Another Cable Theft / Open Manhole in Bercham / 2nd in 10 days

 

Another cable theft / open manhole at Bercham. This time on Persiaran Bercham Selatan 17/ Persiaran Bercham Selatan 34 junction. Seems that alert by YB Ipoh Timor is not getting the due attention. This the second highlight and in the same area in 10 days. ??

My report at Persiaran Bercham Selatan 1 on February 1

KC

Canning Garden Market's New Year Decorations

The Canning Garden is decorated again for CNY season. Jenny and crew did another magic job. 

 JAG

Charlie (Cicada) Cricket Showed Up This Evening

Handsome Cichada ......

Charlie Cicada, the cricket which comes once a year before Chinese New Year showed up this evening. This was a young one. His wings were very transparent and almost resembled Darth Vader  or maybe worse. It made a bee line toward the kitchen to report (to our Ancestors) about imaginery gossips but I stopped it. It was nice of him to drop by though. Hope to see him again next year. 

Darth Vader's  'bug eye' ......

KC

The Last Fruit Cake of 2025

Sometime this week will see  me gobble down the last fruit cake of 2025 which will be the Eurasian. It was a bumper 2025 with friends offering their giftings. We had the English, Portugese and a Fruit Pie that came in aluminium wrap around. All have that same ingredients but each had their distinctive taste and flavour. I hope to have another gifting in 2026 later ?? 

JAG

Cable Theft Again at Bercham

 

Saw a good Samaritan mark a Cable Theft manhole along Jalan Persiaran Bercham Selatan 1 this morning at 750am.  This gentleman put a coconut palm to mark the danger Manhole and went for another plastic container a few minutes later. Hopefully there won’t be a victim of this incident.

The highlight by YB Howard Lee that this is an organised crime syndicate is timely. I have seen 4 incidents of the moved manhole in the last 6 months all in Bercham and Ipoh Garden East. Clearly this is organised. I hope the police will act immediately before an innocent victim gets hurt.

KC

Congratulations - 'Our Lady of Lourdes Church' .. The Christmas Lights 2025 Are Absolutely Magnificent ....

the Magnificent Christmas Lights at Our Lady of Lourdes Church,Silibin, Ipoh (pix:Anthony Law) 

 The Christmas Lights illuminating Our Lady of Lourdes Church along Jalan Silibin this year are absolutely magnificent. This photograph taken by Ipoh  lawyer/ social media photographer Anthony Law captured a beautiful church delightfully illuminated from all corners of the church grounds.

OLOL Church has for years been decorating the Christmas tree in the grounds of the church. This year the tree was perfect and so too was their blend of illumination of the Church and grounds.  I recall the Youth of the church were always involved in the tree decoration. Were they also involved in the overall Church decor. If so they have done a magnificent job.

KC

Nostalgia of Scotch Pub Now Named SCOTCH .....

Scotch Pub was reopened last month with a new name SCOTCH. I frequented this pub over the years coming in at the end of the day for a sundown before going home .

They've still retained the long bar ... i used to sit at the end of the long bar when available

...did they seal the gaps-in-between .......

.. glad they've kept the wood ceiling ...the FMS had a wood ceiling but not any more ...

..makes for a very cozy environment for downing that cold beverage ....aahhhh!!!

..i chose a Friday evening to case the place so i could hear Kenny play and view the enlarged dining area.The ambience is the same with uniformed servers. They've put the mock fireplace to good use to display the SCOTCH name.  ...conclusion..an upgrade in every way.

 

JAG