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Monday, December 14, 2009
Kellie's Castle
Kellie's Castle is located near Batu Gajah, Perak. It is easily spotted en-route from Ipoh to Batu Gajah - Route A8. The unfinished, ruined mansion, was built by a Scottish planter named William Kellie Smith in 1915.
Because of his fascination with the Hindu religion and Indian culture, Smith's plan was for this house to share similar architecture to those of Madras, with all its bricks and tiles imported from India. He even employed a big group of Indian labourers to build his dream house.
But it was not only the cost of importing material and labourers from abroad that made the house so fascinating to locals and travelers alike. Among the many amazing things about Kellie's Castle are an elevator (it was the first in Malaya) which connects right up to the top floor, and the existence of two tunnels that run under the river nearby. One of these tunnels connects to the Hindu temple some distance away from the main house. On the second floor, Smith planned to build an indoor tennis court — an ambitious project even by today's standards. On the highest floor, there is a rooftop courtyard for parties. This castle was to be the hub for entertaining wealthy colonial planters who had settled in Malaya. His house was so unique that it was even mentioned in the London Financier newspaper on 15 September 1911
Unfortunately for Smith, tragedies struck soon after the construction of the Kellas House began. A virulent strain of the Spanish flu spread from Europe to Asia soon after World War I ended, killing many of the workers in the Kellas Estate.
In the end, Kellas House, later known as Kellie's Castle, was never completed. William Kellie Smith himself died of pneumonia during a short trip to Portugal in 1926. His heartbroken wife decided to pack up and return home to Scotland selling the estate and Kellie's Castle to a British company called Harrisons and Crosfield.
ticket : RM4 -Malaysian adult
Because of his fascination with the Hindu religion and Indian culture, Smith's plan was for this house to share similar architecture to those of Madras, with all its bricks and tiles imported from India. He even employed a big group of Indian labourers to build his dream house.
But it was not only the cost of importing material and labourers from abroad that made the house so fascinating to locals and travelers alike. Among the many amazing things about Kellie's Castle are an elevator (it was the first in Malaya) which connects right up to the top floor, and the existence of two tunnels that run under the river nearby. One of these tunnels connects to the Hindu temple some distance away from the main house. On the second floor, Smith planned to build an indoor tennis court — an ambitious project even by today's standards. On the highest floor, there is a rooftop courtyard for parties. This castle was to be the hub for entertaining wealthy colonial planters who had settled in Malaya. His house was so unique that it was even mentioned in the London Financier newspaper on 15 September 1911
Unfortunately for Smith, tragedies struck soon after the construction of the Kellas House began. A virulent strain of the Spanish flu spread from Europe to Asia soon after World War I ended, killing many of the workers in the Kellas Estate.
In the end, Kellas House, later known as Kellie's Castle, was never completed. William Kellie Smith himself died of pneumonia during a short trip to Portugal in 1926. His heartbroken wife decided to pack up and return home to Scotland selling the estate and Kellie's Castle to a British company called Harrisons and Crosfield.
Descendants of the Tamil labourers brought over to Malaya to work on the mansion still live nearby even now. Kellie's Castle is now a popular local tourist attraction and was used as a setting in the 1999 film Anna and the King
ticket : RM4 -Malaysian adult
RM2 -Malaysian children
RM10-Non-Malaysian
note: info copied & pasted from Wikipedia
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Pangkor Island
boys too need sunblock lotion !
fishing village
searching for a spot along the beach
wandering what kept the boys so focus
sandman in making
a trip to Pangkor Island is not complete without a dip in the seaphotos by Emily & Ongzi
Thursday, May 14, 2009
May13
1969
- Sino-Malay race riots in KL led to a declaration of a state of emergency and suspension of Parliament. Officially, 196 people were killed between May 13 and July 1, as a result of the riots, although journalists and other observers stated over 2,000.
- The May13 incident led to the expulsion of Mahathir Mohamad from UMNO on 12 July, and propelled him to write The Malay Dilemma, in which he posited a solution to Malaysia’s racial tensions based on aiding the Malays economically through an affirmative action programme.
- Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned as Prime Minister, succeeded by Tun Razak.
- Rukunegara, the de facto Malaysian pledge of allegiance, was introduced on August 31, 1970.
- The new perceived ‘Malay-ultra’ dominated government swiftly move to placate Malays with the New Economic Policy ( NEP ) in 1971.
( source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13_Incident )
2009
- Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar filed application to set aside a stay of execution order on the High Court decision declaring him the Menteri Besar of Perak.
- "A fresh state election is only one of the options to resolve the Perak political crisis and not something that has to happen", said Datuk Seri Najib Rajak. The PM also said it was up to the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan to decide whether a fresh election should be held for Perak.. However, shall there be a fresh election, “BN was not afraid of facing any eventuality, including a fresh state election, if that was the decision”, and “We are ready to face the people”
- The High Court had on 11 May, ruled that Nizar is the rightful MB after finding that the post could only be deemed vacant through a vote of no-confidence in the state assembly. But Zambry filed an appeal against the decision in the Court of Appeal, allowing him to remain as MB while waiting for decision on the appeal case.
- Politics in Perak turned into an award-winning-drama since 4 PR’s assemblyman gone missing and reappeared on Feb 4, with them the then Deputy PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announced their support for BN. With that, both BN and PR have 28 assemblymen each, with 3 pro-BN Independents in the 59-seat State Assembly.
- Sultan Azlan Shah decided not to grant consent to the PR’s request to dissolve the State Assembly, instead ordered Nizar to step down. Nizar defied the order and insisted he is still the legal MB.
- Zambry of BN with the support of Sultan of Perak sworn in as MB, forcing Nizar into exile.
- PR retaliated. The House Rights and Privileges Committee headed by Assembly Speaker Sivakumar suspended and barred Zambry and his 6 Excos for 18 months and 12 months respectively.
- Barred entry to the Assembly by the Police and State Secretary, 27 PR’s assemblymen gathered under a raintree, under doctrine of necessity, approved 3 motions : support Nizar as MB ; call for the dissolution of the Assembly ; and to affirm the suspension of Zambry. The quorum to hold the Assembly is one quarter of the full assembly of 59, which is 15.
( source :http://www.sun2surf.com )
- Sino-Malay race riots in KL led to a declaration of a state of emergency and suspension of Parliament. Officially, 196 people were killed between May 13 and July 1, as a result of the riots, although journalists and other observers stated over 2,000.
- The May13 incident led to the expulsion of Mahathir Mohamad from UMNO on 12 July, and propelled him to write The Malay Dilemma, in which he posited a solution to Malaysia’s racial tensions based on aiding the Malays economically through an affirmative action programme.
- Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned as Prime Minister, succeeded by Tun Razak.
- Rukunegara, the de facto Malaysian pledge of allegiance, was introduced on August 31, 1970.
- The new perceived ‘Malay-ultra’ dominated government swiftly move to placate Malays with the New Economic Policy ( NEP ) in 1971.
( source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13_Incident )
2009
- Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar filed application to set aside a stay of execution order on the High Court decision declaring him the Menteri Besar of Perak.
- "A fresh state election is only one of the options to resolve the Perak political crisis and not something that has to happen", said Datuk Seri Najib Rajak. The PM also said it was up to the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan to decide whether a fresh election should be held for Perak.. However, shall there be a fresh election, “BN was not afraid of facing any eventuality, including a fresh state election, if that was the decision”, and “We are ready to face the people”
- The High Court had on 11 May, ruled that Nizar is the rightful MB after finding that the post could only be deemed vacant through a vote of no-confidence in the state assembly. But Zambry filed an appeal against the decision in the Court of Appeal, allowing him to remain as MB while waiting for decision on the appeal case.
- Politics in Perak turned into an award-winning-drama since 4 PR’s assemblyman gone missing and reappeared on Feb 4, with them the then Deputy PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announced their support for BN. With that, both BN and PR have 28 assemblymen each, with 3 pro-BN Independents in the 59-seat State Assembly.
- Sultan Azlan Shah decided not to grant consent to the PR’s request to dissolve the State Assembly, instead ordered Nizar to step down. Nizar defied the order and insisted he is still the legal MB.
- Zambry of BN with the support of Sultan of Perak sworn in as MB, forcing Nizar into exile.
- PR retaliated. The House Rights and Privileges Committee headed by Assembly Speaker Sivakumar suspended and barred Zambry and his 6 Excos for 18 months and 12 months respectively.
- Barred entry to the Assembly by the Police and State Secretary, 27 PR’s assemblymen gathered under a raintree, under doctrine of necessity, approved 3 motions : support Nizar as MB ; call for the dissolution of the Assembly ; and to affirm the suspension of Zambry. The quorum to hold the Assembly is one quarter of the full assembly of 59, which is 15.
( source :http://www.sun2surf.com )
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