Pangkor Island

Pangkor Island (locally Pulau Pangkor) is a resort island off the coast of Perak, Malaysia. It has a population of approximately 25,000. Nearby islands include Pangkor Laut Island, Talang Island,Giam Island (Pulau Giam) and Mentagor Island (Pulau Mentagor). The major industries of the island are tourism and fishing.

Historically, Pangkor was a refuge for local fishermen, merchants and pirates. In the 17th century, the Dutch built a fort in an effort to control the Perak tin trade known as the Dutch Fort. In 1874, it was the location of a historical treaty between the British government and a contender for the Perak throne (the Pangkor Treaty), which began the British colonial domination of the Malay Peninsula. The old British name for the Pangkor Island group was the Dindings.
Source: Wikipedia

Thanks to Hernie via Postcard United for the nice card :)

Sent: 4 May 2016   Received: 9 May 2016   Travelled: 5 days

Perak Man, Lenggong Valley

Sent: Received: Travelled:

The Lenggong valley in Hulu Perak is one of Peninsular Malaysia's most important areas for archaeology, as excavations have revealed many traces of Malaysia's prehistory. It is the site of the oldest known place of human activity in the Peninsula. Today it is still a rural area, with small kampongs surrounded by green vegetation and limestone hills. Lenggong can be likened to an open-air museum, and is home to legends, skeletons, cave drawings and precious finds such as jewellery, pottery, weapons and stone tools. Many of the caves in the Lenggong area have revealed evidence of ancient humans having lived and hunted in this area.

The Lenggong Valley was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site on 30 June 2012.

Source: Wikipedia

Thanks to KKKhor for this special postcard with official seal from

the Lenggong Archaeological Museum. I love going to museums

to see the natural history or archealogy. A similiar one that I went to

was the Java Man site in Sangiran, Java four years ago ^_^

Sent: 5 December 2015   Received: 10 December 2015    Travelled: 5 days

Taiping,Perak

Thanks to Raymond via Postcard United for the Taiping view and

Agong stamp.

Sent: 30 November 2015   Received: 8 December 2015   Travelled: 8 days

Duplicate: Ipoh Town Hall

Hehehe a duplicate card from a friend that was sent officially via 

PostcardUnited. Thank you Khor for the nice stamps and card! what 

is up with PosMalaysia being so slow nowadays

Sent: 20 Oct    Received: 3 November 2015   Travelled: 14 days

Ipoh Coffee

Hahaha Thanks to KKKhor for this yummy postcard of the sweet

egg tart and Ipoh White coffee. This card I won for posting a 

picture of my coffee and Ipoh White Coffee sachet before 10am in the

Malaysian postcrosser's page. Instead of a stamp ,it is a metered stamp

from the automated postal machine in Peninsular Malaysia. I've only ever

seen such Postal machines in Portugal and Spain! 

Sent: 9 March 2015   Received: 12 March 2015   Travelled: 3 days

Old uncle with coffee cup

In Malaysia, we call elderly men "uncle" as a sign of respect, eventhough

they are not related to us. This street art was almost erased by the local 

municipality in Ipoh, Perak, as it had a resemblance to a former communist 

leader called Chin Peng.  

Ipoh town is famous for their brand of roasted coffee called Ipoh White Coffee, 

which comes from their different roasting method. Ernest Zacharevic 

who made Penang more colourful with his street art has painted a few new 

murals in Ipoh. Can't wait to see more of them!

Thanks to Solehah for this lovely card!

Sent: 29 January 2015   Received: 3 February 2015   Travelled: 5 days