Celebration of CNY 2023 at Selama Perak (20th - 24th January, 2023)
My wife Soh Ai and two sons Wai Kit, Wai Yu and I went back to my in-law’s house at Rantau Panjang, Selama, Perak from Friday 20,/1/2023 till Tuesday 24/1/2023 to celebrate the CNY of the Rabbit. Below is a very brief account with selected photos of our trip:
DAY1 - JANUARY 20, 2023 (年廿九)
We had our breakfast at 45 Sky coffee shop at BSL at about 8.30am before leaving for north. The Plus North-South highway was quite smooth all the way.
3.50pm We stopped by Kilang Kopi Antong (reputed to be the oldest coffee mill in Malaysia since 1933) for a visit of Antongcafe as well as the adjacent villa “Changchun Pu (长春圃)” where the founder of Republic of China Dr. Sun Yat-sen (孙中山 1866-1925) once lived with his revolutionary partner/mistress (革命伴侣/侧室) Chen Cuifen (陈粹芳 1873-1960) once stayed in 8A, Jalan Assam Kumbang, Taiping.
We reached Rantau Panjang at about 6.30pm.
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| A visit to Antong Coffee Mill |
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| Changchun Pu where Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Chen Cuifen once stayed |
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| A pose with the statue of a great revolutionary |
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| Main entrance to Antongcafe |
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| Portraits of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Chen Cuifen |
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| The side and only entrance to Changchun Pu |
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| Inside Changchun Pu |
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| The Antong Signature Recipes |
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| Soh Ai posed with the painting of Antong coffee Mill founder 程依妹 |
DAY 2 - JANUARY 21, 2023 (CNY's EVE 除夕)
8.30am B.i.l Sze Teong drove Soh Ai and I to Selama market and bought take-away noodles for breakfast.
B.i.l Sze Hean and his family came from Bukit Mertjam in the afternoon for lunch. Wai Kit and Wai Yu drove our car to follow Hean to B.M. to stay overnight there as they liked to play with their cousin brother Jia-wei.
We had a simple CNY eve’s dinner with Ah Ma.
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| Morning sky of Rantau Panjang |
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| Landmark at Selama market place |
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| Selama market place |
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| Wai Yu painting table |
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| Our lunch on CNY's eve |
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| Night view of Rantau Panjang |
DAY 3 - JANUARY 22, 2023 (CNY 1st DAY 大年初一)
Simple roti-canai breakfast prepared by Kitty Wan (who prepared most of our meals during our stay) . Went to Kedai 99 Speedmart Selama for some shopping at noon.
S.i.l Sock Kim and hubby KH Chooi came from Penang in the afternoon.
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| 99 Speedmart at Selama |
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| Vegetarian lunch |
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| Pic (R): Sze Teong, Soh Ai, Kitty, Ah Ma and me |
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| Visitors from Yean Li's brother & family |
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| Dinner at a glance |
DAY 4 - JANUARY 23, 2023 (CNY 2nd DAY 大年初二)
Morning was misty at 20o C, a very rare phenomenon at Rantau Panjang We (Chooi, Teong, Soh Ai and I) walked to the nearby Aaron Coffee House for noodle breakfast.
Ji-an, Ruben and their 5-month old baby girl Aria came at noon. As Sze Hean was not feeling well, his wife Yean Li came with Angeline/LeYi/Jai-wei. Wai Kit and Wai Yu also returned from B.M. after staying 2 nights there.
We had a sumptuous steamboat dinner in the evening.
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| Jalan Besar, Rantau Panjang |
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| Misty morning market |
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| Aaron Coffee House |
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| Busy Monday Pasar Pagi |
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| Aria and her father Ruben |
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| Sze Teong taking photos |
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| Jia-wei is fond of hugging his cousin bro. like a koala |
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| Stemboat dinner about to begin |
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| Steamboat dinner on a table |
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| Steamboat dinner on another table |
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| Time to toss up for prosperity or Lo Sang (brought by me) |
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| Group photo of all present |
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| Jia-wei and Ah Ma |
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| A wefie by LeYi |
We left Rantau Panjang at 7.45am and stopped by Selama for breakfast.
We made a short visit (without entering) of Tasik Cermin or Mirror Lake at Gunung Rapat, Ipoh. Many attraction site and facilities are yet to be opened. There is a nearby 长江白咖啡 branch outlet crowded with tourists. The adjacent 健龙山 was scenic.
The Plus North-South highway was quite smooth before Ipoh but temporary traffic congestions were experience near the exits to every small towns along the way.
We returned home at about 4.30pm.
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