November 2021

Perak Academy Talk

By felicia|2021-11-30T15:13:15+08:00November 30th, 2021|Categories: Identify Photographs|

Perak Academy invites you to a talk by Prof Wang Gungwu on his growing up years. The memories of his childhood and education years, that moulded the man to what he is today – renowned historian, sinologist, writer, his works on Chinese diaspora, the countless awards conferred on him for research done on particular subjects dear to his heart.

Don’t miss this webinar, on 9th December 2021 at 8pm.

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Aulong Police Station

By felicia|2021-11-29T16:01:31+08:00November 29th, 2021|Categories: Identify Photographs, Memories|

Here’s a group photograph with Dato Seri Yuen Yuet Leng and Datin Seri Yuen, and Staff of the Aulong Police Station. This was taken on 12th December 1979.

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A Grand Opening

By felicia|2021-11-26T15:32:16+08:00November 26th, 2021|Categories: festivals/celebrations, history, Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town, Memories, People|

Here’s one from 1985, taken at the opening of Wisma Taiko in Ipoh. I’m sure many of you recognise the VIPs in this photo 🙂

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Where are they now?

By felicia|2021-11-23T13:44:40+08:00November 23rd, 2021|Categories: childhood, concerts, Identify Photographs, ipoh, Memories, People|

We received this lovely photo from Eric Low. He’s hoping for any information regarding the young people in the above photo.

In his own words:

Once upon a time there was this band in Ipoh who called themselves “The Rain People” (**) … The 1968 or 1969 picture below was taken in one of the Catholic Churches in Ipoh when and where we performed at the birthday party of Rev Bro Ultan Paul of SMI ….

Enlisting your assistance to see if any of you recognise some of the faces, for me to reconnect with a couple of them …

Left to right (standing): We were all ex-Michaelians

Michael Wong (with the drumsticks, whom I know is still in the UK; lost contact).

Next to him – David Hew (whose family owned the Orchid Farm off Tambun Road, which he took over in running; still in Ipoh I am guessing; lost contact).

Miss Wong Mei Ching (of Housing Trust, she was a 6th Former at SMI then).

Yours truly. to Mei Ching’s left ….

Guy in the glasses was my best friend, Richard Chan, who sadly passed away many yeas ago; I managed to get him Aussie citizenship in the 1970s.

And in centre frame (always wanting to be different), sitting down, is Zainal from Kampung Manjoi (someone whom I am desperately trying to reconnect with …)

I am praying that some of these innocent faces of a yesteryear ring a bell with someone out there …

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Nice day for a wedding

By felicia|2021-11-22T16:43:49+08:00November 22nd, 2021|Categories: festivals/celebrations, Identify Photographs, Memories, People|

The photograph shows the wedding day of John Arthur Stuart Jennings and Rose Winnifred Jennings, which took place at St George’s Church, George Town, Penang on November 10th 1910.

What did YOU wear to your wedding? 🙂

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A Blaupunkt Radio

By felicia|2021-11-17T17:07:24+08:00November 17th, 2021|Categories: childhood, famous brands, Identify Photographs, Memories|

Ever owned a radio like this? What were your favourite radio stations/frequencies?

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From Across the Padang

By felicia|2021-11-16T11:45:50+08:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town, Natural Heritage|

Yes, this is part of the famous Ipoh Padang. And the building in the background is of course the Ipoh Club. This was taken off a postcard, which seemed to date back to 1912. Hence, we believe this picture was taken around 1910.

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The Royal Bodyguards

By felicia|2021-11-12T16:57:41+08:00November 12th, 2021|Categories: history, Memories, Natural Heritage, People|

Did you know that the Perak Sultan once had bodyguards comprising members of the Mounted Police? Here’s an article from Harchand Singh Bedi, which appeared in The Star recently.

HRH Sultan Abdul Jalil, the Sultan of Perak, and his consort surrounded by their Sikh bodyguards comprising members of the Mounted Police from the Federated Malay States in the early 1900s.
Photo from Star Online

In the early 1880s, a small body of cavalry troops was established to suppress highway robberies, then of almost-daily occurrence in the pass between Taiping, Kamunting and Kinta. They guarded the pass at night; due to their vigilance, the dangers faced by travellers soon disappeared. The construction of the Taiping Kinta cart road and other roads in Kinta, telegraphs and railways, caused the troopers to be less necessary.

Following the formation of the Malay States Guides in 1896, the cavalry troop was separated and transferred from Taiping to Kuala Kangsar to form a royal bodyguard to escort His Highness, the Sultan of Perak. (read more here)

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Armistice Day

By felicia|2021-11-10T17:29:23+08:00November 10th, 2021|Categories: history, Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town, Memories|

Those of you who are familiar with Armistice Day (or Poppy Day) would know that it falls on the 11th of Nov.

The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918.

Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms.

As such, here is a close-up of the Cenotaph (War Memorial) at our very own Ipoh Railway Station.

As a tribute to the fallen, here’s an extract from that famous poem by John McCrae

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

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Blue Cross

By felicia|2021-11-08T16:38:07+08:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: childhood, famous brands, food, Identify Photographs, Memories|

No, not a variant of Red Cross 😉

This is in fact a paper bag advertising Blue Cross condensed milk. We thank Ipoh Remember for this picture. Does anyone remember this brand?

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On His Majesty’s Birthday

By felicia|2021-11-01T14:08:57+08:00November 4th, 2021|Categories: greetings|

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Greetings for the Festival of Lights

By felicia|2021-11-03T14:35:02+08:00November 3rd, 2021|Categories: festivals/celebrations, greetings|

May your festival of lights celebrations be fun, safe, and spiritual.

Wishing you a bright and joyous Diwali.

from all of us at

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This was 1878

By felicia|2021-11-01T16:09:13+08:00November 1st, 2021|Categories: history, Identify Photographs|

Yes, you read that right. This was the view of the town, from the Old Residency.

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Don’t miss this webinar, on 9th December 2021 at 8pm.

Ever owned a radio like this? What were your favourite radio stations/frequencies?

HRH Sultan Abdul Jalil, the Sultan of Perak, and his consort surrounded by their Sikh bodyguards comprising members of the Mounted Police from the Federated Malay States in the early 1900s. Photo from Star Online

Those of you who are familiar with Armistice Day (or Poppy Day) would know that it falls on the 11th of Nov.

The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918.

Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms.

As such, here is a close-up of the Cenotaph (War Memorial) at our very own Ipoh Railway Station.

No, not a variant of Red Cross 😉

This is in fact a paper bag advertising Blue Cross condensed milk. We thank Ipoh Remember for this picture. Does anyone remember this brand?

May your festival of lights celebrations be fun, safe, and spiritual.

Wishing you a bright and joyous Diwali.

HRH Sultan Abdul Jalil, the Sultan of Perak, and his consort surrounded by their Sikh bodyguards comprising members of the Mounted Police from the Federated Malay States in the early 1900s.
Photo from Star Online