Pan Mee & Sui Kao For Breakfast At Restoran Xin Xiang Er Nong

On Wednesday, we had a breakfast date with our friend and her husband. We drove to her house to pick them and drove to Restoran Xin Xiang Er Nong at Jalan Tokong, Ipoh. Most of the tables can only sit 2 people. Fortunately, as I walked further in, I found 2 small tables joined together to accommodate 4 people.

We ordered 4 bowls of pan mee (handmade noodles).

We requested for 1 sui kao (dumpling) to be added to each bowl.

I saw some Nyonya kuih displayed next to the cash counter near to where I was seated. The kuih all look good and delicious so I bought 2 sets of kuih talam + kuih bingka. I gave 1 set of kuih to my friend.

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On Monday, after our visit to Papan Village which I have posted here, we drove further in to check out the waterfall. We didn't even know that there is a waterfall here in Papan until a tourist mentioned it to us. 

We drove until this part to watch the water cascades and met someone who works at the Papan Herbal Garden which is further upstream where the Natural Waterfall is. God willing, we may return again to visit the Herbal Garden and Natural Waterfall.

Very quiet and peaceful except for the sound of water cascades.

Enjoyed the cool, fresh air.

We stay long enough to take some snapshots and make our way back to Ipoh.

On our way out, we stopped to watch this monitor lizard taking its own sweet time to cross the road.

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Simple home cooked dinner.

I had 1 home grown bitter gourd and spring onion. I decided to cook the bitter gourd with 2 home made salted eggs.

Our simple dinner consists of rice+oat porridge and the bitter gourd salted egg dish.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Look after each other so that not one of you will fail

to find God's best blessings.

Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you,

for as it springs up it causes deep trouble,

hurting many in their spiritual lives.

(Hebrews 12:15, The Living Bible-TLB)

An Unplanned Visit To The Papan Village

Last morning, we had an outing with friends. They came to pick us from our house and then drove to Pusing town for breakfast. I forgot to snap photos of our breakfast. I only remembered when we were halfway through our breakfast. Since it was a leisure outing, we do not have any fixed plan. Hubby expressed his wish to visit a long forgotten place which is a short distance from Pusing town. After breakfast, our friend drove with hubby directing the way.

This long forgotten place is the Papan Village. Hubby came to this village when he was about 5 to 6 years of age to stay with his grandma for about a month. He was curious to see what happened to this small village. After almost 60 years, he is not able to remember which was his grandma's rented house.

This is the first building we saw when we entered the village. The building with antique doors and windows looks well maintained and occupied.

In 2018, an article published in an English newspaper mentioned that Papan Village has about 135 houses and about 650 residents at that time.

On the right, this looks like an abandoned building.

Further down, another abandoned building.

Chopped firewood.

Looks like some of the villagers are still using firewood for cooking.

This is the main road of Papan Village.

As you can see, this village is not totally abandoned.

The new next to the old

A row of dilapidated shop houses.

This looks like a dead tree, but alive with parasite plants.

There is a Chinese national type primary school or SJK(C) next to the main road. According to Wikipedia, in 2009, this school had 72 students and 11 teachers.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

Show me the path where I should go, O Lord;

point out the right road for me to walk.

Lead me; teach me; for you are the God who gives me salvation.

I have no hope except in you.

(Psalm 25:4-5, The Living Bible-TLB)