CUTI... TAIPING!

I had a great holiday last June. I went to Taiping (my fav town.. captivating!). Sajer apply cuti lama2 sikit utk luangkan masa bersama-sama diri sendiri. sesetengah orang dok sibuk nak bercuti kat luar malaysia. paris, new york, bali, amsterdam, helsinki.. bagi aku, rugi. dah ler rugi RM sebab exchange rate, dah tuh kalu dah g overseas ni tau-tau lah ramai yang nak mintak souvenirs. kopakkkkk... baik dok tawaf Malaysia. Dengan multi ethnics n racial kat mesia ni, bak kata tourism malaysia; Malaysia, truly asia.. (I have heard Sabah alone have 32 ethics.. pergh..)

Taiping:

ada orang yang pelik aku bule hangout sorang-sorang (bos siap-siap pesan suruh jgn matikan phone.. chaisss.. tapi gua bijak... hehehe!). heks... bila dah ada kamera slr (time tu baru beli..) i had a great time. mesti ramai yang tak tau, pagi-pagi kat lake garden taiping, mcm2 bule tgk. contohnya tengok awek, tengok amoi, tengok awek, tengok amoi, dan tak kurang tengok artis buat shoot (time ni terasa rugi belum ada zoom lens. sori guys, x de gambar. hard disk crash hari tu! huhuhu...). 4 days and 3 nites, gua abes RM400++ jer.

"I know of no more lovely sight in this country than the taiping gardens... one receives in that glorious half hour an experience of light in foliage that is quite unbtainable in England" George Pleet, 1933.

Taiping, (or tepeng in local dialect) comes from the mandarin word "tei" & "peng". in which means everlasting peace. but, dari cakap-cakap sorang pakcik tua yang aku jumpe, taiping pernah jadi medan perang paling dashyat waktu zaman jepun. disebabkan time tuh kekurangan kesdaran dokumentasi, peristiwa tuh tenggelam ditelan zaman. sekarang, ada usaha sorg cikgu yang minat citer2 perang tgh mengorek citer tuh daripada warga emas taiping. (terar x? aku patut dapat sejarah A1 waktu SPM dulu.) ;))

If anyone would go there, i would personally suggest to go;

1. St Louis church.

2. all saints church

3. railway station

4. the burmese pool (ini sungai tau... aku pun tertipu dulu. But, syok wooo.. ayer sujukkk..)

5. kuala sepetang charcoal factory.

6. peace hotel

7. bismillah restaurant @ jalan taming sari.

8. a hair cut stop @ any old barber shop. (ngeri tgk indian tuh asah pisau pakai leather strip.)

9. no 31, jalan stesen

10. hiking kat bukit larut.

11. commonwealth war cemetery

12.lake garden.. (in the morning... its a must!)

13. kling mosque

14. masjid kota lama

15. port weld fishing village.

16. on foot tour in tepeng.. (you will never know what you might find!.)

p/s: sila bayar untuk nasihat ini menggunakan cash sahaja. resit akan dikeluarkan atas permintaan.. ihiks!

"the town itself is one of the most picturesque in Malaya.." Cuthbert Woodville Harrison, 1911.

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