I write under the name of Hornet. I live in Penang, Malaysia. Penang is a lovely island and is rich in heritage.
My life began in a lovely town called Taiping which means ‘Everlasting Peace’. Taiping is Malaysia’s best kept secret and is located in the state of Perak. It has the most rainfall in the country. My alma mater (school) is King Edward VII School. Taiping is rich in history as the first railway station started here. Once upon a time, it was a bustling tin mining town. It still has one of the most beautiful lake gardens in the country.
Taiping has many ‘Firsts’ in its list. Dated as early as 1844, these firsts are either in monuments or events.
- Open tin mining activity in the peninsula (1844)
- Hill resort - Maxwell Hill (1844)
- Swimming pool - Coronation Swimming Pool (1870)
- Mosque - Masjid Tengku Menteri (1870)
- Rest house (1870)
- Artillery warehouse (1870)
- Magistrate court (1874)
- Balai penghulu (1875)
- Resident’s house (1877)
- Port - Port Weld (1877)
- English school - Central School Kamunting (1878)
- Police force (1879)
- Government offices (1879)
- Post and telegraph office (1880)
- Lake gardens - Taiping Lake Gardens (1880)
- Taiping General Hospital, private and government (1880)
- Club - New Club (1880)
- Club - Perak Club
- Railway station and warehouse (1881)
- Museum - Perak Museum (1883)
- Market building - Taiping Markets (1884)
- Prison - Taiping Gaol(1885)
- Railway track - from Port Weld to Taiping (1885)
- Turf club - Perak Turf Club (1886)
- Anglican church - All Saints Church, Taiping (1886)
- English girl’s school - Treacher Methodist Girls’ School (1889)
- Clock tower - Taiping Clock Tower (1890)
- Esplanade - Esplanade (1890)
- Malay newspaper - Seri Perak (June 1893)
- English newspaper - Perak Pioneer (July 4, 1894)
- Tamil newspaper - Perak Verthamani (1894)
- Armed Forces - Malay States Guides (1896)
- Teaching college - Maktab Perguruan Melayu
- Ceylon association (1899)
- Punjabi association - Khalsa Diwan Malaya Association (1903)
- Indian association (1906)
- Recreation park - Coronation Park (1920s)
- Airfield - Tekah Airport (1930)
- Golf course (some claimed in Southeast Asia)
- Library - Perpustakaan Merdeka
- Fire brigade
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