Resident Hill's Rest House

This building was built in 1922, at the highest hilltop of Kuala Lipis. The first English Resident who stayed in this building was Sir Hugh Clifford. He was also known as 'the Superintendent of Ulu Pahang'.

This rest house is one of the budget accommodation for tourists that you can get in Kuala Lipis.

If you want to know more about Sir Hugh Clifford click here.

Rambutan

Rambutan dah berbuah. Kepada sesiapa yang ada dusun atau pokok rambutan kat kampung tu boleh la balik ke Lipis untuk memanjatnya. Yang tak tau nak panjat boleh kait. Yang tak tau nak panjat dan kait elok sangat lah kamu pergi beli kat pekan sehari je.

The rambutan (pronounced /ræmˈbuːtən/, Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is native to Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the Lychee, Longan, and Mamoncillo. It is believed to be native to the Malay Archipelago. Rambutan in Malay, Indonesian,and Filipino literally means hairy caused by the 'hair' that covers this fruit. (from wikipedia).

(an image from google)
Succulent rambutan... after it has been peeled.

Thean Hou's Temple

This temple was constructed by Buddha followers in Lipis in 1898 presided by Kapitan from Ong generation. This temple was located facing Sungai Jelai believed to look after the fishermen safety.

Statue in this temple was taken from China. In this temple there was a carved stone describing Thean Hou temple history.

In 1926, massive flood has caused part of this temple badly damaged. Therefore, this temple had been rebuilt by using concrete structure and monitored by local superintendent at during that time.

This temple which was located in the heart of Kuala Lipis town had made it an attraction to all local tourists or foreign tourists- info from MDL

mr. grocery

* a grocery shop located at Lipis Centerpoint.

mr. tv

a tv shop owner patiently waiting for his customers

*location: Alamanda

abandoned coach

built in 1949

*location: Kuala Lipis Train Station

Hanyut The Movie

Most of the film scenes are shot in Ladang Selbourne (palm estate), Padang Tengku. This place is located about 30 km from Kuala Lipis town.

This film is based on a novel called Almayer's Folly written by Joseph Conrad. This EPIC film (directed by U-Wei Hj. Shaari) tells the story of Almayer, a Dutch trader struggling to survive in Borneo at the turn of the 19th Century. His dream of finding a mythical gold mountain is challenged by his scheming wife, the colonial authorities, the political machinations of the local chief and Arab traders, and his daughter's love for a freedom-fighting Malay prince. (source)

The best of luck to U-Wei and his crews. I believed that this film will be a hit in Malaysia.

waiting for a train

Kembara Seniman Jalanan, Mr. Pyanhabib, during his visit to Kuala Lipis last week.

"I'm a thousand miles away from home just waitin' for a train"-JimmyRidge

*Location: Kuala Lipis Train Station

Pahang Club

It was the earliest building built by the British in 1907. This building site was the first base where the English first administer Pahang. The purpose of building this house was for Sir Hugh Clifford's at upon of time was the Ulu Pahang Suprintendent who resided in Kuala Lipis.

In June 1898, Kuala Lipis had replaced Pekan as the capital state of Pahang. From the date this house was the official house of the British Resident. During that time the British Resident was Sir Hugh Clifford and planned to build a more suitable residence to monitor Lipis area. Later he found Bukit Resident a more suitable site. While waiting for the house in Bukit Resident to be completed, he resided in the Pahang Club House till 1922- source

reflection

Mirror reflection of Lipis Centerpoint building.

* location: Maybank

jump!

(my daughter with a cheerful face)

Might as well jump. Jump!
Go ahead, jump.
Might as well jump. Jump!
Go ahead, jump. Jump!

(a song by van halen)

i can live

*location: shop wall near the Kuala Lipis Train Station

butterfly

Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Fly abandonedly into the sun

If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be
So spread your wings and fly
Butterfly

( a song by Mariah Carey)

post office

Post office which was located in Jalan Besar was constructed in year 1910. Initially, the postal service was under Federal Government administration. This building was shared with Telegraph Services one of Jabatan Telekom services. When Jabatan Telekom was privatized fully in 1989, this service was transferred to the current Telekom Malaysia's main building.

At first, entrance to this post office was facing towards Jalan Besar. But after the huge flood incident in 1971, the main entrance had been shifted to as where it is now.

Post services began to be privatised on 1 January 1992 and known as Pos Malaysia until now. This building had undergone various modifications until being upgraded to the newest in 2002. Branch Manager and his staff had beautify the area and give quality service to the society, in 2004, Pos Malaysia Lipis branch has been accredited as the best Post Office in Malaysia.

The uniqueness historic place at Kuala Lipis was zero marked stone near Post Office. Zero marked stone indicate the beginning of measuring distance of Pahang where its starting point was at Kuala Lipis.- majlis daerah lipis website

abandoned house part i

Abandoned houses are
illusion reaching
its end;

wind and rain and time
root for the
ground.
.........

author: Zorika Petic

*Location: Kampung Kuala Kenong - there is an interesting story about this abandoned house. I'll let my friend, ubilepih, to write about it. Hopefully he will publish it on the next entry.

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The State Mosque

Masjid Madrasatul Firdaus

This mosque was built in 1888 by a Yemeni Arab merchant named Habib Hassan. The original roof of this mosque was made of woods.

It has never gotten submerged by flood although the town of Kuala Lipis had several times of massive floods.

*Location: River bank of Kuala Lipis town.

stray cat

Dear God, please send me somebody who'll care.
I'm so tired of running and sick with despair.
My body is aching and filled with such pain;
And dear God I pray, as I run in the rain
That someone will love me and give me a home,
A warm cozy bed, and food of my own.
My last owner left me alone in the yard...
I watched as they moved, and God that was hard.
So I waited a while, then went on my way
To rummage in garbage and live as a stray.

author: unknown

*Location: Kompleks Alamanda

the wall

When i showed this picture to one of my friend, he said this place was in Portugal. OMG !
The shophouses are located in-front of Madrasatul Firdaus Mosque.

* Location: Kuala Lipis town

skywatch @ 4pm

*Location: Kampung Kuala Kenong

past and present

Credit to Mr.Shukri and Mr.Kieron for this photo

This old photo was photographed in 1971 during a massive flood. The field that used to be a playground was flooded. There was also a cafe known as Ah Kow Cafe (Kantin Ah Kow) situated in this area. The most favourite local cuisine was mouthwatering kuih pau.

photographed by ubilepih

The area that used to be a playground is currently a shopping center, Lipis Centerpoint. This building was built in around 1995.

views from Tanjung Lipis Inn

(Continued from previous entry)

It is a strategic spot to capture scenic and historical views of Kuala Lipis town.

Clifford Secondary School (right) and Lipis District Administration Office (middle) also can be seen from here.

A new Kuala Lipis town (far right) is still under development.

Tanjung Lipis Inn

An affordable and budget accomodation on top of the Tanjung Lipis Hill. A scenic view of Kuala Lipis town can be viewed from this hill.

as seen from K.Lipis-Jerantut bridge - (hphone cam)

bunga raya

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, called Bunga Raya in Malay. Introduced into the Malay Peninsula in the 12th Century, it was nominated as the national flower in the year 1958 by the Ministry of Agriculture amongst a few other flowers, namely ylang ylang, jasmine, lotus, rose, magnolia, and bunga tanjung. On 28 July 1960, it was declared by the government of Malaysia that the hibiscus would be the national flower.

The word bunga in Malay means "flower", whilst raya in Malay means "celebration". The hibiscus is literally known as the "celebration flower" in Malay. The red of the petals symbolizes the courage, life, and rapid growth of the Malaysian, and the five petals represent the five Rukun Negara of Malaysia. The flower can be found imprinted on the notes and coins of the Malaysian ringgit - mr.wiki

location: ubilepih's backyard

the epiphyte speaks

Written by Anuradha Vijayakrishnan

Every climb has a mid way point.
The tiny notch where you rest your walking stick
and search the air. Where strange flowers
give you breath as they breathe.
There is that place you choose
to rest your raw skin. Look beneath and wonder
what remains. What lives on after this.

Every tree has a secret love spot. Every climber
has a weakness. My home is just there, just
before you lose hope. Your hands might mistake
me for the canopy. That I am the lightness
you imagine. I might be that. And you might
survive on air too.

An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant, using it for support but NOT as a parasite.

location: kg. beralas, padang tengku