Some of you may have already guessed this play, merely by the “balcony scene”. 🙂 This play was organised by none other than the ACS Music and Drama Society, back in 1976. Just to refresh your memories (if you’ve watched it), the leading roles were played by Tan Seow Heng (Juliet) and Emmet O’Sullivan (Romeo). […]
Believe it or not, these children are having a blast by the Kinta River! Yes, there was a time you could swim at this river….
Yes, folks. From the above receipt, we once had a soap factory. The office was at No. 80 Hugh Low Street (which is now Kedai Emas Kah Weng, if I’m not mistaken), while the factory was at New Pasir Puteh. Wonder what’s become of the soap factory…
This picture was taken from the ACS centenary magazine, probably before the start of the school play. We thank our donor Ong Su-Ming.
We thank Chee Ong Ngai for this picture, which is part of a postcard. Here we have Market Street, from Court House Road. You can also see FMS Hotel. Incidentally, we have this postcard in our collection (along with a little history to it).
Remember these tickets? Yes? No? Perhaps you might remember the bus (see below) If I’m not mistaken, the number plate reads as AB 270….
Have you heard of Malaysia Air Charter?
We have here an example of uniforms worn by the Federation Armed Forces. From left to right: Walking-out Dress, Ceremonial No.3 Dress, and Battle Order Dress. We thank Ipoh Remembered for sharing this photo with us.
We thank our donor Ong Su-Ming for this picture, which was taken from the 100th Voyage 1895-1995 (an ACS, Ipoh magazine). Do you remember this play, back in 1952? Or, perhaps you caught the later adaptation in 1962?
Mark your calendars. Perak Academy will be hosting a talk on The Perak Royalty & Nobility, on 20th March 2023. The talk will be at 8pm, at Mamut Meeting Room (1 Jalan Lasam, 30350, Ipoh). Light refreshments will be served at 7pm. For more information, call Perak Academy at 016-412 3742 or email contact@perakacademy.com
