Google MY surprised us with a doodle of the late Yasmin Ahmad, being the auteur’s birthday today.
Here is one of the the last pics I captured of Yasmin on set, with my old friend, D.O.P. Keong. It was in Ipoh during the filming of Muallaf.
#filmmaker #yasminahmad #filmset #ipoh
Shattered Dreams.
I can still remember my friend Leonard Tan singing the television and radio jingle ‘What A Wonderful World’ in a faux gravelly Louis Armstrong voice. That was in the 90s when the township was heavily promoted. Today the township is filled with moldy, empty houses under skies of blue and clouds of white.
Many parts are like a ghost town and some people even called it a Chernobyl. It is a disaster for the buyers stuck with homes that are now not only in limbo but in ruins.
I will try to discuss its failure as I explore and examine the township deeper for this new photo essay series. Only problem was; there were so few people living there who I can talk to. For many of the early, hopeful buyers and investors, it turned out to be shattered dreams as they are now saddled with properties they find difficult to sell or rent out.
The only positive for me, if compared to Bukit Beruntung, was there were NO heartbreaking sightings of abandoned dogs and puppies living alone here.
Shattered glass window as seen from the inside of the abandoned guard post leading to the golf club. Coincidentally, Shattered Dreams was a hit for Johnny Hates Jazz in the 90s.
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 200, f11, 1/200 sec.
#urbex #abandoned #urbandecay #dilapidated #landscape #documentaryphotography #lembahberingin #glass #selangor #township
Giggling waitress said it was noni fish. Whatever that was, it was boneless and tasty. The jar is mashed potato and the bun is a man tou. Pic captured with Asus ZenFone 3.
Where exactly is Yik Mun Restaurant in Tanjung Malim? Map and directions here: http://www.mycen.my/yik-mun-restaurant/
#yikmun #tanjungmalim #fish
It is halal too. The jar is mashed potato and the bun is a man tou. Pic captured with Asus ZenFone 3.
Where exactly is Yik Mun Restaurant in Tanjung Malim? Map and directions here: http://www.mycen.my/yik-mun-restaurant/
#yikmun #tanjungmalim #chickenchop
Kow Po is that famous family-owned ice-cream parlour in Bentong. I tried their cendol (icy dessert of green jelly in coconut milk, sweetened with palm sugar) this time and was delighted to find a scoop of pandan (screwpine) flavoured ice-cream on it.
While home-made ice cream is their signature product, part of the appeal of the place is the old-school containers and high-back diner-style chairs of the 60’s. The place is also quite dark, perhaps harking back to the dimly-lit coffee-houses that served as courting venues during yesteryears.
There is also a Malay lady selling some killer nasi lemak and rojak for which I didn’t try. On weekends, there are literally busloads of people lining up to get in.
Map and directions to Kow Po in Bentong: http://www.mycen.my/kow-po-ice-cream-bentong/
Warung Ais Krim Kow Po, Bentong Heights, 28700 Bentong, Pahang. Tel: +609 222 1258
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f4.5, 1/50 sec.
#pandan #cendol #icedessert #kowpo #icecream #bentong #pahang
