tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60869302563888003182024-02-01T19:00:18.480-08:00My Home TownWilliam Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-10516998080227378972010-07-21T20:51:00.000-07:002010-07-21T20:55:53.822-07:00西连的由来、历史<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">有位有心人 - 赵先生,提供了一下的资料。在这里先要谢谢他。我也做了一些调查,但是也没什么结果,不过我想这应该是蛮准确的一份资料。。。<br /><br /><br />八十年代初期, 笔者孩童时, 邻居是位大概有七八十岁的老爷爷。先父叔姑们都称呼他为范伯( 姓范,真名不详;其后人应该还在卅二哩)。这位老人家嗓子大, 由于风湿症双腿弯曲,偶而提着拐杖, 一拐一拐来笔者家做客,与先父闲聊。好奇的童心特别喜欢听长辈们谈话(讲古)。其中, 范伯提到了开辟西连镇的先驱们。。。<br /><br />如笔者所闻,第一批抵 达西连,开辟土地耕种有好几位先驱。。 但最为显赫有三位:杨氏, 陈氏, 黄氏。 很可惜。。。范伯当时特别地提到杨氏的沧桑点滴。笔者记忆犹新。。。<br /><br />杨氏,祖籍湖南省长沙县(今为中国湖南省,长沙市,县:不详 村:不详 生于:不详 卒于:卅年代中期 ), 杨氏南下先抵达印尼BANDUNG ,白手起家经营小本生意。好景不长,社会动荡,战火,。。一夜之间化为乌有, 逃往坤甸,三口洋一带,一波三折,继续逃往英属砂州。最后在二十年代落足于西连沙隆河畔(今为旧沙隆桥,新回教堂停车场一带),娶Tangga 村比达友籍妇女为妻, 并与数位友人建搭简漏亚答矛屋,售卖亚答糖,盐, 烟草, 小五金。并以沙隆河为水路,其顾客多数来自沙隆河上段的比达友村庄,打马庚等地,及下段的马来村庄。(由此可见西连镇最初之起点,并不是那排木屋老店)<br /><br />杨 氏个性高傲,不懂客家话。 但为人慷慨大方, 乐于助人。卅年代在木屋老店创立《万隆》商号经营小本杂货,饮食,住宿(供给其他抵达者寄宿,见身无分文者不收其费以打杂,劳力开芭代替房租, 其佳话流传至今)。当时布洛克家族政府高官还召见了他, 问杨氏家乡何在,来砂多久。。。杨氏很傲慢地回答: 令尊还未来, 吾已来过砂,今要地种稻。。。英国人还是答应了他。杨氏大刀阔斧开芭(大概是西湖,邮政局,卅八里;serian by pass 一带,笔者也曾听家乡父老说沙隆河边,回教堂及邮政局一带的几株榴莲树是当年杨氏所种下)。由于其后人经不起考验,堕落。。拖欠土地税。。广阔的土地惨遭 英政府收回。就这样。。这一户人家渐渐被世人遗忘。。<br /><br />至于陈氏和黄氏,范伯提起不多,含糊不清。黄氏,祖籍广东省,热心公益,曾受命英政府为西连 第一任华社甲必丹。陈氏,祖籍广东省潮州,事迹笔者不详。还有其他被友族同化的先驱们就不得而知了。最后,想必范伯应该是曾经受恩于杨氏,才以感恩的心态 向世人提起这户人家。其真假又或者七实三虚都不重要。然而,笔者一定会告诉下一代,人生总要往前进步但必须有过去为根本。<br /></div>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-18712035162798243502010-07-21T20:44:00.000-07:002010-07-21T20:48:50.681-07:00The Name "Serian"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdCS7LcADx2hB3Ox2gBKzDauqw9YAs3mSZ_g5r32u6zLWvJ2CRLpIVtWBTVFpvyxH3kDQi6dkaBujxsnwO1SLKjT4y-0loGyfUSYaL8TcQG0vDViIMvlROsPmFY87Bd_lA64x3okCIpc/s1600/snake+of+serian.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdCS7LcADx2hB3Ox2gBKzDauqw9YAs3mSZ_g5r32u6zLWvJ2CRLpIVtWBTVFpvyxH3kDQi6dkaBujxsnwO1SLKjT4y-0loGyfUSYaL8TcQG0vDViIMvlROsPmFY87Bd_lA64x3okCIpc/s400/snake+of+serian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496571667446581666" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">I have asked around in Serian but no body can give me a confirmed answer on this. Should any one who have more infor on this matter, may contact me.</span></span>
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<br />William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-67646090081001851832008-01-11T20:11:00.000-08:002008-01-11T20:19:24.530-08:0040 - 50 Years Old Electric Wire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9J-nnSIIk6zOvJq4-FDBwoeH01oon3NaG1Jtpp6C-jUVhjs1yrKuzjUOshutGFmG9q6QNmiIvlH6YcaXXlRw-aYiDIUCbTyIR3HYG5m7rPBkDgqR1KCtvSkONgP7ztUhHK1fpwsLiJg/s1600-h/e2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154439867356952082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9J-nnSIIk6zOvJq4-FDBwoeH01oon3NaG1Jtpp6C-jUVhjs1yrKuzjUOshutGFmG9q6QNmiIvlH6YcaXXlRw-aYiDIUCbTyIR3HYG5m7rPBkDgqR1KCtvSkONgP7ztUhHK1fpwsLiJg/s200/e2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#993399;"><em>This is the LT Wire that the local people complaining about. It is already 40 -50 years old, the shop already rebuild but SESCO and the authority still complaining that not budget to get a new one.... May be the authority have to really look into this matter as soon as possible. The old shop was burned down months ago....</em></span></div></div></div>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-58449135180981064352008-01-11T20:08:00.001-08:002008-10-22T18:45:36.665-07:00The Town in 1972<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkx9fn8H5pxNu4miQ4trf07cL46LgZaO2PpqsDcku5fthB1IwmHEbulrCqtRzrjn5F6rtD4cjJ_319WzQQI73JkZJ9wNAw7ZVOBcMnR6b4mygVIhnfdey8uNLSVdZPKvTGJCr-yESmazk/s1600-h/GW192H201.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkx9fn8H5pxNu4miQ4trf07cL46LgZaO2PpqsDcku5fthB1IwmHEbulrCqtRzrjn5F6rtD4cjJ_319WzQQI73JkZJ9wNAw7ZVOBcMnR6b4mygVIhnfdey8uNLSVdZPKvTGJCr-yESmazk/s400/GW192H201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260159519692939730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCpgj30kmfMBGBiDHrP2swKnkqYgLxGAzNCZ2z7WiAEK3A6H6MauhUlO9JiIQXMYKGAkKekHH-u3SiZVVQDIXDD_qkYOb3GnwbCDnoIyMbwBys9gyvIIplI9ggoXRF2l8w3UwK7Sd0yg/s1600-h/1972.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154437462175266274" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCpgj30kmfMBGBiDHrP2swKnkqYgLxGAzNCZ2z7WiAEK3A6H6MauhUlO9JiIQXMYKGAkKekHH-u3SiZVVQDIXDD_qkYOb3GnwbCDnoIyMbwBys9gyvIIplI9ggoXRF2l8w3UwK7Sd0yg/s320/1972.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:lucida grande;" ><em>1972 Serian Town only have a few row of wooden shop houses.</em></span></div>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-56876009216149945482008-01-09T04:55:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:23:09.265-08:00Flower of Durian<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E9N5z8Aq2FatTHpJ5oHv7ktgsBOV5cfAAE2bfrLyBqkm_XgPlbsI79QLoDvI6XKU0dX_aJ0YO2lwFqErGiUQJA1ZwI9DSrChutj0NFRLBVIVmV3Dd5eU_t2luz4iNh_GVsU7rA8ZMGE/s1600-h/durian+flower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153460868216534274" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E9N5z8Aq2FatTHpJ5oHv7ktgsBOV5cfAAE2bfrLyBqkm_XgPlbsI79QLoDvI6XKU0dX_aJ0YO2lwFqErGiUQJA1ZwI9DSrChutj0NFRLBVIVmV3Dd5eU_t2luz4iNh_GVsU7rA8ZMGE/s200/durian+flower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:lucida grande;" ><em>This is very hard to find, the red durian flower. The kind of meat in it also reddist, not like the original brownist. The local people "goreng" the flower with curry powder or just only "ikan bilis". It is very tasty and crispy.....</em></span></div></div>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-20952891541554540662008-01-08T03:36:00.000-08:002008-01-08T03:37:52.135-08:00The Entrance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAx8rptyXrn6ZoZiMGloMYsJMW0cjCV3hWp2ojQj6XT85rAZifTVhmMGzIb_WyAPIpyTlCP8wdmIJzqIgQfx_ZSoEpRoPG7bipGpO_TRdaZOVUNpqW8O636oPRh-cd9exzHUgXnA4J4M/s1600-h/durian1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153068342565417346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAx8rptyXrn6ZoZiMGloMYsJMW0cjCV3hWp2ojQj6XT85rAZifTVhmMGzIb_WyAPIpyTlCP8wdmIJzqIgQfx_ZSoEpRoPG7bipGpO_TRdaZOVUNpqW8O636oPRh-cd9exzHUgXnA4J4M/s200/durian1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"><em>At the entrance of the town, you find a big durian at the round-about...</em></span></div>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-25277911612173562572008-01-08T03:35:00.000-08:002008-01-08T03:36:35.393-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrj3-nnVg700C8AwNXBgqlqJdxZSH641k-9emVDvs5e9MgeeY0vVz48sTbrAtnhBuA6aucUkjbETU-G7bNlOIKpx84CukjoeGsX-2P8-oakUOnRjwS2NGDkArGI4Si-ndnm-1u_PlmK4/s1600-h/durian2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153068093457314162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrj3-nnVg700C8AwNXBgqlqJdxZSH641k-9emVDvs5e9MgeeY0vVz48sTbrAtnhBuA6aucUkjbETU-G7bNlOIKpx84CukjoeGsX-2P8-oakUOnRjwS2NGDkArGI4Si-ndnm-1u_PlmK4/s200/durian2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"><em>Another big durian next to the wet market...</em></span>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086930256388800318.post-21243719832276536662008-01-08T03:09:00.000-08:002008-01-08T03:11:47.177-08:00The National Flower<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZP2wEyejHFARMOLnidLAb-zCIvucBf1oCLo2kyVXmCi9ZeQzpATKiufg1utuq0CEox0fPEkNvO98Lg2XPkfPzODrEYtzjD7nG865jxwEahyv4m4Ap2jafyAWctcQTdk0fCHRx8l5XoQ/s1600-h/flower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153061414783168546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZP2wEyejHFARMOLnidLAb-zCIvucBf1oCLo2kyVXmCi9ZeQzpATKiufg1utuq0CEox0fPEkNvO98Lg2XPkfPzODrEYtzjD7nG865jxwEahyv4m4Ap2jafyAWctcQTdk0fCHRx8l5XoQ/s200/flower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"><em>This have been done by my late father. I cant remember when is it, but i know i was very very young at that time. The council are still using it.</em></span></div>William Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120446204685315624noreply@blogger.com0