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The paintings were painted on old, heritage buildings, an effort i find commendable in preserving these rare gems. The paintings, dated this year, highlight the many cultures of Malaysia: lion dance, kuda kepang dance, Indian dance, a Kadazan; with a pinch of cheekiness with popular childhood games like hide-and-seek and mother hen, and a beautiful waterfall scenery, amongst others.
The wonderful wall art that started in Penang has come to Ipoh. Initiated by art teacher, Eric Lai, who runs an art school Artgene Studio in Bercham, he had just completed his seventh and last mural at the lane in between Jalan Masjid and Jalan Sultan Iskandar (Hugh Low Street).
Club Rd, Ipoh.
Taken from the reverse angle to my earlier shot from 2005 (at www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/2724662292 ), this photo shows the Ipoh cenotaph with the restored original brass plaque in place, albeit somewhat vandalised. It bears the legend, " All Men Must Die, It Is Only Given To The Few To Die For Their Country. Sacred to the Memory of the Men from the State of Perak who fell in the Great War 1914-1918" and bears 91 British names, no doubt of administrators, colonial officials, policemen, planters and miners who left the comfort of colonial Malaya to fall in the distant fields of France, Belgium and the Middle East.
The cenotaph or war memorial was the focal point for commemoration of the fallen after WWI and can be found in every city, town and village in the British Empire. The memorial also pays tribute to all those who died in the two world wars, the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960), the Confrontation (1962-1965) and the Insurgency (1972-1990).
The restoration of the original brass plaque and the resumed commemorations at the Ipoh Cenotaph are the result of the commendable efforts of Dato Thambipillay Rajasingam, a retired police officer who has dedicated much of his life to such matters. He is also the driving force behind the commemorations for those who died during the Malayan Emergency at 'God's Little Acre' in Batu Gajah (see my photo at www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/5707146522 ) and the Gurkha cemetery at Tambun Camp as well as those Sikh, other Indian and British soldiers who fell at the Battle of Kampar.