you are passing thru Ipoh around 1130am head into town..at the roundabout with the water fountain turn into Jln Sultan Iskandar ( Hugh Low Street)..till you come to the traffic light ( approx 1.2km ) ..turn left in Jln Yang Kaslom..Kedai kopi Yong Suan is 20 meters from the junction ....bon appetit...