the rehersal ..before 31st August...

I got caught in the Merdeka day rehersal at Ipoh this morning. On the way out i noticed these army despatch bikes..i like bikes and these had the nice camouflage colors...

4 stroke engines..nice toys these....

more toys..Land Rover Defender...4X4 with AGL??

..some more toys..nice hot colors..Search & Rescue bikes

loaded ..these bikes are....


the bikes waiting along Jln Sultan Idris Shah (Brewster Road)...opposite Yik Foong Complex....

looking towards the Ipoh Padang...

army trucks queueing.. awaiting their turn to join the rehearsal...


the Police team on the Brewster Road bridge....

marching on Jln Sultan Yussuf ( Belfield Street) the impressive HSBC building is in the background..the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry is next to it...

Office staff watching the rehersal..

old buildings..on the left is the Chung Thye Pin building..on the right, one of the earliest buildings in Ipoh built at the turn of the last century


Star Barber shop...staff watching the rehersal go by.....

more old buildings...

Pos Malaysia showcasing their early delivery bicycles....and attire...

old bicycle..the blue building at the back is the FMS bar and diner...a 100 years old establishment ..


our youth..


soldiers camouflage make-up....nice shades

the large jalur gemilang....on the field after it came back from the march....
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the Indian Muslim Mosque (2)..next to Ipoh Padang

the inside of the mosque is just as nice..2 dominant features that stand out in this main hall ..the arches..




and the metal work..nice metal design above the grille gate...

at the side of the main hall is this lovely spiral staircase....


i quite admire the metal design of the bannister column...99 years old..and looking just as lovely

even the steps have a nice design....


..it was the metal fence that first caught my eye.....


..but now the arches too are interesting.....

a Moghul view of SMI...?

a view of Ipoh Padang from the front gate...a different perspective..

..even the roof top looks lovely now.....


arcades and arches , crenellations and battlements, finials and pediments....think i've learnt another language trying to write about this place...hahaha


...walking through the compound of this mosque is peaceful and uplifting...the mosque committee must be commended for maintaining it well..as visitors like me can still appreciate its surroundings after almost a century....

cheers!