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While the rest of Malaysia was Celebrating Independence day (or Merdeka), Wilayne and David were doing the opposite -- they were getting married! Although road closures in downtown Ipoh caused some delays, everything still went very well, from the action packed Bride pickup and negotiation at the Syuen Hotel in Ipoh, back to David's place and then back to Syuen for the dinner. During the afternoon, we took about an hour and dropped by the nearby Ling Sen Tong (Lime stone caves) for a fun shoot that resulted in a cool set of photos. Just to show you don't need a lot of time to get great shots. It was the first time I was there too so it doesn't mean that an unfamiliar place means poor photos!

What do you do when you just finished a late night wedding shoot the day before and you awake in a hotel in Ipoh? Go for dim sum breakfast that's what! And followed by sweet tau-foo-far dessert after that!

After half-an-hour of rounding around the lost corners of Puchong in the search of the mythical wan-tan meen from Bidor, we finally gave up. Instead, we headed over to savor the Ipoh goodness curry wan-tan meen and hakka meen! Well, although not cheap for kopitiam fare, it was really yummy to warrant a superb three-lip rating!

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Coming soon to a blog and gallery near you!

Oh, will be trying the giant pancakes at Elly's. And no, I don't get a cut or a commission or a discount!

Looks like there's more demand for a Gua Tempurung/Ipoh trip again. Tenative dates are in September. It's only a day trip. More details will be forthcoming soon enough.

Acclaimed sequel to Shoot yourself in the foot! has been released!

Photos here!

While plans changed and the timetable was thrown out of whack, we managed to get to Gua Tempurung. Unfortunately Connie couldn't join us and running thirty minutes late meant that we had to skip our coffee break at Bidor. That said, we made good progress and despite one wrong turn, we arrived at 9:30am. After getting out tickets, we soon entered this fascinating dark world. There's lots of walking, some crawling and splashing in water, a fair bit of crouching plus a bit of sliding and squeezing yourself into pretty tight areas.

The photos are here. And in case you're wondering how difficult is it?

Eugene's rating: TOO EASY!

Oh, of course we had to have good food so we headed up to Ipoh... which is another story by itself...