怡保家家愉 Family Fun Ipoh Trip

都已经忘了最后一次和一家人去旅行是什么时候。。。
When was the last time we went for a trip ... ... ??? ???

那个头低低的男人头就是皮皮我咯！脸带笑容穿着黄衣的小男生就是胖胖（当时是瘦瘦）。至于普普嘛，还要被人抱咯。
The tomboyish girl with her head down was me! Cheerful boy with yellow shirt was Ponpon (alright, that time he was skinny). And Putput was still a toddle.

原来我真的老爱自得其乐。。。。哈哈哈哈。。。。
Hahahaha....seemed that I really enjoyed myself....

这次趁着华师父从老美回来度假，兴致勃勃地召集了所有林家人，浩浩荡荡地到怡保医饱肚皮。
Since Shifu Hua is backed from US for holiday, we take this opportunity to gather the Lims for Ipoh makan-makan trip.

玩玩乐 Playful Joy
霹雳洞 Perak Cave

早年霹雳洞只是一个采矿地。在这里挖到了不少银，所以取名为霹雳洞(音译马来语的银-Perak）。当地的华人也叫这里为银州。类似黑风洞，墙上都画满了神像，沿着洞形而造的梯级。只是这里没有满树的猴子，没有满洞的蝙蝠，没有满地的蝙蝠屎。
Perak Cave used to be a mining area. Silver was found here. That's why it is named - Perak Cave (Perak is silver in Bahasa Malaysia). The locals also called this place Silver State. Similar to the Batu Caves, drawings of Gods are on the walls, the staircases are constructed along the shape of the cave. Well, there is no monkeys all over the trees, no bats all over the cave, no bats' shits all over the floor.

爬出洞顶，别有洞天。可以眺望霹雳洞外部的峻伟，可以引来习习凉风的洗礼。我们还亲眼目睹了蛇吞蛙的情景，触目惊心。
A whole new world out of the cave. Gigantic outlook and cooling wind, all the efforts to climb up there paid up. Witnessing a snake swallowing a frog appalled us.











观音洞 GuanYin Cave




仿效香港的许愿树，这里有个许愿舟。买了个宝碟，在上面写下愿望，希望掷挂树上可以美梦成真。大部分的人都是掷了好几下才能顺利将宝碟挂在树上。或许能解释为到底要努力多少次，才能实现宝碟上写着的愿望咯。
Just like the wishing tree in HongKong, there is a wishing boat here. We have to buy a wishing plate (made by orange and praying papers), and write the wish on the praying papers. This wishing plate has to be thrown and hang on the tree. If it is hung there, all the wishes written on the plate will come true (no guarantee ;p). Most of them have to throw a few times to get it hung. Probably this means how many times of trying is needed for the wish to come true.





温泉 Hot Spring


把脚泡在热而不烫的泉水里，脚舒服地几乎溶化，身体的疲惫也一洗而去。温泉水最滚烫的出口连蛋也能煮熟。所以泡了差不多二十分钟，我也适可而止了。美中不足的是下起了雨，撑着雨伞，拎着背包，确实有点不能尽兴。
The spring water is comfortably hot. Putting my leg inside the water, all the tiredness melted. I didn't stay for long as eggs can be boiled in the water. Unfavoured part is the rain! Holding an umbralla and carrying a bag definitely let me down.

吃吃爽 Makan-makan
怡保河粉 Ipoh Horfan
滑而爽口的河粉，配上肥而不腻的白切鸡，还有萃萃的豆芽菜。难怪河粉还是怡保的最好吃咯。
Smoothy Horfan, fat but not oily chicken, and chrispy tauge. No wonder Ipoh's Horfan is the best!







题外话 ETC
最近爱上拍摄繁密中带秩序的特写。这个旅程就拍了好几些。
Recently I like the scene of crowds and sequences. Took a few during this trip.