"Friends of Marie" Group Visit YLCO Museum

The 'Friends of Marie' group at YLCO Museum, 1 Jalan Lasam, Greentown Ipoh

The group “Friends of Marie” paid a visit to YLCO Museum in June. Marie Lee is the organiser and the friends group are ‘active senior citizens who regularly organize social and recreational outings ie hiking, nature exploration, heritage visits and foodie adventures thus promoting friendship, healthy living and active ageing'. 

Marie's friends (l/r):  Bob, Mrs Bob, Leonie, Joanne, Chan Siew Fong, Teresa Ong, Thong Mee Kuan, Ricky Kong Khop Song, Steven Nyau, Valerie Black, Marie Lee, Michael Lee, Sundralingam, Joanna Woo,  Josephine Cheong, Monica Phong, Joseph Cheong and Dr. Tai Nyok Ling

Marie met Ignatius during a recent event of Professor Gary Lit' talk of Leong Boon Swee and enquired if the group could visit YLCO. She followed up with an official email describing the group and decided the date and time of the visit. She described Ignatius as gacious host who explained that YLCO was housed in a Green Building located at 1 Jalan Lasam and YLCO museum was situated on the 4^th floor.

Marie said that 50% of her senior group were professionals during their working lives. They enjoyed the tour of the museum and got to know some history of Ipoh through the lives of the few families who eventually became prominent members of Ipoh town. The highlight of the tour was taking photos with the displays of Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh which everyone thoroughly enjoyed .

Ignatius Chew introduces the group to 1 Lasam and Ipoh's contribution ...

..and the sights at 1 Lasam .....

outside YLCO museum 

Michael Lee (year of the Dragon holder) and the group in YLCO Museum 

Marie Lee with hubby and friend with Michelle Yeoh display ....

and the group ......

.which was the "highlight of the tour" ......

One in their group was Sundralingam who is a Heritage tour guide. He described Ignatius as very knowledgeable and through his YLCO museum was willing to impart family’s history in detail. “From that one visit I learnt that his grandfather was Chew Boon Juan who started Ban Hoe Seng a century ago and subsequently became the sole distributer of Honda vehicles for Perak

Sundralingam listens attentively to Igantius' explanation ....... 

....others are interested in the family tree ......

Marie presented a fruit basket to Ignatius Chew for a wonderful tour .......

The group presented to Ignatius a fruit basket for an informative and enjoyable tour.

KC

2026 OMPH Church Feast Day – Was A Beautiful Evening

OMPH Church' feast day was a beautiful evening gathering ...... 

The weather was great, the decorations was beautiful and the parishioners were seated well ahead of time for the mass. In short it was perfectly beautiful evening for the Annual Feast Day of Our Mother of Perpetual Church.

the church at 5.45pm ...mass starts at 7pm ......wonderful weather though hot ...

6 rows for the congregations fellowship after mass. annually we average a 2000 congregation..

the Flying Rosary .........

6.15pm, the congregation full house in church and enjoying the air-con listening to the chinese choir

 

This year Parish Priest Fr Joseph Stephens decided to hold the event in Church instead of outdoors. In the past few years the rain threatened and the congregation had to shift indoors halfway through the mass ensuing much confusion. 

Before 7pm all is ready for the entrance ..tents in the front of the church 

to cater for large congregation the church, the hall and outside and tents in front made sure everyone had a seat 

Our Crown bearers and Consecration of Families bearer  

the young ladies crown Our Lady ....

our young man places the book of Consecration of Families ............ 

.......at Our Lady's shrine. The bearers return together  ....

After the Crowning its the start of the Procession around the neighbourhood 

..the order of procession ,,the servers, the children, Mother Mary ...

...and the Ministers followed by the congregation  ...

..the procession returns ....

..Fr Phillip Lai has the Benediction ...nice to see the servers and flower girls throwing flowers.... 

Fr Joe thanked the various committees and congregation for making this night so memorable..please proceed to the fellowship ......  

..just part of the 'fellowship

This year with good planning the mass went by like a breeze from start and ended with a wonderful fellowship. 

KC

Cable Theft / Open Manhole Covers - MBI?? Attended to my Complaint In 1 Day .....

 My highlight of Open Manhole Covers was attended to within 24 hours. I was alerted by several friends who drove by the area that 4 men in green shirts were covering the three manholes. This was in the evening of Saturday 27^th.

Whoever did this good deed .. THANK YOU..IT IS APPRECIATED BY ALL.

KC

Busy Bercham Cable Thieves / Open Manhole Covers - PBS20 and PBS17

 

Saw these during my morning ride .....Cable wire thieves were busy last night along Persiaran Bercham Selatan 20 and Persiaran Bercham Selatan 17. ThIeves opened the manhole covers along these roads. 

 

Along PBS20 there is still an uncovered manhole for 10days and a recently repaired cover,  Its been a busy night.

Please be careful all drivers!!

KC

The Annual Feast Day Preached Novena …. Started 19 June 2026

The Feast Day theme this year " Mary, A Model for a Synodal and Prophetic Church"

..todays Preached Novena topic .."Jesus:May We Know Him"....

the Novena congregation sang the 'Ave Maria' loud and with their hearts 

 

Redemptorists in attendance at Mass

Fr Robin ....'Jesus, May We Know Him'

..the fellowship after the mass

The highlight of the activities started two weeks before the 19th. The Redemptorist Priests visited 18 BEC's in 7 days 

JAG

2026 OMPH - Early Feast day Preparations

Poster at the Outdoor stage and at the bell tower

 The annual Feast day preparations have started…actually 2 weeks ago we had the Gotong Royong in Church. This week the posters have gone up hi-lighting the Theme  which is ‘Mary, A Model For A Synodal And Prophetic Church’ .

Below is the schedule of topics / events for the Novena starting on the Friday 19^th June which also shows the Chinese Tridium mass starting on 21st and Indian Tridium beginning 24^th. 

the Feast day time table 

At Corpus Christy Mass this evening Fr Joe mentioned 2 India Redemptorist  Priests, Fr’s Kevin (below) and Fr Robin will be here for the duration of the Feast Day celebrations.

Recemptorist priest from India .... Fr Kevin ..(Jesus look-alike??)

A parishioner called Fr Kevin, who sported flowing long hair and a neat beared a "Jesus look-alike’ said  Fr Joe. However Fr Kevin doesn’t have the ‘India accent / slang’ and speaks English very clearly.

Another request from Fr Joe is for all parishioners to pray ‘hard’ for good weather on the day.

JAG