perak (part 2) -- kinta riverwalk, khizanat & hospital bahagia

after having a dinner at his place, aus and his younger sister took me to sungai kinta's riverwalk. it used to be a historic tin mining site turned into a colourful led park (macam i-city kat shah alam tu la tapi versi kecik). there were restaurants at the riverside and you can sewa and kayuh basikal keliling sungai if you want. but nothing much to see or do actually. 

mini i-city.

we also singgah at khizanat cafe (founded by projek rabak) in bandar ipoh which supports local talents such as musicians, writers, penyair, you name it. it was already late so there was nobody around except staffs khizanat. plus, they only have gigs during weekends. i had kopi istimewa khizanat (rm3.50) which looked like kopi warung tapi rasa dia kawww! they also have meatballs, burger and maggi goreng but i didn't try them cos i was still kenyang.

check out the cool mural.

they also sell merchandises.

the next morning, aus drove me around his former tempat tinggal -- the very well-known hospital bahagia at tanjung rambutan. i was really intrigued and curious about the place and its residents. i could actually see some of the patients from far and then secretly imagined what their stories would be and wondered who they were before coming here. fyi, this place is huge! besides the hospital, it also has ponds, farms and parks which i kinda think resembles a resort. maybe it wasn't a terrible place to stay after all?

very resort-like kan? (gambar dari internet).

what a peculiar way to end my stay in perak, kan? i know stalking pesakit hospital bahagia is a weird thing to do but i really enjoyed it. now i sound like a psycho. hihihi (gelak creepy). thanks aus for giving me an exclusive tour! i then made my way to kuala lumpur by taking a 2-hour train which cost me rm35. mahal kan? 

bye, perak!

alhamdulillah. the first half of my trip went quite well. i'll write about the other half of my trip in johor and singapore soon. insyaAllah.