Asal-usul nama bandar Ipoh

Do you know the history behind the name of Ipoh city? The name was actually derived from a tree named "Upas". Long time ago, the Whites who came to Ipoh pronounced the "Upas" tree as "Epuh". Therefore, after years, the name has became Ipoh. I learnt this fact during my 2 days vacation in Ipoh last week.


Yes, I am a Tesl student from IPG Ipoh but since last yearsI had never went to any proper vacation in Ipoh. This time, my friend and I went to visit Ipoh and checked some places of interests here. We don't have any vehicles, besides, my parents had told me earlier not to rent a car. Therefore, we went to a place from another place by using public transportation service. Oh, I hope the quality of it will be upgraded soon.

In addition, we preferred to walk instead of using the public transportation service due to several reasons such as it is more efficient and to cut the budget as well. Mhohoho.

Gunung Lang

We began our journey with Gunung Lang Recreational Center. We went there in afternoon and it was so hot. There, we spent our time for almost two hours by looking around the island (is it?). In order to get into the island, we must go there by boat. It costed us RM 3 per person. Idk if people can arrive there by using land vehicles or not. The place is attractive and calming. It will be perfect for a picnic activities for family and friends. The place also offers us with some animals such as ostrich and deer.  We can give food to those animals.

Bila tengok ostrich, aq teringat puteri. Pertandingan memasak. haha

Then, we headed to Japanese Garden. We should feel like we were in Japan because the landscape is beautiful. However, the place will be better if the maintenance is upgraded. The place should be regularly checked in order to keep it in a good condition.

taken from HERE

After that, we walked until we saw Heritage Hotel. At first, I wanted to perform my solat there, however, after thinking deeply, we made a decision to stay there. Therefore, we checked in and had a good rest there.

@heritage

Later, we walked to Ipoh Parade to buy some clothes for the next day and food to accompany our nights. We had a tight sleep after that.

The second say, we continued our journey after taking a heavy breakfast. We walked to Ipoh Railway Station. Then, we took several photos there.

We kept walking and only stopped after noticing some beautiful garden or monuments. It was quite funny
because we stopped almost everywhere just to take photographs. Haha.

Pokok Upas

After several miles walking, we found another place of interest which is Darul Ridzuan Museum. Thus, we excitedly entered the museum and spent time there.

In evening, we took a taxi to Kinta City. At first we wanted to go to Nasi Ayam Puziah, however, we changed our minds later.

Bhaha. That was how we spent our weekend last week. Hopefully we are able to visit other interesting places after this.