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)

Ulu Chepor Waterfall @ Kampung Ulu Chepor, Chemor

After we have finished our lunch in Chemor town, we got into our car and took a ride around Chemor town, before driving back to Ipoh. It was a hot, sunny day with clear blue sky. At that time of day, the traffic on the road was not heavy.

On the road, we were following behind 2 lorries carrying big timber logs. Many years back, we used to see lorries carrying very big timber logs but nowadays, the number has dwindled and the girth of timber logs are getting smaller. Sometimes when the logs were so big, the lorry can only carry one, two or sometimes, three on each trip, depending on the girth of the logs. I remembered I used to avoid going near these lorries carrying big timber logs, afraid that the chains holding the huge logs may broke and the logs may come tumbling down.

All the way we chatted and somehow our conversation happened to touch on those days when we used to take our boys together with our friends to Ulu Chepor waterfall for picnics. It seemed such a long time, almost 20 years ago. It was really fun being together with our friends, joking, laughing and playing in the cold water. We used to sit on the rocks with our legs dipping in the cold, running water, under the shady trees.

"Welcome to Ulu Chepor Village"

The canteen, all seemed very quiet and hardly any activity at all.

Free entrance during weekdays. There is a minimum charge of a few Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) during weekends and public holidays.

The place looks like the same as before and the water very clear.

We did notice something different. The wooden huts have been replaced with these new resting place for picnickers. Looks much cleaner and neater too.

There is a bridge leading to these chalets on the other side.

Some young men playing in the water.

Playing and bathing in this water can be fun and enjoyable but it can be very dangerous too. It can be all calm and peaceful and then all of a sudden there may be a powerful gush of water coming down.

It is good to be informed when bathing in waterfalls. Be on the alert and lookout for warning signs:-

• Dark clouds or sign of rain near the area,
• There is an increase in the speed of the water flow,
• Rapid rise in the water level,
• Clear water suddenly filled with dirt particles,
• Smell of fresh earth and
• A distant rumbling sound from upstream.

If you noticed any of the above warning signs, immediately move out of the water onto the nearest, higher ground, as far away from the edge of the stream.

If for family outings, it will be more fun and safer to come during the weekends or holiday season. At least the place will not be so deserted. Current times are no longer safe.

Some parts the water is shallow, some parts the water is quite deep. These rocks can be very slippery when they are wet and not safe to rock hop.

Saw a group of youth at the other side of the stream. Too far to see what they were doing. Probably playing games after their dip in the water.

At this point, we decided not to go any further. For the more adventurous ones, you can go further up and then walk up the path. This was the furthest for us and we decided it was time to head for home. It is good to refresh our memories and also good to know that the place has not changed much and has remained the same all these years.

God is not a man, that He should lie,

nor a son of man, that He should change His mind.

Does He speak and then not act?

Does He promise and not fulfill?

(Numbers 23:19, New International Version-NIV)