Near the entrance to Slim River town is a Taiping Lake Gardens-style park. Love the majestic trees and serene lake view. Officially, the park is known as Taman Tasik YDP.
Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 100, f9, 1/125 sec.
Tag: landscape
The First Tolled Highway In The Country
To tell the story of Federal Route 1, one must note the historical significance of this segment of the route.
Not many will remember, care or even know this. The first tolled highway wasn’t the North-South Expressway. It was this road between Tanjung Malim, Behrang and Slim River.
Built in 1966, the toll booths collected 50 sen from cars. The amount was a lot during its time and it was also perceived by many as mere widening and straightening of the existing Federal Route 1.
The Slim River Highway was indeed a very modest highway, especially when you are now comparing it with today’s 8-lane expressways. Still, in its time, it was an improvement over the nightmarish narrow and winding road that was crowded out by heavy vehicles.
Toll collection stopped in 1994 with the opening of the North-South Expressway.
Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 125, f13, 1/250 sec.
Behrang
In one corner of old Behrang town, there are 5 shades of blue and yellow.
Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 100, f8, 1/125 sec.
The Ghost Train
Near Behrang, I saw what looks like the shell of a KTM Class 82 Komuter train cannibalised at its final resting place.
In its short lifetime, similar trains saw repeated overhauling, refurbishment, conversion and lack of spare parts. The relatively young South Africa-manufactured train has a stormy past.
The arrival of KTM Class 92 in 2012 resulted in the retirement of the entire Class 82 fleet to the train’s graveyard.
Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 100, f10, 1/250 sec.
The Yellow Lake Of Proton City
Nestled within a quiet housing estate in Proton City is a picturesque but deserted park. Risqi, 4 and Rifa, 7, were taking in the the view of the lake from under a gazebo.
Their mother Nani, a science teacher from a school in nearby Kuala Slim, told me the lake was a tin-mining pit. She reckoned the yellowish water was caused by heavy rain the night before.
I was also told by other Tanjung Malim folks that, on weekends, it is a popular place for kite flying and other recreational activities.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f6.3, 1/250 sec.