Country Drive..Ulu Chemor (3)..a Batik factory.

..there is a Batik factory at Ulu Chemor..called Fauzi Batik.

..this is the factory...

..another view of the factory...... rumah Fauzi ..

their showroom ..nice local setting...you'll be able to find shirts, kaftans, baju kurung and the likes here........

..his work is nice..sooo i made an order for handkerchiefs..my mini effort to promote the local handicraft from ipoh&kinta..it consists of 5 batik handkerchiefs per set ..all designs of common local flowers , size 43x43cm / 17x17 inches..i've called it the flower series ...the cost per set is RM30 not inclusive of delivery or gift wrapping..if you are interested please send me a message and i will arrange for the delivery..meantime to view the product please click to enlarge the photo below ..

geez.. an interesting turn.....i'm into e-trading...

cheers !

Country Drive ..Ulu Chemor (2) ..Orang Temiar village

When i got home after my country drive i checked out the map around Chemor. Turns out that Ulu Chemor is a Malay Reserve and also an Orang Asli reserve for the Orang Temiar...and its served by a lot of rivers....

..and the rivers here are still clear..

..an Orang Temiar village..i didn't drive in too far to stumble across this village...think i counted about a dozen houses or less..really small area....


..somehow each house has wood and thatched walls..

..at the end of the road..there was this Orang Asli house ..the real thing.. it was unique and beautiful

uniquely original huh!..is that a fish trap i see under the house..?

..on the way out ..saw this 'outpost'..looked like a durian collection station...really cool...clear the area..use local material to set up the post...

..the atmosphere in this area is very pleasant driving...check it out...
my next issue is about the batik factory at Ulu Chemor

cheers...

Late night.....Alloy Burger !

Let me introduce to you my late night burger stall..i tell ya this young pair make the best burgers this side of the Kinta Valley lah! They call their stall ..'Alloy Burger '...

their stall is located at Taman Boulevard..on the main road of Jln Perajurit, Ipoh Garden East..look out for this corner coffee shop..cafe new boulevard...you can't miss it..there are always cars waiting for their order..they only open between 730pm till midnight daily..

..whats so special about their burgers...

..i guess its their sauce..after the burgers are done its dipped in their 'special sauce'..resipi rahsia u knowww....

..after being 'soaked' only then is it packed ..me i like mine with an egg...

spread all the usual toppings and ...hmmmm..take that love bite..yum yum

cheers!

Kinta Golf Club...a heritage golf course?

I had a round of golf at the Kinta Golf Club at Batu Gajah last weekend..a lovely course..a little narrow but fun and a rather good challenge...

..its been a year since i last played here..and the course has improved greatly...as i walked through the neat fairways i noticed the trees were matured...something you would normally find at the "Royal" courses.....


the view from the 3rd green...looking west..the hills in the background are the Kledang Range..


The Kinta Golf Club originally started as a 7 furlong Kinta Gymkhana Club in ....get this..1890..the British used to have horse racing here then until after World War One when ' a bigger race track was made at Ipoh..' ..the golf course was located within the inner track......

..2nd hand balls on sale...cold drinks are also available.....

the stall is strategically located next to the 16th tee which overlooks this lake...

..local residents of the club.... next to the 18th tee box...

..as you walk round the fairways you will notice old bungalows....
..the remains of the bungalow of Charles Alma Baker..at no 3 Changkat Road..Baker was a New Zealander that did survey work for the colonial government ...

what it looked like then..

..the ground floor of the Bakers' residence...looks really grand..

..the black & white photos ..reproduced from the book 'Kinta Valley'...

..Rumah Tetamu on the right of the 1st fairway ..located next to the club house..lovely bungalow


..the 5 ridge roof " bumbung lima"..over the porch/porte cochere..
a well preserved bungalow..it has the 'bumbung Perak , Perak latticed archway ( atop the side balcony) and papan sisek (decorative roof fascias) ...

..the golf game was fun by itself..the scenery and surrounding was a bonus..from what i've read about this place it sounds like this could be the first heritage golf course in the country..

cheers....

Country drive - Ulu Chemor........

Took a drive in the country to Ulu Chemor recently...the time was around 930am.... there were several corn fields there...nice pleasant scenery was everywhere..(i've doctored the photo to add that golden touch ...)

...farmer in the field.....

...palm tree amongst hibiscus plants.....

..pleasant morning...must do this more often.

cheers!