lordmint
11-11-2007, 07:39 PM
Was scheduled to be in Taiping for an evening function, so decided to leave KL early morning to spend time appreciating Taiping before the function. Brought along another photographer a.k.a “Mom” (and yes, she does read this forum. Hehehe…)
Here goes….. =)
Arrived in Taiping around 9.30am and went straight to Taman Tasik Taiping. Made one lap around the lake, then we made several strategic stops. Armed with our SLR and PNS, tripod and a bunch of school kids as our voluntary models, we started to shoot..
Taman Tasik Taiping – was once a tin mine, converted to a lake garden and started operating in 1880. Yes, 1880. A perfect getaway for visitors to relax and get rejuvenated from a tiring week in the office. Large trees surrounding the garden shows that the garden has been here for a very long time. Relatively well maintained, this place consists of a lake, a recreational park and a Japanese garden.
Photo #1
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191720_tamantasiktaping ii_d.jpg
Photo #2
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191648_tamantasiktaping i_d.jpg
Photo #3
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191119_img_2782_d.jpg
Photo #4
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191034_img_2770_d.jpg
Satisfied with our shots, we then proceeded to the base of Bukit Larut. The creek at the base of the hill, once a picnic place for families early in those days is no longer there. The creek has “vanished” in the name of development. We didn’t have too much time to spend, so we didn’t go up the hill. On our way back from Bukit Larut, we passed by the Taiping War Cemetery.
Taiping War Cemetery – an excerpt from www.rollofhonour.com on Taiping War Cemetery, “At the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya, Taiping was on the British line of retreat down the west coast. Taiping War Cemetery was created by the Army after the defeat of Japan for the reception of graves brought from the battlefields, from numerous temporary burial grounds, and from village and other civil cemeteries where permanent maintenance would not be possible. There are separate entrances to the two parts, the plots of Christian graves lying on the south-eastern side of the road and the Muslim and Gurkha graves on the opposite side. In the Muslim and Gurkha section the Stone of Remembrance stands in front of a high bank which forms the north-western boundary. The two small shelters in the cemetery have been constructed of local stone, and a low stone wall flanks the road on each side. There are now 12, 1914-1918 unidentified war casualties buried in this site and over 850, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site, more than 500 of whom are unidentified.”
Photo #5
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191206_img_2828_d.jpg
Continued in part II.
Here goes….. =)
Arrived in Taiping around 9.30am and went straight to Taman Tasik Taiping. Made one lap around the lake, then we made several strategic stops. Armed with our SLR and PNS, tripod and a bunch of school kids as our voluntary models, we started to shoot..
Taman Tasik Taiping – was once a tin mine, converted to a lake garden and started operating in 1880. Yes, 1880. A perfect getaway for visitors to relax and get rejuvenated from a tiring week in the office. Large trees surrounding the garden shows that the garden has been here for a very long time. Relatively well maintained, this place consists of a lake, a recreational park and a Japanese garden.
Photo #1
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191720_tamantasiktaping ii_d.jpg
Photo #2
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191648_tamantasiktaping i_d.jpg
Photo #3
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191119_img_2782_d.jpg
Photo #4
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191034_img_2770_d.jpg
Satisfied with our shots, we then proceeded to the base of Bukit Larut. The creek at the base of the hill, once a picnic place for families early in those days is no longer there. The creek has “vanished” in the name of development. We didn’t have too much time to spend, so we didn’t go up the hill. On our way back from Bukit Larut, we passed by the Taiping War Cemetery.
Taiping War Cemetery – an excerpt from www.rollofhonour.com on Taiping War Cemetery, “At the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya, Taiping was on the British line of retreat down the west coast. Taiping War Cemetery was created by the Army after the defeat of Japan for the reception of graves brought from the battlefields, from numerous temporary burial grounds, and from village and other civil cemeteries where permanent maintenance would not be possible. There are separate entrances to the two parts, the plots of Christian graves lying on the south-eastern side of the road and the Muslim and Gurkha graves on the opposite side. In the Muslim and Gurkha section the Stone of Remembrance stands in front of a high bank which forms the north-western boundary. The two small shelters in the cemetery have been constructed of local stone, and a low stone wall flanks the road on each side. There are now 12, 1914-1918 unidentified war casualties buried in this site and over 850, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site, more than 500 of whom are unidentified.”
Photo #5
http://www.xylanphotography.com/images/20071111191206_img_2828_d.jpg
Continued in part II.