{"id":3880,"date":"2023-10-26T13:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:49:37","slug":"ride-the-wave-to-a-new-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/ride-the-wave-to-a-new-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride the wave to a new high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3884\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevillagemyhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231026_143107.jpg?resize=500%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevillagemyhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231026_143107-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C206&amp;ssl=1 500w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevillagemyhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231026_143107-scaled.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Of\u00a0 beauty and simplicity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story and photos by Foong Pek Yee<\/p>\n<p>foongpekyee@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a dragonfly.<\/p>\n<p>Beneath the shimmering sunlight, the pretty little thing seemed enjoying itself &#8211; gliding gracefully along a shrub lining a busy walkway,\u00a0 oblivious to the surroundings.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But it does speak volumes of the\u00a0 serenity found in a city -something quite rare these days.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This was a scene at The Haven Resort Hotel in Ipoh, Perak,\u00a0 on a recent Saturday morning.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><iframe title=\"First-of-its-kind In The World.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6gL4fjH6Iic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>A performance to remember&#8230; Video courtesy of The Haven.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Guests were having a good time; some at the pool while others enjoying breakfast at the poolside bar and restaurant.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevillagemyhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG20231007085439-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevillagemyhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG20231007085439-1-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, 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\/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Truly fascinating&#8230;a\u00a0 280 million years old limestone hill named Rockhaven is The Haven&#8217;s icon.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Located about 15-minutes-drive from the Ipoh city centre, the multiple local and international award winning resort hotel is an ideal live, work and play community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The nearest North South Highway toll plaza is about 5 minutes- drive from The Haven<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is about a 2.5 hours-drive from Kuala Lumpur to the resort hotel using the highway.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Haven is a 20-minutes drive to\u00a0 Ipoh&#8217;s\u00a0 Sultan Azlan Shah Airport and\u00a0 a 20-minutes drive to Ipoh Railway Station.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">There is a direct flight between Ipoh and Singapore, a one hour 10 minutes nonstop flight.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ipoh today is known for its good food and historical attractions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A\u00a0 rich tin mining town since the 19th century, it\u00a0 lost its fortune overnight following the international tin market collapse in the 1980s.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And a trip to the Ipoh old town (it is part of the Ipoh city centre) will provide a glimpse of the good old days in the town\u00a0 literally built on tin.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The buildings\u00a0 are a reflection of the past colonial era and a once prosperous tin mining town.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Beyond the buildings&#8217; rich architectural facade, lies many interesting if not untold stories worth exploring.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Not all is lost though.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Having endured decades of slow development following the world tin crash, Ipoh is poised to ride on the tourism wave.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And\u00a0 its past glory is also a\u00a0 selling point.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Of\u00a0 beauty and simplicity. Story and photos by Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com. I saw a dragonfly. Beneath the shimmering sunlight, the pretty little thing seemed enjoying itself &#8211; gliding gracefully along a shrub lining a busy walkway,\u00a0 oblivious to the surroundings. But it does speak volumes of the\u00a0 serenity found in a city -something &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/ride-the-wave-to-a-new-high\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ride the wave to a new high&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[360,353,372,171],"class_list":["post-3880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-places","tag-ipoh","tag-nature","tag-the-haven-resort-hotel","tag-tourism"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3880"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3911,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3880\/revisions\/3911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}