Old Town, Ipoh

Have been attending retreats the past two weekends. I was mostly there to document the events. Last last weekend's at Ipoh for a La Sallian Encounter.


During the lunch breaks, I would hop over to old town which was only a 15 minute walk away for the centre to sample the local delicacies! And no wonder Ipoh's so famous when it comes to food! Noodles so fine, broth so rich in flavour! And the prices so right! ;p The above shop is where the well known Nam Heong White Coffee first started.

The bus ride on Grassland was an 8 hour journey! Didn't expect it to be so long! Thankfully I had the company of Bro. Nicholas. Be expecting more pictures developing in the darkroom.

Road Trip

On April 1st, a team of catechists invited me to join them for a road trip to Malacca. I prepared a short tour and two movie screenings, Chocolat and Stolen Summer to engage them in a Lenten reflection but guess what? The Video player didn't accept code 1 DVDs! What a shame... another time perhaps.

The day was hot but fluffy white clouds accompanied our brief tour of the old town. Our first pit stop was to St Francis Xavier Church and to our surprise, the kind sacristan opened up the museum at our request which houses the relics of St Francis Xavier. Other items on the menu - Chicken Rice Balls and Durian Cendol. Yum, yum!

Something to note: Wednesdays seem like off days in Malacca. Can someone verify this? Many stalls and shops are closed. The town seems to have more things going on in the evenings.

More images here: http://imaginativedarkroom.blogspot.com/2009/04/malacca.html
and http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=86098&id=657646335.