🚴Malaysia 2022 - Ep 9 - A little town called Malim Nawar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- Ep 9 - A little town called Malim Nawar
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My home town, my hood.
It is a very small town and back in 40s, 50s, 60s was one of many tin ore mining towns dotted all over Kinta District of Perak state.
The town was changed forever when the railway crossing was removed and the main road permanently severed leaving Malim Nawar divided into 2 parts, the "new town" and "the "old town", now connected only through a flyover (Malaysia has a lot of flyovers).
Many areas that were once opened to the public are now closed off and fenced off, such as my old schools and the old Perak River Hydro Power station, which back in the old days, was like a park, with beautiful colonial inspired houses on stilts fused with Malaysian architecture. I used to live in one of these bungalows.
(Unfortunately I have lost the footage of the ride from Ipoh to Malim Nawar, and all that's left were footage taken on my mobile phone).
Enjoy.
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Wow, looks like Malim Nawar folks are all over the place.
So good to hear your stories. Makes me feel like I'm still there.
Thanks for watching guys/gals. Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2023.
Hi, I'm Nadarajah, my father Chrisnasamy work in perak hydro as a boilerman . We stayed in Kuala kampar also known as kongsi 80.Than in 1982 we moved to Perak hydro. I studied in Methodist school Std 1to Std 6,than Secondary school Form 1 to Form 6.I would like to request to all Malim Nawar friends and people's to arrange for a big gathering.
Get together...what a great idea. One day 😁
Thank you for sharing the town and Perak Hydro, it takes me back to memory lane growing up in Perak Hydro.
It was such a small place I didn't think anyone would be watching. Out of curiosity, which decade were you there?
Greetings from David, Kampar. I had moved to Kampar since Dec 2017 after manynyears in KL,PJ and Subang Jaya. I had cycled to Malim Nawar many times and had relatives still staying there too. It is a nice quiet town,famous for the 1943 Japanese Built Chimney for Carbide/Ammunitions and its closeness to the Limestone Pinnacles.
Thank you for sharing.
Yep, I remembered that "chimney", shame I forgot to visit it.
Hi, It was nice of you to share this memory relocating video of your trip to Malim Nawar.
Watching it, I reminisce my childhood days in Perak River Hydro,, the neighbouring Kampung Tanjung Bankung and the Chinese village behind the Ying Sing school.
I do remember Sew Ng's No. 1 Bungalow, I use to go there to read his vast collection of comics. Wonderful video. Many thanks.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
what a beautiful big town,
😊cheers😊
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My sweet home town! Watching your videos brings back all my childhood memories! I left there 1985! Live in US since then! We might know each other’s! 0:01
Wouldn't surprise me, after all i was a very small township. I left for Ipoh in 1986/7.
a super video , well done 😊
so surprise, the interior of the shop is so big , wow 😮
I used to live in No.1 Bungalow and my father, Ng Nam Sang. He was the General Manager until 1973 when he retired. Your video bring back childhood memories in Perak River Hydro. Thanks for sharing.
No 1 Bungalow, is this the one right outside the gate into Perak Hydro (fenced up area)?
If so, I seems to recall a Mr.Hazzlegrave (nicknamed Hazzleblade) considered the most senior executive used to live there at one stage. Does that ring a bell?
Selamat Pagi Encik Looi Chin Hin ... Apa khabar? Semoga sihat dan ceria selalu. Saya Mohamad Khair, Berasal dari Malim Nawar. Bersekolah di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Malim Nawar 1981 - 1985. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kampar 1984 - 1985.
Assallamualaikum, kau dalam class sama saya kah? My memory is so bad now I don't actually remember who you are :) tapi I am happy you found this channel.
@@ODOB Ya ... semasa di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Malim Nawar. Semoga Encik Looi Chin Hin sihat sejahtera dan dipermudahkan apa juga urusan.
sama sama :) @@user-nx9gl7tc4u
Mr.Hazzelegrave was the Station Superintendent and Mr. Alfred Simon was the last British Station Superintendent then followed by my Dad.
Goodness, I am glad you are here and managed to fill in some of the gaps in my memory. I was about 11 or 12 when I first heard of Mr.Hazzlegrave, I am not aware of Alfred Simon. It was a good 3-4 years or so later that most of the below had left and many of those bungalows were left unoccupied that we were able to move in.
I remembered seniors like Mr. Bunny Khoo (RIP), Mr.Ang, Mr. Oh who left an antique motorbike, live close to a Mr. Ng (unless there's another Ng of similar high rank, this could be your dad!!),
I recalled Mr. Ng, was near retirement then, and I recalled a son at least 5 -6 years older than me, so I would guess he'd be about 60 now.
Mr Looi CH (RIP), Mr. Wong (nicknamed German), Mr.Wong YC , I only know them by their surname. I am aware of the last 2, still in Ipoh.
When was your last visit to MN?
Anyway good to talk. Regards to your family.
My sweet home town! Watching your videos bring me back my childhood memories! I left my home town 1985! Been living in US since then! I don’t know we might know each other’s!
1985 I was in form 5, we might have bumped into each other, MN is a very small town but I have very fond memories of my childhood there. Thanks for watching.
Pembetulan .... Tingkatan 1 - 3 Tahun 1981 - 1983 di SMK Malim Nawar
Hi Looi, how are u? I am Leong chai, is your boyhood friend . We used to be together & including you, our group has Ah Ku, Man Sen, Chee choong, Datuk …. Normally we gather at Chee Kee restaurant. I remembered your bike is Yamaha, blue in color . Once a while , u used your father bike Honda Hawk.
Hello kawan! Sudah lama tak jumpa. Yes I remember you, your sister (I don't remember her name) is a friend of my cousin Tein. I don't remember Ah Ku, I remember Man Sen, I remember the friend from Chee Kee, I don't remember his name though, nor Chee Chong nor Datuk?
I remember Let Chi your little brother, you have another younger bro, I dont' remember his name. I passed by your parents' house in old town MN when I returned in Nov 2022.
How did you find this channel? Are you still in Malaysia? Good to hear from you. Look after yourself.
thànk you bro😅
for introducing Malim Nawar
to all your fans
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It is actually a very small town but is full of fond memories for those who once lived there.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Wow! Quite interesting memory recall in this video and thanks for your fluent english as well as investing on a high quality camera... Very good presentation...
I will certainly come to visit this small town one day and try out those nice foods... Consider my subscription a favour to your excellent work 😊
You are so kind. Nothing warms me more than to see my little videos of small towns and places get some attention. Many people often visits the big cities and they need no further intros, but these little gems offer something I never used to appreciate, the kindness of local people no matter who you are, curiosity of local people when they see strangers in town, but more importantly, for me at least it is the local food which did it for me.
Very nice 💯🙏🏻🥰
Me too my hometown is Malim Nawar 🥰🥰🥰🥰🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 very nice place
Out of curiosity when were you there? Back in the 70's it was really vibrant, but each time I return, it seems to have become even queiter especially since the have divided the old from new town. They have even decommissioned the train station which was right next to Perak Hydro.
My kampung, very nostalgic❤
My hometown 😢😢 I missed so much
Glad this is some sort of therapy for you :)
Cool
Thanks for watching. Are you from MN?
Yes
@@harjitsidhu6641 thanks for watching.
No. 1 Bungalow is just next to the gate to Perak Hydro and the Bungalow is fenced.
Hi Looi
Must be nice to go back to the places you lived long ago and see how things have changed, for better or worse. Did you find your old bicycle and use it to ride around? Either that or the Brommie suddenly got quite rusty :)
ha ha, yes, I borrowed somebody elses bike, as I was planning to go into shops for "look see" and didn't want to leave the bike unattended. Sadly I have lost touch with many childhood friends, many have moved away, and some even passed away. Time is short. Carpe Diem. Thanks for watching, inspite of it being rather boring for those not from MN.
@@ODOB It wasn't boring. It made me think about going back to the places where I lived in Queensland. I didn't have the opportunity this last trip, or at least didn't make the time, but you have inspired me to try harder next time.
@@wayneriley7557 good on you do include some juicy goss, makes it more interesting :)
@@ODOB Check out this Brompton TH-camr: www.youtube.com/@Lady_Brompton/videos. A different angle, quite humorous, but also some that puts the commentary on later. I like this approach that you both have, as when riding I don't always think to say anything so it's just the sound of my dying chain clanking (I am 1/2 deaf, so don't hear these tell-tale sounds of the need for maintenance). What do you use to record your audio, and what software do you use for editing. I've looked at a few open-source things (I am a PC user) and they seem so complex.
@@wayneriley7557 crikey, never thought there's such a thing as Brompton soft porn.
I basically used my mobile phone's sound recorder (on a Galaxy S21), if I try to record speech when cycling, it just doesn't work, because of traffic noise, also I hadn't done any research on the surroundings. Besides, there's no room for more electronics.
For editing I just used Powerdirector (for PC), it's light weight and seems to work fine, I did try Premiere Pro but it's overly complicated.
i was there that day
Wow, that's cool.
Did you bump into me? Are you a local back for holiday?
Thanks for dropping by.
@@ODOB my mother used to live there