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Fighting Fish that grows in the wild I used to follow an older neighbour, Nam Thoo, to catch fighting fish in the swamps near Green House...

Sleeper Berth in KTM Train - Ekspres Senandung Malam The first time I stepped into the old Taiping railway station was in November 1968,...

Boys frolicking in river The Sungai Batu Tegoh flowed just across from my old house in the Green House area. We children were strictly...

To school by Trishaw In primary school, I often shared a trishaw ride to school with Ng Chong Koon, the present day Physician. We were...

Designated Jeep waiting at the foothill of Maxwell HIll I was about 15 when one day, my elder cousin came to me and said, “I went to see...

Chinese New Year festive snacks Chinese New Year was always a highlight during our school days in Taiping. In 1969, when I was 16, a few...

Facade of Taiping Market before reconstruction This is the third part of the Taiping Series - a weekly journey back to the town that...

A picture post card view of Raintree Walk 🌿 This is the second part of my Taiping Series - a weekly journey back to the town that shaped...

Lone man walking under the Rain Trees, in Taiping Rain 🌿 This post is my first in an ongoing series on Taiping - the town we grew up in,...

Sweet and Sour Chilli Crabs I had promised to write a post about the best restaurants in Taiping, Matang, and Kuala Sepetang – and here...