Images of Ipoh: Sunny Evening at Clarke Street

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Sunny Evening at Clarke Street

It's a sunny evening in Ipoh. Today is also a public holiday after the installation of new King of Malaysia. As usual, people tend to rush to shopping malls rather than shops in downtown. Traffic on New Town streets is quite smooth & in order. Strong sunlight shining on Excelsior Hotel. It reminds me about the massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake just happened around 4:45pm off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia. The tremors were felt in neighbouring countries including some Malaysian cities. And it shocked many people, especially those staying in high rise buildings. Anyway, Ipoh did not reported as the city that feel the tremor & everywhere seem to be peaceful & calm.

1 comment:

Steve LeeApril 12, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Many of my friends felt that tremor, in Ipoh, lasted 2 to 3 minutes. But I live in Gunung Rapat area did not felt any.
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