On the way back from Alor Setar, we broke journey & decided to give Old Town Kopitiam a try. The quaint old facade of the place with marble tables laid out was so inviting, I couldn’t pass this one up for breakfast.
Ah! The menu was full of ‘MUST EAT’ items & with the order sheet, I filled out what I wanted together with what would bust Moggie’s diet & gave it to the sweet Ipoh girl when she came to take our order.
Eggs were yummy! The Ipoh White Iced Milk Tea was even yummier! Ooh, and the french toast filled with peanut butter topped with honey was out of this world (bust my scales later…)!
This sweet Ipoh girl saw that we were out-of-towners & told us to go to the exhibition that showcased the civilisation of Ipoh town at the museum around the corner. Fascinated by her description, we went.
It was a great collection of old memoribillia from the generosity of those who participated in the exhibition. I got to see how Ipoh was transformed from feet to flight. Naturally, I propped my camera everywhere & took pictures on self timer, something that I don’t normally do but because this was a one-time exhibition & the items were no longer available, I had to break the rule! I’m even breaking my own rule of not exhibiting myself here!!! We were not allowed to take pictures of the photographs on the wall but were allowed to take the exhibits so I had fun posing in compromising positions, some of which I will not show…..ahem.
The man who has so much admiration for the history of a part of our country, funded part of the exhibition himself & showcased many of his own collection of items, happens to be a Scotsman. His name is Ian Andersen & he graciously autographed my folder on top of obliging for a photo opportunity. There was a dugout, a boat carved & literally dug out of a log, that was used in a Guy Ritchie (Madonna’s husband) film that starred Jessica Alba! What a butt she’s got! So I had to take a shot of the boat!
Then of course, in the days of my kiddie years, I remember sitting on one of these trishaws & becas. Now it feels so strange seeing them again!
Thank you, Mr. Andersen, for taking the time & trouble to put together something of our heritage that puts many Malaysians to shame for your love of our country. May you set a fine example for our people to carry on a legacy of keeping paraphernalias to showcase in later years……
Your photo essay makes me so homesick now, of all the stuff I miss the most is FOOD. Very difficult to replicate a good char kuay teow and see harm in a place with no see harm or kuchai in sight!
Aiyo….my dear, Marina, where are you now? How’s Mo-Moe??? Are you somewhere far far away??? Please write ok? I miss you much & the homemade stuff we used to do!!!
hey… can u remember me? im the ‘sweet ipoh girl’ u mentioned above.. how r u? im so surprised 2 see this page!! send me a mail ok? God bless~~
my email add is g_child88@hotmail.com… hope 2 hear from u soon!!