Toadstools - Every morning’s ride is a small adventure ….

Today was toadstools after the recent showers..............

 JAG

Setting Up Nest

It’s that time again …to set up nest …. 

To check out the nicest location 

Decisions, decisions

JAG

 

Saving Buntong Hill, Kledang Range

Buntong Hill before and now. Photo by GAP

 A word of appreciation to Goh Ah Poon, photographer and nature lover and Meor Razak field officer for Sahabat Alam Malaysia for their follow up on Kledang hill. 

Goh recently provided an updated photo of Buntong hill, Kledang Range on 17 November showing green vegetation instead of yellow gravel on his FB page.

“Under the guidance and leadership of Saudara Meor Razak, we did manage to slow things down. The Buntong Hill development project was stopped for the time being, hopefully for the long term’ said Goh.

 Meor Razak first highlighted the destruction on Kledang in early February 2019. His alert mobilized the media and concerned valley residents of “suspicious land clearing activities” which was later attributed to approved “forest plantation/ monoculture”. 

When viewed from Ipoh town though it looks like there’s still a long way to go. 

Hopefully the photograph by Goh means an end to the project at Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve and then Meor can proceed with his plan to organize a tree replanting program. 

“Thank you all for voicing out your love for Ipoh hills and supporting the petition to Save Kledang Hill. Let's join hands and continue to keep our eyes open for our beautiful hills” ….. Goh.

The stripped Buntong hill a year ago

JAG

Beauty In A Lallang Field

Found these wild beauties in ,of all places, a neglected playground cum Lallang field.

JAG

 

Happy Deepavali ....

 Wishing all our Hindu readers a Blessed and Joyful Deepavali Celebration

Practice Social Distance and Keep Safe

Kg Kuchai ..The Last Kampong Of Ipoh

Kg Kuchai surrounded by the 4 roads and a  river that make up its boundry 

Kampong Kuchai is probably the last kampong of Ipoh. It’s sad but it will all be developed unless the Ipoh City Council does something quick. 

But quick to have a plan but not to be implemented will still render Kg Kuchai to rot away naturally.

Imagine there used to be 30 kampongs throughout Ipoh. But that was before the 1874 Treaty of Pangkor.

Ipoh was made up of 30 kampongs .....

..throughout the Kinta valley 

The treaty resolved the issue of the Perak Sultanate at the time and the problematic Chinese secret societies of Ghee Hin and Hai San who wanted control of the tin business otherwise known as the Larut Wars. 

Well since the signing of the treaty the kampongs have slowly but surely disappeared giving way to development in what is now Heritage Ipoh. 

Now only Kg Kuchai remains. It must be preserved 

Now only one kampong remains ie Kg Kuchai. Of course there is Kg Kepayang further upstream of the Kinta river but it doesn’t have the character and history of Kuchai.

Panglima Kinta mosque, possibly a prewar photo but it adds to the history and character of Kg Kuchai

No ... Kg Kuchai must be preserved. Lets see that it is.

JAG

 

Beauty Lies Towards The WildSide

 JAG