Don’t ask me how I ended up in Ipoh. Wish I have Helen and Samm’s phone numbers.
We were on our way back from KL and sons wanted to check out the Taman Polo aka Taman Rekreasi Sultan Aziz Shah (why so many Sultans’ names in Ipoh wan……..? Pening tau, all similar sounding.)
Sons are part of these sk8ters (chewah, my spelling cool anot?) forum and they wanted to visit and (I) take photos of every damn skateboarding park in Malaysia.
Ended up there and by dinner time, we aren’t sure where to eat. No more Ipoh chicken, no thanks marm! The turkey is still haunting me.
So, we went to this sleazy food court called Wooley. My sister stayed in Taman Cannings before so that was the only place we know.
Do you know that in Ipoh, you get to play the arcade games like Street Fighter, Bubble Bobbles, that cop and robber shooting games, pinballs etc etc for only twenty cents? Yeah, that’s right. Ringgit Malaysia twenty sens. Dua kupang!
The place is sleazy, smokey and dirty. But who cares…… RM1 can play five times already. Ryu, Blanka, E-Honda, hampalang sarttttt…… The papa pulak played pinballs again and again. So much so that our kids are grumbling, “Aiyoh…so smelly and stinky, let’s go home!!!”
Papa & Mama : “Waitlah, I still have four more 20 cents coins. Let me finish first!!!”
They also have two or three rodeo machine with bulls that buck. You get on the bull (or was it horse?) and you can ride ‘em. No lah, I did not get on them. Siao ah? Think I chisin meh?
So, in conclusion, Ipoh very lauyeah one. Sleepy town with no action. Got so many hypermarkets within the same vicinity. Rain, rain, rain. I never get to visit the caves to take photos. But Ipoh is so clean and orderly. Got nice-nice bangarlows. And chee-cheong-fun with mushroom sauce plus hot-hot chee thou meen. Yummm…
You know something? Eventhough we have kickass PS2, PC games, PSP, X-box etc, the fun of slamming those buttons on the machine console in video arcade is still so fun. One palm hold the joystick, the other palm slam all five buttons. You ever been to those video game arcade before?
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2:01 am on December 30th, 2005 1
tah kei cheong !!! i like!!! Daytona !!!
3:28 am on December 30th, 2005 2
Ipoh got loads of good food they say..! aiyah.. you didn’t take any pictures ah..??
5:16 am on December 30th, 2005 3
I Ipoh lang, ok?
Anyway… Wooley’’s the worst foodcourt in Ipoh. The locals seldom eat there unless they’re forced to. If you opened your eyes a little, there is this ngachoy kai shop behind Wooley’s, packed with loads of people. It is the next best thing (some argue that it’s the best) in Ipoh.
6:11 am on December 30th, 2005 4
Ipoh – my parents hometown n so it is my sort-of hometown. Paling suka is the food. Yeap,Wooley’s is worst. Shud go to those classic coffee-shop, there u get nice nice ipoh food. Famous wan will be Thean Chun or Kong Heng. U google it la to get more info.
Hardly went to arcade when small, mummy dont let
but got sneak-sneak n play la. DAYTONA champ!
9:27 am on December 30th, 2005 5
ipoh leng lui dor dor. true onot?
“HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND FAMILY, MY FAVOURITE AUNTIE!”
don’t ask hubby to take photo of you.
9:28 am on December 30th, 2005 6
ya ya ya, i lurrrrvvvveee slamming and twisting and picit picit picit those arcade buttons. hehehe, both of you must have lost at least 30 years in that shop
10:20 am on December 30th, 2005 7
lilian is the only person i know who can make a trip to the food court/ arcade/ makan place or toilet sound so fun-fun or sexy…
10:20 am on December 30th, 2005 8
LILIAN!
Somebody nominate your blog lei at that Talk Too Much site….. howhow? what to do?
11:07 am on December 30th, 2005 9
happy new year, lilian!
never knew you enjoyed “tar kei cheong” also…
11:22 am on December 30th, 2005 10
Hahahaha, of all places, you ended up in Wooley. Shud have walked across the road to Gourmet square and gotten yourselves some crabs or curry noodles instead. And the Sungei Wang ngar choy kai at the row of shop next to it quite cun, but have to wait like 1 hr for your food to arrive lah, hehe. Serves you rite, neva google talk me for my number, pppbbbtttt.
12:41 pm on December 30th, 2005 11
oh boy…i DO remember all those arcade games…for only RM0.20 each somemore! CHEAP! You mean Penang so expense already ah? Thot only KL leh….
12:45 pm on December 30th, 2005 12
ooooo!! i love daytona too!!
n the shooting shooting alien space ships!! played that last year in kl (some dingy game arcade) with, felt funny at first, then after that…humph!!! stuck to it like wat oso i dunno lar!!!! damn fun…..;) brings back SO many college memories.
4:41 pm on December 30th, 2005 13
hmmmmm my all time favourite Sega Rally!!!
yoooo this lilian so in one ah? PSP PS2 xbox all got….
i wish my wife allow me to get the new coming PS3….
1:18 am on December 31st, 2005 14
Ha Ha Ha Ha ended up in Ipoh ar… now u know why Ipoh girls (and si-lai) so beautiful lar… simply bcos we lead the peaceful life in Ipoh and therefore not so fast ‘charn’ !! LOL
** whisper ** the fountain of youth is in Ipoh. The only catch is….. you make sure u dun die of boredom first lar.
I want to see your chinese Temple decor!!! Who knows, this might be the next big thing in interior decor!
4:18 am on December 31st, 2005 15
Woi no picture of Papa & Mama tah kei cheong?
Wait… I mean the real tah kei cheong
4:38 pm on December 31st, 2005 16
IPOH…..beautiful place indeed…
I have to agree bout that
“Got so many hypermarkets within the same vicinity. “
too many..as if ipoh so big la!
too bad u only visit Wooley’s…got many other better places wan..:)