The teachers, now over 80-years-old, were in their late teens or early twenties then. In a recent interview with Mr Khor and Mr Hwang about the trip, they said they visited a large number of places and stayed at a government rest house when they got up Maxwell Hill.
They remembered distinctly one incident: Some time during the hike, probably near Taiping, they got drenched in the rain. It happened at a kampung and a very hospitable headman gave them shelter in a mosque. The village leader was very impressed that they had walked all the way from Penang. He even cooked them a huge meal of curry before sending them off again.
Mere words cannot describe the details of their trip, however, pictures can. The following, with captions wherever possible, are from the Hwang Hong Shi collection:
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| Taking a dip at the Burmese Pool. Hwang is on the extreme left. Read more on the pool here |
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| Stopover at the Ranting Waterfall, visible from Taiping. Khor is on the extreme left; Hwang is wearing a hat. Read more here |
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Taiping Lake Garden: First public garden established by the British in
Malaya. Read more here |
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| Human pyramid at the Lake Garden. Get another view on the Lake Garden here |
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| Sri Maha Kalaliamman Temple, Maxwell Hill. Read more here |
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| Mini-roundabout at Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut). Read here about Maxwell Hill |
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| Maxwell Hill Youth Hostel (Rumah Tumpangan Pemuda Pemudi) |
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Perak Museum, Taiping. First museum to be established by the British in
Malaya. Read here |
