One week in Western Peninsular Malaysia


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February 14th 2009
Published: March 31st 2009
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After I returned to Singapore after a 18-month job in the UK, I have 2 weeks of rest before I would start work, so I went for a one-week holiday in Malaysia. Here is a summary... Day 1 (08 Feb) - Auntie Yeo, my mum's friend, bought a house in Ipoh and she invited us to stay with her. We boarded the bus at Singapore in the morning and arrived at Ipoh in the late afternoon. Auntie Yeo's house is ve... Read Full Entry



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Day 4 - Ipoh (4)Day 4 - Ipoh (4)
Day 4 - Ipoh (4)

Tai Pau (Big Bun)!!! The bun is as big as my face!
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Day 4 - Ipoh (5)

Sam Poh Tong, another famous Buddhist cave temple
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Day 4 - Ipoh (6)

My mum and Auntie Yeo in the garden in front of Sam Poh Tong
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Day 4 - Ipoh (7)

Ling Sin Ngam, a Taoist cave temple
Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (1)Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (1)
Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (1)

The bendy road that leads us up from Ipoh to Cameron Highlands
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (2)

The first stop of our trip - a big produce-market
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (3)

Produce (grown locally) on sale. (Many plants which cannot survive Malaysia's tropical heat are grown in Cameron Highlands due to the cooler climate.)
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (4)

Exotic Chinese herb (grown locally) on sale
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (7)

Entrance and shop of the Butterfly Garden
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (8)

One of the many flower markets in Cameron Highlands
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (9)

Sam Poh 10000-Buddha Temple in Brinchang, a town in Cameron Highlands
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (10)

Some of the 10000 Buddhas in the Sam Poh 10000-Buddha Temple
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (11)

Shophouses in Tanah Rata
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (12)

Anyone fancy some Bratwurst or Sauerkraut in Cameron Highlands?
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (13)

Some old buildings in Tanah Rata which look like 1960s Hong Kong
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Day 4 - Cameron Highlands (14)

Mock-Tudor style resorts
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Day 4 - Ipoh (8)

Wide variety of donuts in a shopping mall
Day 5 - Penang (1)Day 5 - Penang (1)
Day 5 - Penang (1)

Crossing the Penang Bridge
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Day 5 - Penang (2)

Victoria Memorial Clock Tower



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