Thu 14 May 2009
Just the other day, I was having laksa at the Simpang Rantai corner, we parked our car on the road beside the Shell Station. Then I saw this.
LIM GEK KIA NAIB.
I remember seeing this all over BP when I was in secondary school long long ago.
Anyone can tell the rest of us who this Lim Gek Kia is? Naib? Naib apa? Naib Pengerusi?
Thu 20 Mar 2008
The 2nd installment of the photos that I mentioned few days ago.
This set looks more familiar to the ones we see nowadays right?
The Japanese fine china version got too expensive maybe?
Zoom in for you…
Compared to the other version, I realise they added the word “best” on it!
Made in Batu Pahat! It’s made by Johor Pipe Company in Ayer Hitam.
Johor Pipe crockery has been renamed Claytan I think.
Wishing all Christian readers a meaningful Passion Week.
Tue 18 Mar 2008
Way before the fad about Rengit Coffee and Old Town Coffee, Dih Tong Hai Coffee is one of great coffee of my parent’s time. 
I was helping mum to sort out and look for old chipped cups and bowls in her kitchen cabinets to be thrown when we stumbled upon this saucer.
Long long ago in Batu Pahat, (and maybe elsewhere too) when you bought coffee, you keep the ‘coffee bags’ so that you can exchange for gifts. Many people will be faithfully keeping all the bags and when they had collected enough, they will exchange it for the cups and saucers.
Here it is. The saucer. The cup is already long gone.
For those who always like the zoom-in photos, this is for you… It’s in Chinese, English and Jawi.
If you turn over, you will realise they are Japanese made!
Fine quality saucers!
So, any of you collected these? Do you still have the whole collection?
This earlier ones were made from fine china. The latter ones are different, they changed to “made in BP” products instead. Will post it up another day.
Fri 2 Nov 2007
Hmm if you look at this first photo, you might think, maybe this is taken where Chano (one of our readers in NZ) is now at. But no…. this is in Batu Pahat town, and not very far away too…
This was actually taken when our family went to eat Raya goodies a few weeks ago.
There are many different types of cows or lembu…
Hmmm interesting that some are so so skinny, and others are fat. Anyone knows why?
OK, to prove that this is in Batu Pahat, you can see the background buildings. Can you guess where this is?
One thing nice about BP, you get urban and kampung living all within 5-10 mins drive away.
Have a good weekend!
Fri 10 Aug 2007
It’s only today that I realise that this blog has been selected as the Top 20 blogs for the AllMalaysian Blogger Project.
It’s really a pleasant surprise isn’t it? Hopefully more people will get to know about Batu Pahat. It’s through your participation that makes this blog as it is, I think that’s why it got selected as Top 20.
I am sure as Malaysians, all of you read The Star online, and have a The Star ID. Log in, and choose the Top 5 blogs. You might win yourself a prize too!
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