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January 2017

Chopsticks!

By |2017-01-30T20:51:05+08:00January 30th, 2017|Categories: festivals/celebrations, food, history, Memories, Natural Heritage|Tags: |

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“Commonly made of bamboo, plastic, wood or stainless steel, Chopsticks were first used by the Chinese. This later spread to various parts of the world through cultural influence or through Chinese immigrant communities. How does one use chopsticks? Well, the lower chopstick is stationary, and rests at the base of the thumb, and between the ring finger and middle finger. The second chopstick is held like a pencil, using the tips of the thumb, index finger, and middle finger, and it is moved while eating, to pull food into the grasp of the chopsticks….” (Wikipedia)

Some of you may have seen this video, but since we’re still in the CNY mood…I thought I’d share it again with you!

 

 

Birthday Party at Kam Loong

By |2017-01-25T17:14:00+08:00January 25th, 2017|Categories: festivals/celebrations, food, ipoh, Memories, People|

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This photograph – from Sybil de ROQUIGNY-IRAGNE – was taken at Kam Loong Restaurant, back in the 1960s. They were celebrating a relative’s 60th birthday!

Yes, the Year of the Rooster is upon us…and some of us are already in a party-mood 🙂

Does anyone have a funny story to share…about something that happened during a party?

Sharikat Sim Lim?

By |2017-01-23T16:53:23+08:00January 23rd, 2017|Categories: Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town|

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Have you heard of this company before – Sharikat Sim Lim (M)? It used to be along Brewster Road (as seen in the picture above).

For those who are still staring at this picture in disbelief, yes…Brewster Road used to be a two-way street once….

We thank Chan Kok Keong for the above picture.

Were you…

By |2017-01-20T10:41:23+08:00January 20th, 2017|Categories: childhood, Identify Photographs, Memories|

…a collector of those Nestle labels? The one we have below had a simple recipe printed on the back.

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My aunt and I used to collect some of these back then. Then I decided to paste them in an old diary. Do they still print such things today? On a lighter note…were you also a recipe-hoarder? 🙂

A Different View of a Dredge

By |2017-01-16T09:56:29+08:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: history, Identify Photographs, Memories|Tags: , , |

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We thank Pat Price (from Sydney) for this picture. Price was formerly an engineer with Anglo-Oriental. This dredge was said to be in Kampong Gajah, Perak. Perhaps you’re wondering why the dredge buckets are all lined up on the extreme right. Back in 1976, one of the dredge buckets broke; hence, fixing the problem was quite a task for the engineers and the coolies.

Ipoh By The River

By |2017-01-06T12:57:40+08:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Ipoh Town, Natural Heritage, nature, tourism|

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Here’s another river scene, from one side of the Hugh Low Bridge. Can you see the wooden bench near the lamp post? I doubt there’s such a thing there today. Even the bridge is different now. But don’t let all the changes discourage you from enjoying this nostalgic photograph.

St Michael’s Institution – Form 6, 1959

By |2017-01-03T10:26:25+08:00January 3rd, 2017|Categories: childhood, Identify Photographs, Memories, People|Tags: , |

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I’m sure everyone recognises the gentleman seated in the middle. 🙂

Yes, he’s none other than Rev Bro Vincent Corkery – of St Michael’s Institution. The photograph was part of a tribute to Bro Vincent, congratulating him on his award (he was conferred the title ‘Dato’ back in 2014). In this same tribute were some of the names of the students:

Sivagami; Askari Badsha; Winnie Te; Khoo Kay Hock; Beatrice; Mary Ann; Lim Jo Hock; John Wai; Raja; and Telk Raj Sharma

SMI Alumni, are you in the photograph? Or, perhaps you know someone in the photograph?

(Note: This photograph was scanned off an article, hence the poor quality)

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