movie set

a wooden palace on the set

These two photos were shot on October last year at the 'Hanyut' movie set. A film directed by U-Wei and adapted from Joseph Conrad's novel, Almayer's Folly . Hopefully this film will be srcreened this year.

Location: Kg. Beralas, Padang Tengku

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.

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

evening view

* location: under the bridge, Padang Tengku

padang tengku train station

*Padang Tengku is a small town located about 16km from Kuala Lipis town. Train was a main transport for the villagers in 1920's-1960's.