Singapore And Malaysia September 2005

Friday, September 30, 2005

Sonia and Jim in Southeast Asia September 2005

Sonia came over to visit me this week in Singapore. We took a trip up to Malaysia to see where Sonia was born and where she lived as a little girl. Sonia was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1959.

The Goltz family first lived in Telok Anson (now named Telok Intan) in the Malaysian State of Perak. Telok Intan is roughly half way between the Island of Penang and the Malaysian Capital of Kuala Lumpur, which although a federal territory similar to the District of Columbia, is located within the State of Selengor.

Sonia arrived at midnight Friday morning. On Friday we visited the Singapore Exchange briefly then walked around an area near the financial district that has remained relatively in tact - with a muslim temple, mosque, and a chinese shrine all on the same block.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Another picture of the street bazaar in Telok Intan
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View off of the square - think this was a southeast view
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View off the clock tower square looking I believe northeast
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Telok Intan was a surprisingly large town. Here is one of their more modern shopping complexes
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As we were leaving I managed to snap this shot over the roof of the rental car of a main sign as you entered Telok Intan. Agriculture is definitely the mainstay of the local economy.
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Good picture of the leaning tower of Telok Intan - one of the main tourist sites in the Perak State with Sonia in the foreground. It was really a warm day with lots of sunshine between the clouds. Telok Intan being inland and on a lower plain than Penang was noticeably quite a bit hotter.
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Telok Intan Street View facing southwest
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Some of the handycraft items for sale at Telok Intan
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Another picture of Telok Intan - this one showing a building housing the main political party UMNO.
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We drove from Penang to Kuala Lumpur so we could make a stop close to midway at Telok Intan (formerly Telok Anson) where Sonia's family lived in 1959 and 1960. Here Sonia is in the town square where there was a street bazaar going on.
Jim Northey (C) Photo