Cruising Along Brewster Road…
We thank Marea Smith for sharing this photograph with us. Incidentally, this view is from a car which was following an armed vehicle. Driving on Brewster Road back then seemed to be a breeze…..
June 2015
Have you joined the “Naan” side yet?
After featuring mostly Chinese dishes in our previous blog posts, we thought of doing something different this time by featuring the ‘Garlic Naan Set’ which usually comes with a huge piece of tandoori chicken from “Restoran Kapitan Briyani Claypot”, located between Jalan Kledang Utara and Jalan Lahat.
Over the years quite a number of Northern Indian restaurants have opened up in Ipoh, what is your favourite dish?
“Where Dandy People Meet Every Night”
picture courtesy of: Steven Chow
Heard of Sombrero? From what’s written on the matchbox, it sounds like an exciting night club!
Does anyone remember where it was? I wonder who owned it….
Old Town News!
As you can guess from the above photograph, something is definitely happening at No. 1 Treacher Street (Jalan Bijih Timah).
Look out for updates on our website / blog / Facebook page 🙂
‘pest control’
Since we live in the tropics, mosquitoes have always been a menace. Here’s a good old fashioned mosquito coil – the Angel Fish Brand Mosquito Destroyer! Has anyone used this coil? Was it effective in getting rid of those notorious blood-suckers?
Have you been to Python Lagoon?
I do wonder why such a beautiful, serene place (above) was named Python Lagoon. Anyway, this 1948 picture (from Marea Smith) was taken at the Kuala Kampar Tin Fields. Marea is the pretty girl in the canoe 😉
‘Monster’ of the Mines….
We thank Marea Smith (from Australia) for sending us this rare close up of a tin dredge. This photograph was taken at Kuala Kampar Tin fields, Malim Nawar.
The Ever Popular Chicken Rice!
Since we missed our food blog yesterday, we decided to feature a rather popular dish – the famed Chicken Rice!
Apparently, this simple yet delicious dish comes in many varieties. The common type being rice served with the signature roasted chicken or steamed chicken; some stalls offer other side dishes together with the chicken rice.
Which is YOUR favourite variety?
The Tambun Cafe
receipt from Charlie Choong
The last I checked, Tambun Inn seemed to be undergoing renovations…perhaps a new management has taken over? Well, we hope someone out there can tell us more. We’re also curious to know WHO ran the Cafe back then (when it first opened).
Remember the time when a bowl of chicken porridge cost $ 3.00 at Tambun Cafe?
Been to the Green Fern Coffee House?
courtesy of Charlie Choong
Whenever the subject of cafes and coffee houses enter our blog-sphere, many of our Readers mention Green Fern. Well, here’s an old receipt from Green Fern. Does anyone remember their signature dish/dishes?
Another ‘Lido’ in Perak…
picture courtesy of: Ruth Iversen Rollitt
Some time back, our Readers mentioned the Lido Cinema in Taiping. We have here a 1937 picture of the aforementioned cinema. For those of you who spotted it, YES..this is indeed another Iversen building!
Attention all ACS Alumni!
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The above is a programme (sent via email) from LeanMS. As you can see, the ACS Alumni have many events scheduled for the next few months. Lean also told us:
“In order not to in any way affect attendance at the Festival of Performing Arts, we have decided to reschedule the Musical Concert to 5th August 2016 (next year).”
So, mark you calendars, folks! Here’s a chance to catch up with all your former school mates (and teachers too!).
Tales from the School Canteen
picture from: Danial Doutriaux
Some school canteens sold food which were a crowd favourite. Some were known for their cheerful hawkers. Food aside, some canteens became a ‘meeting place’ for friends (and enemies too!). The picture shown is that of the Batu Gajah Convent’s canteen, back in 1956.
A Familiar Street in Ipoh, 1932
special thanks to Ruth Iversen Rollitt
Believe it or not, this was what Ipoh looked like back in the 1930s. The area under construction is none other than the Mercantile Bank!