"No way am I going to climb up this bridge" was what my mum said when she went close to the bridge
A close-up view of the bridge
Close-up look of the Silver Nest Bridge spanning across Kinta River
Me at the bottom of the bridge
Kinta River
Me posing on of a stretch of the riverfront
Malaysia Smelting Corporation: Straits Refined Tin
Pail used by the miners
Straw hats worn by dulang washers
Pots used by the miners
Tools used for mining
History of Tin Mining in Malaysia
Outside of Tin Gallery
Kinta River
Silver-Nest Bridge
My mum and Aunt Linda posing in front of driftwood placed used to landscape the place I got to know about our own Malaysian international superstar, Dato' Michelle Yeoh being invited to officiate the Kinta Riverfront project on Sunday night from my Aunt Linda the moment I picked her up from her house on Saturday night. As a matter of fact, that was the main topic that she kept harping on the whole of Sunday morning. Even the trip to the Little India of Ipoh did not satisfy her.
I had actually intended on taking her and my mum to witness the ceremony by the most famous Ipoh girl but that was until I read the newspaper and found out that the ceremony was for invited guests only. Aiyah! I hate to disappoint them but what to do, we just couldn't go. Imagine the embarassment of being turned away when we reached the place during the ceremony. I am sure that would break the hearts of my two golden girls.
Instead, I promised to take them to the Kinta Riverfront this morning and that I managed to do. We got to visit the Tin Gallery and had a look at the Showroom for the Kinta Riverfront. I found out that the completed project would translate into a luxurious hotel and service suits with shops and bazaars, cafes, restaurants, an open space amphitheatre, a Tin Gallery, a fully operational "Palong", a century old tree, various local products, memory lane and replicas of 6 world famous bridges. So far the first phase includes the Show condo, Tin Gallery, a cafe and grill, the "Silver Nest Bridge" and a few shops. The project is aimed at reviving Ipoh to its glorious past.
Actually, I did not realise that they had put up the 'no photos' sign at the Tin Gallery and snapped a few photographs. When I realised my transgression, I informed one of the persons in charge and volunteered to erase the pictures. But he was very obliging and said that it was okay.
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Most of the present generation would have forgotten the people, the early immigrant, their hopes and fears, their achievements, failures…….. Some sold as slaves, looking for better lives in a country of not knowing their future whether in failures or success. They knew their tasks are doubly difficult when in a strange country, but sadly, no one had ever attempts to examine and highlight their tribute to the development of Malaysia.
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