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

Terenggun Reserved Forest.

This lake is located in Terenggun Reserved Forest, 7 km from Kuala Lipis town. A breathtaking place for family recreational activities such as fishing, jogging, bird watching, sampan rowing or jungle trekking.

Trees here, which are protected and well preserved, create a serene and undeniable spectacular view. There are rare precious species of trees like chengal and meranti, to name a few.

evening view

* location: under the bridge, Padang Tengku

R.I.P

A historical grave located at the heart of the town- Centerpoint Lipis building.

"To the memory of William Solomon Chapman who died on the 28th February 1894, aged 40 years"- please click picture to enlarge.

The late WSC is still a mystery. I'll update this entry again after i get the information from a reliable source.

*org lepih yang ada info pasal kubur ni, sila kongsi di ruang komen. nanti keh update sebagai entri-tq

Welcome to Little London

"Kuala Lipis as a Little London" - a new slogan which was introduced by Majlis Daerah Lipis (local council authority) in order to attract more tourists to Kuala Lipis.

The above photo is a cafe that run by MDL.

green lover

a reality as if it's painted

*location: Kg.Terap
**those two pictures were photographed by ubilepih

kampung girl

I snapped this little girl's photo at a roti canai stall in Kampung Terap, Budu. At that time she was waiting for her father (the stall owner) to send her to a kindergarten.

Sweet kitchen helper.

*roti canai (prata bread) is a flatbread that becomes a main dish in Malaysia especially during breakfast.

skywatch @ 9am

kampung boy

the eyes behind the fence
looking for a bright future

*location: Kampung Gua

wooden houses

*location: benta estate

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.

dead tree part ii

@8am

@11am

Memoir of my dying tree

Through the passing days

Drought, stormy, cloudy and rain

By that lonely lane, he stand tall

And make hey!!!

Notice not by who passed by

In his silent and wisdom

Thousand stories kept untold

Death!

May come..to the ground he shall fall

Sorrow must not count

Cause the beauty and his bold

Remain linger much more tomorrow!!!

- ubilepih 7 apr. 2010

*location: jalan lipis-benta