I have expanded my carbon footprint by driving on scenic old trunk roads to Teluk Intan [formerly known as Teluk Anson], recently. I took an exit from the PLUS highway to Tanjung Malim, hoping to find a pau, but all shops were closed. But that's only because it was the first day of Chinese New Year. But I did get a crate of guava at Bidor. Very crunchy and light guava it was.
It took me more than two hours to reach Teluk Intan, but it wasn't a difficult journey as I thought, because the roads were quite well-kept, and there were no toll booths. The first place I headed to was the leaning clock tower at the town square. This tower used to be a water tower, where a tank still sits at the top of the building.
Just for scaling purposes, here's myself about fifty metres away from the tower. It really is leaning, but not visible from this angle.
Other interesting buildings in Teluk Intan include numerous old-school elevated brick houses with wooden shutters and organic engravings, abandoned clubhouses [such as this one below]...
... and schools. Looking at this night school building, it reminded me of my late grandfather who used to go to night schools to learn shorthand.
Some cubist art can be viewed at a particular Convent school.
The highlight of this Teluk Intan trip was a queer phenomenon in the clouds... it looked like a piece of luminous cling film soaked in a foamy solution being laid upon a dark cloud, with the sun at its top. Beautiful!
Other than Teluk Intan, I visited Nilai 3 several days before. It's supposed to be a really happening wholesale centre but in reality, it's all carpets and wedding supplies and fabric stalls. I got out of that place after lunch and used the old road to get to Seremban. I passed by this factory that makes... those signs. For some reason it reminds me of a backlot at PIXAR's Toy Story film set, especially at Dinoco and Pizza Planet.
If anyone is attracted to a sign leading to a Homestay at Kampung Pelegong, don't be fooled. Driving down winding roads through palm oil estates was a complete waste of time because this Homestay is a complete phoney. Even the route to alleged waterfall Jeram Tebrau came off as a scene from a horror film.
Eventually I reached the congested Seremban. There were banners and buntings all over the city, with the mayor's face and New Year greetings. I didn't like it. What I like is this avocado sedan used as a wedding car.
A building resembling an old cinema theatre...
... and a bowl of cendol at Sharif's ends this trip.
Not too long ago, I travelled to Klang by the old road, and photographed several interesting views. Such as the poor man's Loftcube...
... zinc roof collage...
... and a forklift showfield.
The upcoming post shall be about a stack of magazines on my table.
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The "Gentlemen's Club" was the former Magistrate's Court. Prior to that, it was the European Anglican Church (the current Anglican Church a few blocks away was the former Asian Anglican Church). Damian Hall is the school hall of St. Anthony's School, a Lasallian school (rather than the Convent School which is run by a different order). The artwork was designed by a former art teacher in the school, Koh Cheong Hooi, when he was a student in the school.
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