Since I came to study in Malaysia, I've been lucky enough to visit a lot of places. Thanks to my line of study every semester we get to venture different places. This time our voyage was to Ipoh the capital of Perak state. Our trip was of 4days and 3nights, the longest short trip of my Interior journey.
Day 1
7th February 2015
We were told to gather around the school lobby at 7.30 in the morning and the bus was supposed to arrive at 8.00am sharp! But as usual the bus did not arrive in time and everyone was getting a bit impatient. For some of us we spend the time doing what we do best.. taking selfies!
sleepy faces!
Finally our journey begun.. but everyone was so tired from previous nights last minute packing that within minutes the whole bus was asleep except for the bus driver ofcourse! The 1st day was all about roaming and experiencing cultures in Ipoh so everyone was gathering energy with power naps.
Our 1st stop for the day was Gopeng Heritage Museum. It's basically a heritage residential house which preserves the lifestyle of ancient people.
The entrance
The museum was full of ancient stuffs, stuffs people used back in time from lamps to kitchen utensils to bicycles to cold drinks bottle even. You can find everything there and easily relate to past. For me it was a time turner house.
These are some of the things from the museum that I found interesting
a very ancient typewriter. The key buttons
and the function is quite different from what we
see now.
An unusual bonsai tree in the open kitchen area
This one is supposed to be a raincoat.
My 1st thoughts were: must be itchy!!
A candid shot by Vevit while I was trying
to figure out something.. Don't remember tbh
The bus journey was quite boring, so I decided to take over with my assistant Nana!
Haha kidding! Can't take the risk of so many young lives!
We did take over though! Together with Nana, Nano and Vevi I started doing karaoke in the bus and eventually the others joined until we reached our next destination.
Our 2nd stop was Koperasi Industri Kampung, it was a small pottery industry run by a native family. We were given the opportunity to experience pottery making. Although we have pottery in my country as well but I never got to enjoy 1st hand experience on this. So it was pretty much new to me. They call it "Labu Sayong"
Ms Shar assisted and briefed us international students as we did not understand anything the owner was saying.
pic 1: My vain attempt to create a masterpiece.
pic 2: Think out of the box! one of our fellow juniors awesome work.
pic 3: Sheer concentration!!
pic 4: The Red Tide taking over pottery!
We got to learn many tricks on detailing from the pro workers on this pottery workshop. Although after nearly about 3hours of sweat and mud covered hands and a lot of selfie sessions, we all were very tired but the overall experience was quite enjoyable. And the best part was that we got to take our masterpieces back home!
one of the many selfies we took after the pottery making session!
selfies are what defines Interior Architecture students and lecturers as well.
We are selfie magnets and whenever we see someone
taking one we just join them.
Finally after another 1/2 hour journey we reached our final destination: The Hotel!!
It was a boutique hotel with cozy rooms and good service. I'll surely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a budget hotel in Ipoh.
The Hotel Entrance
My room
We all were very tired after the whole day activities still some of us ended up playing cards and gossiping till late night. Talk about energy!! Finally I went to hug my bed with setting up the alarm for 7.00 am next day! Will be back soon with my second day journey.
Till then stay tuned! :)
Day 1
7th February 2015
We were told to gather around the school lobby at 7.30 in the morning and the bus was supposed to arrive at 8.00am sharp! But as usual the bus did not arrive in time and everyone was getting a bit impatient. For some of us we spend the time doing what we do best.. taking selfies!
Finally our journey begun.. but everyone was so tired from previous nights last minute packing that within minutes the whole bus was asleep except for the bus driver ofcourse! The 1st day was all about roaming and experiencing cultures in Ipoh so everyone was gathering energy with power naps.
Our 1st stop for the day was Gopeng Heritage Museum. It's basically a heritage residential house which preserves the lifestyle of ancient people.
The museum was full of ancient stuffs, stuffs people used back in time from lamps to kitchen utensils to bicycles to cold drinks bottle even. You can find everything there and easily relate to past. For me it was a time turner house.
These are some of the things from the museum that I found interesting
and the function is quite different from what we
see now.
My 1st thoughts were: must be itchy!!
to figure out something.. Don't remember tbh
The bus journey was quite boring, so I decided to take over with my assistant Nana!
We did take over though! Together with Nana, Nano and Vevi I started doing karaoke in the bus and eventually the others joined until we reached our next destination.
Our 2nd stop was Koperasi Industri Kampung, it was a small pottery industry run by a native family. We were given the opportunity to experience pottery making. Although we have pottery in my country as well but I never got to enjoy 1st hand experience on this. So it was pretty much new to me. They call it "Labu Sayong"
Ms Shar assisted and briefed us international students as we did not understand anything the owner was saying.
pic 2: Think out of the box! one of our fellow juniors awesome work.
pic 3: Sheer concentration!!
pic 4: The Red Tide taking over pottery!
We got to learn many tricks on detailing from the pro workers on this pottery workshop. Although after nearly about 3hours of sweat and mud covered hands and a lot of selfie sessions, we all were very tired but the overall experience was quite enjoyable. And the best part was that we got to take our masterpieces back home!
selfies are what defines Interior Architecture students and lecturers as well.
We are selfie magnets and whenever we see someone
taking one we just join them.
Finally after another 1/2 hour journey we reached our final destination: The Hotel!!
It was a boutique hotel with cozy rooms and good service. I'll surely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a budget hotel in Ipoh.
We all were very tired after the whole day activities still some of us ended up playing cards and gossiping till late night. Talk about energy!! Finally I went to hug my bed with setting up the alarm for 7.00 am next day! Will be back soon with my second day journey.
Till then stay tuned! :)
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