FMS Bar and Restaurant ..the last day ??

February 29th 2008 was the last day for the FMS bar and restaurant.....as we know it..it will be closed for the next 3 month for renovations...will it be the same ...well?? ...but for those that have walked through its "bat-wing " doors on many an occasion ..well we all dropped in for that "one for the road" nostalgia drink...and also to wish nephew another 'cheery hello'.....

i took this shot from nephews side of the bar.........with the regulars giving a cheer!..

..other regulars taking photos with nephew and the waitresses Florence and Iris....

even the press was there for that last shot of the FMS team....yep i'm gonna miss that heritage long bar....i still have memories of friends and relatives that would take a taxi from KLIA directly to the FMS first and i would have to pick them up from there after work...obviously we would have had a few rounds before checking in to the hotel or going home...

..one for the road??".......

nephew signing off ......heres wishing Nephew, Florence and Iris..all the best

cheers!
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My earlier posting on the FMS was on Monday May 21 2007

the Christian Way.....will help you make the right choice...

I just read Mr Smiths blog....'See evil, hear evil but speak the truth"...dated 29Feb 08.....it is so good i must share it with everyone.....

......"As a Christian, should we be more concerned about Truth, Freedom, Justice, good governance, honesty and righteousness than bread and butter issues or clogged drains and tarred roads?.

Shouldn’t a Christian stand up for the poor, the oppressed and the marginalized. (Please read Matthew 6)."

Please read more here ...http://mrsmith2.blogspot.com/

..well i am a Christian....and i will be practicing my rights the Christian way...very well put Mr Smith ..thank you...

cheers!

DAP ceramah@ Ipoh Garden South yesterday night....

Saw the DAP operations team at work at Ipoh Gdn South yesterday evening on the way home...


went back after dinner...by then Uncle Lim had already left...speaking then was the the candidate for Canning Wong Kah Woh...Wong is 28 years old, a lawyer and was a form 6 student at St Michaels..........alot of young faces in the DAP team this round...

Lim Guan Eng came in from Beruas at 11pm...and he fired away

..Guan Eng cracked this joke about the judiciary..."Chua Soi Lek should have hired Lingam to defend him..looks like me , sounds like me, performs like me...but...then he could carry on as the Health Minister..." the crowd laughs and claps.....

..the crowd listening intently...


..1st class seating ...open the van door and listen....

..while Guan Eng was talking Wong went round shaking hands with the supporters....

..I must say its refreshing to see young faces in politics now.....may the better party win..

cheers!

DAP's Manifesto........

Just read a summary of DAP's Election Manifesto......posting it as an easy reference for interested readers....the local dailies seem to only report negative aspects about the opposition...doesn't sound balanced....i like the part about "implementation of local government elections.." under democracy & freedom......can this lead to a cleaner Ipoh City??

cheers

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GEORGE TOWN (Feb 25, 2008):

The DAP 2008 election manifesto, titled "Malaysia Can Do Better!" features eight key points:
> Better living standards – encompassing re-negotiation of contracts for cheaper toll rates, providing quality, accessible and affordable healthcare, and safe and affordable water;
> Malaysian First Economic Policy – creating equal opportunities based on merits and needs, reducing income inequality, reducing foreign workers reliance and promoting a fair wage;
> Quality education for children – sourcing top academics to lead institutions of higher learning, equal opportunities for Malaysian students based on merits and needs, increasing pay for the teaching force and providing fair financial allocation to protect mother-tongue education;
> Healthy environment for the future generation – tackling climate change and global warming, preserving forests, wetlands and biodiversity, provide and protecting green lungs for densely populated urban areas and improvement of public transport system as a viable cost-effective alternative;
> Gender equality and youth empowerment – providing childcare facilities for working parents to increase labour force, flexi-hour working programmes for employees, providing women’s rights and gender sensitisation education to eliminate discrimination and empower youths to realise full potentials in a free and fair environment;
> A clean government – implement open and transparent tenders for government contracts, and independent Anti-Corruption Agency and a judicial commission, streamline the bureaucratic civil service to improve efficiency and effectiveness; and
> Democracy and freedom – supporting a stronger opposition to provide effective check and balances in the government, abolishment of oppressive laws like the Internal Security Act, the Official Secrets Act, the Printing Presses and Publications Act, and the University and University Colleges Act, the implementation of local government elections and an independent Election Commission promoting electoral reforms.

"I hope Malaysians will step forward and take a new direction towards a new Malaysian that does what is right, what is democratic and a country that protects its people’s rights and listens to their people’s voice,” he added. - theSun

Meeting DAP's Perak Team.....24th Feb 08

Really ..this is the 1st time ever i've made an effort to attend a ceramah...and i was so so very early...this was the Chin Woo hall at 630pm yesterday evening...there was a DAP team that had just put up the flags , wired the outer speakers and so on...in the hall was just one elderly lady at the door...

..so i took a walk..( see earlier post) and later...around 730pm.... a bit more audience now..alot of the crowd that walked in looked like they just came in after dinner...mostly mid 40'ish++..no yuppie types nor younger ones...generally mostly senior....."been thru the hard times" type...mostly chinese..didn't notice any malays...smattering of Indian...


..@ 745pm..this guy shows up..selling newspapers and 'mar piew' .. he was sold out within 5 minutes...great sales strategy..

..then this distinguished gentleman M.Kula shows up..... the speeches start soon after ..the candidate from Buntong , Canning , Tronoh ........and the other DAP Perak candidates ..

.. a short while later...Fong Po Kuan arrives...i like this lady...young ...great oratory skills...literally chased Ong Ka Chuan out of BG....& her opinion of "abdullah badawi..he does not work at all...." and the audience applauses...i'm glad she changed her mind...mind you she looked pretty tired to me (pls don't enlarge the photos)....so there is alot of dedication involved here....

..well there is no free lunch ..or show........

by now the hall is packed.....@ 9pm...'Uncle Lim ' arrives....everybody stands up and wants to shake his hand...


..with Uncle Lim on the microphone..inside the packed hall...

..outside the hall.....taken from the NSTP office....

..audience outside viewing Uncle Lim 'live'....

..Uncle Lims's speech last night has today been posted on his website....Overall the turnout was good..however i feel it could be a lot better if the opposition is given more newspaper media coverage..

...well ..lets think about that and make the right choice when the time comes.

cheers!

Election time @ the Kinta Valley...let the campaign begin....

I went over to the Chin Woo hall to check out "Uncle Lim" and the DAP ceramah yesterday evening...it was an easy Sunday...i was very early..the ceramah was at 730...i was there by 645.... ....so i took a walk along the side road next to the hall to watch the football game at PCRC (Perak Chinese Recreation Club ) field....this is what i saw...the PCRC hall is the MCA operations centre.....the Barisan flags were over the road next to the temple...anyway it was a nice shot against the evening sun...the majority of the voters in the Kinta Valley are chinese and this scene looked appropriate ...

..the PCRC hall on the left..the temple next to it...nice setting here....

..PCRC hall....

PCRC team having a game....nice evening yesterday.....

..the DAP operations centre at 1045 last night...its located on Jalan Kampar at the intersection of Jalan Pasir Pinji and Jalan Tow Boo Keong.....the ceramah at Chin Woo hall was still going on...

...so the campaign has begun.....cheers !!!

"Ipoh's Garbage Crisis...a pending disaster "

Ipoh is not clean anymore.There are 'private dumpsites' everywhere...20,000 illegal dumsites in the city" .... wow i did not realise it was that bad..and I always thought my fellow residents had bad habits and a poor attitude .......well i was so wrong..sorry guys ...however ... MBI is not helping the situation one bit when 50% of its dumpsters are out of action!!!!!! ....

I have pasted this expose from the Ipoh Echo ( an Ipoh community newspaper) for all Ipoh citizens (local and virtual) to be aware of the shocking mismanagement of this important service.
(please click on the photographs to enlarge them..thank you)



Please also note that the Echo's photographer was prevented from taking photographs for this story.....must be a "top secret" guilty conscience .......

yohooooo..excuse me Mr Mayor sir......ehhh wazzup doc ??...... can we ( ipoh residents) see an action plan / solution to this....err..mess...immediately...please ........thank you.

kk

St Michaels Institution annual run.......

St Michaels Institution had their annual run earlier this morning......the building of SMI as a backdrop always stands out majestically..a true Ipoh landmark......
(pls click on the photos to enlarge)

...the 1st batch of students getting ready to run off....

..and they're off and running...



...the girls team.....taking photos....

..getting ready .....

..off they go...and are cheered on when they pass the waiting runners....

the last batch to start ..

early runners coming back.....


..waiting for the rest to come back....

..."i'll improve on my times next year".....

cheers!