Images of Ipoh: Football is The Hottest Thing Now

Monday, June 11, 2012

Football is The Hottest Thing Now

The season of “craze about football” is coming again! Euro 2012 has just kicked off in 8-June at Warsaw and the whole world is putting their eyes on this championship that held for almost a month. European football leagues are always Malaysian’s favorite and this highlight event is certainly making all football fans an excited yet tiring month. Ipoh Parade Shopping Centre is also not leaving behind from the hottest thing in town and making football balloons as decoration in the mall. So now football is almost everywhere in our life, even when we shop.

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Ipoh, the capital city of Perak State, Malaysia, is the city that tin built. Located at the famous tin mining area, Kinta Valley, it used to be the world's largest tin mine since 19th century. Not only of its tin mine, but Ipoh also famous of its delicious food, beautiful mountain ranges, mysterious lime stone caves, attractive history & friendly citizen. Being the second in Malaysia that gain the status of city in year 1988 after Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh is one of the major cities in Malaysia with the population around 700,000. Began as a small village in 1870's, tin mine industry had brought in Chinese and Indian that boosted the town development since 1890's. The rapid growing town later upgraded to be the capital of Perak during the Japanese occupation at World War II. The rich tin resource had brought prosperity to many Ipoh miners that even make it once known as the City of Millionaires. Today, Ipoh has grown to cover a large area including the neighboring township such as Bercham, Tasek, Jelapang, Menglembu, Pengkalan, Simpang Pulai & Chemor. The city is still developing continuously while maintains its beauty of nature and harmony.