| Under normal circumstances, an
important town, e.g. Jelebu would have a Rest House. I
desperately such this small town without success. Some
resident remembered. Most who did, could not point out
the location where the building once was on! That showed, the building
was dismantled some years back. The town never had a replacement for
that long time.
Finally, a middle age gentleman
shocked me by elaborating on the changes that owuld be
happening. He then directed me to the spot where the rest
house should have been. That was more than I asked for.
It was here. Now only empty
land. You can see it now. The new name Kuala Kelawang and the old name
[smaller] at the bottom
This
town had already flattened the Rest house. Piling had commenced
on the adjacent land for the building of a new [Holiday Inn.] Rumored.
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It is unbelievable
that a small community in Kuala Kelawang would
have adequate flow of visitors to support perhaps
a 3 star hotel!
Since there was no Rest House. I will show you some
architectures. This place is till famous for.
First, the town Hall. Dramatically enhanced to project that
culture. |
Out of town
toward Serting I drove. It was a good awakening that we
were not the only ones who felt that the concept of
Rest houses had outlived its usefulness.
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The
drive of this road inside the valley revealed the culture of the
people who had settled down.
This house was typical Stilted, brown wooden walls. White
windows and blue curtains.
Imagine passing several houses having same identity. |
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Or almost
all having some resemblances to this features.
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No
this picture was taken in 2006.
I
couldn't leave this page empty. In an extraordinary move. I made
small update. Only to this page.
Mystery solved! It was not a Holiday Inn but the locally
incorporated Sri Malaysia Hotel. |
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This was small town with large suburbs. very neat and scenic
place with a good blend of buildings in traditional and
contemporary designs |
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